List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
National analogue and digital (DAB) stations[]
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage.
DAB Frequencies:
- 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
- 11D/12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex
- 12B - radio stations operated under the BBC's national DAB multiplex.
Name | Format | Owner or parent company | FM frequencies | AM frequencies | DAB | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin |
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Absolute Radio | Adult-orientated pop/rock Music | Bauer Media Group | MW 1215, 1197, 1233, 1242, 1260 | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
727 | 724 | 0107 | 915 | |
Absolute 80s | Music from the 1980s | Bauer Media Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in Inverness and North Cumbria |
726 | 0200 | 951 | |||
Absolute Radio 90s | Music from the 1990s | Bauer Media Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in Inverness and North Cumbria |
0201 | |||||
BBC Radio 1 | Contemporary hit music | BBC | FM 97.1-99.7 | 12B | 700 | 700 | 0101 | 901 | |
BBC Radio 1Xtra | Black contemporary music | BBC | 12B | 701 | 701 | 0137 | 907 | ||
BBC Radio 2 | Classic and adult contemporary music | BBC | FM 88.1-90.2 | 12B | 702 | 702 | 0102 | 902 | |
BBC Radio 3 | Classical music, drama and culture | BBC | FM 90.3-92.6 | 12B | 703 | 703 | 0103 | 903 | |
BBC Radio 4 | News, documentary, drama, comedy and discussion, with opt-out Longwave service for religious, parliamentary and cricket coverage | BBC | FM 92.5–96.1, 103.5–104.9 | LW 198 MW 720 London, Belfast and Derry, 603 Newcastle upon Tyne, 756 Redruth, 774 Plymouth and Enniskillen, 1449 Aberdeen, 1485 Carlisle |
12B | 704 (FM) | 704 (FM), 710 (LW) | 0104 (FM), 0143 (LW) | 904 (FM), 911 (LW) |
BBC Radio 4 Extra | Comedy, drama and documentary from an archival nature | BBC | 12B | 708 | 708 | 0131 | 910 | ||
BBC Radio 5 Live | News, sport and discussion | BBC | MW 693, 909, 990 | 12B | 705 | 705 | 0105 | 905 | |
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | Extended coverage of sporting fixtures | BBC | 12B | 706 | 706 | 0144 | 908 | ||
BBC Radio 6 Music | Alternative music | BBC | 12B | 707 | 707 | 0120 | 909 | ||
BBC Asian Network | Music and news for British Asian community | BBC | MW 1458 (Birmingham) 828 (Wolverhampton) 837 (Leicester) 1449 (Peterborough) |
12B | 709 | 709 | 0119 | 912 | |
BBC World Service | International news and features | BBC | 12B | 710 | 711 | 0115 | 906 | ||
Classic FM | Classical music | Global | FM 99.9 - 101.9 | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
731 | 721 | 0106 | 922 | |
Kiss | Rhythmic contemporary | Bauer Media Group | FM 100.0 London | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
713 | 0178 | 963 | ||
Kisstory | Old school dance tunes and anthems | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 714 | |||||
LBC | News, talk and phone-ins | Global | FM 97.3 London | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
732 | 974 | 0124 | 919 | |
Magic | Adult contemporary | Bauer Media Group | FM 105.4 London | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
715 | 0180 | 928 | ||
Mellow Magic | Mellow and calm music | Bauer Media Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in North Cumbria |
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Planet Rock | Classic rock | Bauer Media Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in North Cumbria |
730 | 0110 | 924 | |||
Premier Praise | Christian radio station | Premier Christian Media Trust | 11A | ||||||
Premier Radio | Christian radio station | Premier Christian Media Trust | MW 1305, 1413 (London) 1566 (Guildford) |
11A | 725 | 0123 | |||
Scala Radio | Classical music | Bauer Media Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in North Cumbria |
0216 | |||||
Sunrise Radio | Asian music and speech | Sunrise Radio London Limited | MW 963, 972 London | 11A | |||||
talkSPORT | Sport and phone-ins | Wireless Group | MW 1053, 1071, 1089, 1107 | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) Also available on local DAB in Central Scotland and local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
723 | 731 | 0108 | 927 | |
Times Radio | Talk and current affairs | The Times/Wireless Group | 11A Also available on local DAB in Aberdeen and local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
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UCB 1 | Christian radio station | United Christian Broadcasters | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
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UCB 2 | Christian radio station | United Christian Broadcasters | 11A Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
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Virgin Radio | Adult-orientated pop/rock music | Wireless Group | 11A Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
736 | 0215 |
National digital (DAB+) stations[]
List of stations on the Digital One and Sound Digital multiplexes broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard
Name | Format | Owner or Parent Company | DAB+ channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin | Notes |
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BFBS UK | Music station for UK Forces | British Forces Broadcasting Service | 11A | 786 | 0211 | |||
Boom Radio UK | Music station for over 55s | 11A | Also available in London on DAB | |||||
Capital UK | Current pop hits | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 | Available in London on 95.8 FM |
Capital Dance | Current dance music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Capital Xtra | Hip hop and R&B | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
720 | 0144 | 959 | Available in South London on 96.9 FM and in North London on 107.1 FM | |
Capital Xtra Reloaded | Old-skool hip hop and R&B | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Fun Kids | Children's radio station | Folder Media | 11A Also on DAB+ in Morecambe Bay |
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Gold | Oldies | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
722 | 0121 | 923 | Available in London on 1548 MW | |
Heart UK | Adult contemporary music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
728 | 733 | 0111 | 918 | Available in London on 106.2 FM |
Heart 70s | Music from the 1970s | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Heart 80s | Music from the 1980s | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0112 | 921 | |||
Heart 90s | Music from the 1990s | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0217 | ||||
Heart Dance | Classic dance music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0146 | ||||
Jazz FM | Jazz music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | Available in London on DAB and North Cumbria on DAB+ | ||||
LBC News | Rolling news | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0221 | Available on 1152 MW and DAB in London with local weather and traffic reports | |||
Smooth UK | Adult contemporary music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
718 | 732 | 0128 | 916 | Available in London on 102.2 FM |
Smooth Chill | Chill out music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
Also available in London on DAB+ | ||||
talkRADIO | Talk and phone-ins | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
talkSPORT 2 | Sports programming and commentaries | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
Union Jack | Music from British artists | Jack Radio Group | 11A | |||||
Union Jack Dance | Dance music from British artists | Jack Radio Group | 11A | |||||
Union Jack Rock | Rock music from British artists | Jack Radio Group | 11A | |||||
Virgin Radio Anthems | Guitar-based classics | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
Virgin Radio Chilled | Soft adult contemporary and acoustic music | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
Radio X | Modern rock music | Global | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
723 | 0113 | 960 | Available on 104.9 FM in London and 97.7 FM in Manchester |
Semi-national analogue and digital (DAB) stations[]
Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and/or satellite and/or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex:
Name | Format | Analogue availability | DAB channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin |
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Absolute Classic Rock | Classic rock | none | Birmingham (11C), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Coventry (12D), Dundee (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), London (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11B), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tyne and Wear (11C), Teesside (11B) and Wolverhampton (11B) | 725 | 0203 | 952 | |
Absolute Radio 60s | Music from the 1960s | none | Inverness (11B) and Stoke-on-Trent (12D) | ||||
Music from the 1920s to 1950s | FM 98.6 Portsmouth | Channel Islands (12A - DAB+), South Hampshire (11C) and Surrey (10C) | |||||
Absolute Radio 70s | Music from the 1970s | none | London (12A - DAB+), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Tayside (11B) | ||||
Absolute Radio Country | Country music | none | Ayr (11B), Berkshire and North Hampshire (12D), Birmingham (11C), Bournemouth (11B), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Bristol (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11B - DAB+), North Yorkshire (10C), Plymouth (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Capital UK | Hit music | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / DAB network | Digital feed of Capital London available in Berkshire and North Hampshire (12D), Bristol (11B), Cambridge (11C), Channel Islands (12A DAB+), Essex (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), Hereford and Worcester (12A), Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Kent (11C), Lincolnshire (12A), North Devon (10C), Norfolk (10B), Northamptonshire (10C), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Somerset (10B), Swindon (11C) and Bath and West Wiltshire (10D) Also available on Digital One multiplex DAB+ |
724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 |
Centreforce | House music and old skool | none | DAB+: London (12A), NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) | ||||
Arabic music | none | London (11B) and Cambridge (11C) | |||||
Fun Kids Junior | Children's | none | DAB+: NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) and Surrey (10C) | ||||
Greatest Hits Radio UK | Classic Hits | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / MW network | Digital version of Greatest Hits Radio London available in Cambridge (11C), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Kent (11C), Northern Ireland (12D), Northamptonshire (10C), North Cumbria (11B), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D) and Tayside (11B) | 716 | |||
Heart UK | Adult contemporary music | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / DAB network | Digital feed of Heart London on Channel Islands (12A DAB+), Derbyshire (10B), Hereford and Worcester (12A), Leicester (11B), Lincolnshire (12A) and Nottingham (12C) Also available on Digital One multiplex DAB+ |
728 | 0733 | 0111 | 918 |
Hits Radio UK | Hit music | FM 103.0 Manchester | Digital feed of Hits Radio Manchester available in Ayr (11B), Bath and West Wiltshire (10D), Birmingham (11C), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Cambridge (11C), Cardiff and Newport (11C), Cornwall (11B), Coventry (12D), Derbyshire (10B), Essex (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Kent (11C), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), North Devon (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Norfolk (10B), Northamptonshire (10C), Nottingham (12C), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Reading/Basingstoke (12D), South Hampshire (11C), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Suffolk (10C), Sussex (10B), Swansea (12A), Swindon (11C), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Wolverhampton (11B) | 711 | 0188 | ||
Hits Radio Pride | Music for LGBTQ+ community | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Humberside (10D), London (12C - DAB+), Liverpool (10C), North Cumbria (11B - DAB+), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Swansea (12A) | |||||
Christian | none | Lincolnshire (12A), North Yorkshire (10C - DAB+), NE Wales / W Cheshire (10D - DAB+) and Hereford and Worcester (12A) | |||||
Kerrang! Radio | Rock music | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Tayside (11B) | 717 | |||
Magic at the Musicals | Songs from musical theatre | none | Edinburgh (12D), Leeds (12D), London (12C - DAB+), North Cumbria (11C - DAB+), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Magic Chilled | Soft adult contemporary | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Dundee (11B), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Liverpool (10C), Leeds (12D), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11C - DAB+), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Magic Soul | Classic soul | none | Birmingham (11C), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11C - DAB+), Northern Ireland (12D), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Nation Radio UK | Classic hits | none | 10C (Mid and West Wales) DAB+: Channel Islands (12A), London (12A), NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) |
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Nation 80s | Music from the 1980s | none | 10C (Mid and West Wales), 11B (Morecambe Bay) DAB+: Channel Islands (12A), |
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Premier Gospel | Gospel music | none | London (11B) and Surrey (10C) | ||||
Radio Maria England | Christian | none | London (12A - DAB+) and Cambridge (11C) | ||||
Smooth Country | Country music | none | Birmingham (11C), Berkshire and North Hampshire (12D), Cambridge (11C), Cornwall (11B), Coventry (12D), Essex (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), Humberside (10D), Kent (11C), Lancashire (12A), London (12A), Leicestershire (11B), Manchester (12C), Nottinghamshire (12C), North Devon (10C), Norfolk (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Sussex (10B) and Swindon (11C) | ||||
Smooth UK | Adult contemporary | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / MW / DAB network | Digital feed of Smooth London available in Channel Islands (12A DAB+), Hereford and Worcester (12A), Humberside (10D), Leeds (12D), Lincolnshire (12A), North Yorkshire (10C) and South Yorkshire (11C) Also available on Digital One multiplex DAB+ |
718 | 732 | 0128 | 916 |
Local and regional analogue and digital (DAB) stations[]
Local radio stations from the BBC, in England:
BBC Local Radio[]
Name | Licence area | FM (MHz) | MW (kHz) | DAB channels | Freeview (regional) | Notes |
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BBC Radio Berkshire | Berkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire | 104.1 (West Berkshire and North Hampshire), 104.4 (Reading and Wokingham) 95.4 (East Berkshire), 94.6 (Henley-on-Thames and Maidenhead) |
12D | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Bristol | Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset | 94.9 (Bristol and South Gloucestershire), 104.6 (Bath) 103.6 (Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset) |
11B | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | 95.7 (Peterborough and Huntingdonshire) 96.0 (Cambridge and Cambridgeshire) |
11C (Cambridge) 12D (Peterborough) |
722 | ||
BBC Radio Cornwall | Cornwall and Scilly | 95.2 (East Cornwall), 96.0 (Isles of Scilly), 103.9 (West Cornwall) | 11B | 721 | ||
BBC CWR | Coventry and Warwickshire | 94.8 (Coventry and North Warwickshire), 103.7 (South Warwickshire) 104.0 (Nuneaton) |
12D | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Cumbria | Cumbria | 95.6 (Cumbria), 96.1 (Morecambe Bay), 95.2 (South Lakes) 104.1 (West Cumbria), 104.2 (Windermere) |
756 (North Cumbria), 837 (South Cumbria), 1458 (West Cumbria) | 11B (North Cumbria - DAB+) 11B (Morecambe Bay - DAB+) |
721 | |
BBC Radio Derby | Derbyshire and East Staffordshire | 104.5 (Derby, South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire), 95.3 (North and Mid Derbyshire), 96.0 (Buxton) | 1116 | 10B | 735 | |
BBC Radio Devon | Devon | 103.4 (Devon), 94.8 (North Devon), 95.7 (Plymouth), 95.8 (Exeter), 96.0 (Okehampton), 104.3 (South Devon) | 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) 12D (Plymouth) |
720 | ||
BBC Essex | Essex | 95.3 (South Essex), 103.5 (North and Mid Essex) | 12D (Southend and Chelmsford) | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | 104.7 (Gloucestershire), 95.0 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester) | 1413 | 10C | 735 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey | Guernsey | 93.2 (Guernsey), 99.0 (Alderney) | 1116 (Guernsey) | 12A (DAB+) | 721 | BBC Radio Guernsey Xtra on DAB+ and MW 1116 used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Guernsey. |
BBC Hereford and Worcester | Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 94.7 (Herefordshire), 104.0 (Worcestershire), 104.4 (Redditch), 104.6 (Wyre Forest) | 12A | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Humberside | East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire | 95.9 | 10D | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Jersey | Jersey | 88.8 | 1026 | 12A (DAB+) | 719 | BBC Radio Jersey Xtra on DAB+ and MW 1026 used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Jersey. |
BBC Radio Kent | Kent | 96.7 (West Kent), 97.6 (Folkestone), 104.2 (East Kent) | 11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Lancashire | Lancashire | 95.5 (East Lancashire), 103.9 (Central Lancashire), 104.5 (North Lancashire) | 12A | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Leeds | West Yorkshire | 92.4, 95.3 (Halifax), 102.7 (Keighley), 103.9 (Leeds) | 12D (Leeds) 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) |
719 | ||
BBC Radio Leicester | Leicestershire and Rutland | 104.9 | 11B | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | 94.9, 104.7 (Grantham) | 12A | 722 | ||
BBC Radio London | Greater London | 94.9 | 12A | 721 | Also on Sky 0152, Freesat 718 and Virgin Media 937 | |
BBC Radio Manchester | Greater Manchester and North Cheshire | 95.1 (Manchester and North Cheshire), 104.6 (Saddleworth and Tameside) | 12C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Merseyside | Liverpool, the Wirral and West Cheshire | 95.8 | 10C | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Newcastle | Tyneside, Wearside and Northumberland | 95.4 (Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham and South Northumberland), 96.0 (North Northumberland) 103.7 (Tyne Valley), 104.4 (Gateshead and West Newcastle) |
11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Norfolk | Norfolk | 95.1 (East Norfolk), 95.6 (North Norfolk), 104.4 (West Norfolk) | 873 (West Norfolk) | 10B | 719 | |
BBC Radio Northampton | Northamptonshire | 104.2 (Northampton), 103.6 (Corby) | 10C | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 103.8, 95.5 (Mansfield), 95.1 (Newark) | 12C | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Oxford | Oxfordshire | 95.2 | 10B | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Sheffield | South Yorkshire and North Midlands | 104.1, 88.6 (Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield) | 11C | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Shropshire | Shropshire | 96.0 (Central and North Shropshire), 95.0 (Ludlow), 90.9 (Church Stretton), 104.1 (Clun) | 11B | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Solent | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 96.1 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset) | 11C (South Hampshire) | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Solent for Dorset | Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset | 103.8 (West Dorset) | 11B (Bournemouth) | 734 | Opt-out programming from BBC Radio Solent from 0700 to 0900 weekdays | |
BBC Radio Somerset | Somerset | 95.5 | 1566 | 10B | 722 | |
BBC Radio Stoke | North Staffordshire and South Cheshire | 94.6 (North Staffordshire and South Cheshire), 104.1 (Stafford) | 12D | 726 | ||
BBC Radio Suffolk | Suffolk | 95.9, 103.9 (South East), 104.6 (North West), 95.5 (Lowestoft) | 10C | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Surrey | Surrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex | 104.0 (East Surrey and North Sussex), 104.6 (West Surrey and North East Hampshire) | 10C | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Sussex | East Sussex and West Sussex | 95.0 (Newhaven), 95.1 (Horsham), 95.3 (Brighton), 104.5 (East Sussex), 104.8 (West Sussex) | 10B | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Tees | Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire | 95.0 (Teesside), 95.8 (Whitby) | 11B | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Wiltshire | Wiltshire | 103.6 (Swindon), 103.5 (South Wilts), 104.3 (West Wilts), 104.9 (Marlborough) | 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11C (Swindon) |
721 | ||
BBC Radio WM | Birmingham, West Midlands and South Staffordshire | 95.6 | 11B (Black Country and Shropshire) 11C (Birmingham) |
722 | ||
BBC Radio York | North Yorkshire | 95.5 (Scarborough), 103.7 (North Yorkshire) and 104.3 (Northallerton) | 10C | 720 | ||
BBC Three Counties Radio | Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire | 90.4 (East Hertfordshire), 92.1 (South Hertfordshire), 94.7 (Aylesbury), 95.5 (North Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire), 98.0 (High Wycombe), 103.8 (South Bedfordshire, West Hertfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire), 104.5 (North Buckinghamshire) | 10D (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire) | 720 |
BBC Nations Radio[]
BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the whole UK on satellite and cable television:
Name | Area | FM (MHz) | AM (kHz) | DAB channels | Freesat | Sky | Virgin | Freeview (regional) | Notes |
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BBC Radio Scotland | Scotland | 92.4 - 94.6 | 810 | 11C (Glasgow) 12D (Edinburgh) 11B (Inverness) 11C (Aberdeen) 11B (Ayr) 11B (Perth and Dundee) |
712 | 0116 | 930 | 719 | Regional news bulletins broadcast on weekdays at 0630, 0730, 0830, 1230, 1630 and 1730 in the following areas:
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BBC Radio Orkney | Orkney Islands | 93.7 | Local programming includes Around Orkney weekdays from 0730-0800 and lunchtime news bulletin on weekdays at 1230 | ||||||
BBC Radio Shetland | Shetland Isles | 92.7 | Local programming includes lunchtime news bulletin on weekdays at 1230 and Good Evening Shetland on weekdays from 1730-1800 | ||||||
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | Scotland | 103.5 - 104.9 | 11D (Central) 11B (Inverness) 11C (Aberdeen) 11B (Ayr) 11B (Perth and Dundee) |
713 | 0139 | 934 | 720 | Programming in Scottish Gaelic. Over 90 hours a week of programming in Scots Gaelic with programming from BBC Radio Scotland relayed at other times | |
BBC Radio Wales | Wales | 90.3-95.9, 103.9 | 657, 882 | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
714 | 0117 | 937 | 719 | |
BBC Radio Cymru | Wales | 92-105 | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
715 | 0152 (Wales), 0154 (Rest of UK) | 936 | 720 | Programming in Welsh. | |
BBC Radio Cymru 2 | Wales | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
718 (Wales), 735 (outside Wales) | 0154 (Wales), 0219 (Rest of UK) | 913 | 721 | Programming in Welsh. Music-based programming on weekdays 0630–0830, Saturdays 0700-0900 and Sundays 0800-1000 | ||
BBC Radio Ulster | Northern Ireland | 92.4 - 94.6 | 12D | 716 | 0118 | 932 | 719 | Around 5 hours of programming per week in Irish and Ulster Scots. | |
BBC Radio Foyle | Derry | 93.1 | 12D | 717 | 0152 (NI), 0220 (Rest of UK) | 933 | 720 | Opt-out service from BBC Radio Ulster with over 30 hours per week of local programming including on weekdays from 0700-0900 and from 1300-1600. Additional sports coverage from BBC Radio Ulster broadcast province-wide on BBC Radio Foyle digital frequencies. |
Local commercial radio[]
England[]
England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Name | Licence area | Analogue (MHz/kHz) | DAB channels |
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Absolute Radio 00s | London | – | 12C |
Actual Radio | Essex | – | 12D |
Adventist World Radio | London | – | 12A |
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire | – | 10D (Herts, Beds & Bucks) | |
North London | 1584 AM | 12A (DAB+) | |
Asian Sound | East Lancashire and Greater Manchester | 963 AM (East Lancashire), 1377 (Manchester) | 12C (Manchester) |
London | – | 11B | |
Essex | – | 12D | |
Bloomberg Radio | London | – | 11B |
Boom Radio UK | London | – | 11B |
Capital | Capital Mid Counties | 102.0 FM (Stratford-upon-Avon), 107.3 (Warwick) 96.2 (Coventry) 107.1 (Rugby) 107.6 (Banbury), 95.9 (Brackley) 101.6 (Tamworth), 102.4 (Burton-upon-Trent) |
12D (Coventry) |
Capital Midlands | 102.2 FM Birmingham 96.2 FM (Nottingham), 96.5 (Mansfield), 102.8 (Derby), 105.4 (Leicestershire) |
11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton) 12C (Nottingham), 10B (Derbyshire), 11B (Leicester) | |
Capital London | 95.8 FM | 12C Also Freeview 724, Sky Digital 0109, Freesat 719, Virgin Media 958 and Digital One DAB+ | |
Capital Manchester and Lancashire | 102.0 FM (Manchester) 107.0 Blackburn, 99.8 Burnley & Pendle, 106.5 Preston, 102.8 Chorley |
12C (Manchester) 12A (Central Lancashire) | |
Capital North East | 105.3 FM Newcastle, 105.6 Fenham, 105.8 Hexham, 106.4 Teesside | 11B (Teesside) 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
Capital South | 103.2 FM (Southampton), 107.2 (Brighton) | 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Bournemouth) 10B (Sussex) | |
Capital Yorkshire | 105.1 (Leeds), 105.6 (Sheffield & Bradford), 105.8 (Hull) | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B) Humberside (10D) Leeds (12D) North Yorkshire (10C) South Yorkshire (11C) | |
Capital Liverpool | 107.6 FM | 10C | |
Capital Xtra | London | 96.9 FM (South London), 107.1 (North London) | Also Digital One DAB+, Sky Digital 0144, Freesat 720 and Virgin Media 959 |
CFM | Cumbria and South West Scotland | 96.4 FM (Carlisle), 102.5 (Penrith), 102.2 (Workington), 103.4 (Whitehaven) | 11B (North Cumbria) |
Colourful Radio | London | – | 11B |
Dee 106.3 | Chester | 106.3 FM | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
London | – | 12A | |
Fosse 107 | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.9 FM (Hinckley/Nuneaton), 107.0 Loughborough | |
Free Radio | West Midlands, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 96.4 FM (Birmingham), 97.2 (Black Country), 103.1 (Shropshire) 97.0 FM (Coventry), 102.9 (Leamington) 96.7 (Kidderminster), 97.6 (Hereford), 102.8 (Worcester) |
11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton and Telford) 12D (Coventry and Warwickshire) 12A (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) |
Gem 106 | East Midlands | 106.0 FM | 11B (Leicester) 12C (Nottingham) 10B (Derby) |
Oxfordshire | - | 10B | |
Gold | UK | 1548 AM (London) 945 AM (Derby) 999 AM (Nottingham) 1458 AM (Manchester) 1557 AM (Northampton) 1332 AM (Peterborough) Also Sky 0121, Freesat 722, Virgin Media 923 and on Digital One DAB+ |
12C (London DAB+) 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) 11C (Manchester) 10C (Northampton) 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough) |
Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford | – | 11B | |
Greatest Hits Radio | FM 105.8 (London) | 12C | |
East of England | NORFOLK & NORTH SUFFOLK: FM 99.9 (Norwich), 96.2 (North East Norfolk), 96.2 (Fakenham), 103.2 (North West Norfolk), 103.2 (Sheringham and Cromer), 103.4 (Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft), 97.4 (Great Yarmouth), 97.4 (Southwold) WEST NORFOLK: 96.7 (West Norfolk) SUFFOLK: FM 102.0 (Ipswich) ESSEX: 100.2 (North East Essex) |
NORFOLK & NORTH SUFFOLK: 10B (Norfolk) SUFFOLK: 10C (Suffolk) ESSEX: 12D (Essex) | |
Hull and East Yorkshire | FM 99.8 (Hull) | 10D | |
Midlands | WEST MIDLANDS: 105.2 FM (West Midlands) BLACK COUNTRY & SHROPSHIRE: 107.7 (Wolverhampton), 107.4 (Telford), 106.5 (Shrewsbury), 107.1 (Oswestry) HEREFORD AND WORCESTER: 107.2 (Kidderminster) STAMFORD & RUTLAND: 97.4 (Stamford), 107.2 (Rutland) STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE: 1170 MW (N Staffordshire and S Cheshire) HIGH PEAK & HOPE VALLEY: 103.3 FM (Whaley Bridge), 103.3 (Hope Valley), 106.4 (Buxton), 106.4 (Glossop), 106.6 (Chapel-en-le-Frith), 96.7 (Ashbourne), 101.8 (Wirksworth), 101.8 (Uttoxeter) |
WEST MIDLANDS: 11C (Birmingham), 12D (Coventry) BLACK COUNTRY & SHROPSHIRE: 11B (Wolverhampton) HEREFORD AND WORCESTER: 12A (Hereford and Worcester) EAST MIDLANDS: 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE: 12D (Stoke-on-Trent) | |
North East | NORTH EAST: 1152 MW (Tyneside) TEESSIDE: 1170 MW (Teesside) |
NORTH EAST: 11C (Tyneside) TEESSIDE: 11B (Teesside) | |
North West | LIVERPOOL AND THE NORTH WEST: 105.9 FM (Liverpool), 107.2 (Widnes and Warrington) LANCASHIRE: 96.5 FM (Blackpool) WIGAN & ST HELENS: 102.4 FM (Wigan and St Helens) GREATER MANCHESTER: 96.2 FM (Oldham), 107.4 (Bolton), 104.9 (Stockport) |
LIVERPOOL AND THE NORTH WEST: 10C (Liverpool) GREATER MANCHESTER: 12C (Manchester) LANCASHIRE: 12A (Lancashire) Also Freeview 716 | |
South | BERKSHIRE & NORTH HAMPSHIRE: 101.6 FM (Fourmarks), 101.8 (Petersfield), 102.0 (Alton), 105.6 (Newbury), 106.4 (Andover), 107.0 (Reading), 107.4 (Hungerford), 107.6 (Basingstoke) BUCKS, BEDS & HERTS: 96.2 (Aylesbury) DORSET: 96.0 FM (West Dorset), 96.6 (Blandford), 97.2 (Dorchester), 97.4 (Shaftesbury) SURREY & EAST HAMPSHIRE: 96.4 (Guildford), 97.1 (Haslemere), 101.6 (Hindhead), SALISBURY: 102.0 (South Wiltshire) WEST SUSSEX: 96.6 (Chichester), 102.3 (Littlehampton), 106.6 (NW Sussex) |
BERKSHIRE & NORTH HAMPSHRE: 12D (Berkshire) BUCKS, BEDS and HERTS: 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) SURREY & EASY HAMPSHIRE: 10C (Surrey) WEST SUSSEX: 10B (Sussex) | |
South Coast | SOUTH COAST: FM 106.0 (South Hampshire and Isle of Wight), 106.6 (Winchester), 106.6 (Bournemouth and Poole) | SOUTH COAST: 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Bournemouth) | |
South West | BATH & THE SOUTH WEST: FM 107.5 (Warminster), 107.9 (Bath) BRISTOL & THE SOUTH WEST: 107.2 Bristol, 107.7 (Weston-super-Mare) DEVON: 105.5 (Torbay) GLOUCESTERSHIRE: 107.5 Cheltenham PLYMOUTH: 106.7 (Plymouth) SOMERSET: 100.8 (Porlock), 102.4 (Minehead), 105.6 (Yeovil), 106.6 (Chard and Ilminster), 107.4 (Bridgwater) SWINDON: 107.7 (Swindon) |
BATH & THE SOUTH WEST: 10D (Bath and W Wiltshire) BRISTOL & THE SOUTH WEST: 11B (Bristol and Bath) CORNWALL: 11B (Cornwall) DEVON: 12D (Plymouth), 10C (N Devon), 11C (SE Devon) GLOUCESTERSHIRE: 10C (Gloucestershire) PLYMOUTH: 12D (Plymouth) SOMERSET: 10B (Somerset) SWINDON: 11C (Swindon) | |
Yorkshire | GRIMSBY: FM 96.4 (Grimsby) HARROGATE & THE YORKSHIRE DALES: 97.2 (Harrogate), 107.1 (Ilkley), 107.1 (Pateley Bridge), 107.1 (Skipton), 107.8 (Craven District) NORTH DERBYSHIRE: 107.4 (Chesterfield), 102.0 (Matlock and Bakewell) SOUTH YORKSHIRE: FM 96.1 (Rotherham), 97.1 (Penistone), 102.0 (Barnsley), 107.1 (Doncaster), 107.9 (North Nottinghamshire) MW 990 (Doncaster), 1305 (Barnsley), 1548 (Sheffield and Rotherham) WEST YORKSHIRE: FM 96.3 (Leeds), 106.8 (Wakefield) MW 1278 (Bradford), 1530 (Huddersfield and Halifax) YORK & NORTH YORKSHIRE: 102.3 (Thirsk), 103.5 (Northallerton), 104.7 (York) YORKSHIRE COAST: 96.2 (Scarborough), 102.4 (Bridlington), 103.1 (Whitby) |
LINCOLNSHIRE: 12A (Lincolnshire) SOUTH YORKSHIRE: 11C (South Yorkshire) WEST YORKSHIRE: 12D (Leeds), 11B (Bradford) YORK & NORTH YORKSHIRE: 10C (North Yorkshire) | |
Hallam FM | South Yorkshire | 97.4 FM (Sheffield), 102.9 (Barnsley and Rotherham), 103.4 (Doncaster) | 11C |
Heart | Heart East | 97.4 FM (Newmarket & Haverhill), 102.7 (Peterborough), 103.0 (Cambridge), 96.4 FM (Bury St Edmunds), 97.1 (Ipswich), 102.4 (Norwich), 96.1 FM (Colchester), 96.3 (Southend-on-Sea), 97.5 (Southend Town), 101.7 (Harlow, East Hertfordshire and West Essex), 102.6 (Chelmsford), 96.6 FM (Northampton), 96.9 (Bedford), 97.6 (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 103.3 (Milton Keynes) | 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough), 10B (Norwich), 10C (Suffolk), 12D (Essex), 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 10C (Northamptonshire) |
Heart Hertfordshire | 96.6 FM (Watford), 106.9 FM (Hertford, Hitchin and Letchworth), 106.7 (Stevenage) | ||
London | 106.2 FM | 12C Also Sky 0111, Freesat 733, Freeview 728, Virgin Media 918 and on Digital One DAB+ | |
North East England | 101.8 FM (Tyne & Wear), 96.2 (Fenham), 96.4 (Hexham), 100.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West England | 105.4 FM, 96.9 FM (Morecambe Bay), 102.3 (Windermere), 103.2 (Kendal) | 12C (Manchester), 11B (Morecambe Bay), 10C (Liverpool) and 12A (Central Lancashire) | |
Heart South | 95.9 FM (Thanet), 96.1 (Ashford), 97.0 (Dover), 102.8 (East Kent), 103.1 (Medway), 96.7 FM (Winchester), 97.5 (Portsmouth), 102.3 (Bournemouth), 96.9 (Newhaven), 97.5 (Horsham), 102.0 (Hastings), 102.4 (Eastbourne), 102.7 (Reigate and Crawley), 103.5 (Brighton), 97.0 FM (Reading), 97.4 (Banbury), 102.6 (Oxford), 102.9 (Berkshire), 103.4 (Henley On Thames) | 11C (Kent), 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Dorset), 10B (Sussex Coast), 10C (Surrey), 12D (Berkshire), 10B (Oxfordshire) | |
Heart West | FM 102.4 (Gloucester & Cheltenham), 103.0 (Stroud), 96.3 (Bristol), 103.0 (Weston-super-Mare), 103.0 (Bath), 102.6 (Somerset), 96.5 (Taunton), 97.1 (Yeovil), 97.0 (Plymouth), 96.6 (Tavistock), 97.0 (Exeter), 96.4 (Torbay), 103.0 (East Devon), 96.2 (Barnstaple), 97.3 (Ilfracombe), 100.5 (Totnes), 100.8 (Dartmouth), 101.2 (Soar), 101.9 (Ivybridge), 96.2 (Barnstaple) 105.1 (East Cornwall), 107.0 (West Cornwall), 97.2 (Swindon), 102.2 (Wiltshire), 96.5 (Marlborough) | 10C (Gloucestershire), 11B (Bristol and Bath), 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire), 10B (Somerset), 12D (Plymouth), 11C (Exeter/Torquay), 10C (North Devon), 11B (Cornwall), 11C (Swindon), 12D (West Wiltshire) | |
West Midlands | 100.7 FM | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton), 12D (Coventry) | |
Yorkshire | 106.2 FM (South West Yorkshire), 107.6 (Bradford), 107.7 (Sheffield) |
11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 12D (Leeds) 11C (South Yorkshire) | |
Hits Radio | Bristol | 106.5 FM (Bristol) | 11B |
Bournemouth | 107.6 FM | 11B (Bournemouth) | |
Greater Manchester | 103.0 FM (Manchester) | 12C Also Freeview 711 | |
South Hampshire | 107.8 FM (Southampton), 107.4 (Portsmouth), 107.2 (Winchester) | 11C | |
Isle of Wight Radio | Isle of Wight | 107.0 FM, 102.0 (Cowes) | |
Jack FM | Oxfordshire | 106.8 FM, 106.4 (Bicester) | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jack FM 2 | Oxford | – | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jack FM 3 | Oxfordshire | 107.9 FM | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jazz FM | London | – | 12A Also Sound Digital DAB+, Sky 0202, Freesat 729 |
Kiss | London East Anglia Severn Estuary |
100.0 (London) 106.1 (Norwich), 106.4 (Ipswich & Colchester), 105.6 (Cambridge), 107.7 (Peterborough) 101.0 (Severn Estuary), 97.2 (Bristol) National station with local advertising |
12C (London) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 713, Sky 0178, Virgin Media 963 |
KissFresh | UK | DTT only | Freeview 712 |
KMFM | Kent | 107.6 FM (Ashford), 106.0 (Canterbury), 105.6 (Maidstone), 100.4, 107.9 (Medway), 96.4 (Folkestone and Hythe), 106.8 (Dover), 107.2 (Thanet), 96.2 (Tonbridge), 101.6 (Sevenoaks) | 11C |
LBC | London | 97.3 FM | Also Digital One DAB, Freeview 732, Sky 0112, Freesat 734, Virgin 919 |
LBC News | London | 1152 AM | 12C Also on Digital One DAB+ |
Lincs FM | Lincolnshire | 102.2 FM, 96.7 (Grantham), 97.6 (Scunthorpe) | 12A |
London Greek Radio | North London | 103.3 FM | |
North West Wales and West Cheshire | – | 10D | |
Lyca Radio 1458 | London | 1458 AM | 11B |
Lyca Gold | London | 1035 AM | 11B |
Magic Radio | London and East Yorkshire | 105.4 FM (London) | 12C (London) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 715, Sky 0180, Virgin Media 928 |
Mansfield 103.2 FM | Mansfield | 103.2 FM | |
Matryoshka Radio | London | – | 11B |
Metro Radio | County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 97.1 FM (Newcastle), 102.6 (Alnwick) 103.0 (Fenham), 103.2 (Hexham) |
11C Programmes shared 24/7 with TFM |
Mi-Soul | London | – | 12A |
More Radio | Sussex | 107.8 FM (Hastings), 106.4 (Haywards Heath), 106.8 (Lewes), 107.5 (Eastbourne), 107.7 (Worthing) | 10B |
More Radio Retro | Sussex | 10B | |
Hampshire | – | 11C | |
London | 558 MW | 11B Also on Sky 0130 | |
Derbyshire | – | 10B | |
Pirate FM | Cornwall | 102.2 FM (East), 102.8 (West) | 11B |
Point Blank Radio | South London and Surrey | – | 10C (Surrey) |
Polish Radio London | London | – | 11B |
Premier Radio | London | 1305 MW (N London and S London), 1413 (W London and SE London), 1566 (Guildford) | Also on Digital One DAB and Freeview 725 |
Pulse 1 | Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield | 102.5 (Huddersfield and Halifax), 97.5 (Bradford) | 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield), 12D (Leeds) |
Bath | – | 10D | |
Radio City | Liverpool, Merseyside and the North West | 96.7 FM | 10C |
Radio Essex | Essex | 105.1 FM (Southend), 107.7 (Chelmsford) | 12D |
Radio Exe | Exeter | 107.3 FM | |
Radio Jackie | South-West London and North Surrey | 107.8 FM | |
Radio UP | Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire | – | 10D (Herts, Beds & Bucks), 10C (Northamptonshire) |
Cornwall | – | 11B | |
Rock FM | Central Lancashire | 97.4 FM | 12A |
Sabras Sound | Leicester | 1260 AM 91.0 FM Leicester, 102.1 Loughborough |
11B |
Sanskar Radio | Leicestershire | – | 11B |
Signal 1 | North Staffordshire and South Cheshire | 102.6 FM (Stoke-on-Trent), 96.9 (Stafford), 96.4 (Congleton) | 12D |
Silk 106.9 | Macclesfield | 106.9 FM | |
Smooth Radio | London | 102.2 FM (London) 828 MW (Dorset) 1359 (Chelmsford), 1431 (Southend) 774 (Gloucestershire) 603 (East Kent), 1242 (Medway) 1152 (Norfolk) 1152 (Plymouth) 1170 (Portsmouth), 1557 (Southampton) 1170 (Suffolk) 945 (Eastbourne), 1323 (Brighton) 936 (Chippenham), 1161 (Swindon) MW/DAB feed includes local advertising |
12C (London) 12D (Berkshire and North Hampshire) 11B (Bournemouth) 11B (Bristol and Bath) 11B (Cornwall) 11C (Devon) 12D (Essex) 10C (Gloucestershire) 10D (Herts, Beds & Bucks) 10D (Humberside) 11C (Kent) 10B (Norfolk) 10B (Oxfordshire) 12D (Plymouth) 10B (Somerset) 11C (South Hampshire) 10C (Suffolk) 10B (Sussex) 11C (Swindon) 10D (West Wiltshire) Also Sky 0128, Freesat 732, Freeview 718, Virgin Media 916 and on Digital One DAB+ |
West Midlands | 105.7 FM | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton), 12D (Coventry) | |
East Midlands | 106.6 FM (East Midlands), 101.4 (Derby), 107.4 FM (Kettering), 97.2 (Wellingborough), 106.8 (Peterborough) | 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester), 10B (Derby), 12D (Peterborough) | |
Lake District | 100.1 FM (Kendal), 100.8 (Windermere), 101.4 (Keswick) | 11B (Morecambe Bay) | |
North East England | 97.5 FM (North East England), 101.2 (Hexham), 107.5 (Newcastle), 107.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West England | 100.4 FM (North West England) | 12C (Manchester), 10C (Liverpool), 12A (Central Lancashire) | |
Star Radio | Cambridge and Ely | 100.7 FM (Cambridge), 107.1 (Ely), 107.3 (Saffron Walden), 107.9 (Haverhill) | 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough) |
Essex | – | 12D | |
Sun FM | Sunderland, Tees Valley and Durham | 103.4 FM (Sunderland) 103.2 FM (Darlington), 102.6 (Richmond) 102.8 (Durham), 106.8 (Brusselton) |
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Sunrise Radio | London | 963 AM (London), 972 (West London) | Also on Sound Digital DAB |
Sunrise Radio Yorkshire | Bradford | 103.2 FM | 11B |
Sunshine Radio (AM) | Ludlow | 855 AM, 105.9 FM (Ludlow), 107.8 (Clee Hill) | |
Sunshine Radio (FM) | Herefordshire and Monmouthshire | 106.2 FM (Hereford), 107.0 (Monmouth), 107.8 (Abergavenny) | 10C (Gloucestershire), 12A (Hereford & Worcester) |
TFM | Teesside | 96.6 FM | 11B Programmes shared 24/7 with Metro Radio |
Time 107.5 | East London and West Essex | 107.5 FM | |
South Hampshire | – | 11C | |
Unity DAB | Essex | – | 12D |
Viking FM | East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 96.9 FM | 10D |
Voice of Islam Radio | London | – | 11B |
Wave 105 | East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire | 105.2 FM (South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire), 105.8 FM (East Dorset) | 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (South Hampshire) |
Radio X | London Manchester |
104.9 FM (London) 97.7 (Manchester) National station with local advertising |
Also on Digital One DAB+, Sky 0113, Freesat 723, Virgin Media 960 |
Radio XL | Birmingham | 1296 AM | 11B (Wolverhampton & Shropshire) |
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds | 103.3 FM[10] | ||
XS Manchester | Greater Manchester | 106.1 FM |
Former English stations[]
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons.
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels | Notes |
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Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport | 1584 AM | Both stations closed in February 1992 after just over one year on air. | ||
Abbey FM | Barrow in Furness | 107.3 FM | Station put into administration on 30 January 2009 | |
Buzz FM | Birmingham | 102.4 FM | Lost licence and was replaced by Choice FM 102.2 on 1 January 1995 | |
Centre Radio | Leicestershire | 97.1 FM and 1260 AM | Ceased trading and closed on 6 October 1983 | |
Kent channel ports | 107.6 FM | Licence returned to the Radio Authority on 28 September 2000 | ||
Devonair Radio | Exeter and Torquay | 666/954 AM and 97.0/96.4 FM | Lost licence and was replaced by Gemini Radio on 1 January 1995 | |
Dune FM | Southport | 107.9 FM | Station received winding-up order and transmitter was seized by OFCOM on 9 August 2012 | |
Fen Radio 107.5 | Wisbech | 107.5 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 31 July 2008 | |
Liberty Radio | London | 963/972 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia on 3 July 2003 | |
Mersey 106.7 | Liverpool | 106.7 FM | Licence revoked by Ofcom on 1 April 2009 | |
Mix 107 | High Wycombe | 107.4 FM, 107.7 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 1 July 2009 | |
Oak FM | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.0 FM (Loughborough) 107.9 (Hinckley) |
Closed down on 28 July 2016 due to station owner being put into administration | |
Pennine FM | Huddersfield | 107.9 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 5 April 2010 | |
Radio City Talk | Merseyside, North West, Cheshire,North Wales | 1548AM | 10C | Closed down 31 May 2020 due to financial issues and low listening figures |
Radio Victory | Portsmouth | 95.0 FM and 1170 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Ocean Sound on 28 June 1986 | |
Star 107.9 | Stroud | 107.9 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 29 September 2006 | |
Sunset Radio | Manchester | 102.0 FM | Station went into liquidation in October 1993 | |
Leicestershire | 1260 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Sabras Radio on 7 September 1995 | ||
Sunshine 1530 | Worcestershire | 1530 AM | Closed on 6 April 2010 following problem with transfer of broadcast licence | |
South 107.3 | Lewisham | 107.3 FM | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
Time 106.6 | East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London | 106.6 FM | Closed down on 15 October 2015 | |
Time 106.8 | Thamesmead | 106.8 FM | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
WNK | North London | 103.3 FM | Closed down Easter 1993 and broadcast hours were reallocated to London Greek Radio | |
Yorkshire Radio | Yorkshire | 12C | Closed down 29 July 2013 |
Northern Ireland[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels |
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Cool FM | Belfast | 97.4 FM | 12D |
Downtown Radio | Northern Ireland | 1026 AM (Belfast) 96.4 FM (Limavady), 96.6 (Omagh and Enniskillen), 97.1 (Larne), 102.3 (Ballymena), 102.4 (Derry), 103.1 (South Newry), 103.4 (Newcastle), 103.4 (Belfast) |
12D |
Downtown Country | Northern Ireland | – | 12D |
Q97.2 North Coast | Coleraine | 97.2 FM, 97.6 (Ballycastle) | |
Q96.7/102.5 Belfast | Belfast | 96.7 FM (Greater Belfast) 102.5 (North Down and Ards) | 12D |
Q101.2 Tyrone and Fermanagh | Omagh and Enniskillen | 101.2 FM, 102.1 (Enniskillen) | |
Q102.9 North West | Derry | 102.9 FM | |
Q100.5 Newry and Mourne | Newry and Mourne | 100.5 FM, 101.1 (Kilkeel) | |
Q107 Mid Antrim | Ballymena | 107.0 FM, 107.6 (Larne) |
Former Northern Ireland stations[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels | Notes |
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Goldbeat 828 | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 2006 and Radio Authority revoked the licence | |||
Heartbeat 1521 |
Scotland[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels |
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Absolute Radio 60s | Inverness | – | 11B |
Absolute Radio 70s | Tayside | – | 11B |
Absolute Radio 80s | Inverness | – | 11B |
Absolute Radio 90s | Inverness | – | 11B |
Argyll and Bute, Inner Hebrides, Clyde islands, Ayrshire and the Antrim coast | 106.5 FM (Campbeltown), 107.1 FM (Machrihanish) and 107.7 FM (South Knapdale) | ||
Radio Borders | Borders | 96.8 FM (Selkirk), 102.3 (Berwick-Upon-Tweed), 103.1 (Peebles) and 103.4 (Eyemouth) | |
Capital Scotland | Central Scotland | 105.7 FM (East), 106.1 (West) | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
Central 103.1 FM | Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling | 103.1 FM | 11D (Central Scotland) |
Clyde 1 | Glasgow and West Central Scotland | 102.5 FM, 97.0 (Vale of Leven), 102.3 (Rothesay), 103.3 (Firth of Clyde) | 11C |
Clyde 2 | 1152 AM | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Forth 1 | Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife | 97.3 FM, 97.6, 102.2 (Penicuik) | 12D |
Forth 2 | 1548 AM | 12D Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Central Scotland | – | 11D | |
Heat Radio | Inverness | – | 11B |
Heart Scotland | Central Scotland | 100.3 FM (Glasgow), 103.3 (Edinburgh), 101.1 (Rosneath) | 11D |
Heartland FM | Perthshire | 97.5 FM (Pitlochry) | |
Isles FM | Isle of Lewis | 103.0 FM | |
Kingdom FM | Fife | 105.4 FM (St Andrews), 106.3 (The East Neuk), 95.2 (West Fife), 96.1 (Central & East Fife), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy) | 11D |
MFR | Inverness and Northern Scotland | 97.4 FM (Inverness) 96.6 FM (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Wick) 96.7 (Fraserburgh) |
11B |
MFR 2 | 1107 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Nation Radio Scotland | Glasgow and Dumbartonshire | 96.3 FM (Glasgow) 103.0 FM (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Helensburgh, Lomondside and Inverclyde) |
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Arbroath and Carnoustie | 96.6 FM (Arbroath), 107.5 (Carnoustie), 105.9 (Monifieth) 87.7 LPFM (Forfar, Brechin and Montrose) |
11B (via Shared Access Channel) Mon-FrI 0730-1200, Sat 0730-1800, Sun 1200-1800) | |
Northsound 1 | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 96.9 FM, 97.6, 103.0 (Peterhead) | 11C |
Northsound 2 | – | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Original 106 (Aberdeen) | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 106.8 FM (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire), 106.3 (North Aberdeen), 106.3 (Peterhead) | 11C |
Pure Radio Scotland | Dundee | 102.0 FM (Dundee), 106.6 (Perth) | 11D (Central Scotland) |
Scottish Sun 80s | Central Scotland | – | 11D |
Scottish Sun Chilled Radio | Central Scotland | – | 11D |
Scottish Sun Hits | Central Scotland | – | 11D |
SIBC | Shetland | 102.2 FM, 96.2 (Bressay) | |
Radio Skye | Skye & Lochalsh | 102.7 FM, 106.2 (Portree) | - |
Smooth Glasgow | Central Scotland | 105.2 FM | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
talkSPORT Scotland | Central Scotland | – | 11D |
Tay FM | Tayside and North Fife | 96.4 FM (Perth), 102.8 (Dundee) | 11B |
Tay 2 | 1584 AM (Perth), 1161 (Dundee) | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Two Lochs Radio | Gairloch and Loch Ewe | 106.0 FM (Gairloch), 106.6 (Loch Ewe), 102.2 (Ullapool), 96.8 (North West Scotland) Relays Smooth Radio and Magic 105.4 FM as a sustaining service |
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Virgin Radio Groove | Scotland | – | 11D (Central Scotland), 11C (Aberdeen), 11B (Ayr) |
Waves Radio | Peterhead and Fraserburgh | 101.2 FM | 11C |
West FM | Ayrshire | 96.7 FM, 97.5 (Girvan), 106.7 (Rothesay) | 11B |
West Sound AM | 1035 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
West Sound FM | Dumfries and Galloway | 96.5 FM (Stranraer), 97.0 (Dumfries), 103.0 (Kirkcudbright) | Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) |
Former Scottish stations[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels | Notes |
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River FM | Livingston | FM 103.4, 107.7 | Station closed on 29 September 2006 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
talk 107 | Edinburgh | 107.0 FM | 11D (Central Scotland) | Station closed on 23 December 2008 and licence returned to Ofcom |
L107 | Lanarkshire | 107.9 FM, 107.5 (Cumbernauld) | Station closed on 11 November 2010 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
XFM Scotland | Paisley | 96.3 FM | 11D (Central Scotland), 11B (Ayr) | Station closed on 13 September 2015 and licence returned after OFCOM refused request by Global Radio to network 24/7 from London |
NECR | Aberdeenshire | 102.1 FM (Inverurie), 103.2 (Colpy), 97.1 (Turriff) 102.6 (Kildrummy), 106.4 (Strathdon), 97.1 (Braemar), 101.9 (Ballater) |
11C | Station closed on 15 August 2018 and licence returned after OFCOM |
Wales[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | DAB channels |
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South East Wales | – | 12C (Cardiff and Newport) | |
Colwyn Bay | 87.7 FM (COVID-19 RSL) | 10D/12D (North West Wales) | |
Bridge FM | Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan | 106.3 FM | 12C (Cardiff and Newport) |
Capital Cymru | Anglesey and Gwynedd | 103.0 FM (Anglesey and Gwynedd) | 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Capital North West and Wales | North Wales Coast, Wrexham and Chester | 96.3 FM (North Wales Coast), 97.1 (Wirral), 103.4 (Wrexham, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester) | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
Capital South Wales | Cardiff and Newport | 103.2 FM (Cardiff), 97.4 (Newport) | 12C |
Radio Carmarthenshire | Carmarthenshire | 97.1 FM (Carmarthenshire), 97.5 (Carmarthen), 97.5 (Llanelli) | 10C |
Dragon Radio | Wales | – | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10C (Mid and West Wales), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+) |
Heart North Wales | North Wales | 88.0 FM Wrexham, 106.9 The Vale of Clwyd, 107.3 Prestatyn, 105.7 North Wales Coast, 107.2 North West Wales/Gwynedd 102.8 Welshpool, 106.0 Newtown |
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Heart South Wales | South and West Wales | 106.0 Swansea, 102.3 Pontypridd, 105.9 Merthyr Tydfil, 107.3 Bargoed, 105.2 Abergavenny, 106.1 Ebbw Vale, 105.4 South and South East Wales, 105.9 Newport 107.7 Ceredigion, 105.7 Pembrokeshire, 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 106.0 Carmarthen, 106.2 Fishguard |
12C (Cardiff and Newport), 12A (Swansea) |
Nation Radio | South Wales and Mid Wales | 106.8 FM (South East Wales), 107.3 (South West Wales), 102.9 (Carmarthenshire), 107.1 (Pembrokeshire) 103.3 FM (Aberystwyth, North, Mid & West Ceredigion), 96.6 (South East Ceredigion), 97.4 (Cardigan Town) |
12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10C (Mid and West Wales), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+), 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Radio Pembrokeshire | Pembrokeshire | 102.5 FM, 107.5 (Fishguard and Tenby) | 10C |
Smooth Radio (Wales) | Wales | 1260 AM (Wrexham) | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Sunshine Radio | Monmouthshire | See England listings for full details | |
Swansea Bay Radio | Swansea | 102.1 FM | 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales | Swansea | 1170 AM | 12A (Swansea), 12C (Cardiff and Newport), |
The Wave | Swansea | 96.4 FM | 12A |
Former Welsh stations[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | Reason for closure |
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Mountain FM | South Wales | DAB only | Closed July 2013 |
Valleys Radio | South Wales Valleys | 1116 AM, 999 | Station closed on 30 April 2009 and licence returned to OFCOM |
Radio Hafren | Mid Wales and The Borders | 756 AM and 102.1FM | Closed 10 February 2015 |
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man[]
Although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK they are served by the UK's national radio stations. Additionally services in the Channel Islands are licensed by the UK's regulator, Ofcom. Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | Digital frequencies |
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Channel Islands | DAB only | 12A (DAB+) | |
Channel Islands | DAB only | 12A (DAB+) | |
Channel 103 | Jersey | 103.7 FM | 12A (DAB+) |
Energy FM | Isle of Man | 98.6 FM, 93.4 (North Isle of Man), 98.4 (Ramsey), 91.2 (Laxey), 102.4 (Peel), 105.2 (Maughold) | |
Island FM | Alderney, Guernsey and Sark | 104.7 FM (Guernsey), 93.7 (Alderney) | 12A (DAB+) |
Manx Radio | Isle of Man | 97.2 FM (Carnane), 89.0 (Snafell), 103.7 (Jurby), 89.5 (Peel) and 1368 AM | |
Soleil Radio | Channel Islands | DAB only | 12A (DAB+) |
Isle of Man | 104.2 (Ramsey), 104.2 (Port St. Mary), 105.0 (South and East Isle of Man), 105.6, 106.2 (Peel) |
Local digital (DAB+) stations[]
Name | Licence Area | DAB+ Channels | Notes |
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Absolute Radio 10s | London | 12C | |
Absolute Radio 20s | North Cumbria | 11B | |
London | 12A | Also available on 1584 AM in North London | |
Surrey | 10C | ||
Morecambe Bay | 11B | ||
Surrey | 10C | ||
Chris Country | London and NE Wales and W Cheshire | 12C (London), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) | |
Surrey | 10C | ||
Dragon Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Eruption Radio | Bristol | 9A | |
Gold | London | 12C | Also available on 1548 AM and on Digital One DAB+ |
Great Yorkshire Radio | Lincolnshire | 12A | |
Hits Radio Pride | London | 12C | |
NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | ||
Kiss Bliss | North Cumbria | 11B | |
Kiss Dance | North Cumbria | 11B | |
Kiss Garage | North Cumbria | 11B | |
NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | ||
Love 80s Liverpool | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Magic at the Movies | North Cumbria | 11B | |
Magic at the Musicals | London | 12C | |
Surrey | 10C | ||
Radio Maria England | London | 12A | |
Surrey | 10C | ||
Surrey | 10C | ||
Sandgrounder Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Smooth Chill | London | 12C | Also available on Digital One DAB+ |
Solar Radio | London | 9A | |
This is The Coast | North Yorkshire | 10C | |
TX1 Radio | Lincolnshire | 12A | |
Unity DAB | London | 9A | |
Virgin Radio Groove | London | 12A | |
North Yorkshire | 10C | ||
NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D |
Community radio stations[]
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | Notes |
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Abbey104 | Sherborne | 104.7 FM | On Air: 16 February 2013 |
ABC-FM | Portadown | 100.2 FM | On Air: June 2015 |
Academy FM (Folkestone) | Folkestone | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 March 2011 |
Academy FM (Thanet) | Thanet | 107.8 FM | On Air: 5 April 2010 |
AHBS Community Radio | Ashford in Kent | 107.1 FM | On Air: 19 May 2011 |
AIR 107.2 | Weymouth and Portland | 107.2 FM | On Air: 11 May 2013 |
Alive Radio | Dumfries | 107.3 FM | On Air: 1 September 2009 |
Akash Radio | Leeds | 1323 AM | On Air: August 2015 |
ALL FM | South, Central and East Manchester | 96.9 FM | On Air: 22 May 2002 |
Amber Sound FM | Amber Valley, Derbyshire | 107.2 FM (Ripley), 98.4 (Belper) | On Air: 17 September 2008 |
Walsall | 99.4 FM | On Air: 1 August 2009 | |
Andover Radio | Andover | 95.9 FM | On Air: 22 April 2018 |
Angel Radio (Portsmouth) | Portsmouth | 98.6 FM Also on DAB in South Hampshire and Surrey and DAB+ in Channel Islands |
On Air: February 2002 (formerly 101.1 FM in Havant) |
Angel Radio (Isle of Wight) | Newport, Isle of Wight | 91.5 FM | On Air: 24 March 2007 |
Apple FM | Taunton, Somerset | 97.3 FM | On Air: 11 May 2013 |
Leeds | 107.3 FM | On Air: 1 March 2007 | |
Slough | 101.6 FM | On Air: April 2007 | |
Awaz FM | Glasgow | 107.2 FM | On Air: 29 April 2002 |
Awaaz FM | Southampton | 99.8 FM | On Air: August 2017 |
High Wycombe | 107.4 FM | On Air: 24 March 2011 | |
Bangor FM | Bangor | 107.9 FM | On Air: July 2012 |
BCB 106.6fm | Bradford | 106.6 FM | On Air: 1 March 2002 |
Bradford Asian Radio | Bradford | 1413 AM | On Air: July 2016 |
Beyond Radio | Lancaster | 103.5 FM Lancaster, 107.5 Carnforth Also on DAB+ in Morecambe Bay |
On Air: 30 July 2016 |
BCfm | Bristol | 93.2 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
Sheffield | 103.1 FM | On Air: 31 May 2008 | |
Harlesden, London | 103.6 FM | On Air: 16 April 2007 (formerly BANG Radio) | |
Belfast | 89.3 FM | On Air: 30 June 2015 | |
Beverley | 107.8 FM | On Air: 20 January 2015 | |
BFBS Northern Ireland | Lisburn | 100.6 FM | On Air: 8 May 2006 |
Aldergrove and Antrim | 106.5 FM | On Air: 5 March 2008 | |
Holywood | 101.0 FM | On Air: 5 March 2008 | |
BFBS Radio | Aldershot | 102.5 FM | On Air: 11 December 2006 |
Blandford | 89.3 FM, 1287 AM (Bovington) | On Air: 23 August 2012 | |
Catterick | 106.9 FM, 87.7 (Leconfield), 1287 AM (Ripon), 1287 (Topcliffe), 1287 (Dishforth) | On Air: 11 May 2006 | |
Colchester | 107.0 FM, 1287 AM (Bassingbourn), 1287 (Wattisham), 1287 (Woodbridge) | On Air: 2 May 2006 | |
Scotland | 98.5 FM Edinburgh, 87.7 (Inverness), 87.7 (Fort George), 1287 AM (Glencourse) | On Air: 14 August 2006 | |
Salisbury Plain | 106.8 FM | On Air: 11 December 2006 | |
BFBS Brize Norton | Brize Norton | 106.1 FM | On Air: October 2018 |
BFBS Gurkha Radio | Shorncliffe | 105.4 FM | On Air: October 2019 |
Big City Radio | Birmingham | 89.1 FM | On Air: 1 November 2005 (formerly Aston FM) |
BigglesFM | Biggleswade | 104.8 FM | On Air: 22 April 2011 |
Bishop Auckland | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 | |
Blackburn | 102.2 FM | On Air: March 2020 | |
St Neots | 102.5 FM | On Air: 17 April 2017 | |
Black Country Radio | Stourbridge | 102.5 FM | On Air: 1 January 2008 (formerly The Bridge) |
East and Central Midlothian | 107.8 FM | On Air: 21 May 2007 | |
Blast 106 | Belfast | 106.4 FM | On Air: 8 July 2009 |
Coleraine | 106.4 FM | On Air: October 2020 | |
Southwold | 105.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2009 | |
Bolton FM | Bolton | 96.5 FM | On Air: 20 June 2009 |
Banbridge | 102.4 FM | On Air: July 2018 | |
Branch FM | Dewsbury | 101.8 FM | On Air: 9 December 2007 |
Bradley Stoke Radio Ltd | Bradley Stoke, Bristol | 103.4 FM | On Air: 13 September 2013 |
BRFM 95.6 FM | Isle of Sheppey | 95.6 FM | On Air: 30 October 2006 |
Blaenau Gwent | 97.3 FM | On Air: 18 October 2007 | |
Bro Radio | Vale of Glamorgan | 98.1 FM Barry, 100.2 Llantwit Major | On Air: 31 March 2009 |
Peterhead | 107.9 FM | On Air: 2 February 2019 | |
Burgess Hill | 103.8 FM | On Air: 27 October 2018 | |
Bute Island Radio | Rothesay | 96.5 FM (formerly Bute FM) | On Air: 15 July 2009 |
Herne Bay | 94.6 FM | On Air: 8 April 2017 | |
Caithness | 102.5 FM | On Air: January 2020 | |
Calon FM | Wrexham | 105.0 FM | On Air: 11 October 2021 (originally on air from 1 Mar 2008 - 20 Jan 2021) |
Cam FM | Cambridge | 97.2 FM | On Air: 1 October 2010 |
Cambridge 105 | Cambridge | 105.0 FM | On Air: 20 July 2010 |
CamGlen Radio | Cambuslang and Rutherglen | 107.9 FM | On Air: 19 March 2015 |
Barrow in Furness | 106.3 FM (Barrow in Furness), 107.3 (Ulverston) Also on DAB+ in Morecambe Bay |
On Air: November 2015 | |
West Leicestershire | 1476 AM | On Air: 14 January 2019 | |
Radio Cardiff | Cardiff | 98.7 FM | On Air: 8 October 2007 |
Radio Caroline | Suffolk and North Essex | 648 AM | On Air: 22 December 2017 |
Maldon, Essex | 94.7 FM | On Air: 19 October 2020 | |
Tidworth | 104.7 FM | On Air: 4 November 2006 | |
Crewe and Nantwich | 107.9 FM | On Air: 14 February 2015 | |
Celtic Music Radio | Glasgow | 95.0 FM | On Air: 16 January 2008 |
CHBN Radio | Truro | 100.8 FM | On Air: August 2014 |
Amersham and Chesham | 107.4 FM | On Air: 27 November 2021 | |
Chelmsford | 104.4 FM | On Air: 18 March 2017 | |
Chorley FM | Chorley | 102.8 FM | On Air: 24 November 2006 |
Preston | 103.2 FM (formerly Preston FM) | On Air: 6 October 2008 | |
Coast & County Radio | Scarborough & Whitby | 97.4 FM, 105.5 FM | On air: 9 November 2016 |
Coast FM (formerly Penwith Radio) | Penzance | 96.5, 97.2 FM | On Air: 5 November 2016 (Coast FM), 30 August 2014 (Penwith Radio) |
Middlesbrough | 104.5 FM | On Air: 10 August 2009 | |
Corby | 96.3 FM | On Air: 5 December 2009 | |
Rochdale | 97.0 FM | On Air: 12 September 2006 | |
Cross Counties Radio | Lutterworth | 92.0 FM | On Air: 31 August 2020 |
Cross Rhythms | Stoke-on-Trent | 101.8 FM | On Air: 28 February 2002 |
Plymouth | 96.3 FM | On Air: 29 March 2007 | |
Croydon | 97.8 FM | On Air: 11 September 2021 | |
Penicuik | 107.4 FM | On Air: 1 December 2013 | |
Dales Radio | Yorkshire Dales | 104.9, 103.0 FM, 936 AM | On Air: 11 January 2016 |
Dawn FM | Nottingham | 107.6 FM | On Air: 28 March 2006 |
Cinderford | 105.6 FM, 95.7 (Lydney) | On Air: 24 August 2018 | |
Desi Radio | Southall | 1602 AM Also Sky 0169 |
On Air: May 2002 |
Banff | 107.4 FM | On Air: January 2015 | |
Digital Hits One | Weston-super-Mare | 100.5 FM | On Air: 1 June 2021 |
Diverse FM | Luton | 102.8 FM | On Air: April 2007 |
Downpatrick | 105.0 FM | On Air: 30 March 2006 | |
Derry | 105.3 FM | On Air: 27 January 2009 | |
Drystone Radio | 103.5 FM | On Air: 16 January 2009 | |
Dunoon | 97.4 FM | On Air: 1 December 2009 | |
East Lothian | 107.6 FM | On Air: 27 April 2013 | |
East Devon Radio | Exmouth | 106.4 FM Exmouth, 95.0 Sidmouth, 94.6 Cranbrook (formerly ExmouthAiR Radio) | On Air: 5 March 2013 |
Leicester | 102.5 FM | On Air: 5 December 2008 | |
Eden FM | Penrith | 107.5 FM | On Air: July 2014 |
Endeavour FM | Boston | 107.0 FM | On Air: 22 August 2016 |
Erewash Sound | Ilkeston | 96.8, 103.5 FM | On Air: 6 March 2010 |
Portsmouth | 93.7 FM | On Air: 13 March 2006 | |
103 The Eye | Melton Mowbray | 103.0 FM | On Air: 1 November 2005 |
Raidió Fáilte | Belfast | 107.1 FM | On Air: 15 September 2006 |
Devizes | 97.0 FM | On Air: 29 February 2012 | |
Faza FM | Nottingham | 97.1 FM | On Air: 25 March 2002 |
Felixstowe Radio | Felixstowe | 107.5 FM | On Air: 5 September 2009 |
Southampton | 95.0 FM | On Air: 17 September 2018 | |
First FM | Oxford | 105.1 FM | On Air: 14 February 2014 (formerly Destiny 105) |
Wirral | 1521 AM | On Air: 19 December 2009 | |
Flex FM | London | 101.4 FM | On Air: 1 July 2018 |
Forest FM | East Dorset | 92.3 FM Verwood, 98.9 Ferndown | On Air: 4 July 2006 |
Frome FM | Frome | 96.6 FM | On Air: 16 June 2012 |
Funky SX | Southend | 103.7 FM | On Air: 1 April 2016 |
FUSe FM Ballymoney | Ballymoney | 107.5 FM | On Air: 6 July 2015 |
Future Radio | Norwich | 107.8 FM | On Air: 6 August 2007 |
Gateway 97.8 | Basildon | 97.8 FM Also on DAB in Essex |
On Air: 28 August 2010 |
Gaydio | Manchester | 88.4 FM Also on DAB in London (11B) |
On Air: 18 June 2010 |
Glastonbury | 107.1 FM | On Air: 30 April 2009 | |
GFM | Gloucester | 96.6 FM | On Air: 21 July 2006 |
106.5 FM | On Air: May 2021 | ||
Gravity FM | Grantham | 97.2 FM | On Air: 1 December 2008 |
Great Driffield | 107.2 | On Air: 2 December 2018 | |
GTFM | Pontypridd | 107.9 FM, 100.2 (Mountain Ash), 107.1 (Aberdare) | On Air: 24 May 2002 |
Wolverhampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 11 February 2016 | |
Runcorn | 92.3 FM | On Air: 8 August 2008 | |
Harborough FM | Market Harborough | 102.3 FM | On Air: 5 February 2007 |
Harbour Radio | Great Yarmouth | 107.4 FM | On Air: 30 August 2017 |
Radio Hartlepool | Hartlepool | 102.4 FM | On Air: 14 October 2008 |
Hayes FM | Hayes, west London | 91.8 FM | On Air: 1 September 2007 |
Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 99.2 FM | On Air: 14 November 2009 | |
Manchester | 90.6 FM | On Air: 5 June 2016 | |
Hillz FM | Coventry | 98.6 FM | On Air: 1 June 2009 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | 107.5 FM | On Air: 28 November 2015 | |
Bournemouth and Poole and Christchurch | 90.1 FM | On Air: 1 May 2007 | |
Hot Radio | Poole | 102.8 FM Also on DAB in South Hampshire |
On Air: 8 November 2008 (formerly The Bay) |
Hull Kingston Radio | East Hull | 107.5 FM | On Air: 6 February 2015 |
HCR FM | Huntingdon | 104.0 FM | On Air: 23 April 2011 |
Kane FM | Guildford | 103.7 FM | On Air: October 2011 |
Insanity Radio | Egham | 103.2 FM | On Air: 8 March 2012 |
Inspiration FM | Northampton | 107.8 FM | On Air: 24 July 2010 |
Luton | 105.1 FM | On Air: 10 August 2010 | |
In2beats | Bedford | 106.5 FM | On Air: 23 April 2011 |
Normanton, Derby | 107.8 FM | On Air: 8 September 2006 | |
Ipswich Community Radio | Ipswich | 105.7 FM | On Air: 15 August 2007 |
Irvine Beat FM | Irvine, North Ayrshire | 107.2 FM | On Air: 12 August 2013 |
Islands FM | Isles of Scilly | 107.9 FM | On Air: 3 September 2007 (formerly Radio Scilly) |
Newry | 101.4 FM | On Air: 10 October 2007 | |
Radio LaB | Luton | 97.1 FM | On Air: 15 October 2010 |
Jorvik Radio | York | 94.8 FM | On Air: 4 November 2019 |
Kane FM | Guildford | 103.7 FM | On Air: 28 October 2011 |
KCC Live | Knowsley | 99.8FM | On Air: 18 June 2009 |
Keith and Moray | 107.7 FM - evening opt-out of MFR FM | On Air: January 2013 | |
Nottingham | 97.5 FM | On Air: 25 January 2007 | |
Newbury | 106.7 FM | On Air: March 2018 | |
Ashington | 106.6 FM | On Air: December 2015 | |
Leicester | 97.3 FM | On Air: 23 December 2008 | |
KYFM | Kirkcaldy | 107.0 FM | On Air: March 2014 |
LDC Radio | Leeds | 97.8 FM | On Air: 17 June 2020 |
Pattiswick | 107.4 FM | On Air: 6 June 2010 | |
Leyland | 104.8 FM | On Air: 1 April 2019 | |
Lincoln | 103.6 FM | On Air: 19 April 2010 | |
Sheffield | 96.7 FM | On Air: February 2016 | |
Lionheart Radio | Alnwick | 107.3 FM | On Air: 30 March 2007 |
Greenwich | 96.5 FM | On Air: 20 April 2019 | |
Marlow FM | Marlow | 97.5 FM | On Air: 11 May 2011 |
Mearns FM | Stonehaven and South Aberdeenshire | 105.1FM (Portlethen) 105.7 FM (Stonehaven), 106.2 FM (Inverbervie), 107.3 FM (Laurencekirk) Also on DAB in North East Scotland |
On Air: 6 June 2009 |
Meridian FM | East Grinstead | 107.0 FM | On Air: 1 March 2010 |
MKFM | Milton Keynes | 106.3 FM | On Air: 7 September 2015 Also on DAB in Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D) |
MônFM | Anglesey and Gwynedd | 96.8 & 102.5 FM | On Air: 12 July 2014 |
Moorlands Radio | Staffordshire Moorlands | 103.7 FM | On Air: 7 November 2009 |
Newark | 107.8 FM | On Air: 2 May 2015 | |
New Style Radio | Birmingham | 98.7 FM | On Air: 14 August 2002 |
Nevis Radio | Fort William | 96.6, 97.0, 102.3, 102.4 FM | On Air: 1 August 1994 NOTE: On air from 1994 as a commercial station until switching to a community licence in 2013 |
Lisburn's 98FM | Lisburn | 98.8 FM | On Air: 30 September 2011 |
NLive Radio | Northampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 30 September 2016 (formerly NNBC) |
North Manchester | 106.6 FM | On Air: 6 July 2009 | |
Newport, Shropshire | 97.5 FM | On Air: 1 August 2015 | |
Nova Radio North East | Newcastle upon Tyne | 102.5 FM | On Air: 8 June 2007 |
Forest Gate, London | 92.0 FM | On Air: 19 March 2007 | |
Oldham | 99.7 FM | On Air: 17 March 2007 | |
Paisley | 107.5 FM | On Air: 1 February 2019 | |
Coventry | 1521 AM | On Air: December 2016 | |
Moss Side, Manchester | 90.1 FM | On Air: 1 October 2009 | |
Pendle Community Radio | Nelson | 103.1 FM | On Air: 28 August 2007 |
Penistone FM | Penistone | 95.7 FM | On Air: 6 June 2009 |
(PCR FM) | Peterborough | 103.2 FM | On Air: 14 April 2017 |
Phoenix FM | Brentwood | 98.0 FM | On Air: 23 March 2007 |
Phoenix Radio | Halifax | 96.7 FM | On Air: 10 December 2007 |
Phonic FM | Exeter | 106.8 FM | On Air: 15 February 2008 |
Brighton | 105.5 FM | On Air: 1 October 2018 | |
Pulse FM | Barrhead | 98.4 FM | On Air: 28 July 2009 |
Somerset | 104.4 FM | On Air: 9 May 2013 | |
Swanage | 101.2 FM | On Air: April 2019 | |
Pride FM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 89.2 FM | On Air: 9 July 2018 |
QUAY-FM | Alderney, Channel Islands | 107.1 FM Also on DAB+ in Channel Islands (12A) |
On Air: 12 February 2015 |
Leicester | 95.0 FM | On Air: April 2020 | |
West Bromwich | 91.3 FM | On Air: 31 January 2009 | |
Herne Bay | 94.6 FM | On Air: 8 April 2017 | |
Yeovil and South Somerset | 104.5 FM Yeovil, 103.3 Wincanton, 107.6 Chard | On Air: 1 October 2018 | |
Radio Plus | Coventry | 101.5 FM | On Air: 20 December 2010 |
Glasgow | 1530 AM | On Air: May 2019 | |
Thame and Haddenham | 107.2 FM | On Air: 18 June 2017 | |
Redroad FM | South Rotherham | 102.4 FM | On Air: 27 March 2010 |
Reprezent | South London | 107.3 FM | On Air: 18 March 2011 |
Resonance FM | London | 104.4 FM | On Air: 1 May 2002 |
Radio Reverb | Brighton | 97.2 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
Revival FM | Cumbernauld | 100.8 FM, 93.0 (Glasgow) | On Air: 31 August 2006 |
Revolution Radio | Northampton | 96.1 FM | On Air: 12 June 2021 |
Treorchy | 106.1 FM, 97.5 (Ferndale) | On Air: 29 July 2018 | |
Clitheroe | 106.7 FM | On Air: 25 July 2016 | |
Rinse FM | London | 106.8 FM | On Air: February 2011 |
Torbay | 107.9 FM | On Air: 1 April 2020 | |
RNIB Connect | Glasgow | 101.0 FM Also Freeview 730 |
On Air: 30 March 2007 |
Rossendale Radio | Haslingden and Rawtenstall | 104.7 FM | On Air: 22 December 2018 |
RWSfm 103.3 | Bury St Edmunds | 103.3 FM | On Air: 13 August 2010 |
Burnham-on-Crouch | 94.7 FM | On Air: 1 December 2007 | |
Salford City Radio | Salford | 94.4 FM | On Air: 30 September 2007 |
Peterborough | 106.2 FM | On Air: 30 June 2016 | |
Radio Saltire | East Lothian | FM 106.7, 107.2 | On Air: 2 December 2018 |
Huddersfield | 107.9 FM | On Air: 8 May 2016 | |
Seahaven FM | Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Eastbourne | 96.3 FM (Seaford), 95.6 (Eastbourne) | On Air: 9 January 2011 |
105.3 Seaside FM | Holderness | 105.3 FM | On Air: 5 October 2007 |
(formerly Access FM) | Bridgwater | 104.2 FM | On Air: 9 June 2013 |
Leicester | 1575 AM | On Air: 1 February 2019 | |
Select Radio | South London | 94.4 FM | On Air: 3 December 2021 |
Sittingbourne | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 July 2012 | |
Sheffield Live! | Sheffield | 93.2 FM | On Air: 29 October 2007 |
92.2 FM | On Air: 18 April 2017 | ||
Aberdeen | 99.8 FM | On Air: 1 October 2007 | |
Siren FM | Lincoln | 107.3 FM | On Air: 11 August 2007 |
Sine FM | Doncaster | 102.6 FM | On Air: 26 September 2009 |
Hedge End and Botley | 102.5 FM | On Air: 7 January 2006 | |
Somer Valley FM | Midsomer Norton and Radstock | 97.5 FM | On Air: 12 January 2009 |
Soundart | Totnes | 102.5 FM | On Air: 17 December 2008 |
Rhyl, Abergele and Prestatyn | 103.1 FM | On Air: 8 February 2021 | |
Source FM | Falmouth | 96.1 FM | On Air: 28 Feb 2009 |
Spark FM | Sunderland | 107.0 FM | On Air: 26 October 2009 |
Speysound Radio | Badenoch and Strathspey | 107.1 FM | On Air: 4 December 2009 |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 98.8 FM | On Air: 8 August 2008 | |
Radio St Austell Bay | St Austell | 105.6 FM | On Air: 28 January 2008 |
Stafford FM | Stafford | 107.3 FM | On Air: 25 April 2015 |
Sunny Govan Radio | Govan | 103.5 FM | On Air: 28 March 2007 |
Belfast | 104.9 FM | On Air: January 2019 | |
Redhill and Reigate | 103.4 FM | On Air: 15 July 2012 | |
Swindon 105.5 | Swindon | 105.5 FM | On Air: 15 March 2008 |
Switch Radio | Birmingham | 107.5 FM | On Air: 30 April 2010 |
Takeover Radio | Leicester | 103.2 FM | On Air: 5 March 2002 |
Sutton-in-Ashfield | 106.9 FM | On Air: 1 March 2010 | |
Tameside Radio | Tameside | 103.6 FM | On Air: 30 September 2007 |
Radio Tamworth | Tamworth | 106.8 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 (formerly TCR fm) |
Galashiels | 106.5 FM | On Air: 30 March 2015 | |
Tempo FM | Wetherby | 107.4 FM | On Air: 11 September 2006 |
Wiveliscombe, Somerset | 105.3 FM | On Air: 2 March 2008 | |
North East Cheshire | 102.8 FM (formerly Canalside Community Radio) | On Air: 4 December 2008 | |
Radio Tircoed | Tircoed, Swansea | 106.5 FM | On Air: 1 December 2008 |
Saltcoats | 103.1 FM | On Air: 18 April 2008 | |
TMCR | North East Doncaster | 95.3 FM | On Air: 14 December 2009 |
Tone FM | Taunton | 107.8 FM | On Air: 29 February 2013 |
Tone FM | Taunton | 107.8 FM | On Air: 29 February 2013 |
Radio Tyneside | Newcastle upon Tyne | 93.6 FM | On Air: 5 July 2018 |
Uckfield FM | Uckfield | 105.0 FM | On Air: 1 July 2010 |
Ujima Radio | Bristol | 98.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2008 |
Unity 101 | Southampton | 101.1 FM | On Air: 12 December 2005 |
Birmingham | 93.5 FM | On Air: 2 August 2006 | |
Manchester | 92.8 FM | On Air: Summer 2010 | |
Vectis Radio | 104.6 FM | On air Autumn 2017 | |
Radio Verulam | St Albans | 92.6 FM | On Air: 7 July 2007 |
Watford | 107.6 FM | On Air: 8 August 2011 | |
Vixen 101 | Market Weighton | 101.8 FM | On Air: 20 November 2008 |
Voice FM | Southampton | 103.9 FM | On Air: 1 September 2011 |
North Devon | 106.1 (Barnstaple), 107.8 (Bideford and Ilfecombe) | On Air: March 2014 | |
Warrington | 1332 AM | On Air: 20 July 2016 | |
Warminster | 106.5 FM | On Air: 1 April 2012 | |
WCR FM | Wolverhampton | 101.8 FM | On Air: 30 March 2007 |
Westside FM | Hanwell | 89.6 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 |
Minehead | 104.4 FM | On Air: 22 October 2018 | |
106.9FM WHCR | Kingston upon Hull | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
Wimborne | 94.6 FM | On Air: 16 Oct 2021 | |
Radio Winchcombe | Winchcombe | 107.1FM | On Air: 18 May 2012 |
West Oxfordshire | FM 90.2 Charlbury and Woodstock, 99.9 Witney, 105.3 Eynsham, 107.4 Chipping Norton | On Air: 16 June 2017 | |
Wycombe Sound | High Wycombe | 106.6 FM | On Air: 31 October 2016 |
Wythenshawe FM | Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester | 97.2 FM | On Air: 22 March 2002 |
YO1 Radio | York | 102.8 FM (York), 90.0 (Selby) Also on DAB+ in North Yorkshire |
On Air: 27 August 2018 |
Your FM | Stockport | 107.8 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 (formerly Pure 107.8) |
Worcester | 106.7 FM Also on DAB in Herefordshire and Worcestershire (12A) |
On Air: 13 January 2008 | |
Forest Heath | 105.3 FM | On Air: 22 June 2009 | |
Zetland FM | Redcar | 105.0 FM | On Air: 31 August 2015 |
Former community radio stations[]
The followed stations have closed down and returned their licences to Ofcom
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | Notes |
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Chelmsford | 104.4 FM | Closed Feb 2007 | |
Sound Radio | Hackney | 1503 AM | Closed June 2007 |
Bexleyheath | 103.7 FM | Closed 22 Jun 2008 | |
Enniskillen | 105.3 FM | Closed October 2009 | |
Forest of Dean Radio | Cinderford | 1521 AM, 1503 Newent | Closed 31 Dec 2009 |
Link FM | Harold Hill | 92.2 FM | Closed: 28 Jun 2010 |
Féile FM | Belfast | 103.2 FM | Closed 25 March 2011 |
Newark | 102.6 FM | Closed 23 June 2011 | |
Caerphilly | DAB 11C (Cardiff and Newport) | Closed 20 July 2011 | |
Wayland, Norfolk | 107.3 FM | Closed 27 August 2011 | |
Burngreave Community Radio | Burngreave, Sheffield | 103.1 FM | Closed: September 2011 |
Sandwell, West Midlands | 106.9 FM | Closed: November 2011 | |
XS (formerly Afan FM) | Neath and Port Talbot | 107.9 FM (Port Talbot), 97.4 (Neath) |
Closed 13 December 2011 |
Cheshire FM | Mid Cheshire | 92.5 FM | Closed 27 January 2012 |
Rossendale Radio | Haslingden and Rawtenstall | 104.7 FM | Closed 5 March 2012 (returned on air in December 2018) |
Diversity FM | Lancaster | 103.5 FM | Closed 31 March 2012 |
Lymington | 97.9 FM | Closed 8 June 2012 | |
Hammersmith, London | 101.4 FM | Closed January 2013 | |
Oxford | 105.1 FM | Closed 2 October 2013 | |
Stroud FM | Stroud | 107.9 FM | Closed 12 February 2014 |
BFBS Ballykinler | Ballykinler | 107.5 FM | Closed 4 August 2014 (due to closure of the Abercorn Barracks) |
The Superstation | Orkney | 105.4 FM | Closed 16 November 2014 |
Indigo FM | Kirkby Lonsdale | 106.6 FM | Closed December 2014 |
Banbridge | 102.4 FM | Closed 28 August 2015 | |
Radio Sunlight | Medway | 106.6 FM | Closed 19 February 2016 |
98.8 Castle FM | Leith and North Edinburgh | 98.8 FM | Closed February 2016 |
Voice of Africa Radio | Stratford, London | 94.0 FM | Closed March 2016 |
Radio Teesdale | Barnard Castle | 105.5 FM, 102.1 (Romaldkirk) | Closed July 2016 |
Reading | 95.6 FM | Closed July 2016 | |
Pocklington | 103.1 FM | Closed 30 September 2016 | |
Mid Cornwall | 106.1 FM (Truro), 106.4 (St Mawes and Mevagissey) | Closed 28 October 2016 | |
Leeds | 1386 AM | Closed November 2016 | |
Tulip Radio | Spalding, Lincolnshire | 107.5 FM | Closed 30 January 2017 |
Point FM | Rhyl | 103.1 FM | Closed July 2017 |
North East Sheffield and South West Rotherham | 103.1 | Closed July 2017 | |
Watton, Norfolk | 106.9 FM | Closed 3 December 2017 | |
St Boswells | 103.0 FM | Closed December 2017 | |
Uist | 105.2 FM | Closed February 2019 | |
Bodelwyddan | 1287 AM | Closed February 2019 | |
Wirral Radio | Wirral | 92.1 FM, DAB | Closed 1 March 2018 |
Stockton-on-Tees | 107.1 FM | Closed April 2019 | |
Demon FM | Leicester | 107.5 FM | Closed 3 May 2019 |
Farnborough | 1179 AM | Closed May 2019 | |
Betar Bangla | Hackney, London | 1503 AM | Closed March 2020 |
CSR 97.4FM | Canterbury | 97.4 FM | Closed June 2020 |
Small scale DAB multiplexes[]
Permanent small scale multiplexes licensed by OFCOM
Licence area | Multiplex operator | Channel | On-air date | Stations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tynemouth & South Shields | MUX ONE | 9A | 10 December 2021 | DAB+: Angel Vintage, Dance Revolution, Durham OnAir, First Choice Radio, Frisk Radio, Glitterbeam, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Nation Radio UK, Pride Radio, Radio Shields, Sun FM Radio, The Angel |
Small scale trial DAB multiplexes[]
Small scale multiplexes licensed by OFCOM for a trial period allowing a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio":
Licence area | Multiplex operator | Channel | On-air date | Stations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brighton | Brighton and Hove Radio | 9A | 31 July 2015 | DAB+: 1BTN, 10-fi.com, 60s, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage, Atmosphere Radio, bigbeatbrighton, Classical 1, Decadance Radio, Gaydio, Metal Meyhem Radio, Mi-House, Mi-Soul, Platform B, Radio Caroline, Radio Reverb, Regency Radio, Resonance, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Southdown Radio, Starpoint Soul, Trickstar and University Radio Falmer |
Portsmouth | Solent Wireless | 7D | 19 August 2015 | Express FM DAB+: 60s, 80s Rhythm, Angel Extra, Atmosphere Radio, B Radio, BFBS Beats, BFBS Portsmouth, Chris Country, Cosoro Radio, Flash, Gaydio, Hits Radio Portsmouth, Hot Gold, Hot Radio, Like Radio, Nation Radio UK, Nation Radio 70s, Nation Radio 80s, Passion Radio, POP DAB, Radio Caroline, Rubix Radio, Skylab Radio, Slack City Radio, Starpoint Soul and V2 Radio. |
Manchester | Niocast Digital | 10B | 28 August 2015 | Fix Radio DAB+: 45 Radio, Atlantis, Cheesy FM, Chris Country, Cosoro Radio, Delite Radio, Gaydio, Heritage Radio, Hope FM, London Greek Radio, Love 80s Manchester, Mon's Spaghetti, Nation Radio UK, Pie Radio, Podcast Radio, Radio Africana, Radio Diamond, Radio Sangam, RootsnRockerz, Strawberry Radio, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), Unity Radio, Voice of Islam and XS Manchester. |
Bristol | Bristol Digital Radio | 9A | 5 September 2015 | BCfm 93.2, BSR 103.4 FM, Somer Valley FM and Ujima Radio DAB+: Angel Vintage, BFBS Ghurka Radio, Boom Radio, Classic Hits, Eruption Radio, Hub Radio, NOODS Radio, Resonance Extra and Starpoint Soul. |
Norwich | Future Digital Norfolk Limited | 9A | 9 September 2015 | Future Radio DAB+: 45 Radio, Angel Vintage, Atlantis, Cambridge 105, Caroline Flashback, Chris Country, Classic 1, Cosoro Radio, Hits Radio Pride, News Radio UK, NME 1, NME 2, Radio Caroline, Resonance Extra, Rubix Radio, Skylab Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Weather 24/7 and Zack FM |
Cambridge | Star Radio | 7A | 11 September 2015 | Angel Vintage, Cambridge 105, Chris Country and Gaydio DAB+: Arena Radio, Atlantis, Caroline Flashback, Eruption Radio, HCR104fm, News Radio UK, Passion Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Sangam, Release Radio, Resonance Extra, Star Radio, Style Radio and Zack FM |
North East Birmingham | Switch Radio | 9A | 14 September 2015 | Angel Vintage, Asian Star Radio, Big City Radio, Gaydio and Gorgeous FM DAB+: 45 Radio, Awaaz FM, Black Country Radio, Club Asia, Cosoro Radio, Delite Radio, Hope FM, Like Radio, London Greek Radio, Passion Radio, Podcast Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Central, Radio Sangam, Solar Radio, Switch Radio and Unity FM |
Aldershot & Woking | BFBS Aldershot | 8A | 19 October 2015 | B Radio, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, Radio Caroline and Radio Woking DAB+: 60s, Array Radio, Brooklands Radio, Care Radio, Cheesy FM, News Radio UK and V2 Radio. |
London | U.DAB | 9A | 29 October 2015 | Rainbow Radio and Reprezent DAB+: Angel Vintage, Asian Star Radio, CDNX, Delite Radio, Desi Radio, Fun Kids Junior, London Greek Radio, Mixer Radio, NME 1, NuSound Radio, Podcast Radio, Radio Caroline, Resonance, Resonance Extra, Rinse FM, Riverside Radio, Ruach Radio, Solar Radio, THC Radio, The Beat London and Unity DAB. |
NOTE: The Glasgow trial SSDAB multiplex closed on 8 October 2021 ahead of a permanent relaunch of the multiplex in 2022.
RSL stations[]
Temporary Restricted Service Licence stations are licensed by Ofcom and broadcast for up to 28 days. RSLs are used for a number of purposes including coverage of events and festivals, trial broadcasts by groups aiming to launch a full-time service, student radio and training projects and religious festivals including the Sikh festival Vaisakhi, the Muslim month of Ramadan, Jehovah's Witness conventions and Christian events such as Easter and Christmas.
The following list is a small selection of regular RSL stations which have been set up to cover various festivals and events across the UK:
Name | Licence area | Typical air dates | Analogue (kHz/MHz) |
---|---|---|---|
Radio Airbourne | Eastbourne | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Eastbourne International Airshow |
Bournemouth | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Bournemouth Air Festival | |
Fairford, Gloucestershire | July | 87.7 FM - Coverage of the Royal International Air Tattoo | |
Badminton House | May | 87.9 FM - Live coverage of Badminton Horse Trials | |
Various race circuits | Spring / Summer | 87.7 FM - Coverage of British Superbikes Championship | |
RAF Cosford | June | 87.9 FM - Live coverage of Cosford Air Show | |
Cowes | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Cowes Week | |
Donington Park | June | 87.7 FM - Coverage of the Download Festival | |
June | 107.8 FM - Coverage of the Lincolnshire Show operated by Lincs FM | ||
South East Cornwall | 25 November | 87.7 FM - Christmas Broadcast operated by | |
Varies | July | 87.7 FM - Coverage of the Open Golf Championship | |
Radio Ramadan | Up to 29 local RSLs across the UK | During period of Ramadan and Eid | 87.7 FM |
Silverstone Circuit | July | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of the British Formula One Grand Prix | |
Ulster Grand Prix Radio | Crumlin, Co Antrim | August | 107.8 FM - Live coverage of the Ulster Grand Prix motorcycling event |
Live @ Wimbledon | Wimbledon | June / July | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championships with Centre Court commentary on 96.3 FM and Number One court commentary on 97.8 FM |
Malmesbury | July | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of the WOMAD music festival | |
Worthy FM | Glastonbury | June | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of the Glastonbury Festival |
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire | June - July | 87.9 FM |
Student and schools radio[]
Most universities plus a number of schools and colleges operate student radio stations with the vast majority only available online. The Student Radio Association represents around 65 student stations.
The following stations are available via an FM community licence or via LPAM and LPFM transmitters:
Name | Licence area | Frequencies |
---|---|---|
Bailrigg FM | Lancaster University | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
BIRSt | Bournemouth University | See community radio listings for full details |
Cam FM | University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University | See community radio listings for full details |
Fresh FM | Petroc, Barnstaple | FM 87.7 - LPFM |
Insanity Radio | Royal Holloway, University of London | See community radio listings for full details |
Radio LaB | University of Bedfordshire | See community radio listings for full details |
Cockermouth School | 87.7 FM - LPFM | |
The Roseland Community College, Tregony | 87.7 FM - LPFM | |
Siren FM | University of Lincoln | See community radio listings for full details |
Source FM | Falmouth University | See community radio listings for full details |
Spark FM | University of Sunderland | See community radio listings for full details |
Storm FM | Bangor University | 87.7 FM - LPFM (Ffriddoedd) |
University Radio York | University of York | 1350 AM - LPAM |
University of the West of Scotland | DAB Digital 11B (Ayr) | |
Xpression FM | University of Exeter | 87.7 FM - LPFM (Moberly) 87.7 FM - LPFM (Lafrowda) |
Hospital radio stations[]
Typically available within the grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Hospital radio is free of charge on bedside entertainment systems operated by Hospedia and Premier Bedside and an increasing number of stations are available online.
Around 200 stations are supported by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA).
The following stations are available via LPAM or LPFM transmitters or as Ofcom licensed community stations:
Name | Primary licence area | Frequency |
---|---|---|
AHBS (Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service) | William Harvey Hospital, Ashford | See community radio listings |
George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton | 1386 AM - LPAM | |
Apple FM | Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | 97.3 FM[11] |
BHR 87.7 | Basildon University Hospital | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Ashludie Hospital, , Ninewells Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee | 87.7 FM and DAB Digital Radio (11B) (Mon-Fri 1200–1400, Sun-Thu 1800-0000) | |
Radio Bronglais | Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth | 87.8 FM - LPFM |
Kent and Canterbury Hospital | 945 AM - LPAM | |
, , , and | 1386 AM - LPAM Loughborough and Coalville, 1431 AM - LPAM Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Oakham | |
CHBN Radio | Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance; St Michael's Hospital, Hayle | 100.8 FM; NHS Wi-Fi; Online[12][13] |
Radio Cavell | Royal Oldham Hospital | 1350 AM - LPAM |
St Richard's Hospital, Chichester | 1431 AM - LPAM | |
Radio Clatterbridge | Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | 1386 AM - LPAM |
Crawley Hospital | 1287 AM - LPAM | |
Radio Glamorgan | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | Online, Mobile and Smart-Speakers[14] |
Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen | 87.7 FM - LPFM | |
Hospital Radio Gwendolen | Leicester General Hospital, Leicester | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Weston Park Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield | 1431 AM - LPAM | |
Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Hemel Hempstead | 1350 AM - LPAM | |
Inverness Hospital Radio | Raigmore Hospital, Inverness | See community radio listings |
Kingstown Radio | Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital, Hull | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton | 1134 AM - LPAM | |
The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath | 1350 AM - LPAM | |
Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny | 1287 AM - LPAM | |
Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham | 945 and 1350 AM - LPAM; Hospedia; Online[15][16] | |
Hospital Radio Plymouth | Derriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Redhill | East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey | 1431 AM - LPAM |
Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff and University Hospital Llandough | 945 AM - LPAM (Rookwood Hospital) | |
and Stirling Royal Infirmary | 1278 AM - LPAM (Falkirk) | |
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Singleton Hospital, Swansea | 1386 AM - LPAM | |
Radio Tyneside | Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead | See community radio listings |
Victoria Radio Network | Victoria Hospital, and , Kirkcaldy | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest | 87.7 FM - LPFM | |
Hospital Radio Yare | James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth | 1350 AM - LPAM[17][18][19] |
Satellite radio stations[]
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite:
Name | Format | EPG number | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
EWTN Radio | Catholic religious station | Sky 0147 | |
Ghanaian radio station | Sky 0185 | ||
Asian station | Sky 0205 | ||
Asian Christian station | Sky 0151 | Formerly Asian Gold Radio | |
Newstalk | Commercial speech station | Sky 0210 | FM 106–108 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Radio 1 | News, current affairs, sport and music | Sky 0160, Freesat 750, Virgin 917 |
FM 88.2—90.0 in the Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ 2FM | Pop music | Sky 0164, Freesat 751 | FM 90.0-92.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta | Irish-language programming | Sky 0165, Freesat 753 | FM 92.0-94.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Lyric FM | Classical music | Sky 0166, Freesat 752 | FM 96.7-99.6 in Republic of Ireland |
Gurbani station | Sky 0150 | ||
Trans World Radio | Religious programming | Sky 0138, Freesat 790, Freeview 733 | |
WRN Europe | Programming from international broadcasters | Sky 0122, Freesat 728, Virgin 920 |
LPAM, LPFM and other stations[]
Name | Licence area | Frequencies |
---|---|---|
BFBS Gurkha Radio | LPAM in UK | 1134 AM Bramcote, 1134 Sandhurst, 1134 Catterick, 1251 York 1278 Shorncliffe, 1278 Stafford, 1287 Maidstone, 1287 Brecon, 1287 Blandford |
BFBS Radio 2 | Online in UK | |
National Prison Radio | Internal radio station for UK prisons | Satellite |
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) | |
Donington Park, Castle Donington | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) | |
Brands Hatch, Kent | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) | |
Knockhill Racing Circuit, Dunfermline | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) | |
Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire | 96.2 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) | |
Radio Thruxton | Thruxton Circuit, Andover | 1602 AM - LPAM (motor sport meetings only) |
West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich | 106.9 FM - LPFM (home matchdays only) | |
Cheltenham Racecourse | 87.7 FM - LPFM (horse racing meetings only) | |
London | 11B DAB (available on 100.8 FM in Doha, Qatar) | |
Annesley Woodhouse | 1287 AM - LPAM | |
Brill | 104.7 - LPFM | |
Leicester | 1449 AM - LPAM |
Frequencies[]
To conserve space in the listings, the waveband has not been listed after each frequency, but they are easy to tell apart.
- Whole numbers always refer to a kHz (AM) frequency - i.e. 999 = 999 kHz.
- Decimal numbers always refer to a MHz (FM) frequency - i.e. 96.2 = 96.2 MHz.
- A number and letter combination refers to a DAB channel - i.e. 12C = frequency block 12C on 227.360 MHz.
See also[]
- Radio in the UK
- Digital radio in the UK
- Radio in the Republic of Ireland
- List of British television channels
- List of Celtic-language media
References[]
- ^ "Radio broadcast licences". OfCom.
- ^ "UK Radio Licensees - Long Term RSLs". OfCom.
- ^ "Radio Broadcasting Updates". OfCom.
- ^ "Ofcom Technical Parameters (Excel Document)". OfCom.
- ^ "RadioDNS.uk". Radiodns.uk.
- ^ "Member Stations - Hospital Broadcasting Association". Hbauk.com.
- ^ "Student Radio Association member stations". Studentradio.org.uk.
- ^ "Community Radio - Community Media Association". Commedia.
- ^ "List of BBC national and local radio stations". BBC.
- ^ https://rwsfm.co.uk/radio-west-suffolk-limited/
- ^ https://www.applefm.co.uk/listen-live/
- ^ https://www.chbnradio.org/on-air/how-listen
- ^ http://icecast.nowster.org.uk:8000
- ^ https://www.radioglamorgan.com/listen/
- ^ https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/In_the_hospital/Radio_Nightingale/
- ^ https://www.radionightingale.org.uk/listen-live/
- ^ https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/patients-visitors/during-your-visit/hospital-radio-yare/
- ^ https://www.hbauk.com/member-stations/profile/113
- ^ http://www.hospitalradioyare.com/
External links[]
- Radioplayer UK – Radio streaming service owned by the BBC, Global Radio, Bauer Media Group and RadioCentre
- LiveRadio UK - Comprehensive list of UK radio stations
- Lists of radio stations in the United Kingdom