This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

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. It also features stations broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard

DAB frequencies:

DAB

NameFormatOwner or parent companyFMAMDABFreeviewFreesatSkyVirgin
BBC Radio 1New and contemporary hit musicBBCFM 97.1–99.712B7007000101901
BBC Radio 1XtraBlack contemporary musicBBC12B7017010127907
BBC Radio 2Classic and adult contemporary musicBBCFM 88.1–90.212B7027020102902
BBC Radio 3Classical music, drama and cultureBBCFM 90.3–92.612B7037030103903
BBC Radio 4Spoken-word programming, including news and documentariesBBCFM 92.5–96.1 FM 103.5–104.9LW 198 (until 26 September 2026)12B7047040104904
BBC Radio 4 ExtraArchival programming, including comedy and dramaBBC12B7087080126910
BBC Radio 5 LiveLive news, sport and discussionBBCMW 693 MW 909 MW 99012B7057050105905
BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraExtended live coverage of sporting fixturesBBC12B7067060131908
BBC Radio 6 MusicAlternative musicBBC12B7077070120909
BBC Asian NetworkMusic and news for British Asian communityBBCMW 1458 (Birmingham) MW 828 (Wolverhampton) MW 837 (Leicester) MW 1449 (Peterborough)12B7097090119912
BBC World ServiceInternational news and featuresBBC12B7107110115906
Fix RadioMusic and programming for tradespeopleFix Radio11A
LBCNews, talk and phone-insGlobalFM 97.3 (Greater London)11D / 12A Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands7327340123919
Premier Christian RadioChristian radio stationPremier Christian Media TrustMW 1305 (London) MW 1413 (London) MW 1566 (Guildford)11A725
Premier PraiseChristian radio stationPremier Christian Media Trust11A
Sunrise RadioAsian music and speechSunrise Radio London LtdMW 963 (East London) MW 972 (West London)11A
TalksportSport and phone-insNews BroadcastingMW 1053 MW 1071 MW 1089 MW 110711D / 12A Also on local DAB in Central Scotland and local DAB+ in the Channel Islands7237310108927
Times RadioTalk and current affairsNews Broadcasting11A Also on local DAB in Aberdeen and local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
Virgin Radio UKAdult-orientated pop / rock musicNews Broadcasting11A Also on local DAB in Aberdeen and local DAB+ in the Channel Islands7360150

DAB+

NameFormatOwner or parent companyDAB+FreeviewFreesatSkyVirginNotes
Absolute RadioRock music present in the top 100Bauer Media Group11D / 12A
Absolute Radio 80sMusic from the 1980sBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Absolute Radio 90sMusic from the 1990sBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Absolute Classic RockClassic rockBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Absolute Radio CountryCountry musicBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
BBC Radio 1 AnthemsClassic hit music from 2000s to presentBBC12B
BBC Radio 1 DanceElectronic dance musicBBC12B
BBC Radio 3 UnwindRelaxing classical musicBBC12B
BFBS UKMusic station for UK ForcesBritish Forces Broadcasting Service11A7860149
Boom Radio UKMusic station for over 55sBoom Radio Ltd11AAlso on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
Capital UKContemporary pop hitsGlobal11D / 12A7247190109958Also on 95.8 FM in Greater London
Capital AnthemsClassic pop hitsGlobal11A
Capital ChillChilled beatsGlobal11A
Capital DanceCurrent dance musicGlobal11D / 12A
Capital XtraHip hop and R&BGlobal11D / 12A7200114959Also on 96.9 FM in South London and on 107.1 FM in North London
Capital Xtra ReloadedClassic hip hop and R&BGlobal11AAlso on local DAB+ in Greater London
Classic FMClassical musicGlobal11D / 12A7317210106922Also on 99.9–101.9 FM across the UK and on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
GB News RadioNews channelAll Perspectives Ltd.11D / 12AAudio relay of GB News television channel Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
Greatest Hits Radio 60sMusic from the 1960sBauer Media Group11A
Greatest Hits Radio 70sMusic from the 1970sBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Greatest Hits Radio 80sMusic from the 1980sBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Gold RadioOldiesGlobal11D / 12A7220121923
Heart UKHot adult contemporary musicGlobal11D / 12A7287330111918Also on 106.2 FM in Greater London
Heart 70sMusic from the 1970sGlobal11D / 12A
Heart 80sMusic from the 1980sGlobal11D / 12A0112921
Heart 90sMusic from the 1990sGlobal11D / 12A0152
Heart 00sMusic from the 2000sGlobal11D / 12A
Heart DanceClassic dance musicGlobal11D / 12A0132
Hits Radio 90sMusic from the 1990sBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Hits Radio 00sMusic from the 2000sBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Hits Radio ChilledSoft adult contemporaryBauer Media Group11A
Jazz FMJazz musicBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB in Greater London and on local DAB+ in Cumbria
Kerrang! RadioModern rock musicBauer Media Group11AAlso on local DAB+ in Cumbria
KissPop hits with partial specialist programmingBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Kisstory"Old skool" dance & hip-hopBauer Media Group11D / 12A
Kisstory R&BClassic R&B musicBauer Media Group11A
LBC NewsRolling newsGlobal11D / 12A0155
Magic ClassicalClassical musicBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Magic at the MusicalsSongs from musical theatreBauer Media Group11A
Magic RadioAdult contemporaryBauer Media Group11D / 12AAlso on 105.4 FM in Greater London
Magic SoulClassic soulBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Mellow MagicMellow and calm musicBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Planet RockClassic rockBauer Media Group11AAlso on DAB on selected local multiplexes
Radio XModern rock musicGlobal11D / 12A7230113960Also on 104.9 FM in Greater London and 97.7 FM in Greater Manchester
Radio X Classic RockClassic rock musicGlobal11A
Smooth 80s80s MusicGlobal11A
Smooth UKAdult contemporary musicGlobal11D / 12A7187320124916Also on 102.2 FM in Greater London
Smooth ChillChill out musicGlobal11D / 12A
Smooth RelaxSoft popGlobal11D / 12A
TalkTalk and phone-insNews Broadcasting11A
Talksport 2Sports programming and commentariesNews Broadcasting11AAlso on local DAB in Aberdeen
UCB 1Christian radio stationUnited Christian Broadcasters11D / 12AAlso on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
UCB 2Christian radio stationUnited Christian Broadcasters11D / 12AAlso on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands
Virgin Radio ChilledSoft adult contemporary and acoustic musicNews Broadcasting11A
Virgin Radio LegendsGuitar-based classicsNews Broadcasting11A

Semi-national analogue and digital stations

Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and satellite and / or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex:

NameFormatFMDAB / DAB+FreeviewFreesatSkyVirgin
Absolute Classic RockClassic rock11B (Cumbria) 12D (Edinburgh, Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 80sMusic from the 1980s10B (Oxfordshire) 10C (Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire) 11B (Bradford, Cumbria, Huddersfield, Inverness, Tayside and Teesside) 11C (Glasgow, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Lancashire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 12D (Edinburgh, Leeds, Northern Ireland and Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 90sMusic from the 1990s10B (Oxfordshire) 10C (Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire) 11B (Bradford, Cumbria, Huddersfield, Inverness, Tayside and Teesside) 11C (South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 12D (Leeds, Northern Ireland and Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 00sMusic from the 2000s10D (Humberside) 10C (Liverpool) 11B (Bradford, North Cumbria, Huddersfield, Inverness, Tayside and Teesside) 11C (Birmingham, Glasgow, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Lancashire and Swansea) 12D (Edinburgh, Leeds and Stoke-on-Trent) 12C (Greater Manchester)
Absolute Radio 10sMusic from the 2010s10D (Humberside) 10C (Liverpool) 11B (Bradford, North Cumbria, Huddersfield, Inverness, Tayside and Teesside) 11C (Birmingham, Glasgow, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Lancashire and Swansea) 12D (Edinburgh, Leeds and Stoke-on-Trent) 12C (Greater Manchester)
Absolute Radio CountryCountry music11B (Cumbria and Inverness) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Capital UKHit musicSee England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM networkCapital London's digital feed on: 10B (Norfolk, Oxfordshire and Somerset) 10C (North Devon and Northamptonshire) 10D (Bath, West Wiltshire, Herts, Beds and Bucks) 11B (Bristol) 11C (Cambridge, East Devon, Exeter, Kent, Swindon and Torbay) 12A (Hereford, Lincolnshire and Worcester) 12A (Channel Islands – DAB+) 12D (Berkshire, Essex, North Hampshire, Peterborough and Plymouth) Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+ See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network7247190109958
CentreforceDance music12A (Greater London – DAB+) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+)
Fun KidsChildren's10C (Gloucestershire) 10C (North Yorkshire and Surrey – DAB+) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+) 11B (Morecambe Bay – DAB+) 12A (Hereford and Worcester) 12A (Lincolnshire – DAB+) Also on small-scale DAB+
Fun Kids JuniorChildren's10C (Surrey – DAB+) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+) Also on small-scale DAB+
GaydioPop and dance music aimed at LGBTQ+ peopleFM 88.4 (Manchester) FM 97.8 (Brighton)11B (Greater London) Also on small-scale DAB+
Heart UKHot adult contemporary musicSee England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM networkHeart London's digital feed on: 10B (Derbyshire) 11B (Leicester) 12A (Channel Islands – DAB+) 12A (Hereford, Lincolnshire and Worcester) 12C (Nottingham) Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+ See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network7287330111918
Hits Radio PrideHit music aimed at LGBTQ+ people10C (Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire) 10C (North Yorkshire – DAB+) 10D (Humberside) 11B (Bradford, Dorset, Huddersfield, Tayside, Teesside and Wolverhampton) 11C (Birmingham, Glasgow, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Lancashire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 12C (Greater Manchester) 12C (Greater London – DAB+) 12D (Berkshire, Edinburgh, Leeds, North Hampshire and Stoke-on-Trent)
Hits Radio UKHit musicSee England and Wales lists for local FM networkHits Radio Manchester's digital feed on: 10B (Norfolk and Sussex) 10C (North Devon and Northamptonshire and Surrey) 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 11B (Ayr, Inverness and Tayside) 11C (Cambridge, East Devon, Exeter, Glasgow, Kent, Swindon and Torbay) 12D (Berkshire, Edinburgh, Essex, North Hampshire, Peterborough and Plymouth) See England, Wales and Northern Ireland lists for local DAB network
Magic SoulClassic soul11B (Bradford, Huddersfield and Tayside) 11B (Cumbria – DAB+) 12D (Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Mellow MagicMellow and calm music10C (Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire) 11B (Bradford, Huddersfield) 11B (Cumbria – DAB+) 12D (Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Magic ClassicalClassical music11B (Bradford, Cumbria, Huddersfield and Inverness) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 12D (Stoke-on-Trent) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Nation 80sMusic from the 1980s10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+) 10D / 12D (North West Wales) 12C (South East Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) Also on small-scale DAB+
Planet RockClassic rock10B (Oxfordshire) 10C (Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire) 10D (Humberside) 11B (Ayr, Bath, Bradford, Bristol, Cumbria, Huddersfield, Inverness, Tayside and Teesside) 11C (Glasgow, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Greater London, Lancashire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 12D (Edinburgh, Leeds, Northern Ireland, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent and Warwickshire) Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Smooth UKSoft adult contemporarySee England and Scotland lists for local FM networkSmooth London's digital feed on: 10B (Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Sussex) 10C (Gloucestershire, North Devon, North Yorkshire and Suffolk) 10D (Bath, Humberside, West Wiltshire, Herts, Beds and Bucks) 11B (Bristol, Cornwall and Dorset) 11C (East Devon, Exeter, Kent, South Hampshire, South Yorkshire, Swindon, and Torbay) 12A (Channel Islands – DAB+) 12A (Hereford, Lincolnshire and Worcester) 12D (Berkshire, Essex, Leeds, North Hampshire and Plymouth) Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+ See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network7187320124916
Virgin Radio 80s PlusMusic from the 1980s11B (Ayr) 11D (Central Scotland) 12A (Greater London – DAB+)
Virgin Radio Pride UKProgrammes aimed at LGBTQ+ people11D (Central Scotland) 12A (Greater London – DAB+)

Local and regional analogue and digital stations

BBC Local Radio

Local radio stations from the BBC in England and the Channel Islands:

NameLicence areaFMMWDAB / DAB+Freeview (regional)Notes
BBC Radio BerkshireBerkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire104.1 (West Berkshire and North Hampshire) 104.4 (Reading and Wokingham) 95.4 (Windsor) 94.6 (Henley-on-Thames and Maidenhead)12D719
BBC Radio BristolBristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset94.9 (Bristol and South Gloucestershire) 104.6 (Bath) 103.6 (Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset)11B719
BBC Radio CambridgeshireCambridgeshire95.7 (Peterborough and Huntingdonshire) 96.0 (Cambridge and Cambridgeshire)11C (Cambridge) 12D (Peterborough)722
BBC Radio CornwallCornwall and the Isles of Scilly95.2 (East Cornwall) 96.0 (Isles of Scilly) 103.9 (West Cornwall)11B721
BBC Radio CumbriaCumbria95.6 (Carlisle and Penrith) 96.1 (Morecambe Bay) 95.2 (Kendal) 104.1 (Whitehaven) 104.2 (Windermere)756 (North Cumbria) 837 (South Cumbria)11B (Cumbria and Morecambe Bay – DAB+)721
BBC CWRCoventry and Warwickshire94.8 (Coventry and North Warwickshire) 103.7 (South Warwickshire and Gaydon) 104.0 (Nuneaton)12D719
BBC Radio DerbyDerbyshire and East Staffordshire104.5 (Derby, South Derbyshire and Uttoxeter) 95.3 (Matlock and Bakewell) 96.0 (Buxton)111610B735
BBC Radio DevonDevon103.4 (Dartmoor and East Cornwall) 94.8 (North Devon) 95.7 (Plymouth) 95.8 (Exeter) 96.0 (Okehampton) 104.3 (Torquay)11C (East Devon, Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) 12D (Plymouth)720
BBC EssexEssex95.3 (Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Walton-on-the-Naze, Harwich, Dovercourt, Basildon and Southend-on-Sea) 103.5 (Colchester, Saffron Walden and Braintree)12D734
BBC Radio GloucestershireGloucestershire104.7 (Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury) 95.0 (Stroud) 95.8 (Cirencester)141310C735
BBC Radio GuernseyBailiwick of Guernsey93.2 (Guernsey and Sark) 99.0 (Alderney)12A (DAB+)721BBC Radio Guernsey Xtra on DAB+ and 1116 MW used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Guernsey
BBC Hereford & WorcesterHerefordshire and Worcestershire94.7 (Herefordshire) 104.0 (Worcester and Kings Norton) 104.4 (Redditch and Hopwood) 104.6 (Kidderminster)12A720
BBC Radio HumbersideEast Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire95.910D721
BBC Radio JerseyJersey88.812A (DAB+)719BBC Radio Jersey Xtra on DAB+ and 1026 MW used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Jersey
BBC Radio KentKent and Southend-on-Sea96.7 (North, West Kent and Southend-on-Sea) 97.6 (Folkestone) 104.2 (East Kent)11C719
BBC Radio LancashireLancashire95.5 (East and Central Lancashire) 103.9 (South, West and Central Lancashire) 104.5 (North Lancashire)12A720
BBC Radio LeedsWest Yorkshire92.4 95.3 (West Halifax, Otley and Ilkley) 102.7 (Keighley) 103.9 (Leeds)12D (Leeds) 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield)719
BBC Radio LeicesterLeicestershire and Rutland104.911B721
BBC Radio LincolnshireLincolnshire94.9 104.7 (Grantham)12A722
BBC Radio LondonGreater London, Luton and South West Essex94.912A721Also on Sky 0135 (London only), Freesat 718 and Virgin 937
BBC Radio ManchesterGreater Manchester and North Cheshire95.1 104.6 (Saddleworth and Tameside)12C719
BBC Radio MerseysideMerseyside, West Cheshire, West Lancashire and Flintshire95.810C722
BBC Radio NewcastleTyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham95.4 (Tyne and Wear, Durham and South Northumberland) 96.0 (North Northumberland) 103.7 (Tyne Valley) 104.4 (Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne)11C719
BBC Radio NorfolkNorfolk95.1 (East Norfolk) 95.6 (North Norfolk) 104.4 (West Norfolk)873 (West Norfolk)10B Also on small-scale DAB+719
BBC Radio NorthamptonNorthamptonshire104.2 (West Northamptonshire) 103.6 (North Northamptonshire)10C734
BBC Radio NottinghamNottinghamshire103.8 (South Nottinghamshire) 95.5 (Central Nottinghamshire) 95.1 (Newark-on-Trent)12C720
BBC Radio OxfordOxfordshire95.210B722
BBC Radio SheffieldSouth Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire104.1 (South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire) 88.6 (Sheffield) 94.7 (Chesterfield)11C734
BBC Radio ShropshireShropshire and the Black Country96.0 (Shropshire) 95.0 (Ludlow) 90.0 (Church Stretton) 104.1 (Clun)11B721
BBC Radio SolentHampshire, East Dorset and the Isle of Wight96.111C (South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)722
BBC Radio Solent (Dorset)Dorset and Hampshire103.8 (West Dorset)11B726Opt-out Dorset breakfast programme broadcast every weekday from 0700-0900
BBC Radio SomersetSomerset95.5156610B722
BBC Radio StokeNorth Staffordshire and South Cheshire94.6 (Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire) 104.1 (Stafford)12D726
BBC Radio SuffolkSuffolk95.9 (East Suffolk) 103.9 (South Suffolk) 104.6 (West Suffolk) 95.5 (Lowestoft)10C720
BBC Radio SurreySurrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex104.0 (Reigate, Redhill and Crawley) 104.6 (Guildford)10C722
BBC Radio SussexSussex95.0 (Peacehaven, Newhaven and Seaford) 95.1 (Horsham) 95.3 (Brighton and Hove, Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing) 104.5 (East Sussex and Haywards Heath) 104.8 (West Sussex)10B720
BBC Radio TeesTees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire95.0 95.8 (Whitby)11B722
BBC Radio WiltshireWiltshire103.6 (Swindon) 103.5 (South Wiltshire) 104.3 (West Wiltshire) 104.9 (Marlborough)10D (West Wiltshire and Bath) 11C (Swindon) Also on small-scale DAB+721
BBC Radio WMWest Midlands95.611B (Black Country and Shropshire) 11C (Birmingham)722
BBC Radio YorkNorth Yorkshire95.5 (Scarborough and Filey) 103.7 (York, Malton and Pocklington) 104.3 (Thirsk, Ripon and Northallerton)10C720
BBC Three Counties RadioHertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire90.4 (East Hertfordshire) 92.1 (South Hertfordshire) 94.7 (Aylesbury) 95.5 (Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire) 98.0 (High Wycombe) 103.8 (South Bedfordshire, West Hertfordshire and Mid Buckinghamshire) 104.5 (North Buckinghamshire)10D720

BBC Nations Radio

BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the UK on satellite and cable television and BBC Sounds:

NameLicence areaFMMWDABFreesatSkyVirginFreeview (regional)Notes
BBC Radio ScotlandScotland, Berwickshire and North Cumbria92.4–94.781011C (Glasgow, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire) 12D (Edinburgh) 11B (Inverness, Ayr, Perth and Dundee)7120116930719Regional news bulletins broadcast every weekday at 0630, 0730, 0830, 1230, 1630 and 1730 in the following areas: Dumfries and Galloway Highlands and Islands North East Scotland Scottish Borders
BBC Radio ShetlandShetland Islands92.7Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 1730 to 1800 and every Friday from 1800 to 1900
BBC Radio OrkneyOrkney Islands93.7Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 0730 to 0800 and every Friday from 1800 to 1900
BBC Radio nan GàidhealScotland103.5–104.911D (Central Scotland) 11B (Inverness, Ayr, Perth and Dundee) 11C (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)7130129934720Programming in Scottish Gaelic Over 90 hours a week of programming in Scots Gaelic with programming from BBC Radio Scotland relayed at other times
BBC Radio WalesWales, West Cheshire and parts of Merseyside and Shropshire90.2–96.1 103.7–103.9882 (South Wales and the West Midlands)12C (South East Wales and the West of England) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire) 10D / 12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales)7140117931719
BBC Radio CymruWales, Shropshire and parts of Merseyside and West Cheshire92–10512C (South East Wales and the West) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire) 10D / 12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales)7150135 (Wales) 0136 (Rest of UK)936720Programming in Welsh
BBC Radio Cymru 2Wales and West Cheshire12C (South East Wales ) 12A (Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire) 10D / 12D (North West Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales)718 (Wales) 735 (Rest of UK)0136 (Wales) 0153 (Rest of UK)913721Programming in Welsh Opt-out service from BBC Radio Cymru with up to 60 hours per week of music-based programming
BBC Radio UlsterNorthern Ireland and parts of Ulster and Dumfries and Galloway92.4–94.712D7160118932719Around 5 hours of programming per week in Irish and Ulster Scots
BBC Radio FoyleDerry and parts of Co. Donegal93.112D7170135 (NI) 0154 (Rest of UK)933720Opt-out service from BBC Radio Ulster with 25 hours per week of local programming including on weekdays from 0800-0900 and from 1300-1600

Commercial radio

England

England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, Greater Manchester, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.

NameLicence areaFMMWDAB / DAB+TV EPG numbers
Absolute Radio 70sNorth Cumbria11B (DAB+)
Absolute Radio 20sNorth Cumbria11B (DAB+)
Actual RadioEssex12D
Adventist World RadioGreater London12A (DAB+)
Athavan RadioGreater London11B (DAB+)
Radio BathBath10D
Bloomberg RadioGreater London11B
BritAsia RadioSurrey & North Sussex10C (Surrey) Also on small-scale DAB+
CapitalGreater London95.812C Also on Digital One DAB+Freeview 724 Sky 0109 Freesat 719 Virgin 958
Greater Manchester and Lancashire102.0 (Greater Manchester) 107.0 (Blackburn) 99.8 (Burnley) 106.5 (Preston) 102.8 (Chorley)12C (Greater Manchester) 12A (Central Lancashire)
Liverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire107.6 (Liverpool)10C
Midlands102.2 (Birmingham) 96.2 (Coventry and Nottingham) 96.5 (Mansfield) 102.8 (Derby) 105.4 (Leicester) 102.0 (Stratford-upon-Avon) 107.3 (Warwick) 107.1 (Rugby) 107.6 (Banbury) 95.9 (Brackley) 101.6 (Tamworth) 102.4 (Burton upon Trent)11C (Birmingham) 11B (Leicester and Wolverhampton) 12C (Nottingham) 10B (Derbyshire) 12D (Coventry, Peterborough and Warwickshire)
North East England105.3 (Newcastle upon Tyne) 105.6 (Fenham) 105.8 (Hexham) 106.4 (Teesside)11B (Teesside) 11C (Tyne and Wear)
South103.2 (Southampton) 107.2 (Brighton)11C (South Hampshire) 11B (Dorset) 10B (Sussex)
Yorkshire105.1 (Barnsley) 105.6 (Sheffield and Bradford) 105.8 (Hull)11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 10D (Humberside) 12D (Leeds) 10C (North Yorkshire) 11C (South Yorkshire)
Capital XtraLondon96.9 (South London) 107.1 (North London)Digital One DAB+Sky 0114 Freesat 720 Virgin 959
Capital Xtra ReloadedGreater London12C (DAB+) Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Chester's Dee RadioNorth East Wales and West Cheshire106.3 (Chester)10D
Cheshire's Silk RadioCheshire106.9Small-scale DAB+
Classic FM CalmGreater London11B (DAB+)
Classic FM MoviesGreater London12C (DAB+)
Colourful RadioGreater London11B
CountryLine RadioGreater London12A (DAB+)
Darbar Sahib RadioSurrey & North Sussex10C (Surrey) Also on small-scale DAB+
Dubai NowGreater London and Cambridge11B (Greater London) 11C (Cambridge)
Easy RadioSouthampton, Portsmouth and Winchester107.8 (Southampton) 107.4 (Portsmouth) 107.2 (Winchester)11C (South Hampshire)
Radio EssexEssex105.1 (Southend-on-Sea) 107.7 (Chelmsford)12D
Radio ExeDevon107.3 (Exeter)11C (East Devon, Exeter and Torbay) 10C (North Devon) Also on small-scale DAB+
Fosse 107North West and South West Leicestershire107.9 (Hinckley and Nuneaton) 107.0 (Loughborough)
GenX RadioSuffolk10C (DAB+)
Get RadioOxfordshire10B
Gold RadioEngland12C (Greater London – DAB+) 10B (Derbyshire) 12C (Nottinghamshire) 11B (Leicestershire) 10C (Northamptonshire) 11C (Cambridgeshire) 12D (Peterborough) Also on Digital One DAB+Sky 0121 Freesat 722 Virgin 923
Greatest Hits RadioCumbria and South West Scotland96.4 (Carlisle) 102.5 (Penrith) 102.2 (Workington) 103.4 (Whitehaven)11B (Cumbria)
East of England105.6 (Cambridge) 107.7 (Peterborough) 99.9 (Norwich) 96.2 (North East Norfolk and Fakenham) 103.2 (North West Norfolk, Sheringham and Cromer) 103.4 (Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft) 97.4 (Great Yarmouth and Southwold) 96.7 (West Norfolk) 100.2 (North East Essex) 106.4 (Suffolk)11C (Cambridgeshire) 12D (Essex and Peterborough) 10B (Norfolk) 10C (Suffolk) Also on small-scale DAB
Greater London105.812C
Lincolnshire102.2 96.7 (Grantham) 97.6 (Scunthorpe)12A
Midlands105.2 (West Midlands) 107.7 (Wolverhampton) 107.4 (Telford) 106.5 (Shrewsbury) 107.1 (Oswestry) 107.2 (Kidderminster and Rutland) 106.0 (East Midlands) 97.4 (Stamford) 96.9 (Stafford) 96.4 (Congleton) 103.3 (Whaley Bridge and Hope Valley) 106.4 (Buxton and Glossop) 106.6 (Chapel-en-le-Frith) 96.7 (Ashbourne) 101.8 (Wirksworth and Uttoxeter)11C (Birmingham) 12D (Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent and Warwickshire) 11B (Leicestershire, Wolverhampton and Telford) 10C (Northamptonshire) 12A (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) 10B (Derbyshire) 12C (Nottinghamshire) Also on small-scale DAB+
North East England11C (Tyne and Wear)
North West England96.2 (Oldham) 96.5 (Blackpool) 102.4 (Wigan and St Helens) 104.9 (Stockport) 105.9 (Merseyside, Denbighshire and West Cheshire and Flintshire) 107.2 (Widnes and Warrington) 107.4 (Bolton and Bury)10C (Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire) 12A (Lancashire) 12C (Greater Manchester)
South of England101.6 (Four Marks and Hindhead) 101.8 (Petersfield) 102.0 (Alton and South Wiltshire) 105.6 (Newbury) 106.4 (Andover and Witney) 107.0 (Reading) 107.4 (Hungerford) 107.6 (Basingstoke) 96.2 (Aylesbury) 96.6 (Chichester) 106.8 (Oxford) 96.4 (Guildford) 97.1 (Haslemere) 102.3 (Littlehampton) 106.6 (North West Sussex)12D (Berkshire and North Hampshire) 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 10B (Oxfordshire and Sussex) 11C (Kent) 10C (Surrey) Also on small-scale DAB
South Coast96.0 (West Dorset) 96.6 (Blandford Forum) 97.2 (Dorchester) 97.4 (Shaftesbury) 105.2 (South Hampshire & the Isle of Wight) 105.8 (Poole)11B (Dorset) 11C (South Hampshire)
South West England107.5 (Cheltenham and Warminster) 107.9 (Bath) 107.2 (Bristol) 107.7 (Swindon and Weston-super-Mare) 105.5 (Torbay) 106.7 (Plymouth) 100.8 (Porlock) 102.4 (Minehead) 105.6 (Yeovil) 106.6 (Chard and Ilminster) 107.4 (Bridgwater) 102.2 (East Cornwall) 102.8 (West Cornwall)10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 11B (Bristol, Bath and Cornwall) 12D (Plymouth) 10C (Gloucestershire and North Devon) 11C (East Devon, Exeter, Swindon and Torbay) 10B (Somerset)
Teesside11B
Yorkshire96.4 (Grimsby) 97.2 (Harrogate) 107.1 (Doncaster, Ilkley, Pateley Bridge and Skipton) 107.8 (Craven District) 107.4 (Chesterfield) 102.0 (Matlock, Bakewell and Barnsley) 96.1 (Rotherham) 97.1 (Penistone) 107.9 (North Nottinghamshire) 96.3 (Leeds) 106.8 (Wakefield) 102.3 (Thirsk) 103.5 (Northallerton) 104.7 (York) 96.2 (Scarborough) 102.4 (Bridlington) 103.1 (Whitby)11C (South Yorkshire) 12D (Leeds) 11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 10C (North Yorkshire) 10D (Humberside)
Greatest Hits Radio 60sStoke-on-Trent12D
HeartEast of England97.4 (Newmarket and Haverhill) 102.7 (Peterborough) 103.0 (Cambridge) 96.4 (Bury St Edmunds) 97.1 (Ipswich) 102.4 (Norwich) 96.1 (Colchester) 96.3 (Basildon, Wickford and Canvey Island) 97.5 (Southend-on-Sea) 101.7 (Harlow, East Hertfordshire and West Essex) 102.6 (Chelmsford and Maldon) 96.6 (Northampton and Lutterworth) 96.9 (Bedford) 97.6 (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 103.3 (Milton Keynes)11C (Cambridgeshire) 12D (Peterborough and Essex) 10B (Norwich) 10C (Northamptonshire and Suffolk) 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks)
Greater London106.212C Also on Digital One DAB+Sky 0111 Freesat 733 Freeview 728 Virgin 918
Hertfordshire96.6 (Watford) 106.9 (Hertford, Hitchin and Letchworth) 106.7 (Stevenage)
North East England101.8 (Tyne and Wear) 96.2 (Fenham) 96.4 (Hexham) 100.7 (Teesside)11B (Teesside) 11C (Tyne and Wear)
North West England105.4 96.9 (Morecambe Bay) 102.3 (Windermere) 103.2 (Kendal)12C (Greater Manchester) 11B (Morecambe Bay) 10C (Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire) 12A (Lancashire)
South95.9 (Thanet) 96.1 (Ashford) 97.0 (Dover and Reading) 102.8 (East Kent) 103.1 (Maidstone and Medway) 96.7 (Winchester) 97.5 (Horsham and Portsmouth) 102.3 (Bournemouth) 96.9 (Newhaven) 102.0 (Hastings) 102.4 (Eastbourne) 102.7 (Reigate and Crawley) 103.5 (Brighton) 97.4 (Banbury) 102.6 (Oxford and Swindon) 102.9 (Berkshire) 103.4 (Henley-on-Thames)11C (Kent and South Hampshire) 11B (Dorset) 10B (Oxfordshire and Sussex) 10C (Surrey) 12D (Berkshire and North Hampshire)
West102.4 (Gloucester and Cheltenham) 103.0 (Stroud) 96.3 (Bristol) 103.0 (Bath, East Devon and Weston-super-Mare) 102.6 (Somerset) 96.5 (Marlborough and Taunton) 97.1 (Yeovil) 97.0 (Exeter and Plymouth) 96.6 (Tavistock) 96.4 (Torbay) 96.2 (Barnstaple) 97.3 (Ilfracombe) 100.5 (Totnes) 100.8 (Dartmouth) 101.2 (Soar) 101.9 (Ivybridge) 105.1 (East Cornwall) 107.0 (West Cornwall) 97.2 (Swindon, Cirencester and West Oxfordshire) 102.2 (Wiltshire)10C (Gloucestershire and North Devon) 11B (Bristol, Bath and Cornwall) 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire) 10B (Somerset) 12D (Plymouth) 11C (East Devon, Exeter, Torbay, Swindon and Witney)
West Midlands100.711C (Birmingham) 11B (Wolverhampton and Telford) 12D (Coventry and Warwickshire)
Yorkshire and the North Midlands106.2 (South West Yorkshire) 107.6 (Bradford) 107.7 (Sheffield)11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 12D (Leeds) 11C (South Yorkshire)
Heart 10sGreater London11B (DAB+)
Heart LoveGreater London11B (DAB+)
Heart MusicalsGreater London11B (DAB+)
heat radioGreater London12C (DAB+)
Hits RadioBirmingham96.411C
Black Country and Shropshire97.2 (Black Country) 103.1 (Shropshire)11B (Wolverhampton and Telford)
Cornwall11B
Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk100.7 (Cambridge) 107.1 (Ely) 107.3 (Saffron Walden) 107.9 (Haverhill)11C (Cambridgeshire)
Coventry and Warwickshire97.0 (Coventry) 102.9 (Leamington Spa)12D
Cumbria11B
Dorset107.6 (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)11B
East Midlands11B (Leicestershire) 12C (Nottinghamshire) 10B (Derbyshire)
East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire96.910D
Greater London100.012C
Greater Manchester103.012C
Herefordshire and Worcestershire96.7 (Kidderminster) 97.6 (Hereford) 102.8 (Worcester)12A
Lancashire97.412A Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Liverpool
Lincolnshire12A
Liverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire96.710C Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Lancashire
Norfolk106.110B
North East England97.1 (Newcastle upon Tyne) 102.6 (Alnwick) 103.0 (Fenham) 103.2 (Hexham)11C Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Teesside
North Yorkshire10C
Oxfordshire107.9 (Oxford)10B
South Coast11C (South Hampshire)
South Yorkshire97.4 (Sheffield) 102.9 (Barnsley and Rotherham) 103.4 (Doncaster)11C
Staffordshire and Cheshire102.6 (Stoke-on-Trent)12D
Teesside and North Yorkshire96.611B Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio North East
West of England & South Wales97.2 106.5 (Bristol) 101.0 (Severn Estuary)10B (Somerset and South Wales) 10D (Bath and West Wiltshire 11B (Bristol and Bath)
West Yorkshire102.5 (Huddersfield, Greater Manchester and Halifax) 97.5 (Bradford)11B (Bradford and Huddersfield) 12D (Leeds)
Hits Radio ChilledCumbria11B (DAB+) Also on Sound Digital DAB+
In Demand RadioNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D (DAB+)
Isle of Wight RadioIsle of Wight107.0 102.0 (Cowes)
Radio JackieSouth West London and North Surrey107.8
Jazz FMGreater London and Cumbria12C (Greater London) 11B (Cumbria – DAB+) Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Kerrang! RadioCumbria11B (DAB+)
Kiss DanceCumbria and London11B Cumbria (DAB+) and 12C London (DAB+)
Kiss XtraCumbria and London11B Cumbria (DAB+) and 12C London (DAB+)
KMFMKent107.6 (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
LBCGreater London97.3Digital One DABFreeview 732 Sky 0123 Freesat 734 Virgin 919
LBC NewsGreater London12A Also on Digital One DAB+Sky 0155
Liverpool LiveNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D (DAB+)
London Greek RadioNorth London103.3Small-scale DAB+
Love 80s LiverpoolNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D (DAB+)
Lyca GoldGreater London103511B (DAB+)
Lyca RadioGreater London145811B (DAB+)
Greater Manchester and East Lancashire963 (East Lancashire) 1377 (Manchester)12C (Greater Manchester)
Midlands11B (Leicestershire) Also on small-scale DAB+
MagicGreater London105.412C Also on Digital One DAB
Magic at the MoviesCumbria11B (DAB+)
Magic at the MusicalsCumbria11B (DAB+) Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Mansfield 103.2 FMMansfield103.2
Radio Maria EnglandGreater London and Cambridgeshire12A (Greater London – DAB+) 11C (Cambridgeshire) Also on small-scale DAB+
Mi-SoulGreater London12A (DAB+) Also on small-scale DAB+
More RadioSussex107.8 (Hastings) 106.4 (Haywards Heath) 106.8 (Lewes) 107.5 (Eastbourne) 107.7 (Worthing)10B
More Radio RetroSussex10B
Nation RadioLondon107.5 (East London and West Essex)12A (Greater London – DAB+)
East Yorkshire99.8 (Hull)10D (Humberside)
North East103.4 (Sunderland) 103.2 (Darlington) 102.6 (Richmond) 102.8 (Durham) 106.8 (Brusselton)Small-scale DAB+
South106.0 (South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) 106.6 (Bournemouth, Poole and Winchester)11C (South Hampshire) 11B (Dorset) Also on small-scale DAB
Suffolk102.0 (Ipswich)10C (DAB+)
Panjab RadioGreater London55811B Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+Sky 0125
Point Blank RadioSurrey10C (DAB+)
Polish Radio LondonGreater London11B
Premier Christian RadioLondon and Surrey1305 (North and South London) 1413 (West and South East London) 1566 (Guildford)Digital One DABFreeview 725
Premier GospelGreater London11B
Release RadioSurrey10C (DAB+)
Rewind RadioCornwall11B
Sabras RadioLeicestershire91.0 (Leicester) 102.1 (Loughborough)126011B Also on small-scale DAB+
Sami Swoi RadioSurrey10C (DAB+) Also on small-scale DAB+
Sanskar RadioLeicestershire11B
Shine 879Essex12D
Smooth CountryEngland10B (Norfolk and Sussex) 10C (North Devon) 10D (Humberside) 11B (Cornwall and Leicestershire) 11C (Birmingham, Cambridge, East Devon, Exeter, Kent, Swindon and Torbay) 12A (Greater London and Lancashire) 12C (Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire) 12D (Berkshire, Coventry, Essex, North Hampshire, Peterborough, Plymouth and Warwickshire)
Smooth RadioEast Midlands106.6 (East Midlands) 101.4 (Derby) 107.4 (Kettering) 97.2 (Wellingborough) 106.8 (Peterborough)12C (Nottinghamshire) 11B (Leicestershire) 10B (Derbyshire)
Greater London102.212C (Greater London) 12D (Berkshire, Essex, Leeds, North Hampshire and Plymouth) 12A (Herefordshire, Lincolnshire and Worcestershire) 11B (Bristol, Bath, Cornwall and Dorset) 11C (East Devon, Exeter, Kent, South Hampshire, South Yorkshire, Swindon and Torbay) 10C (Gloucestershire, North Devon, North Yorkshire and Suffolk) 10D (Bath, Humberside, West Wiltshire, Herts, Beds and Bucks) 10B (Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Sussex) Also on Digital One DAB+ DAB feed includes local advertisingSky 0124 Freesat 732 Freeview 718 Virgin 916
Lake District100.1 (Kendal) 100.8 (Windermere) 101.4 (Keswick)11B (Morecambe Bay)
North East England97.5 (North East England) 101.2 (Hexham) 107.5 (Newcastle upon Tyne) 107.7 (Teesside)11B (Teesside) 11C (Tyne and Wear)
North West England100.412C (Greater Manchester) 10C (Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire) 12A (Lancashire)
West Midlands105.711C (Birmingham) 11B (Wolverhampton and Telford) 12D (Coventry and Warwickshire)
Smooth Radio 70sGreater London11B (DAB+)
Smooth Radio SoulGreater London11B (DAB+)
Sout al KhaleejGreater London11B
Sunrise RadioLondon963 (East London) 972 (West London)Sound Digital DAB
Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)Bradford103.2Small-scale DAB+
Sunrise SmoothGreater London12A (DAB+)
Sunshine Radio (Herefordshire and Monmouthshire)Herefordshire and Monmouthshire106.2 (Hereford) 107.0 (Monmouth) 107.8 (Abergavenny)10C (Gloucestershire) 12A (Hereford and Worcester)
Sunshine Radio (Ludlow)Ludlow105.9 (Ludlow) 107.8 (Cleehill)Small-scale DAB+
This is The CoastNorth Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire10C (North Yorkshire – DAB+) 12A (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire – DAB+)
V2 RadioSussex and South Hampshire10B (Sussex) 11B (South Hampshire) Also on small-scale DAB+
Voice of Islam RadioGreater London11B Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
Radio XGreater London and Greater Manchester104.9 (Greater London) 97.7 (Greater Manchester) National station with local advertisingDigital One DAB+Sky 0113 Freesat 723 Virgin 960
Radio X 90sGreater London11B (DAB+)
Radio X 00sGreater London11B (DAB+)
Radio X ChilledGreater London11B (DAB+)
Radio XLBirmingham1296Small-scale DAB+
XS ManchesterGreater Manchester, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Herts, Beds and Bucks106.1 (Greater Manchester)10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks) 10C (Northamptonshire) 12D (Peterborough) Also on small-scale DAB+
YorkMix RadioNorth Yorkshire10C (DAB+)
Your HarrogateNorth Yorkshire10C (DAB+)
Zest LiverpoolNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D (DAB+)

Former English stations

This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons.

NameLicence areaFMMWDABDate closedNotes
Abbey FMBarrow-in-Furness107.330 January 2009Station put into administration
Airport Information RadioHeathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport1584February 1992Both stations closed after just over one year on-air
Buzz FMBirmingham102.41 January 1995Lost licence and was replaced by Choice FM 102.2
Centre RadioLeicestershire97.112606 October 1983Ceased trading and closed on 6 October 1983
Channel Travel RadioKent channel ports107.628 September 2000
Radio City TalkMerseyside, Cheshire and North Wales154810C31 May 2020Closed down due to financial issues and low listening figures
DevonAir RadioExeter and Torquay97.0 96.4666 9541 January 1995Lost licence and was replaced by Gemini Radio
Dune FMSouthport107.99 August 2012Station received winding-up order and transmitter was seized by Ofcom
Fen Radio 107.5Wisbech107.531 July 2008
Liberty RadioLondon963 9723 July 2003Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia
Mersey 106.7Liverpool106.71 April 2009Licence revoked by Ofcom
Mix 107High Wycombe107.4 107.71 July 2009
Oak FMNorth West and South West Leicestershire107.0 (Loughborough) 107.9 (Hinckley)28 July 2016Closed down due to station owner being put into administration
Pennine FMHuddersfield107.95 April 2010
South London RadioLewisham107.33 April 2009
Star 107.9Stroud107.929 September 2006
Sunrise Radio East MidlandsLeicestershire12607 September 1995Lost licence and was replaced by Sabras Radio
Sunset 102Manchester102.0October 1993Station went into liquidation
Sunshine 1530Worcestershire15306 April 2010Closed following problem with transfer of broadcast licence
Time 106.6East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London106.615 October 2015
Time 106.8Thamesmead106.83 April 2009
Time 107.5East London and West Essex107.51 August 2025Replaced on FM by Nation Radio London
Radio VictoryPortsmouth95.0117028 June 1986Lost licence and was replaced by Ocean Sound
WNKNorth London103.3Easter 1993Broadcast hours were reallocated to London Greek Radio
Yorkshire RadioYorkshire12C30 July 2013

Scotland

NameLicence areaFMDAB / DAB+
Argyll FMKintyre, Islay and Jura106.5 (Campbeltown) 107.1 (Machrihanish) 107.7 (South Knapdale)
Capital ScotlandCentral Scotland105.7 (East) 106.1 (West)11C (Glasgow) 12D (Edinburgh)
Central FMClackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling103.1Small-scale DAB+
Clyde 1Glasgow and West Central Scotland102.5 97.0 (Vale of Leven) 102.3 (Rothesay) 103.3 (Firth of Clyde)11C
Clyde 1 AyrshireAyrshire96.7 97.5 (Girvan) 106.7 (Rothesay)11B
Forth 1Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife97.3 97.6 102.2 (Penicuik)12D
Go Radio (Glasgow)Central Scotland11D
Greatest Hits Radio ScotlandScotlandDumfries and Galloway: 96.5 (Stranraer) 97.0 (Dumfries) 103.0 (Kirkcudbright) Scottish Borders and North Northumberland: 96.8 (Selkirk) 102.3 (Berwick-upon-Tweed) 103.1 (Peebles) 103.4 (Eyemouth)11B (Ayrshire, North Scotland, Tayside and Fife) 12D (Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife and Falkirk) 11C (Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and the West)
Heartland FMPerthshire97.5 (Pitlochry) 107.3 (Crieff)
Heart ScotlandCentral Scotland100.0 (Alexandria and Dunbartonshire) 100.3 (Glasgow) 101.1 (Edinburgh and Rosneath) 103.3 (Penicuik)11C (Glasgow) 12D (Edinburgh)
Isles FMIsle of Lewis103.0
MFRInverness and Northern Scotland97.4 (Inverness) 96.6 (Speyside) 102.8 (Keith) 96.7 (Wick and Fraserburgh)11B
Nation Radio ScotlandGlasgow and Dumbartonshire96.3 (Glasgow)11D (Central Scotland)
Radio North AngusArbroath and Carnoustie96.6 (Arbroath) 107.5 (Carnoustie) 105.9 (Monifieth) 87.7 (Forfar, Brechin and Montrose – LPFM)11B (via Shared Access Channel) (Mon–Fri 0730–1200, Sat 0730–1800, Sun 1200–1800)
Northsound 1Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire96.9 97.6 103.0 (Peterhead)11C
Original 106Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire106.8 (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire) 106.3 (North Aberdeen and Peterhead)11C (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Dundee and Perth102.0 (Dundee) 106.6 (Perth)
Fife105.4 (St Andrews) 106.3 (East Neuk) 95.2 (West Fife) 96.1 (Central and East Fife) 96.6 (Kirkcaldy)11D (Central Scotland)
Original 106 GoldAberdeen and Aberdeenshire11C
SIBCShetland102.2 96.2 (Bressay)
Radio SkyeIsle of Skye and Loch Alsh102.7 106.2 (Portree and Sleat) 107.2 (Staffin)
Smooth ScotlandCentral Scotland105.211C (Glasgow) 12D (Edinburgh)
STV RadioScotland11D (Central Scotland, North East of Scotland, Tayside, Ayrshire, Inverness, Moray and the Highlands)
Talksport ScotlandScotland11D (Central Scotland and Dundee) 11C (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Tay FMTayside and North Fife96.4 (Perth) 102.8 (Dundee)11B
Radio Wester RossGairloch and Loch Ewe106.0 (Gairloch) 106.6 (Loch Ewe) 102.2 (Ullapool) 96.8 (North West Scotland)

Former Scottish stations

NameLicence areaFMDABDate closedNotes
Coast RadioAberdeen and Aberdeenshire101.2 (Peterhead and Fraserburgh)11C30 November 2025
L107Lanarkshire107.9 107.5 (Cumbernauld)11 November 2010
NECRAberdeen and Aberdeenshire102.1 (Inverurie) 103.2 (Colpy) 97.1 (Turriff and Braemar) 102.6 (Kildrummy) 106.4 (Strathdon) 101.9 (Ballater)11C15 August 2018
River FMLivingston103.4 107.729 January 2007
talk 107Edinburgh107.011D (Central Scotland)23 December 2008
Waves RadioAberdeen and Aberdeenshire101.2 (Peterhead and Fraserburgh)11CMay 2023Station closed due to financial reasons
XFM ScotlandPaisley96.311D (Central Scotland) 11B (Ayr)13 September 2015Station closed and licence returned after Ofcom refused request by Global to network 24/7 from London

Wales

NameLicence areaFMDAB / DAB+
Bayside RadioColwyn Bay10D / 12D (North West Wales)
Bridge FMBridgend106.312C (South East Wales)
Capital CymruAnglesey and Gwynedd103.010D / 12D (North West Wales)
Capital North West & WalesNorth East Wales, North West Wales, Wirral, West Cheshire and Shropshire96.3 (North Wales Coast and Bodfari) 97.1 (Wirral and Flintshire) 103.4 (Wrexham, West Cheshire and Shropshire)10D (North West Wales, North East Wales and West Cheshire)
Capital South WalesSouth East Wales and Somerset103.2 (Cardiff) 97.4 (Newport)12C
Radio CarmarthenshireCarmarthenshire97.1 97.5 (Carmarthen and Llanelli)12D (Mid and West Wales)
Dragon RadioWales12C (South East Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) 10D (North West Wales) 10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+)
Fun Kids SoundtracksNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D (DAB+)
Greatest Hits Radio South WalesSwansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire12A
Heart North and Mid WalesNorth, Mid Wales and West Cheshire88.0 (Wrexham, Chester, Market Drayton, parts of Merseyside and Oswestry) 106.9 (Rhyl) 107.3 (Prestatyn) 105.7 (Llandudno) 107.2 (Porthmadog) 102.8 (Welshpool) 106.0 (Newtown)10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+)
Heart South WalesSouth, the West and West Wales106.0 (Swansea and Carmarthen) 102.3 (Pontypool) 105.9 (Treharris and Newport and Weston-super-Mare) 107.3 (Bargoed) 105.2 (Abergavenny and Carmarthenshire) 106.1 (Ebbw Vale) 105.4 (Bridgend, Somerset, Bristol and Cardiff) 107.7 (Ceredigion) 105.7 (Pembroke) 106.2 (Fishguard)12C (South East Wales and West of England) 12A (Swansea) 12D (Mid and West Wales)
Hits Radio South WalesSwansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire96.412A
Nation 80sWales10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+) 10D / 12D (North West Wales) 12C (South East Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales) Also on small-scale DAB+
Nation Radio WalesWales106.8 (South East Wales) 107.3 (Swansea) 102.9 (Carmarthenshire) 107.1 (Pembrokeshire) 103.3 (Aberystwyth, North, Mid and West Ceredigion) 96.6 (South East Ceredigion) 97.4 (Cardigan Town)10D (North East Wales and West Cheshire – DAB+) 10D (North West Wales) 12C (South East Wales) 12D (Mid and West Wales)
Radio PembrokeshirePembrokeshire102.5 107.5 (Fishguard and Tenby)12D (Mid and West Wales)
Smooth WalesWales and West Cheshire12C (South East Wales) 10D / 12D (North West Wales)
Sunshine RadioMonmouthshireSee England listings
Swansea Bay RadioSwansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire102.112D (Mid and West Wales) Also on small-scale DAB+

Former Welsh stations

NameLicence areaFrequenciesDate closed
Radio CeredigionCeredigion96.6 FM 97.4 FM 103.3 FM2016 – Networked as Nation Radio Wales
Radio HafrenMid Wales and the Borders102.1 FM 756 AM11 February 2015
Mountain FMSouth WalesDABJuly 2013
Valleys RadioSouth Wales Valleys999 AM 1116 AM30 April 2009

Northern Ireland

NameLicence areaFMDAB
Cool FMBelfast97.412D
Downtown CountryNorthern Ireland12D
Downtown RadioNorthern Ireland96.4 (Limavady) 96.6 (Omagh and Enniskillen) 97.1 (Larne) 102.3 (Ballymena) 102.4 (Derry) 103.1 (South Newry) 103.4 (Newcastle and Belfast)12D
Greatest Hits Radio Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland12D
Hits Radio Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland12D
Q Belfast 96.7 / 102.5Belfast96.7 (Greater Belfast) 102.5 (Ards and North Down)12D
Q Mid Antrim 107Ballymena107.0 107.6 (Larne)
Q Mid Ulster 106Mid Ulster106.0 106.3 107.2
Q Newry and Mourne 100.5Newry and Mourne100.5 101.1 (Kilkeel)
Q North Coast 97.2Coleraine97.2 97.6 (Ballycastle)
Q North West 102.9Derry102.9
Q Tyrone and Fermanagh 101.2Omagh and Enniskillen101.2 102.1 (Enniskillen)

Former Northern Irish stations

NameLicence areaMWDate closedNotes
Goldbeat 828Cookstown82822 May 1999Radio Authority revoked the licence
Heartbeat 1521Craigavon152122 May 1999Radio Authority revoked the licence

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.

NameLicence areaFMMWDAB+
3FMIsle of Man104.2 (Ramsey and Port St Mary) 105.0 (South and East Isle of Man) 106.2 (Peel) 106.6 (Jurby)
Bailiwick RadioChannel Islands12A
Channel 103Jersey103.712A
Energy FMIsle of Man98.6 93.4 (North Isle of Man) 98.4 (Ramsey) 91.2 (Laxey) 102.4 (Peel) 105.2 (Maughold)11C
Island FMAlderney, Guernsey and Sark104.7 (Guernsey) 93.7 (Alderney)12A
Manx RadioIsle of Man97.2 (Carnane) 89.0 (Snaefell) 103.7 (Jurby) 89.5 (Peel)136811C Manx Radio FM and Manx Radio AM DAB+ channels
Soleil RadioChannel Islands107.7 (St Helier)12A

Community radio stations

NameLicence areaFrequenciesFirst air date
1BTNBrighton101.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+14 April 2017
Radio2FunkyLeicester95.0 FM Also on small-scale DABApril 2020
3TFMSaltcoats103.1 FM18 April 2008
10RadioWiveliscombe, Somerset105.3 FM2 March 2008
Abbey104Sherborne104.7 FM16 February 2013
ABC-FMPortadown100.2 FMJune 2015
Academy FM (Thanet)Thanet107.8 FM5 April 2010
AHBS Community RadioAshford, Kent107.1 FM26 December 1971
AIR 107.2Weymouth and Portland107.2 FM11 May 2011
Akash RadioLeeds1323 AM Also on small-scale DAB+27 June 2002
Alfred RadioShaftesbury107.3 FM14 February 2022
Alive RadioDumfries107.3 FM1 September 2009
ALL FMSouth, Central and East Manchester96.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+22 May 2000
Amber Sound FMAmber Valley, Derbyshire107.2 FM (Ripley) 98.4 FM (Belper)4 October 2008
Ambur RadioWalsall99.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 August 2009
Andover RadioAndover95.9 FM22 April 2018
Angel Radio Isle of WightNewport, Isle of Wight91.5 FM24 March 2007
Angel RadioSouth Hampshire and West Sussex94.8 FM (Chichester) 98.6 FM (Portsmouth and Havant) DAB 11C (South Hampshire) Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+February 2002
Apple FMTaunton, Somerset97.3 FM11 May 2013
Ashdown RadioCrowborough and Uckfield94.7 FM (Crowborough) 105.0 FM (Uckfield)7 July 2003
Radio Asian FeverLeeds107.3 FM1 March 2007
Asian Star RadioSlough101.6 FM Also on small-scale DAB+April 2007
Awaz FMGlasgow107.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+29 April 2002
Awaaz FMSouthampton99.8 FMAugust 2017
Awaaz RadioHigh Wycombe107.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+24 March 2011
B Radio (Farnborough)Farnborough106.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+14 February 2020
B Radio (Reading)Reading95.6 FMAugust 2021
Bangor FMBangor107.9 FM2004
BCB 106.6fmBradford106.6 FM1 March 2002
BCfmBristol93.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB26 March 2007
BCR 103.1 FMSheffield103.1 FM31 May 2008
The Beat LondonHarlesden, London103.6 FM Also on small-scale DAB+16 April 2007
Belfast 89FMBelfast89.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB+30 June 2015
Beverley FMBeverley107.8 FM20 January 2015
Beyond RadioLancaster103.5 FM (Lancaster and Morecambe) 107.5 FM (Carnforth) DAB+ 11B (Morecambe Bay)30 July 2016
BFBS Gurkha RadioVarious army camps90.8 FM (Dover) 101.4 FM (Leconfield) 101.5 FM (Blandford Forum) 104.4 FM (Holywood) 105.4 FM (Shorncliffe) 1134 AM (Bramcote, Bulford, Catterick and Sandhurst) 1278 AM (Shorncliffe, Stafford and Tidworth) 1287 AM (Aldershot, Brecon, Hullavington, Innsworth, Maidstone and Warminster) Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+2000
BFBS Northern IrelandLisburn100.6 FM8 May 2006
Aldergrove and Antrim106.5 FM5 March 2008
Holywood101.0 FM5 March 2008
BFBS RadioAldershot102.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB11 December 2006
Blandford Forum89.3 FM23 August 2012
Brize Norton106.1 FM Also on small-scale DAB+October 2018
Catterick106.9 FM 87.7 FM (Leconfield)11 May 2006
Colchester107.0 FM2 May 2006
Scotland98.5 FM (Edinburgh) 87.7 FM (Inverness) Also on small-scale DAB+14 August 2006
Salisbury Plain106.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+11 December 2006
BigglesFMBiggleswade104.8 FM22 April 2011
Bishop FMBishop Auckland105.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+31 October 2009
Blackburn 102.2 FMBlackburn102.2 FMMarch 2020
Black Cat RadioSt Neots102.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+17 April 2017
Black Country RadioBlack Country92.2 FM (Dudley) 102.5 FM (Stourbridge) Also on small-scale DAB+1 January 2008
Black Diamond FMEast and Central Midlothian107.8 FM21 May 2007
Blast 106Belfast106.4 FM8 July 2009
Blast 106 (Causeway Coast)Coleraine106.4 FMOctober 2020
Blyth Valley RadioSouthwold105.0 FM4 July 2009
96.5 Bolton FMBolton96.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+20 June 2009
Bounce FMBanbridge102.4 FMJuly 2018
Bradford Asian RadioBradford1413 AMJuly 2016
Bradley Stoke RadioBradley Stoke, Bristol103.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB13 September 2013
Branch FMDewsbury101.8 FMMay 2007
BRFM 95.6 FMIsle of Sheppey95.6 FM30 October 2006
BRfm 97.3Blaenau Gwent97.3 FM18 October 2007
BRMBBirmingham89.1 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 November 2005
Bro RadioVale of Glamorgan98.1 FM (Barry) 100.2 FM (Llantwit Major) Also on small-scale DAB+31 March 2009
Bute Island RadioRothesay96.5 FM15 July 2009
Radio CabinHerne Bay94.6 FM8 April 2017
Caithness FMCaithness102.5 FMJanuary 2020
Cam FMCambridge97.2 FM2 October 2010
Cambridge 105Cambridge105.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+19 July 2010
CamGlen RadioCambuslang and Rutherglen107.9 FM19 March 2015
Canalside Community RadioNorth East Cheshire102.8 FM4 December 2008
Cando FMBarrow-in-Furness and Ulverston106.3 FM (Barrow-in-Furness) 107.3 FM (Ulverston)November 2015
Radio CardiffCardiff98.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+8 October 2007
Radio CarolineSuffolk, Kent and North Essex648 AM Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+22 December 2017
Caroline Coastal FMMaldon District94.7 FM (Maldon) 104.7 FM (Burnham-on-Crouch and Southminster)19 October 2020
Castledown RadioTidworth104.7 FM4 November 2006
The CatCrewe and Nantwich107.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+14 February 2015
CCR 104.4Chelmsford104.4 FM18 March 2017
Celtic Music RadioGlasgow95.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+16 January 2008
CHAOS RadioSt Austell105.6 FM28 January 2008
CHBN RadioTruro100.8 FMAugust 2014
Chiltern Voice FMAmersham and Chesham107.4 FM27 November 2021
Cinque Ports RadioRomney95.1 FM 100.2 FMMay 2021
Coast & County RadioScarborough and Whitby97.4 FM 105.5 FM9 November 2016
Coast FMPenzance96.5 FM 97.2 FM30 August 2014
Community Voice FMMiddlesbrough104.5 FM10 August 2009
Corby RadioCorby96.3 FM5 December 2009
Crescent RadioRochdale97.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+12 September 2006
CRFMCarlisle102.7 FM15 April 2024
Cross Counties RadioLutterworth92.0 FM 95.4 FM31 August 2020
Cross RhythmsStoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme101.8 FM (Stoke-on-Trent) 96.6 FM (Newcastle-under-Lyme) Also on small-scale DAB+28 February 2002
Plymouth96.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB+ (9C) since 202529 March 2007
Croydon FMCroydon97.8 FM11 September 2021
Crystal FMPenicuik107.4 FM1 December 2013
CVFMMiddlesbrough104.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+August 2009
Dales RadioYorkshire Dales104.9 FM 103.0 FM 936 AM11 January 2016
Dawn FMNottingham107.6 FM28 March 2006
Dean RadioCinderford105.6 FM 95.7 FM (Lydney)24 August 2018
Desi RadioWest LondonSmall-scale DAB+May 2002
Deveron FMBanff105.3 FM 105.9 FM 107.4 FM24 September 2001
DevonAir RadioExmouth, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Cranbrook and Exeter106.4 FM (Exmouth) 106.1 FM (Ottery St Mary) 95.0 FM (Sidmouth) 94.6 FM (Cranbrook) Also on small-scale DAB+11 September 2006
Digital Hits OneWeston-super-Mare100.5 FM1 June 2021
Diverse FMLuton102.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+April 2007
Dorset Coast RadioBournemouth, Poole, DorsetOn small scale DABApril 2015
Dover Community Radio (DCR FM)Dover104.9 FM1 May 2022
Down FMDownpatrick105.0 FM30 March 2006
Drive 105Derry105.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB+27 January 2009
Drystone RadioSouth Craven103.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+16 January 2009
Dunoon Community RadioDunoon97.4 FM1 December 2009
East Coast FMEast Lothian107.6 FM27 April 2013
EAVA FMLeicester102.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB5 December 2008
Eden FMPenrith107.5 FMJuly 2014
Embrace RadioNorthampton, Lutterworth and RugbyOn small-scale DAB5 March 2022
Endeavour FMBoston107.0 FM22 August 2016
Erewash SoundIlkeston and Long Eaton96.8 FM 103.5 FM6 March 2010
Express FMPortsmouth93.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB13 March 2006
103 The EyeMelton Mowbray103.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB1 November 2005
Raidió FáilteBelfast107.1 FM15 September 2006
Fantasy RadioDevizes97.0 FM29 February 2012
Faza FMNottingham97.1 FM25 March 2002
Felixstowe RadioFelixstowe107.5 FM5 September 2009
Fiesta FMSouthampton95.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+17 September 2018
First FMOxford105.1 FM14 February 2014
Flex FMSouth West London101.4 FM1 July 2018
Radio FolkestoneFolkestone105.9 FM31 March 2011
Forest FMEast Dorset92.3 FM (Verwood) 98.9 FM (Ferndown)4 July 2006
FromeFMFrome96.6 FM16 June 2012
Funky SXSouthend-on-Sea103.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 April 2016
Fuse FM BallymoneyBallymoney107.5 FM6 July 2015
Future RadioNorwich107.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+6 August 2007
Gateway 97.8Basildon97.8 FM28 August 2010
GaydioManchester, Birmingham and Brighton88.4 FM (Manchester) 97.8 FM (Brighton) Also on small-scale DAB+18 June 2010
Glastonbury FMGlastonbury107.1 FM30 April 2009
GFMGloucester96.6 FM21 July 2006
GLOW RadioFarnborough106.5 FMMay 2021
Gravity FMGrantham97.2 FM1 December 2008
Great Driffield RadioGreat Driffield107.2 FM2 December 2018
GTFMPontypridd107.9 FM 100.2 FM (Mountain Ash) 107.1 FM (Aberdare)24 May 2002
Gulshan RadioWolverhampton and Dudley106.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+11 February 2016
Hailsham FMHailsham95.9 FM26 May 2018
Halton Community RadioRuncorn92.3 FM8 August 2008
Harborough FMMarket Harborough102.3 FM10 February 2007
Harbour RadioGreat Yarmouth107.4 FM30 August 2017
Radio HartlepoolHartlepool and Redcar102.4 FM14 October 2008
Hayes FMHayes, West London91.8 FM1 September 2007
HCR FMHuntingdon104.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+23 April 2011
Heritage RadioManchester90.6 FM Also on small-scale DAB+5 June 2016
Hillz FMCoventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth98.6 FM1 June 2009
HitMix RadioNewcastle-under-Lyme107.5 FM28 November 2015
Home RadioGlasgow, East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire100.8 FM4 May 2023
Hope FMBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole90.1 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 May 2007
Horizon RadioMilton Keynes and Northampton105.5 FM and 104.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+12 June 2021
Hot RadioDorset102.8 FM (Poole) DAB 11B8 November 2008
Hull Kingston RadioEast Hull107.5 FM6 February 2015
Humber Wave RadioKingston upon Hull106.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+26 March 2007
Radio IkhlasNormanton, Derby107.8 FM8 September 2006
In2beatsBedford106.5 FM23 April 2011
Insanity Radio 103.2FMEgham103.2 FM8 March 2012
Inspiration FMNorthampton107.8 FM24 July 2010
Inspire FMLuton105.1 FM10 August 2010
Ipswich Community RadioIpswich105.7 FM15 August 2007
Irvine Beat FMIrvine, North Ayrshire107.2 FM12 August 2013
Islands FMIsles of Scilly107.9 FM3 September 2007
IÚR FMNewry101.4 FM10 October 2007
Jorvik RadioYork94.8 FM4 November 2019
Juice RadioPreston, North East Wales and West Cheshire103.2 FM (Preston) Also on small-scale DAB+6 October 2008
K107FMKirkcaldy107.0 FMMarch 2014
Kane FMGuildford103.7 FM28 October 2011
KCC LiveKnowsley99.8 FM1 December 2003
Keith Community RadioKeith and Moray107.7 FM – evening opt-out of MFRJanuary 2013
Kemet RadioNottingham97.5 FM25 January 2007
Kennet RadioNewbury106.7 FMMarch 2018
Koast RadioAshington106.6 FMDecember 2015
Kohinoor Radio FMLeicester97.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB23 December 2008
Radio LaB 97.1FMLuton97.1 FMMay 1997
LDC RadioLeeds97.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+17 June 2020
Legacy 90.1 FMMoss Side, Manchester90.1 FM1 October 2009
Leicester Community RadioLeicester94.1 FM Also on small-scale DAB
Radio LeylandLeyland104.8 FM1 April 2019
LCR FM 103.6Lincoln103.6 FM19 April 2010
Link FMSheffield96.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+February 2016
Lionheart RadioAlnwick107.3 FM30 March 2007
Lisburn's 98FMLisburn98.8 FM28 June 2012
Maritime RadioGreenwich96.5 FM20 April 2019
Marlow FMMarlow97.5 FM11 May 2011
Mearns FMStonehaven and South Aberdeenshire105.1 FM (Portlethen) 105.7 FM (Stonehaven) 106.2 FM (Inverbervie) 107.3 FM (Laurencekirk)6 June 2009
107 Meridian FMEast Grinstead107.0 FM1 March 2010
Mid Sussex RadioBurgess Hill103.8 FM27 October 2018
Mix 92.6St Albans92.6 FM7 July 2007
MKFMMilton Keynes95.0 FM (Wolverton) 102.1 FM (Bletchley) 106.3 FM (Milton Keynes) DAB 10D (Herts, Beds and Bucks)7 September 2015
Môn FMAnglesey and Gwynedd96.8 FM 102.5 FM12 July 2014
Moorlands RadioStaffordshire Moorlands103.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+7 November 2009
Radio NewarkNewark107.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+2 May 2015
Nagrecha Radio (formerly NuSound Radio)Forest Gate, London92.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+19 March 2007
Nevis RadioFort William96.6 FM 97.0 FM 102.3 FM 102.4 FM1 August 1994 NOTE: On-air from 1994 as a commercial station until switching to a community licence in 2013
Radio NinespringsYeovil and South Somerset104.5 FM (Yeovil and parts of West Dorset) 103.3 FM (Wincanton) 107.6 FM (Chard and Crewkerne)1 October 2018
NLive RadioNorthampton106.9 FM1 October 2016
Nomad RadioHammersmith and Fulham92.2 FM1 November 2019
North Manchester FMNorth Manchester106.6 FM6 July 2009
Nova FMNewport, Shropshire97.5 FM1 August 2015
Nova Radio North EastNewcastle upon Tyne102.5 FM8 June 2007
Nevis Radio (formerly Oban FM)Oban103.3 FM15 July 1996
Oldham Community RadioOldham99.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+17 March 2007
Radio PanjCoventry, Shirley and Solihull1521 AM Also on small-scale DABDecember 2016
Park RadioDiss, Eye, Harleston and Bungay105.2 FM (Harleston and Bungay) 107.6 FM (Diss and Eye)26 November 2017
Pendle Community RadioNelson103.1 FM28 August 2007
Penistone FMPenistone95.7 FM6 June 2009
Peterborough Community Radio (PCR FM)Peterborough103.2 FM14 April 2017
Phoenix FMBrentwood98.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+23 March 2007
Phoenix RadioHalifax96.7 FM10 December 2007
Phonic FMExeter106.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+15 February 2008
Platform BBrighton105.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 October 2018
Radio PlusCoventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth101.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+20 December 2010
1055 The Point (formerly Secklow Sounds)Milton Keynes105.5 FM1 July 2022
Pride RadioNewcastle upon Tyne89.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+9 July 2018
PulseSomerset104.4 FM9 May 2013
Pulse FMBarrhead98.4 FM28 July 2009
Quality RadioPaisley107.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 February 2019
QUAY-FMAlderney, Channel Islands107.1 FM DAB+ 12A (Channel Islands)12 February 2015
Raaj FMSandwell and City of Birmingham91.3 FM31 January 2009
Rainbow RadioSouth London92.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+August 2022
Radio Ramadhan 365Glasgow87.7 FMMay 2019
Red Kite RadioThame and Haddenham107.2 FM18 June 2017
Redroad FMSouth Rotherham102.4 FM27 March 2010
ReprezentSouth London107.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB18 March 2011
Resonance FMLondon104.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+1 May 2002
Radio ReverbBrighton97.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+26 March 2007
Revival FMCumbernauld100.8 FM 93.0 FM (Glasgow)31 August 2006
Revive FMNewham94.0 FM19 July 2019
Rhondda RadioTreorchy106.1 FM 97.5 FM (Ferndale)29 July 2018
Ribble FMClitheroe106.7 FM25 July 2016
Rinse FMLondon106.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+7 February 2011
Riviera FMTorbay107.9 FM1 April 2020
RNIB Connect RadioGlasgow101.0 FM Freeview 73030 March 2007
Rossendale RadioHaslingden and Rawtenstall104.7 FM22 December 2018
RWSfm 103.3Bury St Edmunds103.3 FM13 August 2010
Saint FMBurnham-on-Crouch94.7 FM1 December 2007
Salaam RadioPeterborough106.2 FM30 June 2016
Salford City RadioSalford94.4 FM30 September 2007
Radio SaltireEast Lothian106.7 FM 107.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+10 October 2011
Radio SangamHuddersfield107.9 FM Also on small-scale DAB+8 May 2016
Seahaven FMSeaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Eastbourne96.3 FM (Seaford) 95.6 FM (Eastbourne)9 January 2011
Seaside FMHolderness105.3 FM5 October 2007
Sedgemoor FMBridgwater104.2 FM9 June 2013
Radio SeerahLeicester1575 AM Also on small-scale DAB1 February 2019
Select RadioSouth London94.4 FM Also on small-scale DAB+3 December 2021
106.9 SFMSittingbourne106.9 FM26 July 2012
Sheffield Live!Sheffield93.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+29 October 2007
Sheppey FM 92.2Isle of Sheppey92.2 FM18 April 2017
shmuFMAberdeen99.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+17 March 2005
Sine FMDoncaster102.6 FM26 September 2009
Siren FMLincoln107.3 FM11 August 2007
Skyline Community RadioHedge End and Botley102.5 FM7 January 2006
Somer Valley FMMidsomer Norton and Radstock97.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB12 January 2009
Soundart RadioTotnes102.5 FM17 December 2008
Sound RadioRhyl, Abergele and Prestatyn103.1 FM8 February 2021
Source FMFalmouth96.1 FM28 February 2009
Spark SunderlandSunderland107.0 FM26 October 2009
Speysound RadioBadenoch and Strathspey107.1 FM4 December 2009
Spice FMNewcastle upon Tyne98.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+8 August 2008
Stafford FMStafford107.3 FM25 April 2015
Sunny Govan RadioGovan103.5 FM28 March 2007
Sunshine 104.9Belfast104.9 FMJanuary 2019
Susy RadioRedhill and Reigate103.4 FM15 July 2012
Swindon 105.5Swindon105.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+15 March 2008
Switch RadioBirmingham107.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+30 April 2010
Takeover RadioSutton-in-Ashfield106.9 FM1 March 2010
Tameside RadioTameside103.6 FM30 September 2007
Radio TamworthTamworth106.8 FM31 October 2009
TD1 RadioGalashiels106.5 FM30 March 2015
Tempo FMWetherby107.4 FM11 September 2006
SA Radio LiveTircoed, Swansea106.5 FM1 December 2008
Thornbury RadioSouth Gloucestershire105.1 (Thornbury & District) 107.5 (Olveston & Almondsbury)21 June 2021
TMCRNorth East Doncaster95.3 FM14 December 2009
Tone FMTaunton107.8 FM28 February 2013
Radio TynesideNewcastle upon Tyne93.6 FM Also on small-scale DAB+5 July 2018
Ujima RadioBristol98.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB4 July 2008
Unity 101Southampton101.1 FM8 December 2005
Unity FMBirmingham93.5 FM Also on small-scale DAB+2 August 2006
Unity RadioManchester92.8 FMSummer 2010
Vectis RadioNewport, Isle of Wight104.6 FM4 November 2017
Vibe 107.6Watford107.6 FM8 August 2011
Vixen 101Market Weighton101.8 FM10 January 2009
The VoiceNorth Devon, East Devon, Exeter and Torbay106.1 FM (Barnstaple) 107.8 FM (Bideford and Ilfecombe) DAB 10C (North Devon) DAB 11C (East Devon, Exeter and Torbay)2 April 2012
The Voice 2North Devon, East Devon, Exeter and TorbayDAB 10C (North Devon) DAB 11C (East Devon, Exeter and Torbay)9 April 2024
Voice FMSouthampton103.9 FM1 September 2011
WCR Community RadioWarminster105.5 FM1 April 2012
WCR FMWolverhampton and Dudley (borough)101.8 FM Also on small-scale DAB+30 March 2007
West Kent RadioWest Kent95.5 FM (Tonbridge) 106.7 FM (Tunbridge Wells)15 October 2021
Westside 89.6 FMHanwell89.6 FM13 September 2007
West Somerset RadioMinehead104.4 FM22 October 2018
Radio WimborneWimborne94.6 FM16 October 2021
Radio WinchcombeWinchcombe and Bishop's Cleeve107.1 FM (Winchcombe and Cheltenham) 106.9 FM (Tewkesbury and Bishop's Cleeve)18 May 2012
Winchester RadioWinchester94.7 FM Also on small-scale DAB+24 March 2019
Wrexham City RadioWrexham105 FM Also on small-scale DAB+April 2025
WRFMWest Oxfordshire90.2 FM (Charlbury, Witney and Woodstock) 99.9 FM (Witney) 105.3 FM (Eynsham and Oxford) 107.1 FM (Faringdon) 107.4 FM (Chipping Norton) Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+16 June 2017
Wycombe SoundHigh Wycombe106.6 FM31 October 2016
Wythenshawe FMWythenshawe, Manchester97.2 FM Also on small-scale DAB+6 May 2002
Radio WyvernHerefordshire and Worcestershire106.7 FM (Worcester) DAB 12A13 January 2008
YO1 RadioNorth Yorkshire102.8 FM (York) 90.0 FM (Selby) DAB+ 10C Also on small-scale DAB+27 August 2018
Your FMStockport107.8 FM13 September 2006
Zack FMForest Heath105.3 FM Also on small-scale DAB+22 June 2009
Zetland FMRedcar105.0 FM Also on small-scale DAB+31 August 2015

Former community radio stations

The followed stations have closed down and returned their licences to Ofcom:

NameLicence areaFrequenciesDate closed
An RadioUist105.2 FMFebruary 2019
Betar BanglaHackney, London1503 AMMarch 2020
BFBS BallykinlerBallykinler107.5 FM4 August 2014 (due to closure of Abercorn Barracks)
Radio BGWSFarnborough1179 AMMay 2019
Boundary SoundNewark102.6 FM23 June 2011
Brecks FMWatton, Norfolk106.9 FM3 December 2017
Brick FMSt Boswells103.0 FMDecember 2017
Buchan RadioPeterhead107.9 FM24 October 2022
Burngreave Community RadioBurngreave, Sheffield103.1 FMSeptember 2011
Calon FMWrexham105 FMSeptember 2024
Carillon Wellbeing RadioWest Leicestershire1476 AM31 March 2024
98.8 Castle FMLeith and North Edinburgh98.8 FMFebruary 2016
Chelmsford CallingChelmsford104.4 FMFebruary 2007
Cheshire FMMid Cheshire92.5 FM27 January 2012
Chorley FMChorley102.8 FM1 August 2019
Cross Rhythms TeessideStockton-on-Tees107.1 FMApril 2019
CSR 97.4FMCanterbury97.4 FM8 June 2020
Demon FMLeicester107.5 FM3 May 2019
Diversity FMLancaster103.5 FM1 April 2012
Féile FMBelfast103.2 FM25 March 2011
Forest of Dean RadioCinderford1521 AM 1503 AM (Newent)31 December 2009
Radio Glan ClwydBodelwyddan1287 AMFebruary 2019
Hermitage FMCoalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch99.2 FM31 March 2024
The HubMid Cornwall106.1 FM (Truro) 106.4 FM (St Mawes and Mevagissey)28 October 2016
Iman FMNorth East Sheffield and South West Rotherham103.1 FM4 July 2017
Indigo FMKirkby Lonsdale106.6 FMJanuary 2015
Radio JcomLeeds1386 AMNovember 2016
Leisure FMPattiswick107.4 FMJune 2022
Link FMHarold Hill92.2 FM28 June 2010
New Style RadioBirmingham98.7 FM2022
ON FMHammersmith, London101.4 FMJanuary 2013
OX105 FMOxford105.1 FM2 October 2013
The ParkLymington97.9 FM8 June 2012
Point FMRhyl103.1 FM14 July 2017
Purbeck Coast FMSwanage101.2 FM15 February 2024
Radio SandwellSandwell, West Midlands106.9 FMNovember 2011
Shine FMBanbridge102.4 FM28 August 2015
Sound RadioHackney, London1503 AMJune 2007
Stroud FMStroud107.9 FM12 February 2014
Radio SunlightMedway106.6 FM19 February 2016
The Superstation OrkneyOrkney105.4 FM16 November 2014
Takeover RadioLeicester103.2 FM2022
Radio TeesdaleBarnard Castle105.5 FM 102.1 FM (Romaldkirk)July 2016
TGR SoundBexleyheath103.7 FM22 June 2008
Tulip RadioSpalding, Lincolnshire107.5 FM30 January 2017
Ummah FMReading95.6 FMJuly 2016
Vibe FMEnniskillen105.3 FMOctober 2009
Voice of Africa RadioStratford, London94.0 FMMarch 2016
Voice RadioCaerphillyDAB 11C (Cardiff and Newport)20 July 2011
Wayland RadioWayland, Norfolk107.3 FM27 August 2011
West Wolds RadioPocklington103.1 FM30 September 2016
Radio WirralWirral92.1 FM DAB 10D2021
XSNeath and Port Talbot97.4 FM (Neath) 107.9 FM (Port Talbot)13 December 2011

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:

NameLicence areaTypical air datesFM
Radio AirbourneEastbourneAugust87.7 – Live coverage of Eastbourne International Airshow
Radio BadmintonBadminton HouseMay87.9 – Live coverage of Badminton Horse Trials
Radio BrandsBrands HatchSpring88.3 – Coverage of Brands Hatch motor racing events
BSB RadioVarious race circuitsSpring / Summer87.7 – Coverage of British Superbike Championship
Cheltenham RadioCheltenham RacecourseMarch87.7 – Coverage of Cheltenham Racecourse horse racing events
Radio CosfordRAF CosfordJune87.9 – Live coverage of Cosford Air Show
Cowes RadioCowesAugust87.7 – Live coverage of Cowes Week
Open Golf RadioVariesJuly87.7 – Coverage of the Open Golf Championship
Radio RamadanUp to 29 local RSLs across the UKDuring period of Ramadan and Eid87.7
Radio SilverstoneSilverstone CircuitJuly87.7 – Live coverage of the British Grand Prix
Wimbledon RadioWimbledonJune / July87.7 – Live coverage of Wimbledon Tennis Championships with Centre Court commentary on 96.3 FM and Number One court commentary on 97.8 FM
Radio WOMADMalmesburyJuly87.7 – Live coverage of the WOMAD music festival
Worthy FMGlastonburyJune87.7 – Live coverage of the Glastonbury Festival

Student radio stations

Most universities plus a number of 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 LPFM transmitters:

NameLicence areaFM
Bailrigg FMLancaster University95.3 – LPFM
Cam FMUniversity of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin UniversitySee community radio listings
Fresh FMPetroc, Barnstaple87.7 – LPFM
Insanity Radio 103.2FMRoyal Holloway, University of LondonSee community radio listings
Radio LaB 97.1FMUniversity of BedfordshireSee community radio listings
Siren FMUniversity of LincolnSee community radio listings
Source FMFalmouth UniversitySee community radio listings
Spark SunderlandUniversity of SunderlandSee community radio listings
University Radio YorkUniversity of York88.3 – LPFM
Xpression FMUniversity of Exeter87.7 – LPFM (Moberly, Lafrowda)

Hospital radio stations

Typically available within the grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Hospital radio is free of charge on bedside entertainment systems operated by Hospedia and Premier Bedside and an increasing number of stations are available online.

Around 200 stations are supported by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA).

The following stations are available via LPAM or LPFM transmitters or as Ofcom licensed community stations:

NameLicence areaFrequencies
AHBS (Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service)William Harvey Hospital, AshfordSee community radio listings
Anker RadioGeorge Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton1386 AM – LPAM 88.9 FM – LPFM
Apple FMMusgrove Park Hospital, TauntonSee community radio listings
BHR 87.7Basildon University Hospital87.7 FM – LPFM
Bridge FM Hospital RadioCarseview Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee87.7 FM – LPFM DAB 11B (Mon–Fri 1200–1400, Sun–Thu 1800–0000)
Radio BronglaisBronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth87.8 FM – LPFM
Radio CavellRoyal Oldham Hospital1350 AM – LPAM
CHBN RadioRoyal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance and St Michael's Hospital, HayleSee community radio listings
Chichester Hospital RadioSt Richard's Hospital, Chichester1431 AM – LPAM
Radio City 1386AMSingleton Hospital, Swansea1386 AM – LPAM
Radio ClatterbridgeClatterbridge Hospital, Wirral1386 AM – LPAM
Forest Gold RadioSt Margaret's Hospital, Epping99.3 FM – LPFM
Radio GlangwiliGlangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen87.7 FM – LPFM
Harrogate Hospital RadioHarrogate District Hospital95.3 FM – LPFM
Hospital Radio MedwayMedway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham87.9 FM – LPFM
Mid Downs RadioThe Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath1350 AM – LPAM
Radio Mount VernonMount Vernon Hospital, Northolt95.1 FM – LPFM
Hospital Radio PlymouthDerriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary87.7 FM – LPFM Also on small-scale DAB+
Radio RedhillEast Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey1431 AM – LPAM 100.4 FM – LPFM
Stoke Mandeville Hospital RadioStoke Mandeville Hospital101.8 FM – LPFM
Radio TynesideFreeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, GatesheadSee community radio listings
Withybush FMWithybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest87.7 FM – LPFM
Radio Ysbyty GwyneddYsbyty Gwynedd, Bangorwww.radioysbytygwynedd.com

Television radio stations

Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite, cable and digital terrestrial television:

NameFormatSkyFreesatVirginFreeview
EWTN RadioCatholic religious station0147
Khushkhabri RadioAsian Christian station0134
RTÉ Radio 1News, current affairs, sport and music0137750917
RTÉ 2fmPop music0138751
RTÉ Raidió na GaeltachtaIrish-language programming0140753729 (Northern Ireland)
RTÉ Lyric FMClassical music0139752
Sukh Sagar RadioGurbani station0133
Trans World RadioReligious programming0128790733
WRN EuropeProgramming from international broadcasters0122728920

LPAM, LPFM and other stations

NameLicence areaFrequencies
Acacia RadioKirkby-in-Ashfield1287 AM – LPAM
BFBS Gurkha RadioVarious army camps90.8 FM – LPFM (Dover) 101.4 FM – LPFM (Leconfield) 101.5 FM – LPFM (Blandford Forum) 104.4 FM – LPFM (Holywood) 105.4 FM – LPFM (Shorncliffe) 1134 AM – LPAM (Bramcote, Bulford, Catterick and Sandhurst) 1278 AM – LPAM (Shorncliffe, Stafford and Tidworth) 1287 AM – LPAM (Aldershot, Brecon, Hullavington, Innsworth, Maidstone and Warminster) Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
BFBS Radio 2United KingdomOnline
Brill Oldies RadioBrill, Buckinghamshire104.7 FM – LPFM
Radio Mi AmigoHarwich1575 AM – LPAM
National Prison RadioInternal radio station for UK prisonsSatellite
Nitro FMSanta Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire96.2 FM – LPFM (motor sport meetings only)
Reindeer LodgeReindeer Lodge, Mold, Flintshire102.5 FM – LPFM
Scout RadioGilwell Park, London99.6 FM – LPFM

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

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