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This page provides provisional information regarding the Northern Ireland Assembly elections and AV Referendum in Northern Ireland during 2011.

BBC Allocation for Northern Ireland Assembly Elections & AV Referendum 2011

The following allocations have been drawn up for the election on 5th May 2011:

	Wk1 April	Wk2 April	Wk3 April	Wk4 April	Wk5 May
M	4 DUP	11 RCB 1 - No campaign/BNP	18 Sinn Fein	25 Bank Holiday	2 Bank Holiday Sinn Fein/RCB2 - No campaign (late slot)
T	5 Sinn Fein	12 RCB 1 - Yes campaign/ Socialist Partyof NI	19 DUP	26 Alliance	3 DUP/RCB2 - Yes campaign (late slot)
W	6 SDLP	13 Alliance/ People Before Profit	20 Greens	27 UUP	4
T	7 UUP	14 UUP	21 TUV	28 SDLP	5 Polling
F	8 UKIP	15 SDLP	22 Bank Holiday.	29 Bank Holiday
S	9	16	23	30
S	10	17	24	1

Transmission times:

Northern Ireland Assembly Election Broadcasts

BBC1: 18.55
BBC2: 17.55

BBC Radio Ulster: 08.55
BBC Radio Foyle: 08.55

Referendum Campaign Broadcast 1 (RCB1)

BBC1: 18.55
BBC2: 17.55

R4: 17.55
R2: 18.55

RCB2

Monday 3rd May

BBC1: 22.15
BBC2: 23.00 approx

Tuesday 4th May

BBC1: 22.35
BBC2: 23.20

R4: 18.25
R2: 18.55