List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
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, 12A in Scotland and 11D in the rest of the UK
- 12B - radio stations operated under the BBC 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 | 11D / 12A | 727 | 724 | 0107 | 915 | ||
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 | 0127 | 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 | BBC | FM 92.5–96.1 FM 103.5–104.9 |
LW 198 MW 720 (London, Belfast and Derry) MW 603 (Newcastle upon Tyne) MW 756 (Redruth) MW 774 (Plymouth and Enniskillen) MW 1449 (Aberdeen) MW 1485 (Carlisle) |
12B | 704 (FM) | 704 (FM) 710 (LW) |
0104 (FM) 0130 (LW) |
904 (FM) 911 (LW) |
BBC Radio 4 Extra | Comedy, drama and documentary of an archival nature | BBC | 12B | 708 | 708 | 0126 | 910 | ||
BBC Radio 5 Live | News, sport and discussion | BBC | MW 693 MW 909 MW 990 |
12B | 705 | 705 | 0105 | 905 | |
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | Extended coverage of sporting fixtures | BBC | 12B | 706 | 706 | 0131 | 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) MW 828 (Wolverhampton) MW 837 (Leicester) MW 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 / 12A | 731 | 721 | 0106 | 922 | |
Fix Radio | Music and programming for tradespeople | Fix Radio | 11A | ||||||
Kiss | Rhythmic contemporary | Bauer Media Group | FM 100.0 (London) | 11D / 12A | 713 | 0141 | 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 / 12A | 732 | 974 | 0123 | 919 | |
Magic | Adult contemporary | Bauer Media Group | FM 105.4 (London) | 11D / 12A | 715 | 0142 | 928 | ||
Premier Praise | Christian radio station | Premier Christian Media Trust | 11A | ||||||
Premier Radio | Christian radio station | Premier Christian Media Trust | MW 1305 (London) MW 1413 (London) MW 1566 (Guildford) |
11A | 725 | ||||
Sunrise Radio | Asian music and speech | Sunrise Radio London Limited | MW 963 (London) MW 972 (London) |
11A | |||||
Talksport | Sport and phone-ins | Wireless Group | MW 1053 MW 1071 MW 1089 MW 1107 |
11D / 12A 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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Virgin Radio | Adult-orientated pop/rock music | Wireless Group | 11A Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands |
736 | 0150 |
National digital (DAB+) stations
List of stations on the Digital One and Sound Digital multiplexes broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard
DAB frequencies:
- 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
- 11D / 12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex. 11D in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 12A in Scotland.
NOTE: Heart Xmas available as an additional, temporary station on Digital One DAB+ from 22 September until 26 December (2023).
Name | Format | Owner or Parent Company | DAB+ channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin | Notes |
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Absolute Radio 80s | Music from the 1980s | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 726 | 0144 | 951 | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | |
Absolute Radio 90s | Music from the 1990s | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 0145 | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | |||
Absolute Classic Rock | Classic rock | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 725 | 0148 | 952 | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | |
Absolute Radio Country | Country music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | |||||
BFBS UK | Music station for UK Forces | British Forces Broadcasting Service | 11A | 786 | 0149 | |||
Boom Radio UK | Music station for over 55s | 11A | Also available in London on DAB and Channel Islands on DAB+ | |||||
Capital UK | Current pop hits | Global | 11D / 12A | 724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 | Available in London on 95.8 FM |
Capital Chill | Chilled beats | Global | 11A | |||||
Capital Dance | Current dance music | Global | 11D / 12A | |||||
Capital Xtra | Hip hop and R&B | Global | 11D / 12A | 720 | 0114 | 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 | 11A | |||||
GB News Radio | News channel | 11D / 12A Also available in Channel Islands on DAB+ |
Audio relay of GB News television channel | |||||
Gold | Oldies | Global | 11D / 12A | 722 | 0121 | 923 | ||
Heart UK | Adult contemporary music | Global | 11D / 12A | 728 | 733 | 0111 | 918 | Available in London on 106.2 FM |
Heart 70s | Music from the 1970s | Global | 11D / 12A | |||||
Heart 80s | Music from the 1980s | Global | 11D / 12A | 0112 | 921 | |||
Heart 90s | Music from the 1990s | Global | 11D / 12A | 0152 | ||||
Heart 00s | Music from the 2000s | Global | 11D / 12A | |||||
Heart Dance | Classic dance music | Global | 11D / 12A | 0132 | ||||
Heat Radio | Pop music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | |||||
Jazz FM | Jazz music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 729 | 0146 | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | ||
Kerrang! Radio | Rock music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 717 | Also available in North Cumbria on DAB+ | |||
LBC News | Rolling news | Global | 11D / 12A | 0155 | Available on 1152 MW and DAB in London with local weather and traffic reports | |||
Magic Chilled | Soft adult contemporary | Bauer Media Group | 11A | |||||
Magic Soul | Classic soul | Bauer Media Group | 11A | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | ||||
Mellow Magic | Mellow and calm music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | ||||
Magic at the Musicals | Songs from musical theatre | Bauer Media Group | 11A | |||||
Planet Rock | Classic rock | Bauer Media Group | 11A | 730 | 0110 | 924 | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | |
Radio X | Modern rock music | Global | 11D / 12A | 723 | 0113 | 960 | Available on 104.9 FM in London and 97.7 FM in Manchester | |
Radio X Classic Rock | Classic rock music | Global | 11A | |||||
Scala Radio | Classical music | Bauer Media Group | 11A | Also available in DAB on selected local multiplexes | ||||
Smooth UK | Adult contemporary music | Global | 11D / 12A | 718 | 732 | 0124 | 916 | Available in London on 102.2 FM |
Smooth Chill | Chill out music | Global | 11D / 12A | |||||
talkRADIO | Talk and phone-ins | Wireless Group | 11A | Programmes simulcast 18 hours a day with talkTV television channel | ||||
talkSPORT 2 | Sports programming and commentaries | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
UCB 1 | Christian radio station | United Christian Broadcasters | 11D / 12A | Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands | ||||
UCB 2 | Christian radio station | United Christian Broadcasters | 11D / 12A | Also available on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands | ||||
Virgin Radio Anthems | Guitar-based classics | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
Virgin Radio Chilled | Soft adult contemporary and acoustic music | Wireless Group | 11A | |||||
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 | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), London (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11B), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Teesside (11B) Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
725 | 0148 | 952 | ||
Absolute Radio 60s | Music from the 1960s | none | Inverness (11B) and Stoke-on-Trent (12D) | |||||
Absolute Radio 70s | Music from the 1970s | none | London (12A - DAB+), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Tayside (11B) | |||||
Absolute Radio 80s | Music from the 1980s | none | Birmingham (11C), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Oxfordshire (10B), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) Also available in Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
726 | 0144 | 951 | ||
Absolute Radio 90s | Music from the 1990s | none | Birmingham (11C), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Oxfordshire (10B), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) Also available in Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
0145 | ||||
Angel Vintage | Music from the 1920s to 1950s | FM 98.6 Portsmouth | Bournemouth (11B), South Hampshire (11C) and Surrey (10C) | |||||
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), Plymouth (12D), Somerset (10B), Swindon (11C) and Bath and West Wiltshire (10D) Also available on Digital One multiplex DAB+ |
724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 | |
Centreforce | Dance music | none | London (12A - DAB+) and NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D - DAB+) | |||||
Dubai Now | Arabic music | none | London (11B) and Cambridge (11C) | |||||
Fun Kids | Children's | none | Gloucestershire (10C) and Hereford and Worcester (12A) DAB+: Lincolnshire (12A), Morecambe Bay (11B), NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D), North Yorkshire (10C) and Surrey (10C) Also available on several small-scale DAB multiplexes |
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Fun Kids Junior | Children's | none | DAB+: NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) and Surrey (10C) | |||||
Great British Radio | Classic hits | none | South Hampshire (11C) and Surrey (10C - DAB+) Also available on several small-scale DAB multiplexes |
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Greatest Hits Radio UK | Classic Hits | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / MW / DAB network | Digital version of Greatest Hits Radio London available in Northamptonshire (10C) and Oxfordshire (10B) | 716 | 0151 | |||
Heart UK | Hot 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 (12C), 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), London (12A), Liverpool (10C), North Devon (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Norfolk (10B), Northamptonshire (10C), Nottingham (12C), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Reading/Basingstoke (12D), 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 | 0143 | |||
Jazz FM | Jazz music | none | Inverness (11B) and North Cumbria (11B - DAB+) Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
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Magic Soul | Classic soul | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), North Cumbria (11B - DAB+) and Stoke-on-Trent (12D) Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
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Mellow Magic | Mellow and calm music | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Inverness (11B), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), North Cumbria (11B), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) Also available in Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
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Nation Radio UK | Hot Adult contemporary music | none | DAB+: London (12A) Also available on several small-scale DAB multiplexes |
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Nation 80s | Music from the 1980s | none | 10C/12D (Mid and West Wales) DAB+: NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) and London (12A) |
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Planet Rock | Classic rock | none | Ayr (11B), Birmingham (11C), Berkshire and North Hampshire (12D), Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Bristol (11B), Bournemouth (11B), Coventry (12D), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12A), Northern Ireland (12D), Oxfordshire (10B), Plymouth (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D), Swansea (12A), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Wolverhampton (11B) Also available in Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
730 | 0110 | 924 | ||
Premier Gospel | Gospel music | none | London (11B) and Surrey (10C) | |||||
Radio Maria England | Christian | none | London (12A - DAB+) and Cambridge (11C) | |||||
Scala Radio | Classical music | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Inverness (11B), London (12C), Manchester (12C), North Cumbria (11B), North Yorkshire (10C), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Swansea (12A) Also available in Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
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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 | Soft 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 | 0124 | 916 | |
Tommorowland OWR | Dance music | none | NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D DAB+) Also available on several small-scale DAB multiplexes |
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Virgin 80s Plus | Music from the 1980s | none | 11B (Ayr), 11D (Central Scotland) DAB+: London (12A) |
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 (London and Windsor), 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 (Carlisle and Penrith), 96.1 (Morecambe Bay), 95.2 (Kendal) 104.1 (Whitehaven), 104.2 (Windermere) |
756 (North Cumbria), 837 (South Cumbria) | 11B (North Cumbria - DAB+) 11B (Morecambe Bay - DAB+) |
721 | |
BBC Radio Derby | Derbyshire and East Staffordshire | 104.5 (Derby, South Derbyshire and Uttoxeter, Staffordshire), 95.3 (Matlock), 96.0 (Buxton) | 1116 | 10B | 735 | |
BBC Radio Devon | Devon | 103.4 (Dartmoor), 94.8 (North Devon), 95.7 (Plymouth), 95.8 (Exeter), 96.0 (Okehampton), 104.3 (Torquay) | 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) 12D (Plymouth) |
720 | ||
BBC Essex | Essex | 95.3 (Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Walton Harwich Dovercourt Basildon, and Southend-on-Sea), 103.5 (Colchester Saffron Walden and Braintree) | 12D (Southend and Chelmsford) | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire and North Worcester | 104.7 (Gloucester, Cheltenham Lickey and Tewkesbury), 95.0 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester) | 1413 | 10C | 735 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey | Guernsey | 93.2 (Guernsey), 99.0 (Alderney) | 1116 (St. Peter Port) | 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 (Worcester and Kings Norton), 104.4 (Redditch, Worcestershire and Hopwood), 104.6 (Wyre Forest) | 12A | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Humberside | East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire | 95.9 (Hull and East Yorkshire) | 10D | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Jersey | Jersey | 88.8 (Trinity) | 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 and Southend | 96.7 (West Kent), 97.6 (Folkestone), 104.2 (East Kent) | 11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Lancashire | Lancashire | 95.5 (East Lancashire), 103.9 (Prestatyn and Bolton), 104.5 (North Lancashire) | 12A | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Leeds | West Yorkshire | 92.4 (Huddersfield and West Yorkshire), 95.3 (West 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 (Lincolnshire), 104.7 (Grantham) | 12A | 722 | ||
BBC Radio London | Greater London | 94.9 | 12A | 721 | Also on Sky 0135 (London only), Freesat 718 and Virgin Media 937 | |
BBC Radio Manchester | Greater Manchester and North Cheshire | 95.1 (Manchester), 104.6 (Saddleworth and Tameside) | 12C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Merseyside | Liverpool, North Wales, Wirral and West Cheshire | 95.8 | 10C | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Newcastle | Tyneside, Wearside and Northumberland | 95.4 (Tyne and Wear, County Durham and South Northumberland), 96.0 (Northumberland) 103.7 (Tyne Valley), 104.4 (Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne) |
11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Norfolk | Norfolk | 95.1 (East Norfolk), 95.6 (North Norfolk), 104.4 (West Norfolk) | 873 (Kings Lynn and West Norfolk) | 10B | 719 | |
BBC Radio Northampton | Northamptonshire | 104.2 (Northampton), 103.6 (Corby and Kettering) | 10C | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 103.8 (Main), 95.5 (Mansfield), 95.1 (Newark-on-Trent) | 12C | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Oxford | Oxfordshire | 95.2 (Oxford and Oxfordshire) | 10B | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Sheffield | South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire | 104.1 (Barnsley), 88.6 (Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield) | 11C | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Shropshire | Shropshire and West Cheshire | 96.0 (Telford Whitchurch and Shropshire), 95.0 (Ludlow), 90.0 (Church Stretton), 104.1 (Clun) | 11B | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Solent | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 96.1 (Southampton. Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth) | 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 (Taunton) | 10B | 722 | |
BBC Radio Stoke | North Staffordshire and South Cheshire | 94.6 (Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire and South Cheshire), 104.1 (Stafford) | 12D | 726 | ||
BBC Radio Suffolk | Suffolk | 95.9 (Aldeburgh), 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 (Reigate, Redhill and Crawley), 104.6 (Guildford) | 10C | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Sussex | East Sussex and West Sussex | 95.0 (Peacehaven), 95.1 (Horsham), 95.3 (Brighton and Hove), 104.5 (Eastbourne), 104.8 (Chichester) | 10B | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Tees | Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire | 95.0 (North Yorkshire), 95.8 (Whitby), 104.0 (Darlington) | 11B | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Wiltshire | Wiltshire and West Oxfordshire | 103.6 (Swindon and Witney), 103.5 (Salisbury), 104.3 (Chippenham), 104.9 (Marlborough, Wiltshire) | 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11C (Swindon) 8A - DAB+ (Salisbury) |
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 (York, Malton, and Pocklington) and 104.3 (Thirsk and Northallerton) | 10C | 720 | ||
BBC Three Counties Radio | Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire | 90.4 (East Hertfordshire), 92.1 (South Hertfordshire), 94.7 (Aylesbury), 95.5 (Bedford), 98.0 (High Wycombe), 103.8 (South Bedfordshire, West Hertfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire), 104.5 (North Buckinghamshire) | 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) | 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) |
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BBC Radio Scotland | Scotland | 92.4–94.7 | 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 | 90.2-96.1, 103.7-103.9 | 882 (South Wales) | 12C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
714 | 0117 | 937 | 719 | |
BBC Radio Cymru | Wales | 92–105 | 12C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
715 | 0135 (Wales) 0136 (Rest of UK) |
936 | 720 | Programming in Welsh | |
BBC Radio Cymru 2 | Wales | - | 12C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
718 (Wales) 735 (elsewhere) |
0136 (Wales) 0153 (Rest of UK) |
913 | 721 | Programming in Welsh. Opt-out service from BBC Radio Cymru with up to 60 hours per week of music-based programming | |
BBC Radio Ulster | Northern Ireland | 92.4 - 94.7 | 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 | 0135 (NI), 0154 (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. |
England
England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, Greater Manchester, 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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Shine 879 | Essex | – | 12D |
Absolute Radio 00s | London | – | 12C |
Absolute Radio 10s | London | – | 12C - DAB+ |
Absolute Radio 20s | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ |
Actual Radio | Essex | – | 12D |
Adventist World Radio | London | – | 12A |
Amber Radio | Norfolk | – | 10B |
Asian Sound | East Lancashire and Greater Manchester | 963 MW (East Lancashire), 1377 (Manchester) | 12C (Manchester) |
Athavan Radio | London | – | 11B |
Bloomberg Radio | London | – | 11B |
Boom Radio UK | England | – | 11B Also Sound Digital DAB+ |
Capital | Capital Midlands | 102.2 FM (Birmingham) 96.2 (Nottingham), 96.5 (Mansfield), 102.8 (Derby), 105.4 (Leicester) 102.0 (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) |
11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton) 12C (Nottingham), 10B (Derbyshire), 11B (Leicester) 12D (Peterborough) 12D (Coventry), 10B (Oxfordshire) |
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), 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 (Barnsley), 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 (Liverpool) | 10C | |
Capital Xtra | London | 96.9 FM (South London), 107.1 (North London) | Also Digital One DAB+, Sky Digital 0114, Freesat 720 and Virgin Media 959 |
CountryLine Radio | London | – | 12C |
Colourful Radio | London | – | 11B |
Chester's Dee Radio | Chester | 106.3 FM | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
Easy Radio | Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester | 107.8 FM (Southampton), 107.4 (Portsmouth), 107.2 (Winchester) | 11C (South Hampshire) |
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 Spa) 96.7 (Kidderminster), 97.6 (Hereford), 102.8 (Worcester) |
11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton and Telford) 12D (Coventry and Warwickshire) 12A (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) |
Gem | East Midlands | - | 11B (Leicestershire) 12C (Nottinghamshire) 10B (Derbyshire) |
Get Radio | Oxfordshire | - | 10B |
GenX Radio | Suffolk | - | 10C - DAB+ |
Gold | UK | 1458 MW (Manchester) Also Sky 0121, Freesat 722, Virgin Media 923 and on Digital One DAB+ |
12C (London DAB+) 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) 10C (Northampton) 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough) |
Greatest Hits Radio | London | LONDON: 105.8 FM LIVERPOOL & 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) NORTH EAST: 1152 MW (Tyneside) |
LONDON: 12C Also Freeview 716 KENT: 11C LIVERPOOL & THE NORTH WEST: 10C (Liverpool) GREATER MANCHESTER: 12C (Manchester) LANCASHIRE: 12A (Lancashire) NORTH EAST: 11C (Tyneside) TEESSIDE: 11B (Teesside) NORTHERN IRELAND: 12D UK feed with local news and traffic reports |
Cumbria and South West Scotland | 96.4 FM (Carlisle), 102.5 (Penrith), 102.2 (Workington), 103.4 (Whitehaven) | 11B (North Cumbria) | |
East of England | CAMBRIDGESHIRE: FM 105.6 (Cambridge), 107.7 (Peterborough) 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) ESSEX: 100.2 (North East Essex) SUFFOLK: FM 106.4 (Suffolk) |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: Cambridge (11C), Peterborough (12D) NORFOLK & NORTH SUFFOLK: 10B (Norfolk) WEST NORFOLK: 9C (King's Lynn) ESSEX: 12D (Essex) SUFFOLK: 10C (Suffolk) | |
Lincolnshire | 102.2 FM, 96.7 (Grantham), 97.6 (Scunthorpe) | 12A | |
Midlands | BIRMINGHAM & THE WEST MIDLANDS: 105.2 FM (West Midlands) BLACK COUNTRY & SHROPSHIRE: 107.7 FM (Wolverhampton), 107.4 (Telford), 106.5 (Shrewsbury), 107.1 (Oswestry) HEREFORD & WORCESTER: 107.2 (Kidderminster) EAST MIDLANDS: 106.0 FM (East Midlands) STAMFORD & RUTLAND: 97.4 (Stamford), 107.2 (Rutland) STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE: 96.9 (Stafford), 96.4 (Congleton) DERBYSHIRE: 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) |
BIRMINGHAM & THE WEST MIDLANDS: 11C (Birmingham), 12D (Coventry) BLACK COUNTRY & SHROPSHIRE: 11B (Wolverhampton) HEREFORD & WORCESTER: 12A (Hereford and Worcester) EAST MIDLANDS: 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE: 12D (Stoke-on-Trent) DERBYSHIRE: 8B - DAB+ (Glossop and Buxton) | |
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), 105.8 (Poole) 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) SALISBURY: 8A (Salisbury) SOUTH COAST: 11C (South Hampshire) SURREY & EAST HAMPSHIRE: 10C (Surrey) WEST SUSSEX: 10B (Sussex) | |
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) 107.7 (Weston-super-Mare) 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) 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 | 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 (Basildon, Wickford and Canvey Island), 97.5 (Southend-on-Sea), 101.7 (Harlow, East Hertfordshire and West Essex), 102.6 (Chelmsford and Maldon), 96.6 FM (Northampton and Lutterworth), 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) |
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 | 101.8 FM (Tyne & Wear), 96.2 (Fenham), 96.4 (Hexham), 100.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West | 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) | |
South | 95.9 FM (Thanet), 96.1 (Ashford), 97.0 (Dover), 102.8 (East Kent), 103.1 (Maidstone and 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) | |
West | 102.4 FM (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) 10C (North Yorkshire) | |
Hits Radio | Bristol | 106.5 FM (Bristol) | 11B (Bath) |
Bournemouth & Poole | 107.6 FM | 11B (Bournemouth) | |
Manchester | 103.0 FM (Manchester) | 12C Also Freeview 711 | |
Hits Radio Pride | – | North Cumbria (11B - DAB+) | |
In Demand Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | – | 10D - DAB+ |
Isle of Wight Radio | Isle of Wight | 107.0 FM, 102.0 (Cowes) | – |
Jack FM | Oxfordshire | 106.8 FM, 106.4 (Witney) | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jack 2 Hits | Oxfordshire | – | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jack 3 & Chill | Oxfordshire | 107.9 FM | 10B (Oxfordshire) |
Jazz FM | London | – | 12A Also Sound Digital DAB+, Sky 0146, Freesat 729 |
Juice Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | – | 10D - DAB+ |
Kerrang! Radio | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ Also Freeview 717 |
Kiss | London Norwich Severn Estuary |
100.0 (London) 106.1 (Norwich) 101.0 (Severn Estuary), 97.2 (Bristol) National station with local advertising |
12C (London) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 713, Sky 0141, Virgin Media 963 |
Kiss Bliss | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ |
Kiss Dance | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ |
Kiss Fresh | UK | DTT only | Freeview 712 |
Kiss Garage | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ |
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 MW | 12C Also on Digital One DAB+, Sky 0155 |
Lincs FM | Lincolnshire | – | 12A |
Liverpool Live 24/7 | NE Wales and W Cheshire | – | 10D - DAB+ |
London Greek Radio | North London | 103.3 FM | – |
Love 80s | North West Wales and West Cheshire | – | 10D - DAB+ |
Lyca Radio | London | 1458 MW | 11B |
Lyca Gold | London | 1035 MW | 11B |
Magic Radio | London | 105.4 FM (London) | 12C (London) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 715, Sky 0142, Virgin Media 928 |
Magic Chilled | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
Magic at the Movies | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
Magic at the Musicals | North Cumbria | – | 11B - DAB+ Also available on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+ |
Mansfield 103.2 FM | Mansfield | 103.2 FM | |
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 |
Nation Radio | East Yorkshire | FM 99.8 (Hull) | 10D |
South | FM 106.0 (South Hampshire and Isle of Wight), 106.6 (Winchester), 106.6 (Bournemouth and Poole) | 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Bournemouth) | |
Suffolk | FM 102.0 (Ipswich) | 10C (Suffolk - DAB+) | |
Panjab Radio | London | 558 MW | 11B Also on Sky 0125 |
Pirate FM | Cornwall | 102.2 FM (East), 102.8 (West) | 11B |
Point Blank Radio | Surrey | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Polish Radio London | London | – | 11B |
Premier Christian 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) |
Sami Swoi Radio | Surrey | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Radio Bath | Bath | – | 10D |
Radio Maria England | London | – | 12A - DAB+ |
Radio City | Liverpool, Merseyside, North West and North Wales | 96.7 FM | 10C |
Radio Essex | Essex | 105.1 FM (Southend), 107.7 (Chelmsford) | 12D |
Radio Exe | Exeter | 107.3 FM | 11C (Exeter/Torquay), 10C (North Devon), 12D (Plymouth), 9A (Exeter) |
Radio Jackie | South-West London and North Surrey | 107.8 FM | – |
Release Radio | Surrey | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Rewind Radio | Cornwall | – | 11B |
Rock FM | Central Lancashire | 97.4 FM | 12A |
Sabras Radio | Leicester | 1260 MW 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) | 12D |
Cheshire's Silk Radio | Macclesfield | 106.9 FM | 7D (South Cheshire), 9A (Congleton & Leek) |
Smooth Radio | London | 102.2 FM (London) 603 MW (East Kent), 1242 (Medway) 1170 (Portsmouth), 1557 (Southampton) 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 0124, 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 | 97.5 FM (North East England), 101.2 (Hexham), 107.5 (Newcastle), 107.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West | 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) |
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 MW (London), 972 (West London) | Also on Sound Digital DAB |
Sunrise Radio Yorkshire | Bradford | 103.2 FM | 8B |
Sunshine Radio (AM) | Ludlow | 855 MW, 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) |
The Lounge | Kent | – | 11C |
TFM | Teesside | 96.6 FM | 11B Programmes shared 24/7 with Metro Radio |
This is The Coast | North Yorkshire | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Time 107.5 | East London and West Essex | 107.5 FM | – |
V2 Radio | Sussex | – | 10B |
Viking FM | East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire | 96.9 FM | 10D |
Virgin 80s Plus | London | – | 12A - DAB+ |
Voice of Islam Radio | London | – | 11B |
Wave 105 | South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire | 105.2 FM (South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire) | 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (South Hampshire) |
Radio X | London and 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 MW | 9A (North Birmingham), 9C (South Birmingham), 7D (Wolverhampton) |
XS Manchester | Greater Manchester | 106.1 FM | 7D (Manchester - DAB+) Also 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 10C (Northampton) and 12D (Peterborough) |
YorkMix Radio | North Yorkshire | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Your Harrogate | North Yorkshire | – | 10C - DAB+ |
Zest NW | NE Wales and W Cheshire | – | 10D - DAB+ |
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 | date closed | Notes |
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Airport Information Radio | Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport | 1584 AM | February 1992 | Both stations closed in February 1992 after just over one year on air. | |
Abbey FM | Barrow in Furness | 107.3 FM | 30 January 2009 | Station put into administration on 30 January 2009 | |
Buzz FM | Birmingham | 102.4 FM | 1 January 1995 | Lost licence and was replaced by Choice FM 102.2 on 1 January 1995 | |
Centre Radio | Leicestershire | 97.1 FM and 1260 AM | 6 October 1983 | Ceased trading and closed on 6 October 1983 | |
Channel Travel Radio | Kent channel ports | 107.6 FM | 28 September 2000 | Licence returned to the Radio Authority on 28 September 2000 | |
DevonAir Radio | Exeter and Torquay | 666/954 AM and 97.0/96.4 FM | 1 January 1995 | Lost licence and was replaced by Gemini Radio on 1 January 1995 | |
Dune FM | Southport | 107.9 FM | 9 August 2012 | Station received winding-up order and transmitter was seized by OFCOM on 9 August 2012 | |
Fen Radio 107.5 | Wisbech | 107.5 FM | 31 July 2008 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 31 July 2008 | |
Liberty Radio | London | 963/972 AM | 3 July 2003 | Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia on 3 July 2003 | |
Mersey 106.7 | Liverpool | 106.7 FM | 1 April 2009 | Licence revoked by Ofcom on 1 April 2009 | |
Mix 107 | High Wycombe | 107.4 FM, 107.7 | 1 July 2009 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 1 July 2009 | |
Oak FM | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.0 FM (Loughborough) 107.9 (Hinckley) |
28 July 2016 | Closed down on 28 July 2016 due to station owner being put into administration | |
Pennine FM | Huddersfield | 107.9 FM | 5 April 2010 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 5 April 2010 | |
Radio City Talk | Merseyside, North West, Cheshire,North Wales | 1548AM | 10C | 31 May 2020 | Closed down 31 May 2020 due to financial issues and low listening figures |
Radio Victory | Portsmouth | 95.0 FM and 1170 AM | 28 June 1986 | Lost licence and was replaced by Ocean Sound on 28 June 1986 | |
Star 107.9 | Stroud | 107.9 FM | 29 September 2006 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 29 September 2006 | |
Sunset Radio | Manchester | 102.0 FM | October 1993 | Station went into liquidation in October 1993 | |
Sunrise Radio East Midlands | Leicestershire | 1260 AM | 7 September 1995 | Lost licence and was replaced by Sabras Radio on 7 September 1995 | |
Sunshine 1530 | Worcestershire | 1530 AM | 6 April 2010 | Closed on 6 April 2010 following problem with transfer of broadcast licence | |
South 107.3 | Lewisham | 107.3 FM | 3 April 2009 | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
Time 106.6 | East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London | 106.6 FM | 15 October 2015 | Closed down on 15 October 2015 | |
Time 106.8 | Thamesmead | 106.8 FM | 3 April 2009 | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
WNK | North London | 103.3 FM | Easter 1993 | Closed down Easter 1993 and broadcast hours were reallocated to London Greek Radio | |
Yorkshire Radio | Yorkshire | 12C | 29 July 2013 | 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) | |
Q Radio Lisburn | Lisburn | 98.8FM | |
Bangor FM | Bangor | 107.9FM | |
Former Northern Ireland stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels | date closed | Notes | |
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Goldbeat 828 | Cookstown | 22 May 2006 | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 2006 and Radio Authority revoked the licence | |||
Heartbeat 1521 | Craigavon | 22 May 2006 | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 2006 and Radio Authority revoked the licence |
Scotland
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels |
---|---|---|---|
Argyll FM | Kintyre, Islay and Jura | 106.5 FM (Campbeltown), 107.1 FM (Machrihanish) and 107.7 FM (South Knapdale) | |
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 |
Forth 1 | Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife | 97.3 FM, 97.6, 102.2 (Penicuik) | 12D |
Greatest Hits Radio Scotland | Scotland | AYRSHIRE: 1035 MW DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY: 96.5 FM (Stranraer), 97.0 (Dumfries), 103.0 (Kirkcudbright) EDINBURGH, LOTHIAN, FIFE & FALKIRK: 1548 MW GLASGOW & THE WEST: 1152 MW NORTH SCOTLAND: 1107 MW SCOTTISH BORDERS & NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND: 96.8 FM (Selkirk), 102.3 (Berwick-Upon-Tweed), 103.1 (Peebles) and 103.4 (Eyemouth) TAYSIDE & FIFE: 1584 MW (Perth), 1161 (Dundee) |
AYRSHIRE: 11B EDINBURGH, LOTHIAN, FIFE & FALKIRK: 12D GLASGOW & THE WEST: 11C NORTH SCOTLAND: 11B NORTH EAST SCOTLAND: 11C TAYSIDE & FIFE: 11B |
GO Radio Glasgow | Central Scotland | – | 11D (Central Scotland) |
Heart Scotland | Central Scotland | 100.3 FM (Glasgow), 101.1 (Edinburgh), 101.1 (Rosneath) 103.3 (Penicuik) | 11D (Central Scotland) |
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 (Central Scotland) |
MFR | Inverness and Northern Scotland | 97.4 FM (Inverness) 96.6 FM (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Wick) 96.7 (Fraserburgh) |
11B |
Nation Radio Scotland | Glasgow and Dumbartonshire | 96.3 FM (Glasgow) 103.0 FM (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Helensburgh, Lomondside and Inverclyde) |
11D (Central Scotland) |
Radio North Angus | 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 |
Original 106 | Aberdeen and North East Scotland, Dundee and Perth | 106.8 FM (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire), 106.3 (North Aberdeen), 106.3 (Peterhead), 102.0 (Dundee), 106.6 (Perth) | 11C (North East Scotland) |
SIBC | Shetland | 102.2 FM, 96.2 (Bressay) | |
Radio Skye | Skye & Lochalsh | 102.7 FM, 106.2 (Portree) | - |
Smooth Scotland | Central Scotland | 105.2 FM | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
talkSPORT Scotland | Scotland | – | 11D (Central Scotland), 11D (Dundee), 11C (Aberdeen) |
Tay FM | Tayside and North Fife | 96.4 FM (Perth), 102.8 (Dundee) | 11B |
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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West FM | Ayrshire | 96.7 FM, 97.5 (Girvan), 106.7 (Rothesay) | 11B |
Former Scottish stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | DAB channels | date closed | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
River FM | Livingston | FM 103.4, 107.7 | 29 September 2006 | Station closed on 29 September 2006 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
talk 107 | Edinburgh | 107.0 FM | 11D (Central Scotland) | 23 December 2008 | Station closed on 23 December 2008 and licence returned to Ofcom |
L107 | Lanarkshire | 107.9 FM, 107.5 (Cumbernauld) | 11 November 2010 | Station closed on 11 November 2010 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
XFM Scotland | Paisley | 96.3 FM | 11D (Central Scotland), 11B (Ayr) | 13 September 2015 | 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 | 15 August 2018 | Station closed on 15 August 2018 and licence returned to OFCOM |
Waves Radio | Peterhead and Fraserburgh | 101.2 FM | 11C | May 2023 | Station closed due to financial reasons |
Wales
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | DAB channels |
---|---|---|---|
Bayside Radio | Colwyn Bay | 87.7 FM (COVID-19 RSL) | 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Bridge FM | Bridgend and The Vale of Glamorgan | 106.3 FM | 12C (South East Wales) |
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, Shropshire and Chester | 96.3 FM (North Wales Coast), 97.1 (Wirral), 103.4 (Wrexham, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester, Telford and Shrewsbury) | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
Capital South Wales | Cardiff and Newport | 103.2 FM (Cardiff) and 97.4 (Newport) | 12C |
Radio Carmarthenshire | Carmarthenshire | 97.1 FM (Swansea), 97.5 (Carmarthen), 97.5 (Llanelli) | 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
Dragon Radio | Wales | – | 12C (South East Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+) |
Easy Radio | Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli | 102.1 FM | 12C (South East Wales), 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales | Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli | – | 12A (Swansea), 12C (South East Wales) |
Heart North and Mid Wales | North Wales | 88.0 FM Wrexham 106.9 Rhyl 107.3 Prestatyn 105.7 Llandudno 107.2 Porthmadog |
10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+) |
Heart South Wales | South and West Wales | 106.0 Swansea 102.3 Pontypool 105.9 Treharris 107.3 Bargoed 105.2 Abergavenny 106.1 Ebbw Vale 105.4 Bridgend and Cardiff 105.9 Newport 107.7 Ceredigion |
12C (South East Wales) 12A (Swansea) 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
Nation Radio Wales | 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) |
10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+) 10D (North East Wales) 12C (South East Wales) 12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) |
Nation Hits | Mid and West Wales | – | 10C |
Radio Pembrokeshire | Pembrokeshire | 102.5 FM 107.5 (Fishguard and Tenby) |
12D (Mid and West Wales) |
Smooth Wales | Wales | 1260 AM (Wrexham) | 12C (South East Wales), 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Sunshine Radio | Monmouthshire | See England listings for full details | |
The Wave | Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli | 96.4 FM | 12A (Swansea) |
Former Welsh stations
Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain FM | South Wales | DAB only | July 2013 | Closed July 2013 |
Valleys Radio | South Wales Valleys | 1116 AM, 999 | 30 April 2009 | Station closed on 30 April 2009 and licence returned to OFCOM |
Radio Hafren | Mid Wales and The Borders | 756 AM and 102.1FM | 10 February 2015 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Bailiwick Classics | Channel Islands | DAB only | 12A (DAB+) |
Bailiwick Hits | 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) | 11C (DAB+) |
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 | 11C (DAB+) Manx Radio AM and Manx Radio FM DAB channels |
Soleil Radio | Channel Islands | 107.7 FM (St Helier) | 12A (DAB+) |
3FM | 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/DAB+) stations
Community radio stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue (kHz/MHz) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1BTN | Brighton | 101.4 FM | On Air: 14 April 2017 |
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 |
Alfred Radio | Shaftesbury | 107.3 FM | On Air: 14 Feb 2022 |
Amar 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 |
Ambur Radio | 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 |
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 |
Ashdown Radio | Uckfield | 94.7 FM (Crowborough) 105.0 (Uckfield) | On Air: 1 July 2010 (formerly Uckfield FM) |
Radio Asian Fever | Leeds | 107.3 FM | On Air: 1 March 2007 |
Asian Star | 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 |
Awaaz Radio | High Wycombe | 107.4 FM | On Air: 24 March 2011 |
B Radio (Reading) | Reading | 95.6 FM | On Air: August 2021 |
B Radio (Farnborough) | Farnborough | 106.5 FM | On Air: 14 February 2020 |
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 |
BCR 103.1 FM | Sheffield | 103.1 FM | On Air: 31 May 2008 |
The Beat London | Harlesden, London | 103.6 FM | On Air: 16 April 2007 (formerly BANG Radio) |
Belfast 89FM | Belfast | 89.3 FM | On Air: 30 June 2015 |
Beverley FM | 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 | |
Brize Norton | 106.1 FM (Brize Norton) | On Air: October 2018 | |
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 Gurkha Radio | Shorncliffe | 105.4 FM (Shorncliffe), 90.8 (Dover) 1134 (Abingdon, Bramcote, Catterick, Sandhurst) 1278 (Shorncliffe, Stafford, Tidworth, Warminster) 1287 (Aldershot, Blandford, Brecon, Hullavington, Innsworth, Maidstone) |
On Air: October 2019 |
BigglesFM | Biggleswade | 104.8 FM | On Air: 22 April 2011 |
Bishop FM | Bishop Auckland | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 |
Blackburn 102.2 FM | Blackburn | 102.2 FM | On Air: March 2020 |
Black Cat Radio | St Neots | 102.5 FM | On Air: 17 April 2017 |
Black Country Radio | Black Country | 102.5 FM (Stourbridge), 92.2 (Dudley) | On Air: 1 January 2008 (formerly The Bridge) |
Black Diamond FM | East and Central Midlothian | 107.8 FM | On Air: 21 May 2007 |
Blast 106 | Belfast | 106.4 FM | On Air: 8 July 2009 |
Blast 106 (Causeway Coast) | Coleraine | 106.4 FM | On Air: October 2020 |
Blyth Valley Radio | Southwold | 105.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2009 |
Bolton FM | Bolton | 96.5 FM | On Air: 20 June 2009 |
Bounce FM | 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 |
BRfm 97.3 | Blaenau Gwent | 97.3 FM | On Air: 18 October 2007 |
BRMB | Birmingham | 89.1 FM | On Air: 1 November 2005 (formerly Big City Radio) |
Bro Radio | Vale of Glamorgan | 98.1 FM Barry, 100.2 Llantwit Major | On Air: 31 March 2009 |
Bute Island Radio | Rothesay | 96.5 FM (formerly Bute FM) | On Air: 15 July 2009 |
Radio Cabin | Herne Bay | 94.6 FM | On Air: 8 April 2017 |
Caithness FM | 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 |
Cando FM | Barrow in Furness | 106.3 FM (Barrow in Furness), 107.3 (Ulverston) Also on DAB+ in Morecambe Bay |
On Air: November 2015 |
Carillon Wellbeing Radio | 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 |
Caroline Community Radio | Maldon, Essex | 94.7 FM | On Air: 19 October 2020 |
Castledown Radio | Tidworth | 104.7 FM | On Air: 4 November 2006 |
The Cat | 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 |
Chiltern Voice | Amersham and Chesham | 107.4 FM | On Air: 27 November 2021 |
CCR 104.4 | Chelmsford | 104.4 FM | On Air: 18 March 2017 |
Chorley FM | Chorley | 102.8 FM | On Air: 24 November 2006 |
Cinque Ports Radio | Romney | 100.2 FM (formerly Shoreline Radio) | On Air: May 2021 |
City Beat 103.2 | 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) |
Community Voice FM | Middlesbrough | 104.5 FM | On Air: 10 August 2009 |
Corby Radio | Corby | 96.3 FM | On Air: 5 December 2009 |
Crescent Radio | 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 (Stoke-on-Trent), 96.6 (Newcastle-under-Lyme) | On Air: 28 February 2002 |
Plymouth | 96.3 FM | On Air: 29 March 2007 | |
Croydon FM | Croydon | 97.8 FM | On Air: 11 September 2021 |
Crystal FM | 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 |
Dean Radio | Cinderford | 105.6 FM, 95.7 (Lydney) | On Air: 24 August 2018 |
Desi Radio | Southall | 1602 AM | On Air: May 2002 |
Deveron FM | 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 |
Dover Community Radio (DCR FM) | Dover | 104.9FM | On Air: 1 May 2022 |
Down FM | Downpatrick | 105.0 FM | On Air: 30 March 2006 |
Drive 105 | Derry | 105.3 FM | On Air: 27 January 2009 |
Drystone Radio | South Craven | 103.5 FM | On Air: 16 January 2009 |
Dunoon Community Radio | Dunoon | 97.4 FM | On Air: 1 December 2009 |
East Coast FM | 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 |
EAVA FM | Leicester | 102.5 FM | On Air: 5 December 2008 |
Eden FM | Penrith | 107.5 FM | On Air: July 2014 |
Embrace Radio | Northampton | 104.7 FM | On Air: 5 March 2022 |
Endeavour FM | Boston | 107.0 FM | On Air: 22 August 2016 |
Erewash Sound | Ilkeston | 96.8, 103.5 FM | On Air: 6 March 2010 |
Express FM | 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 |
Fantasy Radio | 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 |
Fiesta FM | Southampton | 95.0 FM | On Air: 17 September 2018 |
First FM | Oxford | 105.1 FM | On Air: 14 February 2014 (formerly Destiny 105) |
Flame CCR | Wirral | 1521 AM | On Air: 19 December 2009 |
Flex FM | South West 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 | On Air: 28 August 2010 |
Gaydio | Brighton | 97.8 FM Also on DAB in London (11B) |
On Air: 18 June 2010 |
Gaydio | Manchester | 88.4 FM | On Air: 18 June 2010 |
Glastonbury FM | Glastonbury | 107.1 FM | On Air: 30 April 2009 |
GFM | Gloucester | 96.6 FM | On Air: 21 July 2006 |
GLOW Radio | Farnborough | 106.5 FM | On Air: May 2021 |
Gravity FM | Grantham | 97.2 FM | On Air: 1 December 2008 |
Great Driffield Radio | 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 |
Gulshan Radio | Wolverhampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 11 February 2016 |
Hailsham FM | Hailsham | 95.9 FM | On Air: 26 May 2018 |
Halton Community Radio | 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 |
Hermitage FM | Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 99.2 FM | On Air: 14 November 2009 |
Heritage Radio | Manchester | 90.6 FM | On Air: 5 June 2016 |
Hillz FM | Coventry | 98.6 FM | On Air: 1 June 2009 |
HitMix Radio | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 107.5 FM | On Air: 28 November 2015 |
Home Radio | Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire | 100.8 FM | On Air: 4 May 2023 |
90.1 Hope FM | 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 |
Inspire FM | Luton | 105.1 FM | On Air: 10 August 2010 |
In2beats | Bedford | 106.5 FM | On Air: 23 April 2011 |
Radio Ikhlas | 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) |
IÚR FM | 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 |
K107FM | Kirkcaldy | 107.0 FM | On Air: March 2014 |
Kane FM | Guildford | 103.7 FM | On Air: 28 October 2011 |
KCC Live | Knowsley | 99.8FM | On Air: 18 June 2009 |
Keith Community Radio | Keith and Moray | 107.7 FM - evening opt-out of MFR FM | On Air: January 2013 |
Kemet Radio | Nottingham | 97.5 FM | On Air: 25 January 2007 |
Kennet Radio | Newbury | 106.7 FM | On Air: March 2018 |
Koast Radio | Ashington | 106.6 FM | On Air: December 2015 |
Kohinoor FM | Leicester | 97.3 FM | On Air: 23 December 2008 |
LDC Radio | Leeds | 97.8 FM Also on DAB in Leeds & Bradford |
On Air: 17 June 2020 |
Legacy 90.1 FM | Moss Side, Manchester | 90.1 FM | On Air: 1 October 2009 |
Radio Leyland | Leyland | 104.8 FM | On Air: 1 April 2019 |
Lincoln City Radio | Lincoln | 103.6 FM | On Air: 19 April 2010 |
Link FM | Sheffield | 96.7 FM | On Air: February 2016 |
Lionheart Radio | Alnwick | 107.3 FM | On Air: 30 March 2007 |
Lisburn's 98FM | Lisburn | 98.8 FM | On Air: 30 September 2011 |
Maritime Radio | 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) | On Air: 6 June 2009 |
Meridian FM | East Grinstead | 107.0 FM | On Air: 1 March 2010 |
Mid Sussex Radio | Burgess Hill | 103.8 FM (formerly Burgess Hill Radio) | On Air: 27 October 2018 |
Mix 92.6 | St Albans | 92.6 FM (formerly Radio Verulam) | On Air: 7 July 2007 |
MKFM | Milton Keynes | 95.0 FM (Wolverton), 102.1 (Bletchley), 106.3 (Milton Keynes) | 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 |
Radio Newark | Newark | 107.8 FM | On Air: 2 May 2015 |
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 |
NLive Radio | Northampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 30 September 2016 (formerly NNBC) |
Nomad Radio | Hammersmith and Fulham | 92.2 FM | On Air: 1 November 2019 |
North Manchester FM | North Manchester | 106.6 FM | On Air: 6 July 2009 |
Nova FM | 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 |
NuSound Radio | Forest Gate, London | 92.0 FM | On Air: 19 March 2007 |
Oban FM | Oban | 103.3 FM | On Air: 15 July 1996[10] |
Oldham Community Radio | Oldham | 99.7 FM | On Air: 17 March 2007 |
Panj Radio | Coventry | 1521 AM | On Air: December 2016 |
Pendle Community Radio | Nelson | 103.1 FM | On Air: 28 August 2007 |
Penistone FM | Penistone | 95.7 FM | On Air: 6 June 2009 |
Peterborough Community Radio (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 |
Platform B | Brighton | 105.5 FM | On Air: 1 October 2018 |
Pulse FM | Barrhead | 98.4 FM | On Air: 28 July 2009 |
Pulse | Somerset | 104.4 FM | On Air: 9 May 2013 |
Purbeck Coast FM | Swanage | 101.2 FM | On Air: April 2019 |
Pride FM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 89.2 FM | On Air: 9 July 2018 |
Quality Radio (formerly Paisley FM) | Paisley | 107.5 FM | On Air: 1 February 2019 |
QUAY-FM | Alderney, Channel Islands | 107.1 FM Also on DAB+ in Channel Islands (12A) |
On Air: 12 February 2015 |
Radio 2 Funky | Leicester | 95.0 FM | On Air: April 2020 |
Raaj FM | West Bromwich | 91.3 FM | On Air: 31 January 2009 |
Radio Cabin | Herne Bay | 94.6 FM | On Air: 8 April 2017 |
Radio Ninesprings | 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 |
Rainbow Radio | South London | FM 92.4 | On Air: August 2022 |
Radio Ramadhan 365 | Glasgow | 1530 AM | On Air: May 2019 |
Red Kite Radio | 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 |
Revive FM | Newham | 94.0 FM | On Air: 19 July 2019 |
Revolution Radio | Northampton | 96.1 FM | On Air: 12 June 2021 |
Rhondda Radio | Treorchy | 106.1 FM, 97.5 (Ferndale) | On Air: 29 July 2018 |
Ribble FM | Clitheroe | 106.7 FM | On Air: 25 July 2016 |
Rinse FM | London | 106.8 FM | On Air: February 2011 |
Riviera FM | 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 |
Saint FM | Burnham-on-Crouch | 94.7 FM | On Air: 1 December 2007 |
Salford City Radio | Salford | 94.4 FM | On Air: 30 September 2007 |
Salaam Radio | Peterborough | 106.2 FM | On Air: 30 June 2016 |
Radio Saltire | East Lothian | FM 106.7, 107.2 | On Air: 2 December 2018 |
Radio Sangam | 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 |
Sedgemoor FM (formerly Access FM) | Bridgwater | 104.2 FM | On Air: 9 June 2013 |
Radio Seerah | Leicester | 1575 AM | On Air: 1 February 2019 |
Select Radio | South London | 94.4 FM | On Air: 3 December 2021 |
106.9 SFM | Sittingbourne | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 July 2012 |
Sheffield Live! | Sheffield | 93.2 FM | On Air: 29 October 2007 |
Sheppey FM 92.2 | Sheppey, Kent | 92.2 FM | On Air: 18 April 2017 |
shmuFM | 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 |
Skyline Community Radio | 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 |
Sound Radio | 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 |
Spice FM | 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 |
Sunshine 104.9 | Belfast | 104.9 FM | On Air: January 2019 |
Susy Radio | 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 | 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) |
TD1 Radio | Galashiels | 106.5 FM | On Air: 30 March 2015 |
Tempo FM | Wetherby | 107.4 FM | On Air: 11 September 2006 |
10Radio | Wiveliscombe, Somerset | 105.3 FM | On Air: 2 March 2008 |
The Thread | 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 |
3TFM | 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 |
Ujima Radio | Bristol | 98.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2008 |
Unity 101 | Southampton | 101.1 FM | On Air: 12 December 2005 |
Unity FM | Birmingham | 93.5 FM | On Air: 2 August 2006 |
Unity Radio | Manchester | 92.8 FM | On Air: Summer 2010 |
Vectis Radio | Newport Isle of Wight | 104.6 FM | On air Autumn 2017 |
Vibe 107.6 | 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 |
The Voice | North Devon | 106.1 (Barnstaple), 107.8 (Bideford and Ilfecombe) | On Air: March 2014 |
Radio Warrington | Warrington | 1332 AM | On Air: 20 July 2016 |
WCR Community Radio | Warminster | 105.5 FM | On Air: 1 April 2012 |
WCR FM | Wolverhampton | 101.8 FM | On Air: 30 March 2007 |
West Kent Radio | West Kent | 95.5 FM Tonbridge, 106.7 Tunbridge Wells | On Air: 15 October 2021 |
Westside FM | Hanwell | 89.6 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 |
West Somerset Radio | Minehead | 104.4 FM | On Air: 22 October 2018 |
106.9FM WHCR | Kingston upon Hull | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
Radio Wimborne | Wimborne | 94.6 FM | On Air: 16 Oct 2021 |
Winchester Radio | Winchester | 94.7 FM | On Air: 24 March 2019 |
Radio Winchcombe | Winchcombe | 107.1FM | On Air: 18 May 2012 |
Witney Radio | 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 |
Radio Wyvern | Worcester | 106.7 FM Also on DAB in Herefordshire and Worcestershire (12A) |
On Air: 13 January 2008 (formerly Youthcomm Radio) |
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) |
Zack FM | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Chelmsford Calling | Chelmsford | 104.4 FM | Closed Feb 2007 |
Sound Radio | Hackney | 1503 AM | Closed June 2007 |
TGR Sound | Bexleyheath | 103.7 FM | Closed 22 Jun 2008 |
Vibe FM | 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 |
Boundary Sound | Newark | 102.6 FM | Closed 23 June 2011 |
Voice Radio | Caerphilly | DAB 11C (Cardiff and Newport) | Closed 20 July 2011 |
Wayland Radio | Wayland, Norfolk | 107.3 FM | Closed 27 August 2011 |
Burngreave Community Radio | Burngreave, Sheffield | 103.1 FM | Closed: September 2011 |
Radio Sandwell | 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 |
The Park | Lymington | 97.9 FM | Closed 8 June 2012 |
ON FM | Hammersmith, London | 101.4 FM | Closed January 2013 |
OX105 FM | 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 |
Shine FM | 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 |
Ummah FM | Reading | 95.6 FM | Closed July 2016 |
West Wolds Radio | Pocklington | 103.1 FM | Closed 30 September 2016 |
The Hub | Mid Cornwall | 106.1 FM (Truro), 106.4 (St Mawes and Mevagissey) | Closed 28 October 2016 |
Radio Jcom | 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 |
Iman FM | North East Sheffield and South West Rotherham | 103.1 | Closed July 2017 |
Brecks FM | Watton, Norfolk | 106.9 FM | Closed 3 December 2017 |
Brick FM | St Boswells | 103.0 FM | Closed December 2017 |
An Radio | Uist | 105.2 FM | Closed February 2019 |
Radio Glan Clwyd | Bodelwyddan | 1287 AM | Closed February 2019 |
Wirral Radio | Wirral | 92.1 FM, DAB | Closed 1 March 2018 |
Cross Rhythms Teesside | Stockton-on-Tees | 107.1 FM | Closed April 2019 |
Demon FM | Leicester | 107.5 FM | Closed 3 May 2019 |
Radio BGWS | 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 |
Leisure FM | Pattiswick | 107.4 FM | Closed June 2022 |
SWU.FM | Bristol | 103.7 FM | Closed September 2022 |
Buchan Radio | Peterhead | 107.9 FM | Closed 24 October 2022 |
Takeover Radio | Leicester | 103.2 FM | Closed 2022 |
New Style Radio | Birmingham | 98.7 FM | Closed 2022 |
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 | 9B | 10 December 2021 | DAB+: Ambron, Dance Revolution, Durham OnAir, Easy Radio, Frisk Radio, Memory Lane, Nation Radio, Nation 80s, Nation New, Panjab Radio, Pride Radio, Radio Shields, Radio Tyneside, Spice Radio, Sun FM Radio, The Toon and xRhythms. |
Salisbury | MUXCAST ONE (Nation Radio / BFBS) | 8A | 28 March 2022 | Greatest Hits Salisbury DAB+: BBC Radio Wiltshire; Angel Vintage, AWNSR, BFBS Beats, BFBS Best of British, BFBS Edge, BFBS Gurkha, BFBS Rewind, BFBS Salisbury, Boom Light, Easy Radio, Fiesta FM UK, Like One, Nation 60s, Nation 00s, Nation Dance, Nation Love, Nation Rocks, Nation Radio, Outreach Salisbury, Outdance Salisbury, Salisbury Radio, Tomorrowland OWR and Xtra Hot Salisbury. |
North Birmingham | Switch Radio (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 9A | April 2022 | DAB+: 45 Radio, Big City Radio, Black Country Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BRMB, Club Asia, Cosoro Radio, Delite Radio, Fun Kids Pop Hits, Gaydio, Hope FM, Like One, London Greek Radio, Nation Radio, Panjab Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Central, Radio XL, Rajoradio, Sabras Radio, Sanskar Sound, Scratch Radio, Switch Radio, Tomorrowland OWR and Unity FM. |
Cambridge | Cambridge Digital Radio (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 9C | 5 April 2022 | Angel Vintage, Cambridge 105 DAB+: Arena Radio, BOSS Atlantis, Caroline Flashback, Glitterbeam, HCR104fm, News Radio UK, Radio Caroline, Radio Sangam, Radio Xtra, Resonance Extra, Style Radio and Zack FM |
Newcastle & Gateshead | Tyneside Community Digital | 8A | June 2022 | DAB+: 45 Radio, Ambron, COG Grand Radio, Dance Revolution, Durham OnAir, Frisk Radio, Gorgeous Radio, News Radio UK, Nova Radio North East, Panacea Radio, Panjab Radio, Pride Radio, Radio Tyneside, Spice Radio, Sun FM Radio, The Toon and Tomorrowland OWR. |
Edinburgh 2 | Edinburgh DAB Ltd | 9B | July 2022 | DAB+: 1AU Radio, 45 Radio, Awaz FM, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, Chief Radio, Easy Radio, Edge 1, Edge 2, Funky SX, Great British Radio, Heartsong Live, Like One, London One Radio, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Radio Saltire, Sami Swoi Radio, Sunoh Radio, Tomorrowland OWR and Voice of Islam. |
Bradford | Bradford Digital Media | 8B | July 2022 | DAB+: Akash Radio, Cosoro Radio, Culture City Radio, Drystone Radio, Fever Leeds, Gorgeous Radio, Great Yorkshire Radio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, My Greek Radio, Panjab Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Sunrise Gold, Sunrise Radio Yorkshire and Voice of Islam |
Glasgow | Like DAB (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 8B | August 2022 | DAB+: Awaz FM Glasgow, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, Eirewave, Gaydio, Heartsong Live, House Party Radio, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Panacea 80s Soul, Quality Radio, Tomorrowland OWR and Voice of Islam. |
Sheffield & Rotherham | Shefcast Digital | 9C | August 2022 | DAB+: 45 Radio, Angel Radio, Cosoro Radio, Essentials, Fever Radio, Gaydio, Link FM, Radio Sangam, Sheffield Live!, Rotherham Radio and Rother Radio. |
Derry | Foyle DAB | 11C | August 2022 | DAB+: Drive 105, Juice Radio, Podcast Radio, R-Radio and Voice of Islam. |
Blackpool | Fun Coast Digital | 8B | 1 September 2022 | DAB+: 45 Radio, Central Radio NW, Coastal Radio, Dune Radio, Fylde Coast Radio, Glitterbeam, Happy Radio UK, House Party Radio, Juice Radio, Red Rose Radio and WBPL WOW Blackpool. |
Winchester | UK DAB Networks Ltd. | 9C | September 2022 | DAB+: 60s, 80s Rhythm, Awaaz Radio, B Radio, BFBS Gurkha, Hot Gold Winchester, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Nation Hits, News Radio UK, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio, Skyline Gold, Victory, Voice FM Music, Winchester Radio, Winchester Today and Xtra Hot Winchester |
Norwich | Future Digital Norfolk Limited (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 9C | October 2022 | Angel Vintage, Future Radio DAB+: Cambridge 105, Caroline Flashback, Cosoro Radio, News Radio UK, NME 1, NME 2, Radio Caroline, Resonance Extra, Select Radio, Skylab Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Style Radio, Weather 24/7 and Zack FM. |
Leeds | Leeds Digital Media Limited | 9A | October 2022 | DAB+: Akash Radio, Dance Asia Radio, Fever Leeds, Fresh Leeds, Gaydio, Juice Radio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, My Greek Radio, Mighty Leeds, Radio Apni Awaz, Radio Rangoli, Sunrise Gold, Sunrise Radio Yorkshire and Voice Of Islam. |
Cardiff | Cardiff DAB Ltd | 10D | October 2022 | DAB+: AWNSR, Bro Radio, Gaydio, Great British Radio, GTFM, Nation 80s, News Radio UK, Radio Cardiff, Tomorrowland OWR, Voice of Islam and XL:UK Radio. |
Dudley & Stourbridge | DigiMux | 8A | 29 October 2022 | DAB+: Black Country Radio, Black Country Xtra, Gaydio, Gorgeous Radio, Gulshan Radio, Skylab Radio and Switch Radio. |
Kings Lynn | North Norfolk Digital | 9C | October 2022 | Greatest Hits Radio West Norfolk DAB+: Cambridge 105, Caroline Flashback, Eruption Radio, KL1 Radio, Radio Caroline and Radio West Norfolk. |
Exeter | ExeDAB Ltd | 9A | November 2022 | DAB+: DevonAIR Gold, East Devon Radio, Ignite 90s, PHONIC, Radio Exe, Riviera FM, South Devon Radio and Zest 60s SW. |
Bristol East | Bristol Digital Radio (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 9B | November 2022 | DAB+: Angel Vintage, BASE Radio, BCfm, Bradley Stoke, Decadance Bristol, Fun Kids, Fun Kids Naps, Kool FM, KTCR, NOODS Radio, Radio Maria England, Somer Valley, SWU, Tomorrowland OWR and Ujima. |
Bristol West | Severnside Digital Radio | 12D | November 2022 | DAB+: Angel Vintage, BCfm, Bradley Stoke, Decadance Bristol, Fun Kids, Fun Kids Naps, Hub Radio, Kool FM, NOODS Radio, Radio Maria England, SWU, Tomorrowland OWR and Ujima. |
Basingstoke | UK DAB Networks Ltd. | 8B | 1 December 2022 | Angel Vintage DAB+: 60s, B Radio, Basingstoke Community Radio, BFBS Gurkha, Easy Radio, Great British Radio, Hospital Radio Basingstoke, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation Radio, News Radio UK, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio and Xtra Hot Basingstoke |
South Birmingham | South Birmingham Digital Radio | 9C | December 2022 | DAB+: Ambur Radio, Angel Vintage, Big City Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BRMB, Brumside Radio, Club Asia Radio, Fun Kids, Fun Kids NonStop, Gaydio, Gulshan Radio, Nation Radio, Radio Maria England, Radio XL, Sabras Radio, Sanskar Sound, Switch Radio, Tomorrowland OWR and Unity FM. |
Coventry | Coventry Community Digital Radio | 9B | 20 January 2023 | Panjab Radio, Radio Panj, Vanny Radio and Voice of Islam. DAB+: Glitterbeam, Radio Plus and Sanity Radio. |
Leicester | Leicester Digital Partnership CIC | 9B | March 2023 | Kohinoor Radio, LCR1, LCR2, Leicester SSDAB, Nishaan Radio, Panj Pani Radio, Radio Seerah, Radio2Funky, Ramadan FM. |
Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton DAB Ltd | 7D | March 2023 | Panjab Radio. DAB+: Blue Dot Radio, Gorgeous Radio, Radio XL, Skylab Radio, Smile Radio and WCR FM. |
Congleton & Leek | Moorlands DAB | 9A | 15 May 2023 | DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, Cheshire's Silk, Churnet Sound, Happy Radio and Timeless Radio. |
Crewe & Nantwich | South Cheshire DAB | 7D | May 2023 | DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, Cat Xtra, Cheshire's Silk, The Cat and Timeless Radio. |
Manchester | Manchester DAB (formerly on-air as a trial multiplex) | 7D | June 2023 | DAB+: ALL FM, Buzz MCR, Care Radio, Cosoro Radio, Cheesy FM, Eirewave, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Juice Radio, LMR Manchester, Love 80s MCR, Mom's Spaghetti, Nation Radio, Nation 80s, Radio Africana, Reform Radio, Slack City MCR, Sunrise Radio Yorkshire, Tomorrowland OWR and XS Manchester. |
South Durham | Durham Digital | 9B | June 2023 | DAB+: Alpha Radio, Aycliffe Radio, Dance Revolution, Durham OnAir, Frisk Radio, Prince Bishops Hospital Radio and Sun FM Radio. |
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme | Alternative Broadcast Company | 8A | July 2023 | DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, Radio Caroline and xRhythms. |
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn | Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn DAB | 8B | 18 August 2023 | DAB+: Cheshire's Mix 56, Happy Radio, House Party Radio, Panacea Soul and Radio Warrington. |
Stockport | Stockport Community SSDAB | 8A | 30 August 2023 | DAB+: Cheshire's Mix 56, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Panacea Soul, Pie Radio UK, Tomorrowland OWR, Voice of Islam and Wythenshawe FM. |
Preston & Chorley | Preston DAB | 9A | 31 August 2023 | DAB+: Central Radio NW, Dune Radio, Happy Radio UK, Juice Radio, Panacea Soul and Red Rose Radio |
Glossop & Buxton | High Peak One Digital | 8B | 6 October 2023 | DAB+: Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO and North Derbyshire Radio |
Cheshire Mid | Cheshire Radio | 9C | 14 October 2023 | DAB+: Cheshire's Mix 56, Panacea Soul |
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, 1AU Classic Hits, 10-fi.com, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage, Atmosphere Radio, bigbeatbrighton, Care Radio, Cosoro Radio, Decadance Radio, Gaydio, Mi-Soul, Passion Radio, Platform B, Radio Caroline, Radio Reverb, Regency Radio, Resonance, Select Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Southdown Radio, Starpoint Soul, University Radio Falmer and XTRA HOT. |
Portsmouth | Solent Wireless | 7D | 19 August 2015 | Express FM DAB+: 60s, 80s Rhythm, Atmosphere Radio, B Radio, BFBS Beats, BFBS Portsmouth, Care Radio, Easy Radio Portsmouth, Flash, Gaydio, Nation Radio 70s, Nation Radio 80s, Nation Radio 90s, Outreach Radio, Outreach Dance, Passion Radio, Pompey Sound, Radio Caroline, Soleil Radio, Slack City Radio, Starpoint Soul, Weather 24/7, V2 Radio and Victory. |
Aldershot and Woking | BFBS Aldershot | 8A | 19 October 2015 | B Radio, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, Radio Caroline and Radio Woking DAB+: Array Radio, Brooklands Radio, Care Radio, News Radio UK and V2 Radio. |
London | U.DAB | 9A | 29 October 2015 | Reprezent DAB+: Angel Vintage, Asian Star Radio, CDNX, Delite Radio, Desi Radio, DOM Radio, Fun Kids Junior, Great British Radio, Kool FM, London Greek Radio, Love Life, Mixer Radio, NME 1, NuSound Radio, Radio Caroline, Rainbow Radio, Resonance, Resonance Extra, Rinse FM, Riverside Radio, Ruach Radio, Select Radio, Solar Radio, The Beat London and Tomorrowland OWR. |
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 |
Air Tattoo Live | Fairford, Gloucestershire | July | 87.7 FM - Coverage of the Royal International Air Tattoo |
Radio Badminton | Badminton House | May | 87.9 FM - Live coverage of Badminton Horse Trials |
BSB Radio | Various race circuits | Spring / Summer | 87.7 FM - Coverage of British Superbikes Championship |
Radio Cosford | RAF Cosford | June | 87.9 FM - Live coverage of Cosford Air Show |
Cowes Radio | Cowes | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Cowes Week |
Open Golf Radio | 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 |
Radio Silverstone | 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 |
Radio WOMAD | 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 |
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 |
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 | 88.3 FM - LPFM |
UWS Radio | 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 |
Anker Radio | George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton | 88.9 FM - LPFM and 1386 AM - LPAM |
Apple FM | Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | See community radio listings |
BHR 87.7 | Basildon University Hospital | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Bridge FM Hospital Radio | Ashludie Hospital, Carsview Centre, 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 |
Carillon Radio | Loughborough Hospital, Coalville Hospital, Ashby de-la-Zouch Hospital, Melton Mowbray Hospital and Oakham Hospital | 1386 AM - LPAM Loughborough, 1431 AM - LPAM Coalville, 1476 AM - West Leicestershire |
CHBN Radio | Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance; St Michael's Hospital, Hayle | See community radio listings |
Radio Cavell | Royal Oldham Hospital | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Chichester Hospital Radio | St Richard's Hospital, Chichester | 1431 AM - LPAM |
Radio Clatterbridge | Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | 1386 AM - LPAM |
Forest Gold Radio | St Margaret's Hospital, Epping | 99.3 FM - LPFM |
Radio Glangwili | Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Harrogate Hospital Radio | Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate | 95.3 FM - LPFM |
Hospital Radio Medway | Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham | 87.9 FM - LPFM |
Inverness Hospital Radio | Raigmore Hospital, Inverness | See community radio listings |
Kingstown Radio | Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital, Hull | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Luton and Dunstable Hospital Radio | Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton | 1134 AM - LPAM |
Mid Downs Hospital Radio | The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Hospital Radio Plymouth | Derriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Redhill | East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey | 100.4 FM - LPFM and 1431 AM - LPAM |
Radio Royal (Falkirk) | Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary and Stirling Royal Infirmary | 1278 AM - LPAM (Falkirk) |
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 101.8 FM - LPFM |
Radio City 1386 AM | Singleton Hospital, Swansea | 1386 AM - LPAM |
Radio Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon Hospital, Northolt | 95.1 - LPFM |
Radio Tyneside | Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead | See community radio listings |
Withybush FM | 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 |
Satellite radio stations
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite:
Name | Format | EPG number | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
EWTN Radio | Catholic religious station | Sky 0147 | |
Khushkhabri Radio | Asian Christian station | Sky 0134 | Formerly Asian Gold Radio |
RTÉ Radio 1 | News, current affairs, sport and music | Sky 0137, Freesat 750, Virgin 917 |
FM 88.2—90.0 in the Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ 2FM | Pop music | Sky 0138, Freesat 751 | FM 90.0-92.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta | Irish-language programming | Sky 0140, Freesat 753 | FM 92.0-94.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Lyric FM | Classical music | Sky 0139, Freesat 752 | FM 96.7-99.6 in Republic of Ireland |
Sukh Sagar Radio | Gurbani station | Sky 0133 | |
Trans World Radio | Religious programming | Sky 0128, 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; 105.4 FM (Folkestone), 90.8 (Dover) |
BFBS Radio 2 | Online in UK | |
National Prison Radio | Internal radio station for UK prisons | Satellite |
Radio Brands | Brands Hatch, Kent | 88.3 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Nitro FM | Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire | 96.2 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Albion Radio | West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich | 106.9 FM - LPFM (home matchdays only) |
Cheltenham Radio | Cheltenham Racecourse | 87.7 FM - LPFM (horse racing meetings only) |
Scout Radio | Gilwell Park, London | 99.6 FM |
Sout al Khaleej | London | 11B DAB (available on 100.8 FM in Doha, Qatar) |
Acacia Radio | Annesley Woodhouse | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Brill Oldies Radio | Brill | 104.7 - LPFM |
Leicester Community Radio | 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
References
- "Radio broadcast licences". Ofcom. 17 August 2022.
- "UK Radio Licensees - Long Term RSLs". Ofcom.
- "Radio Broadcasting Updates". Ofcom. 2 November 2022.
- "Ofcom Technical Parameters (Excel Document)". Ofcom.
- "Home". 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.
- "Daily Record 15 Jul 1996, page 9".
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