List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a 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.
Name | Format | FM frequencies | Other frequencies | DAB | Freeview | Freest | Sky | Virgin |
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Absolute 80s | Music from the 1980s | 11A | 726 | 0200 | 951 | |||
Absolute Radio | Adult-orientated pop/rock Music | 105.8 FM (London) | 1197, 1215, 1233, 1242 and 1260 MW | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
727 | 724 | 0107 | 915 |
Absolute Radio 90s | Music from the 1990s | 11A | 0201 | |||||
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 Radio 1 | Youth-orientated pop music and talk | 97.7 - 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 | 92.5 - 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 1485, 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 World Service | News and features | 12B | 710 | 711 | 0115 | 906 | ||
Capital | Hit music | 95.8 FM (London) | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 | |
Classic FM | Classical music | 99.9-101.9 FM | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
731 | 721 | 0106 | 922 | |
Kiss | Dance and RnB | 100.0 FM (London), 101.0 and 97.2 FM (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 school 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 | ||
Planet Rock | Classic rock | 11A | 730 | 0110 | 924 | |||
Premier Praise | Christian radio station | 11A | ||||||
Premier Radio | Christian radio station | 1305, 1332 and 1413 MW (London) 1566 MW (Guildford) |
11A | 725 | 0123 | |||
Scala Radio | Classical music | 11A | 0216 | |||||
Sunrise Radio | Asian music and speech | 963/972 MW in London | 11A | |||||
talkRADIO | Talk and phone-ins | 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 | ||||||
UCB 1 | Christian radio station | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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UCB 2 | Christian radio station | 11A | ||||||
Virgin Radio | Adult-orientated pop/rock music | 11A | 736 | 0215 |
National digital (DAB+) stations
List of stations on the Digital One and Sound Digital multiplexes broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard
Name | Format | DAB+ channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin | Notes |
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Capital Xtra | Hip hop and RnB | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
720 | 0144 | 959 | Available in South London on 96.9 FM and in North London on 107.1 FM | |
Capital Xtra Reloaded | Old school Hip hop and RnB | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Forces Radio BFBS | Music station for UK Forces | 11A | |||||
Fun Kids | Children's radio station | 11A | |||||
Heart 70s | Music from the 1970s | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Heart 80s | Music from the 1980s | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0112 | 921 | |||
Heart 90s | Music from the 1990s | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Heart Dance | Dance music | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
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Heart Extra | Adult contemporary music | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
60% of programming shared with Heart London on 106.2 FM | ||||
Jack Radio | Music from female artists | 11A | |||||
Jazz FM | Jazz music | 11A | |||||
LBC News | Rolling news | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
Available on 1152 MW in London | ||||
Love Sport Radio | Sports talk | 11A | Available on 1584 MW in North London | ||||
Smooth Extra | Adult contemporary music | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
0146 | 60% of programming shared with Smooth Radio London on 102.2 FM | |||
Union Jack | Music from British artists | 11A | |||||
Virgin Radio Anthems | Guitar-based classics | 11A | |||||
Virgin Radio Chilled | Soft adult contemporary and acoustic music | 11A | |||||
Radio X | Modern rock music | 11D (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) 12A (Scotland) |
723 | 0113 | 960 | Available on 104.9 FM in London and 97.7 FM in Manchester | |
Semi-national analogue and digital (DAB) stations
Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and/or satellite and/or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex:
Name | Format | Analogue availability | DAB channels | Freeview | Freesat | Sky | Virgin |
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Absolute Classic Rock | Classic rock | MW 1152, 990 and 1017 West Midlands and Shropshire |
Birmingham (11C), Coventry (12D), Dundee (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), London (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), Manchester (12C), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Teesside (11B) and Wolverhampton (11B) | 725 | 0203 | 952 | |
Absolute Radio 00s | Music from the 2000s | none | Inverness (11B) and Tayside (11B) | ||||
Absolute Radio 60s | Music from the 1960s | none | Inverness (11B) and Tayside (11B) | ||||
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), Southend and Chelmsford (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), North Devon (10C), Hereford and Worcester (12A), Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Kent (11C), Lincolnshire (12A), Northamptonshire (10C), Norwich (10B), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Somerset (10B), Swindon (11C) and Bath and West Wiltshire (10D) Also available on Digital One multiplex |
724 | 719 | 0109 | 958 |
Chris Country | Country music | none | Suffolk (10C) Also available on DAB+ in London (12C) |
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Country Hits Radio | Country music | none | Ayr (11B), Birmingham (11C), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), South Yorkshire (11C), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Fun Kids Junior | Children's | none | DAB+: NE Wales and W Cheshire (10D) and Surrey (10C) | ||||
Greatest Hits Radio | Classic Hits | FM in Liverpool and West Midlands AM in Northern England |
Digital version of Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool available in Bath and West Wiltshire (10D), Bristol (11B), Cambridge (11C), Cardiff and Newport (11C), Cornwall (11B), Derbyshire (10B), Essex (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Kent (11C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), North Devon (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Norfolk (10B), Northamptonshire (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Nottingham (12C), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Reading/Basingstoke (12D), South Hampshire (11C), Sussex (10B) and Swindon (11C) | ||||
Heart | 80s, 90s and Today | See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM / DAB network | Digital feed of Heart London on Derbyshire (10B), Hereford and Worcester (12A), Leicester (11B), Lincolnshire (12A) and Nottingham (12C) | 728 | 0733 | 0111 | 918 |
Hits Radio | Hit music | FM 103.0 Manchester | Ayr (11B), Bath and West Wiltshire (10D), Birmingham (11C), Bristol (11B), Cambridge (11C), Cardiff and Newport (11C), Cornwall (11B), Coventry (12D), Derbyshire (10B), Essex (12D), Exeter/Torquay (11C), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Herts, Beds and Bucks (10D), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Kent (11C), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), North Devon (10C), Northern Ireland (12D), Norfolk (10B), Northamptonshire (10C), Nottingham (12C), Oxfordshire (10B), Peterborough (12D), Plymouth (12D), Reading/Basingstoke (12D), South Hampshire (11C), South Yorkshire (11C), Sussex (10B), Swindon (11C) Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B), Tyne and Wear (11C) and Wolverhampton (11B) | 711 | |||
Hope FM | Christian | none | Lincolnshire (12A), North Yorkshire (10C), NE Wales / W Cheshire (10D - DAB+) and Hereford and Worcester (12A) | ||||
Magic Chilled | Soft adult contemporary | none | Birmingham (11C), Dundee (11B), Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Liverpool (10C), Leeds (12D), Manchester (12C), Northern Ireland (12D), South Yorkshire (11C), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Magic Soul | Classic soul | none | Edinburgh (12D), Glasgow (11C), Humberside (10D), Inverness (11B), Lancashire (12A), Leeds (12D), Liverpool (10C), London (12C), Manchester (12C), Northern Ireland (12D), Tayside (11B), Teesside (11B) and Tyne and Wear (11C) | ||||
Premier Gospel | Gospel music | none | London (11B) and Surrey (10C) | ||||
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) | ||||
Total Access | Hit music | none | Bradford and Huddersfield (11B), Stoke-on-Trent (12D) and Swansea (12A) | ||||
Local and regional analogue and digital (DAB) 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 Coventry and Warwickshire | Coventry and Warwickshire | 94.8 (Coventry and North Warwickshire), 103.7 (South Warwickshire) 104.0 (Nuneaton) |
12D | 719 | ||
BBC Essex | Essex | 95.3 (South Essex), 103.5 (North and Mid Essex) | 729 (North Essex), 765 (Mid Essex) | 12D (Southend and Chelmsford) | 734 | |
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 | 720 | |
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 Berkshire | Berkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire | 104.1 (West Berkshire and North Hampshire), 104.4 (Reading and Wokingham) 95.4 (East Berkshire), 94.6 (Henley-on-Thames and Maidenhead) |
12D | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Bristol | Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset | 94.9 (Bristol and South Gloucestershire), 104.6 (Bath) 103.6 (Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset) |
11B | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | 95.7 (Peterborough and Huntingdonshire) 96.0 (Cambridge and Cambridgeshire) |
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 | 721 | |
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) | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Derby | Derbyshire and East Staffordshire | 104.5 (Derby, South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire), 95.3 (North and Mid Derbyshire), 96.0 (Buxton) | 1116 | 10B | 735 | |
BBC Radio Devon | Devon | 103.4 (Devon), 94.8 (North Devon), 95.7 (Plymouth), 95.8 (Exeter), 96.0 (Okehampton), 104.3 (South Devon) | 801 (Barnstaple and North Devon), 990 (Exeter and East Devon) | 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) 12D (Plymouth) |
720 | |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | 104.7 (Gloucestershire), 95.0 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester) | 1413 | 10C | 735 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey | Guernsey | 93.2 (Guernsey), 99.0 (Alderney) | 1116 (Guernsey) | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Humberside | East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire | 95.9 | 10D | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Jersey | Jersey | 88.8 | 1026 | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Kent | Kent | 96.7 (West Kent), 97.6 (Folkestone), 104.2 (East Kent) | 11C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Lancashire | Lancashire | 95.5 (East Lancashire), 103.9 (Central Lancashire), 104.5 (North Lancashire)o | 855 (South Lancashire) | 12A | 720 | |
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 | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | 94.9, 104.7 (Grantham) | 12A | 722 | ||
BBC Radio London | Greater London | 94.9 | 12A | 721 | Also on Sky 0152, Freesat 718 and Virgin Media 937 | |
BBC Radio Manchester | Greater Manchester and North Cheshire | 95.1 (Manchester and North Cheshire), 104.6 (Saddleworth and Tameside) | 12C | 719 | ||
BBC Radio Merseyside | Liverpool, the Wirral and West Cheshire | 95.8 | 1485 | 10C | 722 | |
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 | 734 | ||
BBC Radio Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 103.8, 95.5 (Mansfield), 95.1 (Newark) | 12C | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Oxford | Oxfordshire | 95.2 | 10B | 722 | ||
BBC Radio Sheffield | South Yorkshire and North Midlands | 104.1, 88.6 (Sheffield), 94.7 (Chesterfield) | 1035 | 11C | 734 | |
BBC Radio Shropshire | Shropshire | 96.0 (Central and North Shropshire), 95.0 (Ludlow), 90.9 (Church Stretton), 104.1 (Clun) | 11B | 721 | ||
BBC Radio Solent | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 96.1 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset) | 999 (Hampshire, Isle of Wight and East Dorset) | 11C (South Hampshire) | 722 | |
BBC Radio Solent for Dorset | Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset | 103.8 (West Dorset) | 1359 (West Dorset) | 11B (Bournemouth) | 734 | Opt-out programming from BBC Solent from 0630 to 0900 weekdays and 0800 to 1100 Saturdays |
BBC Radio Stoke | North Staffordshire and South Cheshire | 94.6 (North Staffordshire and South Cheshire), 104.1 (Stafford) | 1503 | 12D | 734 | |
BBC Radio Suffolk | Suffolk | 95.9, 103.9 (South East), 104.6 (North West), 95.5 (Lowestoft) | 10C | 720 | ||
BBC Radio York | North Yorkshire | 95.5 (Scarborough), 103.7 (North Yorkshire) and 104.3 (Northallerton) | 666 (York), 1260 (Scarborough) | 10C | 720 | |
BBC Somerset | Somerset | 95.5 | 1566 | 10B | 722 | |
BBC Surrey | Surrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex | 104.0 (East Surrey and North Sussex), 104.6 (West Surrey and North East Hampshire) | 10C | 722 | ||
BBC Sussex | East Sussex and West Sussex | 95.0 (Newhaven), 95.1 (Horsham), 95.3 (Brighton), 104.5 (East Sussex), 104.8 (West Sussex) | 10B | 720 | ||
BBC Tees | Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire | 95.0 (Teesside), 95.8 (Whitby) | 11B | 722 | ||
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) | 720 | |
BBC Wiltshire | Wiltshire | 103.6 (Swindon), 103.5 (South Wilts), 104.3 (West Wilts), 104.9 (Marlborough) | 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11C (Swindon) |
721 | ||
BBC WM | Birmingham, West Midlands and South Staffordshire | 95.6 | 11B (Black Country and Shropshire) 11C (Birmingham) |
722 |
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 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 | 0152 (Wales), 0154 (outside Wales) | 936 | 720 | ||
BBC Radio Cymru 2 | Welsh | Wales | Unavailable | 11C (Cardiff & Newport) 12A (Swansea) 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
718 (Wales), 735 (outside Wales) | 0154 (Wales only) | 721 | Music-based programming on weekdays 0630-0830, Saturdays 0700-0900 and Sundays 0800-1000 | ||
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 nan Gàidheal | Scottish Gaelic | Scotland | 103.5 - 104.9 | 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 Orkney | English | Orkney Islands | 93.7 | Local programming includes Around Orkney weekdays from 0730-0800 and lunchtime news bulletin on weekdays at 1230 | ||||||
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, 1630 and 1730 in the following areas:
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BBC Radio Shetland | English | 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 Ulster | English | Northern Ireland | 92.4 - 94.6 | 1341 | 12D | 716 | 0118 | 932 | 719 | |
BBC Radio Wales | English | Wales | 90.2 - 92.3, 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 Classic Rock | West Midlands | 1152 AM (Birmingham) 990 AM (Black Country), 1017 (Shropshire) |
11C (Birmingham) 11B (Wolverhampton) Also Freesat 725, Sky Digital 0203 and Virgin Media 952 | |
Absolute Radio 70s | Tayside | DAB only | 11B | |
Adventist World Radio | London | DAB only | 12A | |
Alpha Radio | Tees Valley | 103.2 FM (Darlington), 102.6 (Richmond) | 10C (North Yorkshire) | |
Asian Sound | East Lancashire and Greater Manchester | 963 AM (East Lancashire), 1377 (Manchester) | 12C (Manchester), 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) | |
Athavan Radio | London | DAB only | 11B | |
The Beach | East Norfolk and North East Suffolk | 103.4 FM Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, 97.4 Halesworth | ||
Bloomberg Radio | London | DAB only | 11B | |
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 | |||
Reading | 107.0 FM | 12D | ||
Capital | Capital Mid Counties | 102.0 FM (Stratford-upon-Avon), 107.3 (Warwick) 96.2 (Coventry) 107.1 (Rugby) 107.6 (Banbury), 95.9 (Brackley) 101.6 (Tamworth), 102.4 (Burton-upon-Trent) |
12D (Coventry) | |
Capital Midlands | 102.2 FM Birmingham 96.2 FM (Nottingham), 96.5 (Mansfield), 102.8 (Derby), 105.4 (Leicestershire) |
11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton) 12C (Nottingham), 10B (Derbyshire), 11B (Leicester) | ||
Capital London | 95.8 FM | 12C Also Freeview 724, Sky Digital 0109, Freesat 719, Virgin Media 958 and Digital One DAB | ||
Capital Manchester and Lancashire | 102.0 FM (Manchester)
99.8 (Burnley), 107.0 (Blackburn), 106.5 (Preston), 96.3 (Chorley) |
Manchester (12C) Central Lancashire (12A) | ||
Capital North East | 105.3 FM, 106.4, 105.6 (Newcastle), 105.8 (Hexham) | 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 FM, 105.6 (Bradford), 105.6 (Sheffield), 105.8 (Humberside) |
Bradford and Huddersfield (11B) Humberside (10D) Leeds (12D) North Yorkshire (10C) South Yorkshire (11C) | ||
Capital Liverpool | 107.6 FM | 10C | ||
Capital Xtra | London | 96.9 FM (South London), 107.1 (North London) | Also Digital One DAB, Sky Digital 0144, Freesat 720 and Virgin Media 959 | |
CFM | Cumbria and South West Scotland | 96.4 FM (Carlisle), 102.5 (Penrith), 102.2 (Workington), 103.4 (Whitehaven) | ||
Compass FM | Grimsby | 96.4 FM | 12A | |
Dearne FM | Barnsley | 102.0 FM, 97.1 (Penistone) | ||
Dee 106.3 | Chester | 106.3 FM | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) | |
Dilse Radio | London | 1035 AM | 11B | |
Dream 100 FM | Tendring | 100.2 FM | ||
Dubai Now | London | DAB only | 11B | |
Durham Radio | Durham | 102.8 (Durham), 106.8 (Brusselton) | ||
Eagle 70s | Surrey | DAB only | 10C | |
Eagle Radio | Guildford | 96.4 FM | 10C | |
Encore Radio | Surrey | DAB only | 10C | |
Fire Radio | Bournemouth | 107.6 FM | 11B | |
Fix Radio | London | DAB only | 2A | |
Fosse 107 | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.9 FM (Hinckley/Nuneaton), 107.0 Loughborough | ||
Free Radio | Birmingham, |Black Country and Shropshire | 96.4 FM (Birmingham), 97.2 (Black Country), 103.1 (Shropshire) | 11C (Birmingham), 11B (Wolverhampton and Telford) | |
Coventry and Warwickshire, |Herefordshire and Worcestershire | 97.0 FM (Coventry), 102.9 (Leamington), 96.7 (Kidderminster), 97.6 (Hereford), 102.8 (Worcester) | 12D (Coventry and Warwickshire), 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) 1332 AM (Peterborough) Also Sky 0121, Freesat 722, Virgin Media 923 and Digital One DAB+ Gold is a national network with local advertising |
12C (London DAB+) 10B (Derby), 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester) 11C (Manchester) 10C (Northampton) 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough) | |
Greatest Hits Radio | East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire | 1161 AM | 10D | |
Lancashire | 999 AM | 12A | ||
Liverpool, North West & North Wales | FM 105.9 | 10C | ||
Manchester | 1152 AM | 12C | ||
North East | 1152 AM | 11C | ||
South Yorkshire | 990 AM (Doncaster), 1305 (Barnsley), 1548 (Sheffield and Rotherham) | 11C | ||
Teeside | 1170 AM | 11B | ||
West Midlands | 105.2 FM (Birmingham), 1359 AM (Coventry and Warwickshire), DAB (Hereford and Worcester) | 11C (Birmingham) 11B (Wolverhampton) | ||
Yorkshire | 828 AM | 12D | ||
Hallam FM | South Yorkshire | 97.4 FM (Sheffield), 102.9 (Barnsley), 103.4 (Doncaster) | 11C | |
Heart | Heart East | 97.4 FM (Newmarket & Haverhill), 102.7 (Peterborough), 103.0 (Cambridge), 96.4 FM (Bury St Edmunds), 97.1 (Ipswich), 102.4 (Norwich), 96.1 FM (Colchester), 96.3 (Southend-on-Sea), 97.5 (Southend Town), 101.7 (Harlow, East Hertfordshire and West Essex), 102.6 (Chelmsford), 96.6 FM (Northampton), 96.9 (Bedford), 97.6 (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 103.3 (Milton Keynes) | 11C (Cambridge), 12D (Peterborough), 10B (Norwich), 10C (Suffolk), 12D (Essex), 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks), 10C (Northamptonshire) | |
Heart Hertfordshire | 96.6 FM (Watford), 106.9 FM (Hertford, Hitchin and Letchworth), 106.7 (Stevenage) | |||
London | 106.2 FM | 12C Also Sky 0111, Freesat 733, Freeview 728, Virgin Media 918 | ||
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, 96.9 FM (Morecambe Bay), 102.3 (Windermere), 103.2 (Kendal) | Manchester (12C), Liverpool (10C) and Central Lancashire (12A) | ||
Heart South | 95.9 FM (Thanet), 96.1 (Ashford), 97.0 (Dover), 102.8 (East Kent), 103.1 (Medway), 96.7 FM (Winchester), 97.5 (Portsmouth), 102.3 (Bournemouth), 96.9 (Newhaven), 97.5 (Horsham), 102.0 (Hastings), 102.4 (Eastbourne), 102.7 (Reigate and Crawley), 103.5 (Brighton), 97.0 FM (Reading), 97.4 (Banbury), 102.6 (Oxford), 102.9 (Berkshire), 103.4 (Henley On Thames) | 11C (Kent), 11C (South Hampshire), 11B (Dorset), 10B (Sussex Coast), 10C (Surrey), 12D (Berkshire), 10B (Oxfordshire) | ||
Heart West | 102.4 FM (Gloucester), 103.0 (Stroud), 96.3 FM (Bristol), 96.5 (Taunton), 97.1 (Yeovil), 102.6 (Yeovil and Taunton), 103.0 (Bath), 103.0 (Weston-Super-Mare), 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), 105.1 FM (East Cornwall), 107.0 (West Cornwall), 96.5 (Marlborough), 97.2 (Swindon), 102.2 (Wiltshire) | 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) | ||
heat Radio | UK | Freeview only | Freeview 716 | |
Hits Radio | Greater Manchester UK (DAB only) |
103.0 FM (Manchester), DAB (Nationwide) | 12C Also Freeview 711 | |
Imagine Radio | South Manchester and Cheshire | South Manchester and Cheshire | 104.9 FM | |
Peak District | 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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Derbyshire Dales and East Staffordshire | Ashbourne, Wirksworth and Uttoxeter | 96.7 FM, 101.8 (Wirksworth), 101.8 (Uttoxeter) | ||
Ipswich 102 | Ipswich | 102.0 FM | 10C | |
Isle of Wight Radio | Isle of Wight | 107.0 FM, 102.0 (Ryde), 102.0 (Ventnor), 102.0 (Cowes) | ||
Jack FM | Oxfordshire | 106.8 FM, 106.4 (Bicester) | 10B (Oxfordshire) | |
Jack FM 2 | Oxford | 107.9 FM | 10B (Oxfordshire) | |
Jack FM 3 | Oxfordshire | DAB only | 10B (Oxfordshire) | |
Jazz FM | London | DAB only | 12A Also Sound Digital DAB+, Sky 0202, Freesat 729 | |
KCFM | Hull | 99.8 FM | 10D (Humberside) | |
Kerrang! Radio | Tayside | DAB only | 11B Also Freeview 722 | |
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 |
12C (London) Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 713, Sky 0178, Virgin Media 963 | |
KissFresh | UK | DTT only | Freeview 712 | |
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 (Folkestone and Hythe), 106.8 (Dover), 107.2 (Thanet), 96.2 (Tonbridge), 101.6 (Sevenoaks) | 11C | |
LBC | London | 97.3 FM | Also Digital One DAB, Freeview 732, Sky 0112, Freesat 734, Virgin 919 | |
LBC News | London | 1152 AM | 12C Also on Digital One DAB+ | |
Like Radio | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire | DAB only | 12A (Herefordshire and Worcestershire), 10C (Gloucestershire) | |
Lincs FM | Lincolnshire | 102.2 FM, 96.7 (Grantham), 97.6 (Scunthorpe) | 12A | |
London Greek Radio | North London | 103.3 FM | ||
Love 80s | North West Wales and West Cheshire | DAB only | 10D | |
Love Sport Radio | North London | 1584 AM | Also on Digital One DAB+ | |
Lyca Radio 1458 | London | 1458 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 | |
Minster FM | York | 104.7 FM (York), 102.3 (Thirsk), 103.5 (Northallerton) | 10C | |
Mi-Soul | London | DAB only | 12A | |
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) | 10B | |
Nation Radio London | London | DAB only | 12A | |
North Norfolk Radio | North Norfolk | 96.2 FM, 103.2 (Cromer), 103.2 (Wells next-the-Sea) | ||
Panjab Radio | London | 558 AM | 11B Also on Sky 0130 | |
Peak FM | North Derbyshire | 107.4 FM (Chesterfield), 102.0 (Matlock) | ||
Pirate FM | Cornwall | 102.2 FM (East), 102.8 (West) | 11B | |
Pirate 80s | Cornwall and Plymouth | DAB only | Cornwall (11B), Plymouth (12D) | |
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 | |
Pulse 80s | Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield | DAB only | 11B | |
Radio Aire | Leeds and West Yorkshire | 96.3 FM | 12D | |
Radio Caroline | Suffolk | 648 AM | ||
Radio City | Merseyside | 96.7 FM | 10C | |
Radio City Talk | 1548 AM | 11B | ||
Radio Essex | Essex | 105.1 FM (Southend), 107.7 (Chelmsford) | 12D | |
Radio Exe | Exeter | 107.3 FM | ||
Radio Jackie | South-West London and North Surrey | 107.8 FM | ||
99.9 Radio Norwich | Norwich | 99.9 FM | ||
Radio Plymouth | Plymouth, South East Cornwall and West Devon | 106.7 FM | ||
Radio UP | Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire | DAB only | 10C (Northamptonshire), 12D (Peterborough), 10D (Herts, Beds & Bucks) | |
Radio Wave 96.5 | Blackpool and the Fylde | 96.5 FM | ||
Rathergood Radio | London | DAB only | 11B | |
Revolution 96.2 | Oldham | 96.2 FM | ||
Ridings FM | Wakefield | 106.8 FM | ||
Rock FM | Central Lancashire | 97.4 FM | 12A | |
Rother FM | Rotherham | 96.1 FM | ||
Rutland Radio | Rutland | 107.2 FM, 97.4 (Stamford) | ||
Sabras Sound | Leicester | 1260 AM | 11B | |
SAM FM | South Coast | 106.0 FM (Solent), 106.6 (Winchester), 106.6 (Poole) | ||
Bristol | 106.5 FM (Bristol), 107.7 (Swindon) | |||
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 80s | DAB only | 12D | ||
Signal 107 | Wolverhampton, Shropshire and North Worcestershire | 107.7 FM (Wolverhampton), 106.5 (Shrewsbury), 107.1 (Oswestry), 107.4 (Telford), 107.2 (Kidderminster) | ||
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) 1152 AM (Norwich and Great Yarmouth) 1152 AM (Plymouth) 1170 AM (Portsmouth), 1557 AM (Southampton) 1557 AM (Northampton) 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) 11B (Cornwall) 11C (Exeter and Torbay) 10C (Gloucestershire) 12A (Hereford and Worcester) 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 10D (Humberside) 11C (Kent) 12D (Leeds) 12A (Lincolnshire) 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) 10C (Suffolk) 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), 107.4 FM (Kettering), 97.2 (Wellingborough), 106.8 (Peterborough) | 12C (Nottingham), 11B (Leicester), 10B (Derby), 10C (Northamptonshire), 12D (Peterborough) | ||
Lake District | 100.1 FM (Kendal), 100.8 (Windermere), 101.4 (Keswick) | |||
North East England | 97.5 FM (North East England), 101.2 (Hexham), 107.5 (Newcastle), 107.7 (Teesside) | 11B (Teesside), 11C (Tyne and Wear) | ||
North West England | 100.4 FM (North West England) | 12C (Manchester), 10C (Liverpool), 12A (Central Lancashire) | ||
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), 107.3 (Saffron Walden) | ||
Stray FM | Harrogate and Southern Yorkshire Dales | 97.2 (Harrogate), 107.1 (Ilkley) 107.1 (Pateley Bridge), 107.8 (Skipton) |
10C | |
Suffolk First | Suffolk | DAB only | 10C | |
Sun FM | Sunderland | 103.4 FM | ||
Sunrise Radio | London | 963 AM (London), 972 (West London) | Also on Sound Digital DAB | |
Sunrise Radio Yorkshire | Bradford | 103.2 FM | 11B | |
Sunshine Radio (AM) | Ludlow | 855 AM, 105.9 FM (Ludlow) | ||
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 | |
Time 107.5 | East London and West Essex | 107.5 FM | ||
Tower FM | Bolton and Bury | 107.4 FM | ||
Town FM | Ipswich | DAB only | 10C | |
Trax FM | Doncaster and Bassetlaw | 107.1 FM (Doncaster), 107.9 (Bassetlaw) | 11C | |
Viking FM | 96.9 FM | 10D | ||
Voice of Islam Radio | London | DAB only | 11B | |
Wave 105 | East Dorset, South Hampshire, Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex and Wiltshire | 105.2 FM (South Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and Wiltshire), 105.8 FM (East Dorset) | 11B (Bournemouth) 11C (South Hampshire) | |
Wessex FM | Dorchester and Weymouth | 96.0 FM (Bridport), 97.2 | ||
Wire FM | Warrington | 107.2 FM | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
Oak FM | NW and SW Leicestershire | 107.0 FM (Loughborough) 107.9 (Hinckley) |
Closed down on 28 July 2016 due to station owner being put into administration | |
Pennine FM | Huddersfield | 107.9 FM | Licence returned to Ofcom on 5 April 2010 | |
Radio 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 106.6 | East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London | 106.6 FM | Closed down on 15 October 2015 | |
Time 106.8 | Thamesmead | 106.8 FM | Closed down on 3 April 2009 | |
WNK | North London | 103.3 FM | Closed down Easter 1993 and broadcast hours were reallocated to London Greek Radio | |
Yorkshire Radio | Yorkshire | 12C | Closed down 29 July 2013 | |
Northern Ireland
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | 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) |
12D |
Downtown Country | Northern Ireland | DAB only | 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) | |
104.2 River FM | The Great Northwest | 104.2 Derry/Londonderry | |
Q107 Mid Antrim | Ballymena | 107.0 FM, 107.6 (Larne) | |
Former Northern Ireland stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | DAB channels | Notes |
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Goldbeat 828 | Ceased broadcasting on 22 May 1999 and Radio Authority revoked the licence | |||
Heartbeat 1521 | 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) | |
Cuillin FM | Skye & Lochalsh | 102.7 FM, 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) | |
GO Radio Glasgow | Central Scotland | DAB only | 11D |
Heart Scotland | Central Scotland | 100.3 FM (Glasgow), 103.3 (Edinburgh), 101.1 (Rosneath) | 11D |
Heartland FM | Perthshire | 97.5 FM (Pitlochry) | |
Isles FM | Isle of Lewis | 103.0 FM | |
Kingdom FM | Fife | 105.4 FM (St Andrews), 106.3 (The East Neuk), 95.2 (West Fife), 96.1 (Central & East Fife), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy) | 11D |
MFR | Inverness and Northern Scotland | 97.4 FM (Inverness) 96.6 FM (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Wick) 96.7 (Fraserburgh) - 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) | |
Nation Radio Scotland | Glasgow | 96.3 FM | |
Northsound 1 | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 96.9 FM, 97.6, 103.0 (Peterhead) | 11C |
Northsound 2 | DAB only | 11C Part of The Greatest Hits Network (Scotland) | |
Original 106 (Aberdeen) | Aberdeen and North East Scotland | 106.8 FM (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire), 106.3 (North Aberdeen), 106.3 (Peterhead) | 11C |
Scottish Sun 80s | Central Scotland | DAB only | 11D |
Scottish Sun Greatest Hits | Central Scotland | DAB only | 11D |
Scottish Sun Hits | Central Scotland | DAB only | 11D |
SIBC | Shetland | 102.2 FM, 96.2 (Bressay) | |
Smooth Glasgow | Central Scotland | 105.2 FM | 11C (Glasgow), 12D (Edinburgh) |
Talksport Scotland | Scotland | 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) | |
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 (Dundee), 106.6 (Perth) | |
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) |
YOUR Radio | Dunbartonshire, Helensburgh, and Inverclyde | 103.0 FM (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Helensburgh, Lomondside 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 |
NECR | Aberdeenshire | 102.1 FM (Inverurie), 103.2 (Colpy), 97.1 (Turriff) 102.6 (Kildrummy), 106.4 (Strathdon), 97.1 (Braemar), 101.9 (Ballater) |
11C | Station closed on 15 August 2018 and licence returned after OFCOM |
Wales
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | DAB channels |
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Bridge FM | Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan | 106.3 FM | 12C (Cardiff and Newport) |
Capital Cymru | Anglesey and Gwynedd | 103.0 FM (Anglesey and Gwynedd) | 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Capital North West and Wales | North Wales Coast, Wrexham and Chester | 96.3 FM (North Wales Coast), 97.1 (Wirral), 103.4 (Wrexham, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Cheshire West and Chester) | 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire) |
Capital South Wales | Cardiff and Newport | 103.2 FM (Cardiff), 97.4 (Newport) | 12C |
Radio Carmarthenshire | Carmarthenshire | 97.1 FM (Carmarthenshire), 97.5 (Carmarthen), 97.5 (Llanelli) | 10C |
Dragon Radio | Wales | DAB only | 12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10C (Mid and West Wales), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+) |
Heart North Wales | North Wales | 88.0 FM Wrexham, 106.9 The Vale of Clwyd, 107.3 Prestatyn, 105.7 North Wales Coast, 107.2 North West Wales/Gwynedd 102.8 Welshpool, 106.0 Newtown |
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Heart South Wales | South and West Wales | 106.0 Swansea, 102.3 Pontypridd, 105.9 Merthyr Tydfil, 107.3 Bargoed, 105.2 Abergavenny, 106.1 Ebbw Vale, 105.4 South and South East Wales, 105.9 Newport 107.7 Ceredigion, 105.7 Pembrokeshire, 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 106.0 Carmarthen, 106.2 Fishguard |
12C (Cardiff and Newport), 12A (Swansea) |
Nation Radio | South Wales and Mid Wales | 106.8 FM (South East Wales), 107.3 (South West Wales), 102.9 (Carmarthenshire), 107.1 (Pembrokeshire) 103.3 FM (Aberystwyth, North, Mid & West Ceredigion), 96.6 (South East Ceredigion), 97.4 (Cardigan Town) |
12C (Cardiff and Newport), 10D (NE Wales and W Cheshire - DAB+), 10D/12D (North West Wales) |
Radio Pembrokeshire | Pembrokeshire | 102.5 FM, 107.5 (Fishguard and Tenby) | 10C |
Smooth Radio (Wales) | Wales | 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 |
Wave 80s | Swansea | DAB only | 12A |
Former Welsh stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | Reason for closure |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 digital (DAB+) stations
Name | Licence Area | DAB+ Channels | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Asian FX | London | 12A | |
88.3 Centreforce | London | 12A | |
Bliss Radio | North West Wales and West Cheshire | 10D | |
Chris Country | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Cyber Rock | Surrey | 10C | |
Dragon Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Eagle 80s | Guildford | 10C | |
Gold | London | 12C | Also available on 1548 AM |
Love 80s Liverpool | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Magic at the Musicals | London | 12C | |
Nation Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Nation Radio London | London | 12A | |
Radio Atlantis | Surrey and Lincolnshire | 10C (Surrey), 12A (Lincolnshire) | |
Radio Maria England | London | 12A | |
Radio Newark | Lincolnshire | 12A | |
Sandgrounder Radio | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Smooth Chill | London | 12C | |
Zest NW | NE Wales and W Cheshire | 10D | |
Community radio stations
Name | Licence area | Analogue frequencies | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Andover Radio | Andover | 95.9 FM | On Air: 22 April 2018 |
Angel Radio (Portsmouth) | Portsmouth | 89.3 FM Also on DAB in South Hampshire |
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 |
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 |
Bangor FM | Bangor | 107.9 FM | On Air: July 2012 |
Bay FM Exmouth | Exmouth | 106.4 FM | On Air: 5 March 2013 |
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 | 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 |
Betar Bangla | Hackney, London | 1503 AM | On Air: 26 December 2010 |
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 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 | |
BFBS Brize Norton | Brize Norton | 106.1 FM | On Air: October 2018 |
BFBS Gurkha Radio | Shorncliffe | 105.4 FM | On Air: October 2019 |
Big City Radio | Birmingham | 89.1 FM | On Air: 1 November 2005 (formerly Aston FM) |
BigglesFM | Biggleswade | 104.8 DM | On Air: 22 April 2011 |
Bishop FM | Bishop Auckland | 105.9 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 |
Black Cat Radio | St Neots | 107.0 FM | On Air: 17 April 2017 |
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 |
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 |
Bro Radio | Vale of Glamorgan | 98.1 FM | On Air: 31 March 2009 |
Buchan Radio | Peterhead | 107.9 FM | On Air: 2 February 2019 |
Burgess Hill Radio | Burgess Hill | 103.8 FM | On Air: 27 October 2018 |
Bute Island Radio | Rothesay | 96.5 FM (formerly Bute FM) | On Air: 15 July 2009 |
Radio Cabin | Herne Bay | 94.6 FM | On Air: 8 April 2017 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
CCR 104.4 | Chelmsford | 104.4 FM | On Air: 18 March 2017 |
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 |
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 Rhythms | Stoke-on-Trent | 101.8 FM | On Air: 28 February 2002 |
Plymouth | 96.3 FM | On Air: 29 March 2007 | |
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 |
Daventry Radio | Daventry | On-line only | On Air: 01 December 2018 |
Dean Radio | Cinderford | 105.6 FM | On Air: 24 August 2018 |
Desi Radio | Southall | 1602 AM Also Sky 0169 |
On Air: May 2002 |
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 |
Endeavour FM | Boston | 107.0 FM | On Air: 22 August 2016 |
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 |
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 | London | 101.4 FM | On Air: 1 July 2018 |
Forest FM | Verwood | 92.3 FM | 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 (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 |
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 |
Great Driffield Radio | Great Driffield | 107.2 | On Air: 2 December 2018 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
IÚR FM | Newry | 101.4 FM | On Air: 10 October 2007 |
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 |
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 |
KYFM | Kirkcaldy | 107.0 FM | On Air: March 2014 |
Leisure FM | Pattiswick | 107.4 FM | On Air: 6 June 2010 |
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 |
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 | 105.7 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 |
Miskin Radio | North West Kent | On Air: July 2012 | |
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 Also on DAB+ Digital Radio in Lincolnshire |
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 |
Lisburn's 98FM | Lisburn | 98.8 FM | On Air: 30 September 2011 |
NLive Radio | Northampton | 106.9 FM | On Air: 30 September 2016 (formerly NNBC) |
North Manchester 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 |
Paisley FM | Paisley | 107.5 FM | On Air: 1 February 2019 |
Panj Radio | Coventry | 1521 AM | On Air: December 2016 |
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 |
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 | 95.0 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 |
QUAY-FM | Alderney, Channel Islands | 107.1 FM | On Air: 12 February 2015 |
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 Plus | Coventry | 101.5 FM | On Air: 20 December 2010 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Shire Radio | Kettering | On-line only | On Air: 01 April 2019 |
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 |
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 |
Radio Seerah | Leicester | 1575 AM | On Air: 1 February 2019 |
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 |
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 | Leicester | 103.2 FM | On Air: 5 March 2002 |
Sutton-in-Ashfield | 106.9 FM | On Air: 1 March 2010 | |
Tameside Radio | Tameside | 103.6 FM | On Air: 30 September 2007 |
Radio Tamworth | Tamworth | 106.8 FM | On Air: 31 October 2009 (formerly TCR FM) |
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 |
Tudno FM | Llandudno | 107.8 FM | On Air: 12 July 2008 |
Radio Tyneside | Newcastle upon Tyne | 93.6 FM | On Air: 5 July 2018 |
Uckfield FM | Uckfield | 105.0 FM | On Air: 1 July 2010 |
Ujima Radio | Bristol | 98.0 FM | On Air: 4 July 2008 |
Unity 101 | Southampton | 101.1 FM | On Air: 12 December 2005 |
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 |
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 |
Radio Warrington | Warrington | 1332 AM | On Air: 20 July 2016 |
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 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 Winchcombe | Winchcombe | 107.1FM | On Air: 18 May 2012 |
Wycombe Sound | High Wycombe | 106.6 FM | On Air: 31 October 2016 |
Wythenshawe FM | Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester | 97.2 FM | On Air: 22 March 2002 |
YO1 Radio | York | 102.8 FM | On Air: 27 August 2018 |
Your FM | Stockport | 107.8 FM | On Air: 13 September 2007 (formerly Pure 107.8) |
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 (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 Teeside | 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 |
Small scale trial DAB multiplexes
Small scale multiplexes licensed by OFCOM for a trial period until 31 March 2020 allowing a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio":
Licence area | Multiplex operator | Frequency | On-air date | Stations |
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Brighton | Brighton and Hove Radio | 9A | 31 July 2015 | DAB+: 1BTN, 11disco, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage, auraltime, Atmosphere Radio, Classical 1, Gaydio, Metal Meyhem Radio, Mi-House, Mi-Soul, NME1, Platform B, Radio Caroline, Radio Reverb, Resonance, Starpoint Soul, Solar Radio, Totally Radio and University Radio Falmer |
Portsmouth | Solent Wireless | 7D | 19 August 2015 | Express FM DAB+: 45 Radio, 80s Rhythm, Atmosphere Radio, auraltime, Awaaz FM, BFBS Portsmouth, Celtic Music Radio, Chris Country, Cosoro Radio, Delite Radio, Flash, Gaydio, Goldmine DAB, Little Radio, News Radio UK, Passion Radio, Radio Caroline, SAM FM, Skylab Radio, Starpoint Soul, The Breeze, Totally Radio, United DJs, Weather 24/7 Radio and 60s |
Manchester | Niocast Digital | 10B | 28 August 2015 | Fix Radio DAB+: Radio Atlantis, Cheesy FM, Chris Country, Cosoro Radio, Delite Radio, Gaydio, Heritage Radio, Hope FM, Imagine Radio, London Greek Radio, Love 80s Manchester, MAX 80s, My 45 Radio, Radio Dead, Radio Diamond, Radio Sangam, Revolution 962, RootsnRockerz, Strawberry Radio, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), Unity Radio and XS Manchester. |
Bristol | Celador Radio | 9A | 5 September 2015 | BCfm 93.2, BSR 103.4 FM, Sam FM, Somer Valley FM, The Breeze and Ujima Radio DAB+: Angel Vintage, BFBS Ghurka Radio, Classic Hits, Goldmine DAB, Hub Radio, NOODS Radio and Resonance Extra |
Norwich | Future Digital Norfolk Limited | 9A | 9 September 2015 | Future Radio, Radio Norwich DAB+: 45 Radio, Angel Vintage, Atlantis, auraltime, Cambridge 105, Chris Country, Classical 1, Crackers Radio, NME 1, NME 2, Radio Caroline, Resonance Extra, Skylab Radio, Solar Radio, Totally Radio, United DJs, Weather 24/7 and Zack FM |
Cambridge | UKRD | 7A | 11 September 2015 | Angel Vintage, Cambridge 105, Chris Country, Dubai Now, Gaydio and Star Radio DAB+: Atlantis, Black Cat Radio, Crackers Radio, HCR104fm, Radio Maria England, Resonance Extra and Zack FM |
North East Birmingham | Switch Radio | 9A | 14 September 2015 | Angel Vintage, Big City Radio, Gaydio, Gorgeous FM and London Greek Radio DAB+: Ambur Radio, auraltime, Black Country Radio, Fresh, Like Radio, My 45 Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Central, Radio Sangam, Solar Radio, Starpoint Soul, Switch Radio, The Beat (MKFM), Touch FM and Unity FM |
Aldershot | BFBS Aldershot | 8A | 19 October 2015 | Angel Vintage, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Woking and The Breeze DAB+: auraltime, Brooklands Radio, Cheesy FM and Weather 24/7 |
London | U.DAB | 9A | 29 October 2015 | Rainbow Radio and Reprezent DAB+: Angel Vintage, Atlantis, Delite Radio, Desi Radio, Fun Kids Junior, London Greek Radio, NME 1, NuSound Radio, Radio Caroline, Resonance, Resonance Extra, Rinse FM, Solar Radio, The Beat London and Zone 1 |
Glasgow | Brave Broadcasting | 10B | 3 December 2015 | Gaydio, Nation Radio and YOUR Radio DAB+: 45 Radio, Angel Vintage, Awaz FM Glasgow, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, Chris Country, Crackers Radio, Delite Radio, London Greek Radio, Matryoshka Radio, News Radio UK, Paisley FM, Radio Caroline, Radio Ramadhan 365, Revival 93FM, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), United Radio and Visitor 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 which 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 |
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 |
Summerfest Radio | Haddenham, Buckinghamshire | June - July | 87.9 FM |
Student and schools radio
Most universities plus a number of schools and colleges operate student radio stations with the vast majority only available online. The Student Radio Association represents around 65 student stations.
The following stations are available via an FM community licence or via LPAM and LPFM transmitters:
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 |
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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 Hospital, Aberystwyth | 87.8 FM - LPFM |
Canterbury Hospital Radio | Kent and 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 |
Epsom Hospital Radio | Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, Epsom | Wired |
Radio Glangwili | Glangwili 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 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 |
Radio Lonsdale | Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness | Wired/internet |
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 General Hospital, Rotherham | 945 and 1350 AM - LPAM |
Hospital Radio Plymouth | Derriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary | 87.7 FM - LPFM |
QA Hospital Radio | Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth | Wired / Internet |
Radio Redhill | East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey | 1431 AM - LPAM |
Radio Wey | Ashford Hospital and St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey | Wired / Internet |
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, Montagu Hospital, Mexborough | Internet |
Radio Tyneside | Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead | See community radio listings |
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 | 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 |
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BFBS Radio | UK forces radio | Sky 0211, Freesat 786 | |
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 |
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 | |
Spectrum Radio | International radio station | Sky 0185 | |
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 | Internal radio station for UK prisons | 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) |
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 | 11B DAB (available on 100.8 FM in Doha, Qatar) |
Acacia Radio | Annesley Woodhouse | 1287 AM - LPAM |
Brill AM | Brill | 1449 AM - LPAM |
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
- Radio in the UK
- Digital radio in the UK
- Radio in the Republic of Ireland
- List of British television channels
- List of Celtic-language media
References
- OFCOM Radio Broadcast Licensing
- Ofcom Long Term RSL licences
- Ofcom Radio Broadcast Updates
- Ofcom Technical Parameters Spreadsheet
- List of Hospital Broadcasting Association member stations
- List of Student Radio Association member stations
- Community Media Association
- List of BBC national and local radio stations
External links
- Radioplayer UK – Radio streaming service owned by the BBC, Global Radio, Bauer Media Group and RadioCentre