List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom:
National analogue and digital stations
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage
Name | Format | DAB Channels | Freeview | |||||
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Absolute Radio | Adult-Orientated Pop/Rock Music | 105.8 FM (London), 105.2 FM (West Midlands) | 1197, 1215, 1233, 1242 and 1260 MW | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
727 | 724 | 0107 | 915 |
Absolute 80s | Music from the 1980s | 11A | 726 | 0200 | 951 | |||
Awesome Radio | Islamic music and speech | 11A | ||||||
BBC Radio 1 | youth-orientated pop music and talk | 97.6 - 99.8 FM | 12B | 700 | 700 | 0101 | 901 | |
BBC Radio 1Xtra | Urban Music, Hip Hop, Drum'n'Bass | 12B | 701 | 701 | 0137 | 907 | ||
BBC Radio 2 | adult-orientated pop music (classics & current) and talk | 88.1 - 90.2 FM | 12B | 702 | 702 | 0102 | 902 | |
BBC Radio 3 | classical and serious music, drama | 90.2 - 92.4 FM | 12B | 703 | 703 | 0103 | 903 | |
BBC Radio 4 FM | news, documentary, drama, comedy | 92.4 - 96.1 FM 103.5 - 104.9 |
12B | 704 | 704 | 0104 | 904 | |
BBC Radio 4 LW | news, documentary, drama, comedy | 198 LW 720 MW in London plus Plymouth 774, Hayle (Cornwall) 756, Newcastle 603, Carlisle 1495, Aberdeen 1449, Enniskillen 774, Lisburn 720, Derry 720 and Glasgow 720. |
12B | 710 | 0143 | 911 | ||
BBC Radio 4 Extra | comedy, drama and discussion | 12B | 708 | 708 | 0131 | 910 | ||
BBC Radio 5 Live | news and sport | 909, 693, 990 MW | 12B | 705 | 705 | 0105 | 905 | |
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | extended coverage of sporting fixtures | 12B | 706 | 706 | 0144 | 908 | ||
BBC Radio 6 Music | young adult-orientated music | 12B | 707 | 707 | 0120 | 909 | ||
BBC Asian Network | news, features and music for British Asians | 837 MW (Leicestershire) 1449 (Peterborough) 1458 (Birmingham & West Midlands) 828 (Wolverhampton) |
12B | 709 | 709 | 0119 | 912 | |
BBC World Service | news and features | 12B | 710 | 711 | 0115 | 906 | ||
BFBS Radio | British forces radio | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
786 | 0211 | ||||
Capital Xtra | Hip hop and RnB | 96.9 and 107.1 FM (London) | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
720 | 0144 | 959 | ||
Classic FM | classical music | 99.9-101.9 FM | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
731 | 721 | 0106 | 922 | |
Heat Radio | pop music, celebrity gossip and entertainment | 11A | 716 | |||||
Heart Extra | adult contemporary music | 60% of programming shared with Heart London on 106.2 FM | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0112 | 921 | |||
Kiss | dance and RnB | 100.0 FM (London), 101.0 and 97.2 FM in (Severn Estuary/South Wales), 105.6, 106.1, 106.4, 107.7 (East Anglia) |
11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
713 | 0178 | 963 | ||
Kisstory | old skool dance tunes and anthems | 11A | 714 | |||||
LBC | news, talk and phone-ins | 97.3 FM (London) | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
732 | 974 | 0124 | 919 | |
Magic 105.4 FM | adult contemporary | 105.4 FM (London) | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
715 | 0180 | 928 | ||
Panjab Radio | Music and speech for the Punjabi community | 1584 AM (North London) | 11A | 0130 | ||||
Planet Rock | classic rock | 11A | 730 | 0110 | 924 | |||
Premier Radio | Christian radio station | 1305, 1332 and 1413 MW (London) 1566 MW (Guildford) |
11A | 725 | 0123 | |||
Premier Praise | Christian radio station | 11A | ||||||
Share Radio | Business and finance | 11A | ||||||
Smooth Extra | adult contemporary music | 60% of programming shared with Smooth Radio London on 102.2 FM | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0146 | ||||
Sunrise Radio | Asian music and speech | 963/972 MW in London | 11A | |||||
talkSPORT | sport and phone-ins | 1053, 1089, 1071, 1107 MW | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) Also available on local DAB in London and Scotland |
723 | 731 | 0108 | 927 | |
talkSPORT 2 | sports programming and commentaries | 11A Also available on local DAB in Aberdeen |
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talkRADIO | talk and phone-ins | 11A Also available on local DAB in Aberdeen |
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UCB 1 | Christian radio station | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0125 | 914 | ||||
UCB 2 | Christian radio station | 11A | ||||||
Virgin Radio | Adult-Orientated Pop/Rock Music | 11A Also available on local DAB in Aberdeen |
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Radio X | modern rock music | 104.9 FM (London), 97.7 (Manchester) |
11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) |
723 | 0113 | 960 |
National DAB+ digital stations
List of stations on the Sound Digital multiplex broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard
Name | Format | DAB+ Channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin | Notes |
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Fun Kids | Children's radio station | 11A | Also on London and Hereford and Worcester DAB | ||||
Jazz FM | Jazz music | 11A | 729 | Also on London DAB | |||
Magic Chilled | Soft adult contemporary | 11A | |||||
Semi-national analogue and digital 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 | Unavailable | Birmingham (11C), Dundee (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (11B), Inverness (11B), London (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Teesside (11B) | 725 | 0203 | 952 | |
Absolute Radio 90s | Music from the 1990s | Unavailable | London (12C), Birmingham (11C), Dundee (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (11B), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Northern Ireland (12D), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | 0201 | |||
Capital | Hit music | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / DAB network | Digital feed of Capital London available in Reading and Basingstoke (12D), Cambridge (11C), Cornwall (11B), Southend and Chelmsford (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C}, North Devon (10C), (Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Kent (11C), Northamptonshire (10C), Norwich (10B), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Somerset (10B), Sussex (10B), Swindon (11C) and Bath and West Wiltshire (10D) | 724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 |
Chill | Chill-out music | Unavailable | London (11B), Nottingham (12C) and Leicester (11B) | ||||
Fun Kids | Children's radio | Unavailable | London (11B) and Hereford and Worcester (12A) Also available on DAB+ on the Sound Digital multiplex |
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Gold | Classic Hits | See England list for local AM / DAB network | Digital feed of Gold London available in Ayr (11B), Birmingham (11C), Bournemouth (11B), Cambridge (11C), Central Scotland (11D), Cornwall (11B), Exeter/Torquay (11C), North Devon (10C), Humberside (11B), Kent (11C), Norwich (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Reading/Basingstoke (12D), Southend/Chelmsford (12D), Sussex (10B) and Swindon (11C) | 722 | 0189 | 923 | |
Heart | 80s, 90s and Today | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / DAB network | Digital feed of Heart London on Derbyshire (10B), Leicester (11B) and Nottingham (12C) | 728 | 0733 | 0111 | 918 |
Kiss | Dance and RnB | FM in London, Severn Estuary and East Anglia | London (12C), Cornwall (11B), Exeter and Torbay (11C), North Devon (10C) and Plymouth (12D) Also on Digital One DAB |
713 | 0178 | 963 | |
KissFresh | new Dance and RnB | Unavailable | Birmingham (11C), Dundee (11B) Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (11B), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (11C), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | 712 | |||
Premier Gospel | Gospel music | Unavailable | London (11B) and Surrey (10C) | ||||
UCB 2 | Christian | Unavailable | London (12A) | ||||
Local and regional stations
Local radio stations from the BBC, in England.
BBC Local Radio
Name | Licence Area | FM Frequencies | MW Frequencies | DAB Channels | Freeview (Regional) | Notes |
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BBC Radio Berkshire | Berkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire | 104.1 (West Berkshire and North Hampshire), 104.4 (Reading and Wokingham) 95.4 (East Berkshire), 94.6 (Henley-on-Thames and Maidenhead) |
12D | |||
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) |
1026 (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) | 630 (West Cornwall), 657 (Cornwall) | 11B | ||
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire | Coventry and Warwickshire | 94.8 (Coventry and North Warwickshire), 103.7 (South Warwickshire) 104.0 (Nuneaton) |
12D | |||
BBC Radio Cumbria | Cumbria | 95.6 (Cumbria), 96.1 (Morecambe Bay), 95.2 (South Lakes) 104.1 (West Cumbria), 104.2 (Windermere) |
756 (North Cumbria), 837 (South Cumbria), 1458 (West Cumbria) | |||
BBC Radio Derby | Derbyshire and East Staffordshire | 104.5 (Derby, South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire), 95.3 (North and Mid Derbyshire), 96.0 (Buxton) | 1116 | 10B | ||
BBC Radio Devon | Devon | 103.4 (Devon), 94.8 (North Devon), 95.7 (Plymouth), 95.8 (Exeter), 96.0 (Okehampton), 104.3 (South Devon) | 801 (Barnstaple and North Devon), 990 (Exeter and East Devon) 1458 (Torquay and South Devon) | 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) 12D (Plymouth) |
720 | |
BBC Essex | Essex | 95.3 (South Essex), 103.5 (North and Mid Essex) | 729 (North Essex), 765 (Mid Essex), 1530 (South Essex) | 12D (Southend and Chelmsford) | ||
BBC Radio Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | 104.7 (Gloucestershire), 95.0 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester) | 1413 | 10C | ||
BBC Radio Guernsey | Guernsey | 93.2 (Guernsey), 99.0 (Alderney) | 1116 (Guernsey) | |||
BBC Hereford and Worcester | Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 94.7 (Herefordshire), 104.0 (Worcestershire), 104.4 (Redditch), 104.6 (Wyre Forest) | 738 (Worcestershire), 1584 (North Herefordshire) | 12A | ||
BBC Radio Humberside | East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire | 95.9 | 1485 | 11B | ||
BBC Radio Jersey | Jersey | 88.8 | 1026 | |||
BBC Radio Kent | Kent | 96.7 (West Kent), 97.6 (Folkestone), 104.2 (East Kent) | 774 (East Kent), 1602 (West Kent) | 11C | 719 | |
BBC Radio Lancashire | Lancashire | 95.5 (East Lancashire), 103.9 (Central Lancashire), 104.5 (North Lancashire) | 855 (South Lancashire), 1557 (North Lancashire) | 12A | ||
BBC Radio Leeds | West Yorkshire | 92.4, 95.3 (Halifax), 102.7 (Keighley), 103.9 (Leeds) | 774 | 12D (Leeds) 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) |
719 | |
BBC Radio Leicester | Leicestershire and Rutland | 104.9 | 11B | |||
BBC Radio Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | 94.9, 104.7 (Grantham) | 1368 | 12A | ||
BBC Radio London | Greater London | 94.9 | 12A | 721 | Also on Sky 0152, Freesat 718 and Virgin Media 937 | |
BBC Radio Manchester | Greater Manchester and North Cheshire | 95.1 (Manchester and North Cheshire), 104.6 (East Manchester) | 11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Merseyside | Liverpool, the Wirral and West Cheshire | 95.8 | 1485 | 10C | ||
BBC Newcastle | Tyneside, Wearside and Northumberland | 95.4 (Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham and South Northumberland), 96.0 (North Northumberland) 103.7 (Tyne Valley), 104.4 (Gateshead and West Newcastle) |
1458 | 11C | 719 | |
BBC Radio Norfolk | Norfolk | 95.1 (East Norfolk), 95.6 (North Norfolk), 104.4 (West Norfolk) | 855 (East Norfolk), 873 (West Norfolk) | 10B | 719 | |
BBC Radio Northampton | Northamptonshire | 104.2 (Northampton), 103.6 (Corby) | 10C | |||
BBC Radio Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 103.8, 95.5 (Mansfield), 95.1 (Newark) | 1584 (Mansfield) | 12C | 720 | |
BBC Radio Oxford | Oxfordshire | 95.2 | 10B | |||
BBC Radio Sheffield | South Yorkshire and North Midlands | 104.1, 88.6 (Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield) | 1035 | 11C | ||
BBC Radio Shropshire | Shropshire | 96.0 (Central and North Shropshire), 95.0 (Ludlow), 90.9 (Church Stretton), 104.1 (Clun) | 11B | |||
BBC Radio Solent | Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset | 96.1 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset), 103.8 (West Dorset) | 999 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset), 1359 (West Dorset) | 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Bournemouth) | 719 | Opt-out programming for Dorset from 0630 to 0900 weekdays and 0800 to 1100 Saturdays |
BBC Somerset | Somerset | 95.5 | 1566 | 10B | ||
BBC Radio Stoke | North Staffordshire and South Cheshire | 94.6 (North Staffordshire and South Cheshire), 104.1 (Stafford) | 1503 | 12D | ||
BBC Radio Suffolk | Suffolk | 95.9, 103.9 (South East), 104.6 (North West), 95.5 (Lowestoft) | ||||
BBC Surrey | Surrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex | 104.0 (East Surrey and North Sussex), 104.6 (West Surrey and North East Hampshire) | 1368 | 10C | ||
BBC Sussex | East Sussex and West Sussex | 95.0 (Newhaven), 95.1 (Horsham), 95.3 (Brighton), 104.5 (East Sussex), 104.8 (West Sussex) | 1161 (East Sussex), 1485 (Brighton) | 10B | ||
BBC Tees | Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire | 95.0 (Teeside), 95.8 (Whitby) | 11B | |||
BBC Three Counties Radio | Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire | 90.4 (East Hertfordshire), 92.1 (South Hertfordshire), 94.7 (Aylesbury), 95.5 (North Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire), 98.0 (High Wycombe), 103.8 (South Bedfordshire, West Hertfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire), 104.5 (North Buckinghamshire) | 630 (Luton), 1161 (Bedfordshire) | 10D (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire) | ||
BBC WM | Birmingham, West Midlands and South Staffordshire | 95.6 | 11B (Black County and Shropshire) 11C (Birmingham) |
722 | ||
BBC Wiltshire | Wiltshire | 103.6 (Swindon), 103.5 (South Wilts), 104.3 (West Wilts), 104.9 (Marlborough) | 1332 (West Wilts), 1368 (Swindon) | 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11C (Swindon) |
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BBC Radio York | North Yorkshire | 95.5 (Scarborough), 103.7 (North Yorkshire) and 104.3 (Northallerton) | 666 (York), 1260 (Scarborough) | 10C |
BBC Nations Radio
BBC radio stations serving Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Name | Language | Area | FM Frequencies | AM Frequencies | DAB Channels | Freesat | Sky Digital | Virgin | Freeview (Regional) | Notes |
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BBC Radio Foyle | English | Derry | 93.1 | 792 | 12D | 717 | 0152 | 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 1300-1700 |
BBC Radio Ulster | English | Northern Ireland | 92.4 - 94.6 | 1341 | 12D | 716 | 0118 | 932 | 719 | |
BBC Radio Scotland | English | Scotland | 92.4 - 94.6 | 810, 585 (Dumfries) | 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 (1200 Fridays), 1630 and 1730 in the following areas:
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BBC Radio Orkney | English | Orkney Islands | 93.7 | Local programming includes Around Orkney weekdays from 0730-0800 and lunchtime news bulletin on weekdays at 1230 (1200 Fridays) | ||||||
BBC Radio Shetland | English | Shetland Isles | 92.7 | Local programming includes lunchtime news bulletin on weekdays at 1230 (1200 Fridays) and Good Evening Shetland on weekdays from 1730-1800 | ||||||
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | Scottish Gaelic | Scotland | 103.5 - 104.9 | 990 | 11D (Central) 11B (Inverness) 11C (Aberdeen) 11B (Ayr) 11B (Perth and Dundee) |
713 | 0139 | 934 | 720 | Over 90 hours a week of programming in Scots Gaelic with programming from BBC Radio Scotland relayed at other times |
BBC Radio Cymru | Welsh | Wales | 92.4 - 94.6, 96.8, 103.5 - 104.9 | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
715 | 0154 | 936 | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Wales | English | Wales | 93.9 - 95.9, 103.7, 103.9 | 657, 882 (main), 1125 | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
714 | 0117 | 937 | 719 |
Local Commercial Radio
England
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies &/or Digital Availability | DAB Channels |
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Absolute Radio London | London | 105.8 FM | 12C |
Absolute Radio West Midlands | West Midlands | 105.2 FM | |
Absolute Radio 60s | Inverness | DAB only | 11B |
Absolute Radio 70s | London | DAB only | 12A Also on Sky 0188 |
Absolute Radio 00s | Inverness | DAB only | 11B |
Radio Aire | Leeds and West Yorkshire | 96.3 FM | 12D |
Radio Aire 2 | 828 AM | 12D Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Radio Aire 3 | DAB only | 12D All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Asian FX | London | DAB only | 12A |
The Arrow - Rock | London | DAB only | 11B |
Ashbourne Radio | Ashbourne, Wirksworth and Uttoxeter | 96.7 FM, 101.8 (Wirksworth), 101.8 (Uttoxeter) | |
Asian Sound | East Lancashire and Greater Manchester | 963 AM (East Lancashire), 1377 (Manchester) | 11C (Manchester), 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) |
Banbury Sound | Banbury and Brackley | 107.6 FM | |
The Bay | Morecambe Bay | 96.9 FM, 102.3 (Windermere), 103.2 (Kendal) | |
The Beach | North Suffolk and East Norfolk | 103.4 FM (Lowestoft), 97.4 (Great Yarmouth) | |
The Bee | East and Central Lancashire | 107.0 FM (Blackburn), 106.5 (Preston), 96.3 (Chorley) | |
BFBS Brize Norton | Oxfordshire | DAB only | 10B |
BOB fm | Hertfordshire | 106.9 FM (Hertford, Hitchin and Letchworth) 106.7 (Stevenage) |
10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) |
The Breeze | South Hampshire | 107.8 FM (Southampton), 107.4 (Portsmouth), 107.2 (Winchester) | |
Basingstoke | 107.6 FM (Basingstoke), 97.1 (Haslemere), 101.6 (Four Marks & Hindhead), 101.8 (Petersfield), 102.0 (Alton) | ||
Bristol | 107.2 FM | ||
Bath | 107.9 FM | ||
Cheltenham | 107.5 FM | ||
Somerset | 102.4 FM (West Somerset), 100.8 (Porlock), 107.4 (Bridgwater) | ||
Warminster | 107.5 FM | ||
Andover | 106.4 FM | ||
Newbury | 105.6 FM (Newbury), 107.4 (Hungerford) | ||
North Dorset | 96.6 (Blandford Forum), 97.4 (Yeovil) | ||
North Somerset | 107.7 FM (Weston-super-Mare) | ||
South Somerset and West Dorset | 105.6 FM, 106.6 (Chard and Ilminster) | ||
Torbay | 105.5 FM | ||
Capital | Birmingham | 102.2 FM | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton), 12D (Coventry) |
London | 95.8 FM | 12C Also Freeview 724, Sky Digital 0109, Freesat 719 and Virgin Media 958 | |
Manchester | 102.0 FM | Manchester (11C) and Central Lancashire (12A) | |
North East England | 105.3 FM, 106.4, 105.6 (Newcastle), 105.8 (Hexham) | 11B (Teeside) 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
East Midlands | 96.2 FM (Nottingham), 96.5 (Mansfield) 102.8 (Derby), 105.4 (Leicestershire) |
10B (Derbyshire) 11B (Leicester) 12C (Nottingham) | |
South Coast | 103.2 FM (Southampton) | 11C (South Hampshire) 11B (Bournemouth) | |
Yorkshire | 105.1 FM, 105.6 (Bradford), 105.6 (Sheffield), 105.8 (Humberside) |
Bradford and Huddersfield (11B) Humberside (11B) Leeds (12D) North Yorkshire (10C) South Yorkshire (11C) | |
Liverpool | 107.6 FM | 10C | |
Capital Xtra | London | 96.9 FM (South London), 107.1 (North London) | Digital One DAB, Sky Digital 0144, Freesat 720 and Virgin Media 959 |
CFM | Cumbria and South West Scotland | 96.4 FM (Carlisle), 102.5 (Penrith), 102.2 (Workington), 103.4 (Whitehaven) | |
Chris Country | London | DAB only | 12A Also on DAB+ Digital Radio in North West Wales and West Cheshire |
Radio City Talk | Merseyside | 1548 AM | 11B |
Radio City | 96.7 FM | 10C | |
Radio City 2 | 105.9 FM | 10C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Radio City 3 | DAB only | 10C All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Compass FM | Grimsby | 96.4 FM | 12A |
Connect FM | Kettering, Wellingborough and Peterborough | 107.4 FM (Kettering), 97.2 (Wellingborough), 106.8 (Peterborough) | 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 10C (Northamptonshire), 12D (Peterborough) |
Dearne FM | Barnsley | 102.0 FM, 97.1 (Penistone) | |
Dee 106.3 | Chester | 106.3 FM | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
Dream 100 FM | Tendring | 100.2 FM | |
Eagle Radio | Guildford | 96.4 FM | 10C |
Eagle Oldies | Guildford | DAB only | 10C |
Eagle 3 | Guildford | DAB only | 10C |
Escape to Cornwall | Cornwall | DAB only | 11B |
Radio Essex | Essex | 105.1 FM (Southend), 107.7 (Chelmsford) | 12D |
Radio Exe | Exeter | 107.3 FM | |
Fire Radio | Bournemouth | 107.6 FM | 11B |
Free Radio | Birmingham | 96.4 FM | 11C |
Coventry and Warwickshire | 97.0 FM, 102.9 (Leamington) | 12D | |
Shropshire and Black Country | 103.1 FM (Shropshire), 97.2 (Black Country) | 11B | |
Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 96.7 FM (Kidderminster), 97.6 (Hereford), 102.8 (Worcester) | 12A | |
Free Radio 80s | West Midlands | 1152 AM (Birmingham) 990 AM (Black Country), 1017 (Shropshire) 1359 AM (Coventry) |
11C (Birmingham) 11B (Wolverhampton) 12D (Coventry) 12A (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) |
Gem 106 | East Midlands | 106.0 FM | 11B (Leicester) 12C (Nottingham) 10B (Derby) |
Gold | UK | 1548 AM (London) 945 AM (Derby) 999 AM (Nottingham) 1458 AM (Manchester) Also Sky 0121, Freesat 722, Virgin Media 923 Gold is a national network with local travel reports and local advertising |
12C (London) 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) 11C (Manchester) |
Golden Radio | Surrey | DAB only | 10B |
Hallam FM | South Yorkshire | 97.4 FM (Sheffield), 102.9 (Barnsley), 103.4 (Doncaster) | 11C |
Hallam 2 | 990 AM (Doncaster), 1305 (Barnsley), 1548 (Sheffield and Rotherham) | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Hallam 3 | DAB only | 11C All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Heart | Cambridgeshire | 97.4 FM (Newmarket & Haverhill), 102.7 (Peterborough), 103.0 (Cambridge) | 11C (Cambridge) 12D (Peterborough) |
Cornwall | 105.1 FM (East), 107.0 (West) | 11B | |
Devon | 96.2 FM (Barnstaple), 96.4 (Torbay), 96.6 (Tavistock), 97.0 (Plymouth), 97.3 (Ilfracombe), 100.5 (Totnes), 100.8 (Dartmouth), 101.2 (Kingsbridge), 101.9 (Ivybridge) | 12D (Plymouth), 11C (Exeter/Torquay), 10C (North Devon) | |
East Anglia | 96.4 FM (Bury St Edmunds), 97.1 (Ipswich), 102.4 (Norwich) | 10B (Norwich) | |
Essex | 96.1 FM (Colchester), 96.3 (Southend-on-Sea), 97.5 (Southend Town), 101.7 (Harlow, East Hertfordshire and West Essex), 102.6 (Chelmsford) | 12D | |
Gloucestershire | 102.4 FM, 103.0 (Stroud) | 10C | |
Hertfordshire | 96.6 FM (Watford) | ||
Home Counties | 96.6 FM (Northampton), 96.9 (Bedford), 97.6 (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 103.3 (Milton Keynes) | 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 10C (Northamptonshire) | |
Kent | 95.9 FM (Thanet), 96.1 (Ashford), 97.0 (Dover), 102.8 (East), 103.1 (Medway) |
11C | |
North East England | 100.7 FM (Teesside), 101.8 (Newcastle), 101.2 (Sunderland) 96.4 (Hexham), 96.2 (Fenham) |
11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West England | 105.4 FM | Manchester (11C), Liverpool (10C) and Central Lancashire (12A) | |
London | 106.2 FM | 12C Also Sky 0111, Freesat 733, Freeview 728, Virgin Media 918 | |
West Country | 96.3 FM (Bristol), 96.5 (Taunton), 97.1 (Yeovil), 102.6 (Yeovil and Taunton), 103.0 (Bath), 103.0 (Weston-Super-Mare) | 11B (Bristol and Bath) 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 10B (Somerset) | |
South Coast | 96.7 FM (Winchester), 97.5 (Portsmouth), 102.3 (Bournemouth) | 11C (South Hampshire) 11B (Dorset) | |
Sussex and Surrey | 96.9 (Newhaven), 97.5 (Horsham), 102.0 (Hastings), 102.4 (Eastbourne), 102.7 (Reigate and Crawley), 103.5 (Brighton) | 10B (Sussex Coast) 10C (Surrey) | |
Thames Valley | 97.0 FM (Reading), 97.4 (Banbury), 102.6 (Oxford), 102.9, 103.4 (Henley On Thames), | 12D (Berkshire) 10B (Oxfordshire) | |
West Midlands | 100.7 FM | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton), 12D (Coventry) | |
Wiltshire | 96.5 FM, 97.2, 102.2 | 11C (Swindon) 12D (West Wilts) | |
Yorkshire | 106.2 FM (South West Yorkshire), 107.6 (Bradford), 107.7 (Sheffield) |
11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 12D (Leeds) 11C (South Yorkshire) | |
High Peak Radio | Peak District | 103.3 FM (Whaley Bridge), 103.3 (Hope Valley), 106.4 (Buxton), 106.4 (Glossop), 106.6 (Chapel-en-le-Frith) |
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The Hits Radio | London | DAB only | 12C Also Freeview 711 |
Imagine FM | South Manchester and Cheshire | 104.9 FM | |
Isle of Wight Radio | Isle of Wight | 107.0 FM, 102.0 (Ryde), 102.0 (Ventnor), 102.0 (Cowes) | |
Jack FM | Berkshire | 107.0 FM (Reading) | 12D |
Oxfordshire | 106.8 FM, 106.4 (Bicester) | 10B (Oxfordshire), 10C (Surrey) | |
Jack FM 2 | Oxford | 107.9 FM | 10B (Oxfordshire), 10C (Surrey) |
Radio Jackie | South-West London and North Surrey | 107.8 FM | |
Jazz FM | London | DAB only | 12A Also Sound Digital DAB+, Sky 0202, Freesat 729 |
Juice 107.2 | Brighton | 107.2 FM | |
KCFM | Hull | 99.8 FM | |
Kerrang! Radio | DAB only | London | 12A Also Freeview 722 |
Key 103 | Greater Manchester | 103.0 FM | 11C |
Key 2 | 1152 AM | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Key 3 | DAB only | 11C All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Kiss | London East Anglia Severn Estuary |
100.0 (London) 106.1 (Norwich), 106.4 (Suffolk & Colchester), 105.6 (Cambridge), 107.7 (Peterborough) 101.0 (Severn Estuary), 97.2 (Bristol) National station with local advertising |
12D (Berkshire), 11B (Cornwall), 12C (London), 12A (Plymouth), 11C (Swindon), 12D (West Wiltshire) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 713, Sky 0178, Virgin Media 963 |
KLFM | Kings Lynn | 96.7 FM | |
KMFM | Kent | 107.6 FM (Ashford), 106.0 (Canterbury), 105.6 (Maidstone), 100.4, 107.9 (Medway), 96.4 (Shepway), 106.8 (Dover), 107.2 (Thanet), 96.2 (Tonbridge), 101.6 (Sevenoaks) | 11C |
Lakeland Radio | South Lakes | 100.1 FM (Kendal), 100.8 (Windermere), 101.4 (Keswick) | |
LBC | London | 97.3 FM | Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 732, Sky 0112, Freesat 734, Virgin 919 |
LBC London News | London | 1152 AM | 12C Also Sky 0124, Virgin 921 |
Like Radio | Herefordshire and Worcestershire | DAB only | 12A |
Lincs FM | Lincolnshire | 102.2 FM, 96.7 (Grantham), 97.6 (Scunthorpe) | 12A |
London Greek Radio | North London | 103.3 FM | |
Lyca Radio 1458 | London | 1458 AM | 11B |
Lyca Dil Se 1035 | London | 1035 AM | 11B |
Magic 105.4 FM | London | 105.4 FM | 12C Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 715, Sky 0180, Virgin Media 928 |
Mansfield 103.2 FM | Mansfield | 103.2 FM | |
Matryoshka Radio | London | DAB only | 11B |
Metro Radio | County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear | 97.1 FM (Newcastle), 102.6 (Alnwick) 103.0 (Fenham), 103.2 (Hexham) |
11C Programmes shared 24/7 with TFM |
Metro 2 Radio | 1152 AM | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Metro 3 Radio | DAB only | 11C All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Minster FM | York | 104.7 FM | 10C |
Mix 96 | Aylesbury | 96.2 FM | |
More Radio | Sussex | 107.8 FM (Hastings), 106.4 (Haywards Heath), 106.8 (Lewes), 107.5 (Eastbourne), 107.7 (Worthing) | |
NJoy Radio | Cornwall | DAB only | 11B |
North Norfolk Radio | North Norfolk | 96.2 FM, 103.2 (Cromer), 103.2 (Wells next-the-Sea) | |
North Yorkshire Oldies | North Yorkshire | DAB only | 10C |
99.9 Radio Norwich | Norwich | 99.9 FM | |
Oak FM | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.0 FM (Loughborough), 107.9 (Hinckley) | |
Oldies Sussex | Sussex | DAB only | 10B |
Panjab Radio | North London | 1584 AM | Also on Sound Digital DAB and Sky 0130 |
Peak FM | North Derbyshire | 107.4 FM (Chesterfield), 102.0 (Matlock) | |
Pirate FM | Cornwall | 102.2 FM (East), 102.8 (West) | 11B Selected programmes broadcast on DAB only as Pirate 2 |
Pirate Oldies | DAB only | 11B (Cornwall), 12D (Plymouth) | |
Radio Plymouth | Plymouth, South East Cornwall and West Devon | 106.7 FM | |
Polish Radio London | London | DAB only | 11B |
Premier Radio | London | 1332 AM (Central London), 1305 (North and South London), 1413 (East and West London), 1566 (West Surrey and North East Hampshire) |
Also on Digital One DAB and Freeview 725 |
Pulse 1 | Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield | 97.5 FM (Bradford) 102.5 (Halifax and Huddersfield) | 11B |
Pulse 2 | Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield | 1278 AM (Bradford), 1530 (Halifax and Huddersfield) | 11B |
The Revolution | Oldham | 96.2 FM | |
Ridings FM | Wakefield | 106.8 FM | |
Rock FM | Central Lancashire | 97.4 FM | 12A |
Rock FM 2 | 999 AM | 12A Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Rock FM 3 | DAB only | 12A All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Rother FM | Rotherham | 96.1 FM | |
107.1 Rugby FM | Rugby | 107.1 FM | |
Rutland Radio | Rutland | 107.2 FM, 97.4 (Stamford) | |
Sabras Sound | Leicester | 1260 AM | 11B |
Sanskar Radio | Leicestershire | DAB only | 11B |
Signal 1 | North Staffordshire and Cheshire | 102.6 FM, 96.9 (Stafford), 96.4 (Cheshire) | 12D |
Signal 2 | 1170 AM | 12D | |
Signal 107 | Wolverhampton, Shropshire and North Worcestershire | 107.7 FM (Wolverhampton), 106.5 (Shrewsbury), 107.1 (Oswestry), 107.4 (Telford), 107.2 (Kidderminster) | Wolverhampton Wanderers commentary broadcast on 107.7 FM in Wolverhampton, 107.4 FM in Telford and 107.2 in Kidderminster only |
Silk 106.9 | Macclesfield | 106.9 FM | |
Smooth Radio | London | 102.2 FM (London) 792 AM (Bedford), 828 (Luton) 828 AM (Bournemouth) 945 AM (Eastbourne), 1323 (Brighton) 1251 AM (Bury St Edmunds), 1170 (Ipswich) 774 AM (Gloucestershire) 1242 AM (Medway), 603 (East Kent) 1557 AM (Northamptonshire) 1152 AM (Norwich and Great Yarmouth) 1332 AM (Peterborough) 1152 AM (Plymouth) 1170 AM (Portsmouth), 1557 (Southampton) 1359 AM (Chelmsford), 1431 (Southend) 1161 AM (Swindon) 936 AM (West Wiltshire) Smooth Radio's AM/DAB feed includes local travel reports and local advertising |
12C (London) 11B (Bristol and Bath) 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (Cambridge) 10B (Derby) 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 11B (Humberside) 11C (Kent) 12D (Leeds) 10C (Northamptonshire) 10C (North Yorkshire) 10B (Norwich) 10B (Oxfordshire) 12D (Peterborough) 12D (Plymouth) 12D (Reading and Basingstoke) 11C (South Hampshire) 12D (Southend & Chelmsford) 11C (South Yorkshire) 10B (Sussex Coast) 11C (Swindon) 10B (Somerset)
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West Midlands | 105.7 FM (West Midlands) | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton), 12D (Coventry) | |
East Midlands | 106.6 FM (East Midlands), 101.4 (Derby) | 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester), 10B (Derby) | |
North East England | 97.5 FM (North East England), 101.2 (Hexham), 107.5 (Newcastle), 107.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | |
North West England | 100.4 FM (North West England) | 11C (Manchester), 10C (Liverpool), 12A (Central Lancashire) | |
Spectrum Radio | Spectrum Radio (AM) | AM 558 (London) | |
Spectrum Radio (DAB) | DAB (London) | 12A | |
Spectrum Radio (SKY) | Sky Digital | Sky 0185 | |
Spire FM | Salisbury | 102.0 FM | |
Spirit FM | West Sussex | 96.6 FM (Chichester), 102.3 (Littlehampton), 106.6 (Midhurst), | |
Star Radio 107.9/1 | Cambridge and Ely | 107.9 FM (Cambridge), 107.1 (Ely) | |
Star Radio North East | Durham and North Yorkshire | 103.2 FM (Darlington), 102.8 (Durham), 106.8 (Brusselton), 103.5 (Northallerton), 102.3 (Thirsk), 102.6 (Richmond) | |
97.2 Stray FM | Harrogate and Southern Yorkshire Dales | 97.2 (Harrogate), 107.1 (Ilkley) 107.1 (Pateley Bridge), 107.8 (Skipton) |
10C |
Sun FM | Sunderland | 103.4 FM | |
Sunrise Radio | London | 963 AM (London), 972 (West London) | |
Sunrise Radio Yorkshire | Bradford | 103.2 FM | 11B |
Sunshine Radio (AM) | Ludlow | 855 AM, 105.9 FM (Ludlow) | |
Sunshine Radio (FM) | Herefordshire and Monmouthshire | 106.2 FM (Hereford), 107.0 (Monmouth), 107.8 (Abergavenny) | 10C (Gloucestershire), 12A (Hereford & Worcester) |
talkSPORT London | London | DAB only | 12A Local opt-out of talkSPORT UK with local traffic reports and advertising |
TFM | Teesside | 96.6 FM | 11B Programmes shared 24/7 with Metro Radio |
TFM 2 | 1170 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
TFM 3 | DAB only | 11B All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Time 107.5 | East London and West Essex | 107.5 FM | |
Touch FM | Coventry | 96.2 FM | |
South East Staffordshire | 101.6 FM (Tamworth), 102.4 (Burton-upon-Trent) | ||
Warwickshire | 102.0 FM (Stratford-upon-Avon), 107.3 (Warwick) | ||
Tower FM | Bolton and Bury | 107.4 FM | |
Town FM | Ipswich | 102.0 FM | |
Trax FM | Doncaster and Bassetlaw | 107.1 FM (Doncaster), 107.9 (Bassetlaw) | 11C |
2BR | Burnley | 99.8 FM | |
Viking FM | Humberside | 96.9 FM | 11B |
Viking 2 | 1161 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (England) | |
Viking 3 | DAB only | 11B All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Voice of Islam Radio | London | DAB only | 11B |
Radio Wave 96.5 | Blackpool and the Fylde | 96.5 FM | |
Wave 105 | East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire | 105.2 FM (South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire), 105.8 FM (East Dorset) | 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (South Hampshire) |
Wessex FM | Dorchester and Weymouth | 96.0 FM (Bridport), 97.2 | |
Wire FM | Warrington | 107.2 FM | |
The Wireless | London | DAB only | 11B (London) |
Wish FM | Wigan and St Helens | 102.4 FM | |
Radio X | London Manchester |
104.9 FM (London) 97.7 (Manchester) National station with local advertising |
Also on Digital One DAB, Sky 0113, Freesat 723, Virgin Media 960 |
Radio XL | Birmingham | 1296 AM | 11B (Wolverhampton) |
XS Manchester | Greater Manchester | 106.1 FM | |
Radio Yorkshire | Yorkshire | DAB only | 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 10C (North Yorkshire) |
Yorkshire Coast Radio | Scarborough, Whitby and Bridlington | 96.2 FM (Scarborough), 103.1 (Whitby), 102.4 (Bridlington) | 10C (North Yorkshire) |
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 Frequencies | DAB Channels | Notes |
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Airport Information Radio | Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport | 1584 AM | Both stations closed in June 1991 after just one year on air | |
Abbey FM | Barrow in Furness | 107.3 FM | Station put into administration on 30 January 2009 | |
Buzz FM | Birmingham | 102.4 FM | Lost licence and was replaced by Choice FM 102.2 on 1 January 1995 | |
Centre Radio | Leicestershire | 97.1 FM and 1260 AM | Ceased trading and closed on 6 October 1983 | |
Channel Travel Radio | Kent channel ports | 107.6 FM | Licence returned to the Radio Authority on 28 September 2000 | |
Devonair Radio | Exeter and Torquay | 666/954 AM and 97.0/96.4 FM | Lost licence and was replaced by Gemini Radio on 1 January 1995 | |
Dune FM | Southport | 107.9 FM | Station received winding-up order and transmitter was seized by OFCOM on 9 August 2012 | |
Fen Radio 107.5 | Wisbech | 107.5 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 31 July 2008 | |
Liberty Radio | London | 963/972 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia on 3 July 2003 | |
Mersey 106.7 | Liverpool | 106.7 FM | Licence revoked by Ofcom on 1 April 2009 | |
Mix 107 | High Wycombe | 107.4 FM, 107.7 | Licence returned to Ofcom on 1 July 2009 | |
Pennine FM | Huddersfield | 107.9 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 5 April 2010 | |
Radio Victory | Portsmouth | 95.0 FM and 1170 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Ocean Sound on 28 June 1986 | |
Star 107.9 | Stroud | 107.9 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 29 September 2006 | |
Sunset Radio | Manchester | 102.0 FM | Station went into liquidation in October 1993 | |
Sunrise Radio East Midlands | Leicestershire | 1260 AM | Lost licence and was replaced by Sabras Radio on 7 September 1995 | |
Sunshine 1530 | Worcestershire | 1530 AM | Closed on 6 April 2010 following problem with transfer of broadcast licence | |
South 107.3 | Lewisham | 107.3 FM | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
Time 106.8 | Thamesmead | 106.8 FM | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
Time 106.6 | East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London | 106.6 FM | Closed down on 15 October 2015 | |
Yorkshire Radio | Yorkshire | 12C | Closed down 29 July 2013 |
Northern Ireland
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | DAB Channels | Freeview |
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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) |
12D | |
Downtown Country | Northern Ireland | DAB only | 12D | |
Q97.2 | Coleraine | 97.2 FM | ||
Q96.7/102.5 | Belfast | 96.7 FM (Greater Belfast) 102.5 (North Down and Ards) | 12D | |
Q101.2 | Omagh and Enniskillen | 101.2 FM | ||
Q102.9 | Derry | 102.9 FM | ||
Q100.5 | Newry and Mourne | 100.5 FM | ||
Q106 | Cookstown | 106.0 FM, 107.2 (Dungannon) | ||
Q107 | Ballymena | 107.0 FM | ||
U105 | Belfast | 105.8 FM | 726 (Northern Ireland) |
Former Northern Irish stations
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | DAB Channels | Notes |
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Goldbeat 828 | Cookstown | 828 AM | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 1999 and Radio Authority revoked the licence | |
Heartbeat 1521 | Craigavon | 1521 AM | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 1999 and Radio Authority revoked the licence |
Scotland
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | DAB Channels |
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Argyll FM | Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Islay and Jura | 106.5 FM (Campbeltown), 107.1 (Islay and Jura) and 107.7 (South Knapdale) | |
Radio Borders | Borders | 96.8 FM (Selkirk), 102.3 (Berwick-Upon-Tweed), 103.1 (Peebles) and 103.4 (Eyemouth) | |
Capital Scotland | Central Scotland | 105.7 FM (East), 106.1 (West) | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
Central 103.1 FM | Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Stirling | 103.1 FM | 11D (Central Scotland) |
Clyde 1 | Glasgow and West Central Scotland | 102.5 FM, 97.0 (Vale of Leven), 102.3 (Rothesay), 103.3 (Firth of Clyde) | 11C |
Clyde 2 | 1152 AM | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Clyde 3 | DAB only | 11C All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Cuillin FM | Skye & Lochalsh | 102.7 FM (Skriaig), 106.2 (Portree) | |
Forth 1 | Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife | 97.3 FM, 97.6, 102.2 (Penicuik) | 12D |
Forth 2 | 1548 AM | 12D Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Forth 3 | DAB only | 12D All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
Heart Scotland | Central Scotland | 100.3 FM (Glasgow), 103.3 (Edinburgh), 101.1 (Rosneath) | 11D |
Heartland FM | Perthshire | 97.5 FM, 106.6 FM | |
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) | |
MFR | Inverness and Northern Scotland | 97.4 FM (Inverness) 96.6 FM (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Fraserburgh) - Broadcasts as Kinnaird Radio from 1900-0000 102.5 (Caithness) - Broadcasts as Caithness FM from 1900-0000 |
11B |
MFR 2 | 1107 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
MFR 3 | DAB only | 11B All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
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 |
Northsound 1 | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 96.9 FM, 97.6, 103.0 (Peterhead) | 11C |
Northsound 2 | 1035 AM | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Original 106 (Aberdeen) | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 106.8 FM (North East Scotland), 106.3 (Aberdeen city - south), 106.3 (Peterhead) | |
SIBC | Shetland | 102.2 FM, 96.2 (Bressay) | |
Smooth Glasgow | Central Scotland | 105.2 FM | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
Talksport Scotland | London | DAB only | 11D (Central Scotland), 11C (Aberdeen), 11B (Ayr) Local opt-out of Talksport UK with local traffic reports and advertising |
Tay FM | Tayside and north Fife | 96.4 FM (Perth), 102.8 (Dundee) | 11B |
Tay 2 | 1584 AM (Perth), 1161 (Dundee) | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Tay 3 | DAB only | 11B All programming shared with The Hits Radio | |
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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Wave 102 FM | Dundee | 102.0 FM | |
Waves Radio | Peterhead and Fraserburgh | 101.2 FM | 11C |
West FM | Ayrshire | 96.7 FM, 97.5 (Girvan), 106.7 (Rothesay) | 11B |
West Sound AM | 1035 AM | 11B Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
West Sound FM | Dumfries and Galloway | 96.5 FM (Stranraer), 97.0 (Dumfries), 103.0 (Kirkcudbright) | Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) |
YOURradio | West Dumbartonshire, Helensburgh, Lomond and Inverclyde | 103.0 FM (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Helensburgh, Lomond and Inverclyde) |
Former Scottish stations
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | DAB Channels | Notes |
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River FM | Livingston | FM 103.4, 107.7 | Station closed on 29 September 2006 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
talk 107 | Edinburgh | 107.0 FM | 11D (Central Scotland) | Station closed on 23 December 2008 and licence returned to Ofcom |
L107 | Lanarkshire | 107.9 FM, 107.5 (Cumbernauld) | Station closed on 11 November 2010 and licence returned to Ofcom | |
XFM Scotland | Paisley | 96.3 FM | 11D (Central Scotland), 11B (Ayr) | Station closed on 13 September 2015 and licence returned after OFCOM refused request by Global Radio to network 24/7 from London |
Wales
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | DAB Channels | |
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Bridge FM | Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan | 106.3 FM | 12C (Cardiff and Newport) | |
Capital Cymru | Anglesey and Gwynedd | 103.0 FM (Anglesey and Gwynedd) | ||
Capital North West and Wales | North Wales Coast, Wrexham and Chester | 96.3 FM (North Wales Coast), 97.1 (Wirral), 103.4 (Wrexham, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester) | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire), 10D/12D (North West Wales) | |
Capital South Wales | Cardiff and Newport | 103.2 FM (Cardiff), 97.4 (Newport) | 12C | |
Radio Carmarthenshire | Carmarthenshire | 97.1 FM, 97.5 (Carmarthen) | 10C | |
Radio Ceredigion | Ceredigion | 103.3 FM (Aberystwyth, North, Mid & West Ceredigion), 96.6 (South East Ceredigion), 97.4 (Cardigan Town) | ||
Heart North Wales | North Wales | 88.0 FM Wrexham, 106.9 The Vale of Clywd, 107.3 Prestatyn, 105.7 North Wales Coast, 107.2 North West Wales/Gwynedd 102.8 Welshpool, 106.0 Newtown |
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Heart Wales | South and West Wales | 106.0 Swansea, 102.3 Pontypridd, 105.9 Merthyr Tydfil, 107.3 Bargoed, 105.2 Abergavenny, 106.1 Ebbw Vale, 105.4 South and South East Wales, 105.9 Newport 107.7 Ceredigion, 105.7 Pembrokeshire, 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 106.0 Carmarthen, 106.2 Fishguard |
12C (Cardiff and Newport), 12A (Swansea) | |
Nation Gold | South Wales | DAB only | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10C (Mid and West Wales) | |
Nation Radio | South Wales | 106.8 FM (South East Wales), 107.3 (South West Wales) | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire), 10D/12D (North West Wales) | |
Radio Pembrokeshire | Pembrokeshire | 102.5 FM, 107.5 (Fishguard and Tenby) | 10C | |
Scarlet FM | Llanelli | 97.5 FM | ||
Smooth Radio (Wales) | Wales | 1359 AM (Cardiff), 1305 (Newport), 1260 AM (Wrexham) | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire), 10D/12D (North West Wales) | |
Sunshine Radio | Monmouthshire | See England listings for full details | ||
Swansea Bay Radio | Swansea | 102.1 FM | 10D/12D (North West Wales) | |
Swansea Sound | Swansea | 1170 AM | 12A | |
The Wave | Swansea | 96.4 FM | 12A |
Former Welsh stations
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | Reason for closure |
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Mountain FM | South Wales | DAB only (0700-1900) | Closed July 2013 |
Valleys Radio | South Wales Valleys | 1116 AM, 999 | Station closed on 30 April 2009 and licence returned to OFCOM |
Radio Hafren | Mid Wales and The Borders | 756 AM and 102.1FM | Closed 10 February 2015 |
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK they are served by the UK's national radio stations. Additionally services in the Channel Islands are licensed by the UK's regulator, Ofcom. Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies |
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Channel 103 | Jersey | 103.7 FM |
Energy FM | Isle of Man | 98.6 FM, 93.4 (North Isle of Man), 98.4 (Ramsey), 91.2 (Laxey), 102.4 (Peel), 105.2 (Maughold) |
Island FM | Alderney, Guernsey and Sark | 104.7 FM (Guernsey), 93.7 (Alderney) |
Manx Radio | Isle of Man | 97.2 FM (Carnane), 89.0 (Snafell), 103.7 (Jurby), 89.5 (Peel) and 1368 AM |
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 DAB+ digital stations
Name | Licence Area | DAB+ Channels | Notes |
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Chris Country | North West Wales and West Cheshire | 10D | |
Community radio stations
Name | Licence Area | Analogue Frequencies | Notes |
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Abbey104 | Sherborne | 104.7 FM | On Air: 16 February 2013 |
ABC-FM | Portadown | 100.2 FM | On Air: June 2015 |
Academy FM (Folkestone) | Folkestone | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 March 2011 |
Academy FM (Thanet) | Thanet | 107.8 FM | On Air: 5 April 2010 |
Access FM | Bridgwater | 104.2 FM | On Air: 9 June 2013 |
AHBS Community Radio | Ashford in Kent | 107.1 FM | On Air: 19 May 2011 |
AIR 107.2 | Weymouth and Portland | 107.2 FM | On Air: 11 May 2013 |
Alive Radio | Dumfries | 107.3 FM | On Air: 1 September 2009 |
Akash Radio | Leeds | 1323 AM | On Air: August 2015 |
ALL FM | South, Central and East Manchester | 96.9 FM | On Air: 22 May 2002 |
Amber Sound FM | Amber Valley, Derbyshire | 107.2 FM | On Air: 17 September 2008 |
Ambur Radio | Walsall | 103.6 FM | On Air: 1 August 2009 |
An Radio | Uist | 105.2 FM | On Air: June 2015 |
Angel Radio (Havant) | Havant, Hampshire | 101.1 FM Also on DAB in South Hampshire |
On Air: February 2002 |
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 |
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 Radio | High Wycombe | 107.4 FM | On Air: 24 March 2011 |
Bangor Community Radio | Bangor | 107.9 FM | On Air: July 2012 |
Bay FM Exmouth | Exmouth | 106.4 FM | On Air: 5th March 2013 |
BCB 106.6fm | Bradford | 106.6 FM | On Air: 1 March 2002 |
BCfm | Bristol | 93.2 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
BCR 103.1 FM | Sheffield | 103.1 FM | On Air: 31 May 2008 |
Belfast 89FM | Belfast | 89.3 FM | On Air: 30 June 2015 |
Betar Bangla | Hackney, London | 1503 AM | On Air: 26 December 2010 |
Beverley FM | Beverley | 107.8 FM | On Air: 15th December 2014 |
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 UK Bases | Aldershot | 102.5 FM | On Air: 11 December 2006 |
Blandford | 89.3 FM, 1287 AM (Bovington) | On Air: 23 August 2012 | |
Catterick | 106.9 FM, 87.7 (Leconfield), 1287 AM (Ripon), 1287 (Topcliffe), 1287 (Dishforth) | On Air: 11 May 2006 | |
Colchester | 107.0 FM, 1287 AM (Bassingbourn), 1287 (Wattisham), 1287 (Woodbridge) | On Air: 2 May 2006 | |
Scotland | 98.5 FM Edinbugh, 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 | |
Radio BGWS | Farnborough | 1179 AM (On Air: 1200-1800) | On Air: 30 Sep 2011 |
Big City Radio | Birmingham | 89.1 FM | On Air: 1 November 2005 (formerly Aston FM) |
BigglesFM | Biggleswade | 104.8 FM | On Air: 22 April 2011 |
Bishop FM | Bishop Auckland | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 |
Black Country Radio | Stourbridge | 102.5 FM | 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 |
Blyth Valley Radio | Southwold | 105.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2009 |
Bolton FM | Bolton | 96.5 FM | On Air: 20 June 2009 |
Branch FM | Dewsbury | 101.8 FM | On Air: 9 December 2007 |
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 |
Brick FM | St Boswells | 103.0 FM | On Air: 4 February 2008 |
BRO Radio | Vale of Glamorgan | 98.1 FM | On Air: 31 March 2009 |
BSR FM | Bradley Stoke, Bristol | 103.4 FM | On Air: 13 September 2013 |
Bute Island Radio | Rothesay | 96.5 FM (formerly Bute FM) | On Air: 15 July 2009 |
Calon FM | Wrexham | 105.0 FM | On Air: 1 March 2008 |
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 (full-time) |
Radio Cardiff | Cardiff | 98.7 FM | On Air: 8 October 2007 |
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 |
Chorley FM | Chorley | 102.8 FM | On Air: 24 November 2006 |
City Beat 103.2 | Preston | 103.2 FM (formerly Preston FM) | On Air: 6 October 2008 |
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 Rhythms | Stoke-on-Trent | 101.8 FM | On Air: 28 February 2002 |
Plymouth | 96.3 FM | On Air: 29 March 2007 | |
Stockton-on-Tees | 107.1 FM | On Air: 27 April 2008 | |
Crystal FM | Penicuik | 107.4 FM | On Air: 1 December 2013 |
CSR 97.4FM | Canterbury | 97.4 FM | On Air: 4 January 2007 |
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 |
Demon FM | Leicester | 107.5 FM | On Air: 4 May 2009 |
Desi Radio | Southall | 1602 AM Also Sky 0169 |
On Air: May 2002 |
Destiny 105 | Oxford | 105.1 FM | On Air: February 2014 (formerly OX 105 FM) |
Deveron FM | Banff | 107.4 FM | On Air: January 2015 |
Diverse FM | Luton | 102.8 FM | On Air: April 2007 |
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 |
EAVA FM | Leicester | 102.5 FM | On Air: 5 December 2008 |
Eden FM | Penrith | 107.5 FM | On Air: July 2014 |
Erewash Sound | Ilkeston | 96.8 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 |
Flame CCR | Wirral | 1521 AM | On Air: 19 December 2009 |
Forest FM | Verwood | 92.3 FM | On Air: 4 July 2006 |
Frome FM | Frome | 96.6 FM | On Air: 16 June 2012 |
FUSe FM Ballymoney | Ballymoney | 107.5 FM | On Air: 6 July 2015 |
Future Radio | Norwich | 107.8 FM (formerly 96.9 FM) | On Air: 6 August 2007 |
Gateway 97.8 | Basildon | 97.8 FM | On Air: 28 August 2010 |
Gaydio | Manchester | 88.4 FM Also on DAB in London (11B) |
On Air: 18 June 2010 |
Radio Glan Clwyd | Bodelwyddan | 1287 AM | On Air: 23 April 2014 |
Glastonbury FM | Glastonbury | 107.1 FM | On Air: 30 April 2009 |
GFM | Gloucester | 96.6 FM | On Air: 21 July 2006 |
Gravity FM | Grantham | 97.2 FM | On Air: 1 December 2008 |
GTFM | Pontypridd | 107.9 FM | On Air: 24 May 2002 |
Gulshan Radio | Wolverhampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 11 February 2016 |
Halton Community Radio | Runcorn | 92.3 FM | On Air: 8 August 2008 |
Harborough FM | Market Harborough | 102.3 FM | On Air: 5 February 2007 |
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 |
Hillz FM | Coventry | 98.6 FM | On Air: 1 June 2009 |
HitMix Radio | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 107.5 FM | On Air: 28 November 2015 |
90.1 Hope FM | Bournemouth and Poole and Christchurch | 90.1 FM | On Air: 1 May 2007 |
Hot Radio | Poole | 102.8 FM | On Air: 8 November 2008 (formerly The Bay) |
The Hub | Mid Cornwall | 106.1 FM (Truro), 106.4 (St Mawes and Mevagissey) | On Air: August 2014 |
Hull Kingston Radio | East Hull | 107.5 FM | On Air: 6 February 2015 |
HCR FM | Huntingdon | 104.0 FM | On Air: 23 April 2011 |
IMAN FM | North East Sheffield and South West Rotherham | 103.1 | On Air: November 2014 |
Kane FM | Guildford | 103.7 FM | On Air: October 2011 |
Hull Kingston Radio | Kingston upon Hull | 107.4 FM | On Air: 15 December 2014 |
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 |
Intobeats | 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 |
IÚR FM | Newry | 101.4 FM | On Air: 10 October 2007 |
Radio Jcom | Leeds | 1386 AM | On Air: 6 September 2009 |
Radio LaB | Luton | 97.1 FM | On Air: 15 October 2010 |
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 |
Koast Radio | Ashington | 106.6 FM | On Air: December 2015 |
Kohinoor FM | Leicester | 97.3 FM | On Air: 23 December 2008 |
KYFM | Kirkcaldy | 107.0 FM | On Air: March 2014 |
Leisure FM | Pattiswick | 107.4 FM | On Air: 6 June 2010 |
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 City Radio | Lisburn | 98.8 FM | On Air: 30 September 2011 |
Marlow FM | Marlow | 97.5 FM | On Air: 11 May 2011 |
Mearns FM | Stonehaven and South Aberdeenshire | 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 |
MKFM | Milton Keynes | 106.3 FM | On Air: 7 September 2015 Also on DAB in Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D) |
Mon FM | Anglesey | 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 |
NE1fm | Newcastle upon Tyne | 102.5 FM | On Air: 8 June 2007 |
New Style Radio | Birmingham | 98.7 FM | On Air: 14 August 2002 |
Nevis Radio | Fort William | 96.6 , 97.0, 102.3, 102.4 FM | On Air: 1 August 1994 NOTE: On air from 1994 as a commercial station until switching to a community licence in 2013 |
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 |
NuSound Radio | Forest Gate, London | 92.0 FM | On Air: 19 March 2007 |
Oldham Community Radio | Oldham | 99.7 FM | On Air: 17 March 2007 |
OneUmmah FM | Reading | 95.6 FM | On Air: 25 October 2011 |
Peace FM | Moss Side, Manchester | 90.1 FM | On Air: 1 October 2009 |
Pendle Community Radio | Nelson | 103.1 FM | On Air: 28 August 2007 |
Penistone FM | Penistone | 95.7 FM | On Air: 6 June 2009 |
Penwith Radio | Penzance | 96.5, 97.2 FM | On Air: 30 August 2014 |
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 |
Point FM | Rhyl | 103.1 FM | On Air: 27 March 2010 |
Radio Plus | Coventry | 101.5 FM | On Air: 20 December 2010 |
Pulse FM | Barrhead | 98.4 FM | On Air: 28 July 2009 |
Pulse | Somerset | 104.4 FM | On Air: 9 May 2013 |
Pure 107.8FM | Stockport | 107.8 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 |
QUAY-FM | Alderney, Channel Islands | 107.1 FM | On Air: 12th February 2015 |
Raaj FM | West Bromwich | 91.3 FM | On Air: 31 January 2009 |
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 | On Air: 31 August 2006 |
Riddim Radio | Harlesden, London | 103.6 FM | On Air: 16 April 2007 (formerly BANG Radio) |
Rinse FM | London | 106.8 FM | On Air: February 2011 |
RNIB Connect | Glasgow | 101.0 FM Also Freeview 730 |
On Air: 30 March 2007 |
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 |
Radio Scilly | Isles of Scilly | 107.9 FM | On Air: 3 September 2007 |
Seahaven FM | Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven | 96.3 FM | On Air: 9 January 2011 |
105.3 Seaside FM | Holderness | 105.3 FM | On Air: 5 October 2007 |
106.9 SFM | Sittingbourne | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 July 2012 |
Sheffield Live! | Sheffield | 93.2 FM | On Air: 29 October 2007 |
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 |
Soundart | Totnes | 102.5 FM | On Air: 17 December 2008 |
Somer Valley FM | Midsomer Norton and Radstock | 97.5 FM | On Air: 12 January 2009 |
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 |
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 | Leicester | 103.2 FM | On Air: 5 March 2002 |
Sutton-in-Ashfield | 106.9 FM | On Air: 1 March 2010 | |
Tameside Radio | Tameside | 103.6 FM | On Air: 30 September 2007 |
TCR fm | Tamworth | 106.8 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 |
TD1 Radio | Galashiels | 106.5 FM | On Air: 30 March 2015 |
Radio Teesdale | Barnard Castle | 105.5 FM, 102.1 (Romaldkirk) | On Air: 29 March 2007 |
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 |
Tudno FM | Llandudno | 107.8 FM | On Air: 12 July 2008 |
Tulip Radio | Spalding, Lincolnshire | 107.5 FM | On Air: 12 June 2009 |
Uckfield FM | Uckfield | 105.0 FM | On Air: 1 July 2010 |
Ujima Radio | Bristol | 98.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2008 |
Unity 101 | Southampton | 101.1 FM | On Air: 12 December 2005 |
Unity FM | Birmingham | 93.5 FM | On Air: 2 August 2006 |
Unity Radio | Manchester | 92.8 FM | On Air: Summer 2010 |
Vectis Radio | Isle of Wight | Online only | On Air: January 2010 |
Radio Verulam | St Albans | 92.6 FM | On Air: 7 July 2007 |
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 |
WCR Community Radio | Warminster | 106.5 FM | On Air: 1 April 2012 |
WCR FM | Wolverhampton | 101.8 FM | On Air: 30 March 2007 |
Westside FM | Hanwell | 89.6 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 |
West Wolds Radio | Pocklington | 103.1 FM | On Air: 29 November 2015 |
106.9FM WHCR | Kingston upon Hull | 106.9 FM | On Air: 26 March 2007 |
Radio Winchcombe | Winchcombe | 107.1FM | On Air: 18 May 2012 |
Wirral Radio | Wirral | 92.1 FM | On Air: 1 March 2008 (formerly 7 Waves Radio) Also DAB in West Cheshire and North East Wales |
Wycombe Sound | High Wycombe | 87.9 FM | On Air: 5th January 2014 |
Wythenshawe FM | Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester | 97.2 FM | On Air: 22 March 2002 |
Youthcomm Radio | Worcester | 106.7 FM | On Air: 13 January 2008 |
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 Frequencies | 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 |
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 |
Small scale trial DAB multiplexes
Small scale multiplexes licensed by OFCOM for a trial period until Spring 2018 into a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio"
Licence Area | Multiplex Operator | Frequency | On-Air Date | Stations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brighton | Brighton and Hove Radio | 9A | 31 July 2015 | Juice 107.2, Radio Reverb, Reasonance, Oldies Sussex HD, Totallyradio, Gaydio, 1 Brighton FM and University Radio Falmer |
Portsmouth | Solent Wireless | 7D | 19 August 2015 | Chris Country, Express FM, Gaydio, Jack FM, Jack 2, JAMM Radio, Mango Vibe, The Flash and 100% Hits DAB+: BFBS Portsmouth, Radio Caroline, Indulgence and Mango Vibe+ |
Manchester | Niocast Digital | 10B | 28 August 2015 | Chris Country, Gaydio, London Greek Radio, MAX, New Sunset Radio, NQR.FM, The Steve Penk Wind-Up Channel, Revolution 962 and Unity Radio DAB+: Asian FX and Manchester Business Radio |
Bristol | Celador Radio | 9A | 5 September 2015 | BCfm 93.2, BFBS Beats, BFBS Ghurka Radio, BSR 103.4 FM, Hub Radio, Somer Valley FM, The Breeze and Ujima Radio |
Norwich | Future Radio | 9A | 9 September 2015 | Radio Caroline, CDNX, Future Radio, Future Plus, Norwich 99.9, Jazz FM, The Music Machine, Solar Radio and Totally Radio |
Cambridge | UKRD | 7A | 11 September 2015 | Cambridge 105, Chris Country, Core Radio, Gaydio and Star Radio |
North East Birmingham | Switch Radio | 9A | 14 September 2015 | Ambur Radio, Big City Radio, Black Country Radio, Gaydio, London Greek Radio, Scratch Radio, Switch Radio, Starpoint Radio, Touch FM and Unity FM |
Aldershot | BFBS Aldershot | 8A | 19 October 2015 | Angel Digital, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, The Breeze, Radio Caroline and Radio Woking |
London | U.DAB | 9A | 29 October 2015 | CDNX, Crackers Radio, London Greek Radio, NTS, NuSound Radio, Reprezent, Reasonance, Rinse FM and Solar Radio |
Glasgow | Scrimshaws | 10B | December 2015 | Asian FX, Radio Caroline, Celtic Music Radio, Gaydio, Go Radio, Like Radio, Pulse 98.4, Radio Saltire and Your Radio |
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 have been set up to cover various festivals and events across the UK:
Name | Licence Area | Typical Air Dates | Analogue Frequencies |
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Radio Airbourne | Eastbourne | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Eastbourne International Airshow |
Air Festival Radio | Bournemouth | August | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Bournemouth Air Festival |
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 |
Download FM | Donington Park | June | 87.7 FM - Coverage of the Download Festival |
Lincolnshire Show Radio | Lincolnshire Showground | June | 107.8 FM - Coverage of the Lincolnshire Show operated by Lincs FM |
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 |
Wales Rally FM | South Wales | November | 87.7 FM - Live coverage of Wales Rally GB |
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:
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 | 1386 AM - LPAM |
Apple FM | Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | See Community Radio listings |
Hospital Radio Basingstoke | North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke | 945 AM - LPAM |
BHR 1287 | Basildon University Hospital | 1287 AM - LPAM |
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 Brockley | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore | 999 AM - LPAM |
Radio Bronglais | Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth | 87.8 FM - LPFM |
Canterbury Hospital Radio | Kent & Canterbury Hospital | 945 AM - LPAM |
Carillon Radio | Loughborough Hospital, Coalville Hospital, Ashby de-la-Zouch Hospital, Melton Mowbray Hospital and Oakham Hospital | 1386 AM - LPAM Loughborough and Coalville, 1431 AM - LPAM Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Oakham |
CHBN Radio | Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance; St Michael's Hospital, Hayle | 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 |
Hospital Radio Crawley | Crawley Hospital | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Radio Glangwili | West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Hospital Radio Gwendolen | Leicester General Hospital, Leicester | 1287 AM - LPAM |
HBS Radio | Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Weston Park Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield | 1431 AM - LPAM |
Hemel Hospital Radio | Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, Hemel Hempstead | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Inverness Hospital Radio | Raigmore Hospital, Inverness | See Community Radio listings |
Kingstown Radio | Hull Royal Infirmary Hospital, Hull | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Luton and Dunstable Hospital Radio | Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton | 1134 AM - LPAM |
Mid Downs Hospital Radio | The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath | 1350 AM - LPAM |
NH Sound | Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Radio Nightingale | Rotherham District General Hospital, Rotherham | 945 and 1350 AM - LPAM |
Hospital Radio Plymouth | Derriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Redhill | East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey | 1431 AM - LPAM |
Rookwood Sound | Rookwood Hospital, Cardiff and University Hospital Llandough | 945 AM - LPAM (Rookwood Hospital) |
Radio Royal (Falkirk) | Falkirk & District Royal Infirmary and Stirling Royal Infirmary | 1278 AM - LPAM (Falkirk) |
Seaside Hospital Radio | Worthing Hospital and Southlands Hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea | 846AM - LPAM (Southlands Hospital) |
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 1575 AM - LPAM |
Radio City 1386 AM | Singleton Hospital, Swansea | 1386 AM - LPAM |
Trust AM | Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, Bassetlaw District General Hospital, Worksop | 1278 AM - LPAM (Bassetlaw) |
Radio Tyneside | Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead | 1575 AM - LPAM |
Victoria Radio Network | Victoria Hospital, Forth Park Hospital and Victoria Hospice, Kirkcaldy | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Radio West Suffolk | West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds | See Community Radio listings |
Withybush FM | Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
Hospital Radio Yare | Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth | 1350 AM - LPAM |
Satellite radio stations
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite
Name | Format | EPG Number | Comments |
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EWTN Radio | Catholic religious station | Sky 0147 | |
Kanshi Radio | Asian station | Sky 0205 | |
Khush Khabri Radio | Asian Christian station | Sky 0151 | Formerly Asian Gold Radio |
Liberty Radio | Easy listening and talk | Sky 0186 | |
Newstalk | Commercial speech station | Sky 0210 | FM 106-108 in Republic of Ireland |
Rainbow Radio | Ghanaian radio station | Sky 0207 | FM 87.5 in Accra, Ghana |
RTÉ Radio 1 | News, current affairs, sport and music | Sky 0160, Freesat 750, Virgin 917 |
FM 88.2—90.0 in the Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ 2FM | Pop music | Sky 0164, Freesat 751 | FM 90.0-92.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta | Irish-language programming | Sky 0165, Freesat 753 | FM 92.0-94.0 in Republic of Ireland |
RTÉ Lyric FM | Classical music | Sky 0166, Freesat 752 | FM 96.7-99.6 in Republic of Ireland |
Solar Radio | Soul, jazz and funk | Sky 0129 | |
Sukh Sagar Radio | Gurbani station | Sky 0150 | |
StarBeats Radio | Caribbean music | Sky 0184 | |
Trans World Radio | Religious programming | Sky 0138, Freesat 790 | |
UCB Ireland | Christian station aimed at Republic of Ireland | Sky 0214 | |
WRN Europe | Programming from international broadcasters | Sky 0122, Freesat 728, Virgin 920 |
LPAM, LPFM and other stations
Name | Licence Area | Frequencies |
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BFBS Gurkha Radio | LPAM in UK | 1134 AM Bramcote, 1134 Sandhurst, 1134 Catterick, 1251 York 1278 Shorncliffe, 1278 Stafford, 1287 Maidstone, 1287 Brecon, 1287 Blandford |
BFBS Radio 2 | Online in UK | |
National Prison Radio Network | Internal radio station for UK prisons | Hotbird 6 satellite |
Radio Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Donington | Donington Park, Castle Donington | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Brands | Brands Hatch, Kent | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Knockhill | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Dunfermline | 87.7 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Nitro FM | Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire | 96.2 FM - LPFM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Thruxton | Thruxton Circuit, Andover | 1602 AM - LPAM (motor sport meetings only) |
Radio Rovers | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | 1404 AM - LPAM (home matchdays 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) |
60 North FM | Shetland Islands Tourist Radio | 87.7 FM - Six LPFM transmitters |
Sout al Khaleej | London | 12A DAB (available on 100.8 FM in Doha, Qatar) |
Radio Sputnik | London | 12A DAB |
Acacia Radio | Annesley Woodhouse | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Brill AM | Brill | 1449 AM - LPAM |
Frequencies
To conserve space in the listings, the waveband has not been listed after each frequency, however they are easy to tell apart.
- Whole numbers always refer to a kHz (AM) frequency - i.e. 999 = 999 kHz
- Decimal numbers always refer to a MHz (FM) frequency - i.e. 96.2 = 96.2 MHz
- A number and letter combination refers to a DAB channel - i.e. 12C = frequency block 12C on 227.360 MHz
See also
- Radio in the United Kingdom
- Digital radio in the United Kingdom
- List of British television channels
- List of Celtic-language media
- Radio Academy
References
- Ofcom Analogue Radio Licensing
- Ofcom Digital Radio Licensing
- Ofcom Community Radio Licensing
- Ofcom Technical Parameters Spreadsheet
- Ofcom Long Term RSL's licences
- Hospital Broadcasting Association Members List
- Student Radio Association Members List
- Ofcome Extended Duration RSL licences
- BBC Radio Stations index
External links
- Open Radio Directory. Online directory for club and dance music radio stations.
- Streaming solutions for club and dance music radio stations.
- Paul FM Radio. Online club and dance music radio station.
- UK Radio Stations streaming online - with screen and player support for different platforms.
- Reciva World leading stations aggregator.
- RadioToday.co.uk Daily radio news from the UK Radio Industry featuring Ofcom licence awards and breaking news.
- UK online radio stations list
- media.info's UK radio directory details all radio stations broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
- Radio Advertising Bureau - Coverage maps of many UK commercial radio stations (mapping provided by Beacon Dodsworth Ltd). (IE for Windows only)
- Map of Community radio stations broadcasting in the UK
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