List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
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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:
- 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
- 11D / 12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex (12A in Scotland and 11D in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
- 12B - radio stations operated under the BBC National DAB multiplex
=DAB=
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!width=110|Name !width=100|Format !width=50|Owner or parent company !width=100|FM !width=80|AM !width=100|DAB !Sky |
BBC Radio 1
|New and contemporary hit music |BBC |FM 97.1–99.7 | |12B |700 |700 |0101 |901 |
BBC Radio 1Xtra
|Black contemporary music |BBC | | |12B |701 |701 |0127 |907 |
BBC Radio 2
|Classic and adult contemporary music |BBC |FM 88.1–90.2 | |12B |702 |702 |0102 |902 |
BBC Radio 3
|Classical music, drama and culture |BBC |FM 90.3–92.6 | |12B |703 |703 |0103 |903 |
BBC Radio 4
|Spoken-word programming, including news and documentaries |BBC |FM 92.5–96.1 |LW 198 |12B |704 |704 |0104 |904 |
BBC Radio 4 Extra
|Archival programming, including comedy and drama |BBC | | |12B |708 |708 |0126 |910 |
BBC Radio 5 Live
|Live news, sport and discussion |BBC | |MW 693 |12B |705 |705 |0105 |905 |
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
|Extended live coverage of sporting fixtures |BBC | | |12B |706 |706 |0131 |908 |
BBC Radio 6 Music
|Alternative music |BBC | | |12B |707 |707 |0120 |909 |
BBC Asian Network
|Music and news for British Asian community |BBC | |MW 1458 {{small|(Birmingham)}} |12B |709 |709 |0119 |912 |
BBC World Service
|International news and features |BBC | | |12B |710 |711 |0115 |906 |
Fix Radio
|Music and programming for tradespeople |Fix Radio | | |11A | | | | |
LBC
|News, talk and phone-ins |FM 97.3 {{small|(Greater London)}} | |11D / 12A |732 |734 |0123 |919 |
Premier Christian Radio
|Christian radio station |Premier Christian Media Trust | |MW 1305 {{small|(London)}} |11A |725 | | | |
Premier Praise
|Christian radio station |Premier Christian Media Trust | | |11A | | | | |
Sunrise Radio
|Asian music and speech |Sunrise Radio London Ltd | |MW 963 {{small|(East London)}} |11A | | | | |
Talksport
|Sport and phone-ins | |MW 1053 |11D / 12A |723 |731 |0108 |927 |
Times Radio
|Talk and current affairs |News Broadcasting | | |11A | | | | |
Virgin Radio UK
|Adult-orientated pop / rock music |News Broadcasting | | |11A | |736 |0150 | |
=DAB+=
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!width=90|Name !width=140|Format !width=90|Owner or parent company !width=50|DAB+ !Sky !class=unsortable|Notes |
Absolute Radio
|Adult-orientated pop / rock music |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Absolute Radio 80s
|Music from the 1980s |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Absolute Radio 90s
|Music from the 1990s |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Absolute Classic Rock
|Classic rock |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Absolute Radio Country
|Country music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
BFBS UK
|Music station for UK Forces |British Forces Broadcasting Service |11A | |786 |0149 | | |
Boom Radio UK
|Music station for over 55s |Boom Radio Ltd |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands}} |
Capital UK
|Contemporary pop hits |Global |11D / 12A |724 |719 |0109 |958 |{{small|Also on 95.8 FM in Greater London}} |
Capital Anthems
|Classic pop hits |Global |11A | | | | | |
Capital Chill
|Chilled beats |Global |11A | | | | | |
Capital Dance
|Current dance music |Global |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Capital Xtra
|Hip hop and R&B |Global |11D / 12A | |720 |0114 |959 |{{small|Also on 96.9 FM in South London and on 107.1 FM in North London}} |
Capital Xtra Reloaded
|Classic hip hop and R&B |Global |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB+ in Greater London}} |
Classic FM
|Classical music |Global |11D / 12A |731 |721 |0106 |922 |{{small|Also on 99.9–101.9 FM across the UK and on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands}} |
GB News Radio
|News channel |All Perspectives Ltd. |11D / 12A | | | | |{{small|Audio relay of GB News television channel}} {{small|Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands}} |
Greatest Hits Radio 60s
|Music from the 1960s |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | | |
Greatest Hits Radio 70s
|Music from the 1970s |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Greatest Hits Radio 80s
|Music from the 1980s |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Gold
|Oldies |Global |11D / 12A | |722 |0121 |923 | |
Heart UK
|Hot adult contemporary music |Global |11D / 12A |728 |733 |0111 |918 |{{small|Also on 106.2 FM in Greater London}} |
Heart 70s
|Music from the 1970s |Global |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Heart 80s
|Music from the 1980s |Global |11D / 12A | | |0112 |921 | |
Heart 90s
|Music from the 1990s |Global |11D / 12A | | |0152 | | |
Heart 00s
|Music from the 2000s |Global |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Heart Dance
|Classic dance music |Global |11D / 12A | | |0132 | | |
Hits Radio 90s
|Music from the 1990s |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Hits Radio 00s
|Music from the 2000s |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Hits Radio Chilled
|Soft adult contemporary |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | | |
Jazz FM
|Jazz music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB in Greater London and on local DAB+ in Cumbria}} |
Kerrang! Radio
|Rock music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB+ in Cumbria}} |
Kiss
|Rhythmic contemporary |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Kisstory
|Classic dance tunes and anthems |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Kisstory R&B
|Classic R&B music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | | |
LBC News
|Rolling news |Global |11D / 12A | | |0155 | | |
Magic Classical
|Classical music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Magic at the Musicals
|Songs from musical theatre |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | | |
Magic Radio
|Adult contemporary |Bauer Media Group |11D / 12A | | | | |{{Small|Also on 105.4 FM in}} {{Small|Greater London}} |
Magic Soul
|Classic soul |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Mellow Magic
|Mellow and calm music |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Planet Rock
|Classic rock |Bauer Media Group |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on DAB on selected local multiplexes}} |
Radio X
|Modern rock music |Global |11D / 12A | |723 |0113 |960 |{{small|Also on 104.9 FM in Greater London and 97.7 FM in Greater Manchester}} |
Radio X Classic Rock
|Classic rock music |Global |11A | | | | | |
Smooth 80s
|80s Music |Global |11A | | | | | |
Smooth UK
|Adult contemporary music |Global |11D / 12A |718 |732 |0124 |916 |{{small|Also on 102.2 FM in Greater London}} |
Smooth Chill
|Chill out music |Global |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Smooth Relax
|Soft pop |Global |11D / 12A | | | | | |
Talk
|Talk and phone-ins |News Broadcasting |11A | | | | | |
Talksport 2
|Sports programming and commentaries |News Broadcasting |11A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB in Aberdeen}} |
UCB 1
|Christian radio station |United Christian Broadcasters |11D / 12A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands}} |
UCB 2
|Christian radio station |United Christian Broadcasters |11D / 12A | | | | |{{small|Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands}} |
Virgin Radio Chilled
|Soft adult contemporary and acoustic music |News Broadcasting |11A | | | | | |
Virgin Radio Legends
|Guitar-based classics |News Broadcasting |11A | | | | | |
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:
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!width=90|Name !width=90|Format !FM !width=270|DAB / DAB+ !Sky |
Absolute Classic Rock
|Classic rock | |11B {{small|(Cumbria)}} | | | | |
Absolute Radio 80s
|Music from the 1980s | |10B {{small|(Oxfordshire)}} | | | | |
Absolute Radio 90s
|Music from the 1990s | |10B {{small|(Oxfordshire)}} | | | | |
Absolute Radio 00s
|Music from the 2000s | |10D {{small|(Humberside)}} | | | |
Absolute Radio 10s
|Music from the 2010s | |10D {{small|(Humberside)}} | | | |
Absolute Radio Country
|Country music | |11B {{small|(Cumbria and Inverness)}} | | | | |
Capital UK
|Hit music |{{small|See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM network}} |Capital London's digital feed on: |724 |719 |0109 |958 |
Centreforce
|Dance music | |12A {{small|(Greater London - DAB+)}} | | | | |
Fun Kids
|Children's | |10C {{small|(Gloucestershire)}} | | | | |
Fun Kids Junior
|Children's | |10C {{small|(Surrey - DAB+)}} | | | | |
Gaydio
|Pop and dance music aimed at LGBTQ+ people |FM 88.4 {{small|(Manchester)}} |11B {{small|(Greater London)}} | | | | |
Heart UK
|Hot adult contemporary music |{{small|See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM network}} |Heart London's digital feed on: |728 |733 |0111 |918 |
Hits Radio Pride
|Hit music aimed at LGBTQ+ people | |10C {{small|(Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire)}} | | | | |
Hits Radio UK
|Hit music |{{small|See England and Wales lists for local FM network}} |Hits Radio Manchester's digital feed on: | | | | |
Magic Soul
|Classic soul | |11B {{small|(Bradford, Huddersfield and Tayside)}} | | | | |
Mellow Magic
|Mellow and calm music | |10C {{small|(Flintshire, Merseyside and West Cheshire)}} | | | | |
Magic Classical
|Classical music | |11B {{small|(Bradford, Cumbria, Huddersfield and Inverness)}} | | | |
Nation 80s
|Music from the 1980s | |10D {{small|(North East Wales and West Cheshire - DAB+)}} | | | | |
Nation Radio UK
|Hot adult contemporary music | |12A {{small|(Greater London - DAB+)}} | | | | |
Planet Rock
|Classic rock | |10B {{small|(Oxfordshire)}} | | | | |
Smooth UK
|Soft adult contemporary |{{small|See England and Scotland lists for local FM network}} |Smooth London's digital feed on: |718 |732 |0124 |916 |
Virgin Radio 80s Plus
|Music from the 1980s | |11B {{small|(Ayr)}} | | | | |
Virgin Radio Pride UK
|Programmes aimed at LGBTQ+ people | |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} | | | | |
Local and regional analogue and digital stations
=BBC Local Radio=
{{further|BBC Local Radio}}
Local radio stations from the BBC in England and the Channel Islands:
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!width=80|Name !width=110|Licence area !width=240|FM !width=30|MW !width=130|DAB / DAB+ !width=60|Freeview (regional) !class=unsortable|Notes |
BBC Radio Berkshire
|Berkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire |104.1 {{small|(West Berkshire and North Hampshire)}} | |12D |719 | |
BBC Radio Bristol
|Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset |94.9 {{small|(Bristol and South Gloucestershire)}} | |11B |719 | |
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
|95.7 {{small|(Peterborough and Huntingdonshire)}} | |11C {{small|(Cambridge)}} |722 | |
BBC Radio Cornwall
|Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |95.2 {{small|(East Cornwall)}} | |11B |721 | |
BBC Radio Cumbria
|95.6 {{small|(Carlisle and Penrith)}} |756 {{small|(North Cumbria)}} |11B {{small|(Cumbria and Morecambe Bay - DAB+)}} |721 | |
BBC CWR
|Coventry and Warwickshire |94.8 {{small|(Coventry and North Warwickshire)}} | |12D |719 | |
BBC Radio Derby
|Derbyshire and East Staffordshire |104.5 {{small|(Derby, South Derbyshire and Uttoxeter)}} |1116 |10B |735 | |
BBC Radio Devon
|103.4 {{small|(Dartmoor and East Cornwall)}} | |11C {{small|(East Devon, Exeter and Torbay)}} |720 | |
BBC Essex
|95.3 {{small|(Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Chelmsford, Walton-on-the-Naze, Harwich, Dovercourt, Basildon and Southend-on-Sea)}} | |12D |734 | |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
|104.7 {{small|(Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury)}} |1413 |10C |735 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey
|93.2 {{small|(Guernsey and Sark)}} |1116 |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} |721 |{{small|BBC Radio Guernsey Xtra on DAB+ and 1116 MW used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Guernsey}} |
BBC Hereford & Worcester
|Herefordshire and Worcestershire |94.7 {{small|(Herefordshire)}} | |12A |720 | |
BBC Radio Humberside
|East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire |95.9 | |10D |721 | |
BBC Radio Jersey
|88.8 |1026 |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} |719 |{{small|BBC Radio Jersey Xtra on DAB+ and 1026 MW used as a broadcast opt-out for live coverage of the States of Jersey}} |
BBC Radio Kent
|Kent and Southend-on-Sea |96.7 {{small|(North, West Kent and Southend-on-Sea)}} | |11C |719 | |
BBC Radio Lancashire
|95.5 {{small|(East and Central Lancashire)}} | |12A |720 | |
BBC Radio Leeds
|92.4 | |12D {{small|(Leeds)}} |719 | |
BBC Radio Leicester
|Leicestershire and Rutland |104.9 | |11B |721 | |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
|94.9 | |12A |722 | |
BBC Radio London
|Greater London, Luton and South West Essex |94.9 | |12A |721 |{{small|Also on Sky 0135 (London only), Freesat 718 and Virgin 937}} |
BBC Radio Manchester
|Greater Manchester and North Cheshire |95.1 | |12C |719 | |
BBC Radio Merseyside
|Merseyside, West Cheshire, West Lancashire and Flintshire |95.8 | |10C |722 | |
BBC Radio Newcastle
|Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham |95.4 {{small|(Tyne and Wear, Durham and South Northumberland)}} | |11C |719 | |
BBC Radio Norfolk
|95.1 {{small|(East Norfolk)}} |873 {{small|(West Norfolk)}} |10B |719 | |
BBC Radio Northampton
|104.2 {{small|(West Northamptonshire)}} | |10C |734 | |
BBC Radio Nottingham
|103.8 {{small|(South Nottinghamshire)}} | |12C |720 | |
BBC Radio Oxford
|95.2 | |10B |722 | |
BBC Radio Sheffield
|South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire |104.1 {{small|(South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire)}} | |11C |734 | |
BBC Radio Shropshire
|Shropshire and the Black Country |96.0 {{small|(Shropshire)}} | |11B |721 | |
BBC Radio Solent
|Hampshire, East Dorset and the Isle of Wight |96.1 | |11C {{small|(South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)}} |722 | |
BBC Radio Solent (Dorset)
|103.8 {{small|(West Dorset)}} | |11B |726 |{{small|Opt-out Dorset breakfast programme broadcast every weekday from 0700-0900}} |
BBC Radio Somerset
|95.5 |1566 |10B |722 | |
BBC Radio Stoke
|North Staffordshire and South Cheshire |94.6 {{small|(Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire)}} | |12D |726 | |
BBC Radio Suffolk
|95.9 {{small|(East Suffolk)}} | |10C |720 | |
BBC Radio Surrey
|Surrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex |104.0 {{small|(Reigate, Redhill and Crawley)}} | |10C |722 | |
BBC Radio Sussex
|95.0 {{small|(Peacehaven, Newhaven and Seaford)}} | |10B |720 | |
BBC Radio Tees
|Tees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire |95.0 | |11B |722 | |
BBC Radio Wiltshire
|103.6 {{small|(Swindon)}} | |10D {{small|(West Wiltshire and Bath)}} |721 | |
BBC Radio WM
|95.6 | |11B {{small|(Black Country and Shropshire)}} |722 | |
BBC Radio York
|95.5 {{small|(Scarborough and Filey)}} | |10C |720 | |
BBC Three Counties Radio
|Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire |90.4 {{small|(East Hertfordshire)}} | |10D |720 | |
=BBC Nations Radio=
BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the UK on satellite and cable television and BBC Sounds:
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!width=50|Name !width=40|Licence area !width=40|FM !width=20|MW !width=150|DAB !width=30|Sky !width=60|Freeview (regional) !class=unsortable|Notes |
BBC Radio Scotland
|92.4–94.7 |810 |11C {{small|(Glasgow, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)}} |712 |0116 |930 |719 |{{small|Regional news bulletins broadcast every weekday at 0630, 0730, 0830, 1230, 1630 and 1730 in the following areas:}}
|
BBC Radio Shetland
|92.7 | | | | | | |{{small|Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 1730-1800 and every Friday from 1800-1900}} |
BBC Radio Orkney
|93.7 | | | | | | |{{small|Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 0730-0800 and every Friday from 1800-1900}} |
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
|103.5–104.9 | |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} |713 |0129 |934 |720 |{{small|Programming in Scottish Gaelic}} {{small|Over 90 hours a week of programming in Scots Gaelic with programming from BBC Radio Scotland relayed at other times}} |
BBC Radio Wales
|90.2–96.1 |882 {{small|(South Wales)}} |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |714 |0117 |931 |719 | |
BBC Radio Cymru
|92–105 | |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |715 |0135 {{small|(Wales)}} |936 |720 |{{small|Programming in Welsh}} |
BBC Radio Cymru 2
| | |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |718 {{small|(Wales)}} |0136 {{small|(Wales)}} |913 |721 |{{small|Programming in Welsh}} {{small|Opt-out service from BBC Radio Cymru with up to 60 hours per week of music-based programming}} |
BBC Radio Ulster
|92.4–94.7 | |12D |716 |0118 |932 |719 |{{small|Around 5 hours of programming per week in Irish and Ulster Scots}} |
BBC Radio Foyle
|93.1 | |12D |717 |0135 {{small|(NI)}} |933 |720 |{{small|Opt-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.
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!Name !width=140|Licence area !width=240|FM !width=100|MW !width=190|DAB / DAB+ !width=80|TV EPG numbers |
Absolute Radio 70s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Absolute Radio 20s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Actual Radio
| | |12D | |
Adventist World Radio
| | |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Athavan Radio
| | |11B | |
Radio Bath
|Bath | | |10D | |
Bloomberg Radio
| | |11B | |
BritAsia Radio
| | |10C {{small|(Surrey)}} | |
rowspan="7"|Capital
|95.8 | |12C |
Greater Manchester and Lancashire
|102.0 {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |12C {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |
Liverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire
|107.6 {{small|(Liverpool)}} | |10C | |
Midlands
|102.2 {{small|(Birmingham)}} | |11C {{small|(Birmingham)}} | |
North East England
|105.3 {{small|(Newcastle upon Tyne)}} | |11B {{small|(Teesside)}} | |
South
|103.2 {{small|(Southampton)}} | |11C {{small|(South Hampshire)}} | |
Yorkshire
|105.1 {{small|(Barnsley)}} | |11B {{small|(Bradford and Huddersfield)}} | |
Capital Xtra
|96.9 {{small|(South London)}} | |Digital One DAB+ |
Capital Xtra Reloaded
| | |12C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Chester's Dee Radio
|North East Wales and West Cheshire |106.3 {{small|(Chester)}} | |10D | |
Cheshire's Silk Radio
|106.9 | |Small-scale DAB+ | |
Classic FM Calm
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Classic FM Movies
| | |12C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Colourful Radio
| | |11B | |
CountryLine Radio
| | |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Darbar Sahib Radio
| | |10C {{small|(Surrey)}} | |
Dubai Now
|Greater London and Cambridge | | |11B {{small|(Greater London)}} | |
Easy Radio
|Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester |107.8 {{small|(Southampton)}} | |11C {{small|(South Hampshire)}} | |
Radio Essex
|105.1 {{small|(Southend-on-Sea)}} | |12D | |
Radio Exe
|107.3 {{small|(Exeter)}} | |11C {{small|(East Devon, Exeter and Torbay)}} | |
Fosse 107
|North West and South West Leicestershire |107.9 {{small|(Hinckley and Nuneaton)}} | | | |
GenX Radio
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Get Radio
| | |10B | |
Gold
| | |12C {{small|(Greater London - DAB+)}} |
rowspan="12"|Greatest Hits Radio
|Cumbria and South West Scotland |96.4 {{small|(Carlisle)}} | |11B {{small|(Cumbria)}} | |
East of England
|105.6 {{small|(Cambridge)}} | |11C {{small|(Cambridgeshire)}} | |
Greater London
|105.8 | |12C | |
Lincolnshire
|102.2 | |12A | |
Midlands
|105.2 {{small|(West Midlands)}} | |11C {{small|(Birmingham)}} | |
North East England
| | |11C {{small|(Tyne and Wear)}} | |
North West England
|96.2 {{small|(Oldham)}} | |10C {{small|(Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire)}} | |
South of England
|101.6 {{small|(Four Marks and Hindhead)}} | |12D {{small|(Berkshire and North Hampshire)}} | |
South Coast
|96.0 {{small|(West Dorset)}} | |11B {{small|(Dorset)}} | |
South West England
|107.5 {{small|(Cheltenham and Warminster)}} | |10D {{small|(Bath and West Wiltshire)}} | |
Teesside
| | |11B | |
Yorkshire
|96.4 {{small|(Grimsby)}} | |11C {{small|(South Yorkshire)}} | |
Greatest Hits Radio 60s
| | |12D | |
rowspan="9"|Heart
|97.4 {{small|(Newmarket and Haverhill)}} | |11C {{small|(Cambridgeshire)}} | |
Greater London
|106.2 | |12C |
Hertfordshire
|96.6 {{small|(Watford)}} | | | |
North East England
|101.8 {{small|(Tyne and Wear)}} | |11B {{small|(Teesside)}} | |
North West England
|105.4 | |12C {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |
South
|95.9 {{small|(Thanet)}} | |11C {{small|(Kent and South Hampshire)}} | |
West
|102.4 {{small|(Gloucester and Cheltenham)}} | |10C {{small|(Gloucestershire and North Devon)}} | |
West Midlands
|100.7 | |11C {{small|(Birmingham)}} | |
Yorkshire
|106.2 {{small|(South West Yorkshire)}} | |11B {{small|(Bradford and Huddersfield)}} | |
Heart 10s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Heart Love
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Heart Musicals
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
heat radio
| | |12C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
rowspan="24"|Hits Radio
|96.4 | |11C | |
Black Country and Shropshire
|97.2 {{small|(Black Country)}} | |11B {{small|(Wolverhampton and Telford)}} | |
Cornwall
| | |11B | |
Coventry and Warwickshire
|97.0 {{small|(Coventry)}} | |12D | |
Cumbria
| | |11B | |
Dorset
|107.6 {{small|(Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)}} | |11B | |
East Midlands
| | |11B {{small|(Leicestershire)}} | |
East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire
|96.9 | |10D | |
Greater London
|100.0 | |12C | |
Greater Manchester
|103.0 | |12C | |
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
|96.7 {{small|(Kidderminster)}} | |12A | |
Lancashire
|97.4 | |12A | |
Lincolnshire
| | |12A | |
Liverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire
|96.7 | |10C | |
Norfolk
|106.1 | |10B | |
North East England
|97.1 {{small|(Newcastle upon Tyne)}} | |11C | |
North Yorkshire
| | |10C | |
Oxfordshire
|107.9 {{small|(Oxford)}} | |10B | |
South Coast
| | |11C {{small|(South Hampshire)}} | |
South Yorkshire
|97.4 {{small|(Sheffield)}} | |11C | |
Staffordshire and Cheshire
|102.6 {{small|(Stoke-on-Trent)}} | |12D | |
Teesside
|96.6 | |11B | |
West of England & South Wales
|97.2, 106.5 {{small|(Bristol), 101.0 Severn Estuary}} | |10B {{small|(Somerset)}} | |
West Yorkshire
|102.5 {{small|(Huddersfield and Halifax)}} | |11B {{small|(Bradford and Huddersfield)}} | |
Hits Radio Chilled
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
In Demand Radio
|North East Wales and West Cheshire | | |10D {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Isle of Wight Radio
|107.0 | | | |
Radio Jackie
|South West London and North Surrey |107.8 | | | |
Jazz FM
|Greater London and Cumbria | | |12C {{small|(Greater London)}} | |
Kerrang! Radio
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Kiss Bliss
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Kiss Dance
| | |11B {{small|Cumbria (DAB+)}} and 12C {{small|London (DAB+)}} | |
Kiss Garage
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
KMFM
|Kent |107.6 {{small|(Ashford)}} | |11C | |
LBC
|97.3 | |Digital One DAB |
LBC News
| | |12A |Sky 0155 |
Liverpool Live
|North East Wales and West Cheshire | | |10D {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
London Greek Radio
|103.3 | |Small-scale DAB+ | |
Love 80s Liverpool
|North East Wales and West Cheshire | | |10D {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Lyca Gold
| |1035 |11B | |
Lyca Radio Greater London
| |1458 |11B | |
Lyca Radio Greater Manchester
|Greater Manchester and East Lancashire | |963 {{small|(East Lancashire)}} |12C {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |
Lyca Radio Leicester
| | |11B | |
Magic
|105.4 | |12C | |
Magic at the Movies
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Magic at the Musicals
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Mansfield 103.2 FM
|103.2 | | | |
Radio Maria England
|Greater London and Cambridgeshire | | |12A {{small|(Greater London - DAB+)}} | |
Mi-Soul
| | |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
More Radio
|107.8 {{small|(Hastings)}} | |10B | |
More Radio Retro
| | |10B | |
rowspan="4"|Nation Radio
|99.8 {{small|(Hull)}} | |10D {{small|(Humberside)}} | |
North East
|103.4 {{small|(Sunderland)}} | |Small-scale DAB+ | |
South
|106.0 {{small|(South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)}} | |11C {{small|(South Hampshire)}} | |
Suffolk
|102.0 {{small|(Ipswich)}} | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Panjab Radio
| |558 |11B |Sky 0125 |
Point Blank Radio
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Polish Radio London
| | |11B | |
Premier Christian Radio
| |1305 {{small|(North and South London)}} |Digital One DAB |Freeview 725 |
Premier Gospel
|Greater London and Surrey | | |10C {{small|(Surrey)}} | |
Release Radio
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Rewind Radio
| | |11B | |
Sabras Radio
|91.0 {{small|(Leicester)}} |1260 |11B | |
Sami Swoi Radio
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Sanskar Radio
| | |11B | |
Shine 879
| | |12D | |
Smooth Country
| | |10B {{small|(Norfolk and Sussex)}} | |
rowspan="6"|Smooth Radio
|106.6 {{small|(East Midlands)}} | |12C {{small|(Nottinghamshire)}} | |
Greater London
|102.2 | |12C {{small|(Greater London)}} |
Lake District
|100.1 {{small|(Kendal)}} | |11B {{small|(Morecambe Bay)}} | |
North East England
|97.5 {{small|(North East England)}} | |11B {{small|(Teesside)}} | |
North West England
|100.4 | |12C {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |
West Midlands
|105.7 | |11C {{small|(Birmingham)}} | |
Smooth Radio 70s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Smooth Radio Soul
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Sout al Khaleej
| | |11B | |
Star Radio
|Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk |100.7 {{small|(Cambridge)}} | |11C {{small|(Cambridgeshire)}} | |
Sunrise Radio
| |963 {{small|(East London)}} |Sound Digital DAB | |
Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)
|103.2 | |Small-scale DAB+ | |
Sunrise Smooth
| | |12A {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Sunshine Radio (Herefordshire and Monmouthshire)
|Herefordshire and Monmouthshire |106.2 {{small|(Hereford)}} | |10C {{small|(Gloucestershire)}} | |
Sunshine Radio (Ludlow)
|105.9 {{small|(Ludlow)}} | |Small-scale DAB+ | |
This is The Coast
|North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | | |10C {{small|(North Yorkshire - DAB+)}} | |
Time 107.5
|East London and West Essex |107.5 | | | |
V2 Radio
|Sussex and South Hampshire | | |10B {{small|(Sussex)}} | |
Voice of Islam Radio
| | |11B | |
Radio X
|Greater London and Greater Manchester |104.9 {{small|(Greater London)}} | |Digital One DAB+ |
Radio X 90s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Radio X 00s
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Radio X Chilled
| | |11B {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Radio XL
| |1296 |Small-scale DAB+ | |
XS Manchester
|Greater Manchester, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Herts, Beds and Bucks |106.1 {{small|(Greater Manchester)}} | |10D {{small|(Herts, Beds and Bucks)}} | |
YorkMix Radio
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Your Harrogate
| | |10C {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
Zest Liverpool
|North East Wales and West Cheshire | | |10D {{small|(DAB+)}} | |
==Former English stations==
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons.
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=130|Name !width=150|Licence area !width=120|FM !width=20|MW !width=30|DAB !width=120|Date closed !class=unsortable|Notes |
Abbey FM
|107.3 | | |30 January 2009 |{{small|Station put into administration}} |
Airport Information Radio
|Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport | |1584 | |February 1992 |{{small|Both stations closed after just over one year on-air}} |
Buzz FM
|102.4 | | |1 January 1995 |{{small|Lost licence and was replaced by Choice FM 102.2}} |
Centre Radio
|97.1 |1260 | |6 October 1983 |{{small|Ceased trading and closed on 6 October 1983}} |
Channel Travel Radio
|Kent channel ports |107.6 | | |28 September 2000 | |
Radio City Talk
|Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales | |1548 |10C |31 May 2020 |{{small|Closed down due to financial issues and low listening figures}} |
DevonAir Radio
|97.0 |666 | |1 January 1995 |{{small|Lost licence and was replaced by Gemini Radio}} |
Dune FM
|107.9 | | |9 August 2012 |{{small|Station received winding-up order and transmitter was seized by Ofcom}} |
Fen Radio 107.5
|107.5 | | |31 July 2008 | |
Liberty Radio
| |963 | |3 July 2003 |{{small|Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia}} |
Mersey 106.7
|106.7 | | |1 April 2009 |{{small|Licence revoked by Ofcom}} |
Mix 107
|107.4 | | |1 July 2009 | |
Oak FM
|North West and South West Leicestershire |107.0 {{small|(Loughborough)}} | | |28 July 2016 |{{small|Closed down due to station owner being put into administration}} |
Pennine FM
|107.9 | | |5 April 2010 | |
South London Radio
|107.3 | | |3 April 2009 | |
Star 107.9
|107.9 | | |29 September 2006 | |
Sunrise Radio East Midlands
| |1260 | |7 September 1995 |{{small|Lost licence and was replaced by Sabras Radio}} |
Sunset 102
|102.0 | | |October 1993 |{{small|Station went into liquidation}} |
Sunshine 1530
| |1530 | |6 April 2010 |{{small|Closed following problem with transfer of broadcast licence}} |
Time 106.6
|East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and West London |106.6 | | |15 October 2015 | |
Time 106.8
|106.8 | | |3 April 2009 | |
Radio Victory
|95.0 |1170 | |28 June 1986 |{{small|Lost licence and was replaced by Ocean Sound}} |
WNK
|103.3 | | |Easter 1993 |{{small|Broadcast hours were reallocated to London Greek Radio}} |
Yorkshire Radio
| | |12C |30 July 2013 | |
==Scotland==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=150|Name !width=240|Licence area !width=280|FM !width=200|DAB / DAB+ |
Argyll FM
|106.5 {{small|(Campbeltown)}} | |
Capital Scotland
|105.7 {{small|(East)}} |
Central FM
|Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling |103.1 |Small-scale DAB+ |
Coast Radio
|Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire |101.2 {{small|(Peterhead and Fraserburgh)}} |11C |
Clyde 1
|Glasgow and West Central Scotland |102.5 |11C |
Clyde 1 Ayrshire
|96.7 |11B |
Forth 1
|Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife |97.3 |12D |
Go Radio (Glasgow)
| |11D |
Greatest Hits Radio Scotland
|Dumfries and Galloway: |11B {{small|(Ayrshire, North Scotland, Tayside and Fife)}} |
Heartland FM
|97.5 {{small|(Pitlochry)}} | |
Heart Scotland
|100.0 {{small|(Alexandria and Dunbartonshire)}} |
Isles FM
|103.0 | |
Kingdom FM
|Fife |105.4 {{small|(St Andrews)}} |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} |
Kiss Fresh
| |11B |
MFR
|Inverness and Northern Scotland |97.4 {{small|(Inverness)}} |11B |
Nation Radio Scotland
|Glasgow and Dumbartonshire |96.3 {{small|(Glasgow)}} |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} |
Radio North Angus
|Arbroath and Carnoustie |96.6 {{small|(Arbroath)}} |11B {{small|(via Shared Access Channel)}} |
Northsound 1
|Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire |96.9 |11C |
Original 106
|Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Perth |106.8 {{small|(Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)}} |11C {{small|(Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)}} |
Original 106 Gold
|Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire | |11C |
SIBC
|102.2 | |
Radio Skye
|Isle of Skye and Loch Alsh |102.7 | |
Smooth Scotland
|105.2 |
Talksport Scotland
| |11D {{small|(Central Scotland and Dundee)}} |
Tay FM
|96.4 {{small|(Perth)}} |11B |
Radio Wester Ross
|106.0 {{small|(Gairloch)}} |
==Former Scottish stations==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=100|Name !width=110|Licence area !width=190|FM !width=120|DAB !width=120|Date closed !class=unsortable|Notes |
L107
|107.9 | |11 November 2010 | |
NECR
|Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire |102.1 {{small|(Inverurie)}} |11C |15 August 2018 | |
River FM
|103.4 | |29 January 2007 | |
talk 107
|107.0 |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} |23 December 2008 | |
Waves Radio
|Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire |101.2 {{small|(Peterhead and Fraserburgh)}} |11C |May 2023 |{{small|Station closed due to financial reasons}} |
XFM Scotland
|96.3 |11D {{small|(Central Scotland)}} |13 September 2015 |{{small|Station closed and licence returned after Ofcom refused request by Global to network 24/7 from London}} |
==Wales==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=170|Name !width=230|Licence area !width=280|FM !width=160|DAB / DAB+ |
Bayside Radio
| |10D / 12D {{small|(North West Wales)}} |
Bridge FM
|Bridgend and West Vale of Glamorgan |106.3 |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |
Capital Cymru
|103.0 |10D / 12D {{small|(North West Wales)}} |
Capital North West & Wales
|North East Wales, North West Wales, Wirral, West Cheshire and Shropshire |96.3 {{small|(North Wales Coast and Bodfari)}} |10D {{small|(North West Wales, North East Wales and West Cheshire)}} |
Capital South Wales
|103.2 {{small|(Cardiff)}} |12C |
Radio Carmarthenshire
|97.1 |12D {{small|(Mid and West Wales)}} |
Dragon Radio
| |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |
Fun Kids Soundtracks
|North East Wales and West Cheshire | |10D {{small|(DAB+)}} |
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales
|Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire | |12A {{small|(Swansea)}} |
Heart North and Mid Wales
|North, Mid Wales and West Cheshire |88.0 {{small|(Wrexham)}} |10D {{small|(North East Wales and West Cheshire - DAB+)}} |
Heart South Wales
|South and West Wales |106.0 {{small|(Swansea and Carmarthen)}} |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |
Hits Radio South Wales
|Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire |96.4 |12A {{small|(Swansea)}} |
Nation 80s
| |10D {{small|(North East Wales and West Cheshire - DAB+)}} |
Nation Radio Wales
|106.8 {{small|(South East Wales)}} |10D {{small|(North East Wales and West Cheshire - DAB+)}} |
Radio Pembrokeshire
|102.5 |12D {{small|(Mid and West Wales)}} |
Smooth Wales
|Wales and West Cheshire | |12C {{small|(South East Wales)}} |
Sunshine Radio
|{{small|See England listings}} | |
Swansea Bay Radio
|Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire |102.1 |12D {{small|(Mid and West Wales)}} |
==Former Welsh stations==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=200|Name !width=250|Licence area !width=250|Frequencies !width=200|Date closed |
Radio Hafren
|Mid Wales and the Borders |102.1 FM |11 February 2015 |
Mountain FM
|DAB |July 2013 |
Valleys Radio
|999 AM |30 April 2009 |
==Northern Ireland==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=230|Name !width=230|Licence area !width=240|FM !width=150|DAB |
Cool FM
|97.4 |12D |
Downtown Country
| |12D |
Downtown Radio
|96.4 {{small|(Limavady)}} |12D |
Greatest Hits Radio Northern Ireland
| |12D |
Hits Radio Northern Ireland
| |12D |
Q Belfast 96.7 / 102.5
|96.7 {{small|(Greater Belfast)}} |12D |
Q Mid Antrim 107
|107.0 | |
Q Mid Ulster 106
|106.0 | |
Q Newry and Mourne 100.5
|100.5 | |
Q North Coast 97.2
|97.2 | |
Q North West 102.9
|102.9 | |
Q Tyrone and Fermanagh 101.2
|Omagh and Enniskillen |101.2 | |
==Former Northern Irish stations==
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=150|Name !width=180|Licence area !width=150|MW !width=150|Date closed !class=unsortable|Notes |
Goldbeat 828
|828 |22 May 1999 |{{small|Radio Authority revoked the licence}} |
Heartbeat 1521
|1521 |22 May 1999 |{{small|Radio 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.
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=160|Name !width=180|Licence area !width=190|FM !width=100|MW !width=190|DAB+ |
3FM
|104.2 {{small|(Ramsey and Port St Mary)}} | | |
Bailiwick Radio Classics
| | |12A |
Bailiwick Radio Hits
| | |12A |
Channel 103
|103.7 | |12A |
Energy FM
|98.6 | |11C |
Island FM
|104.7 {{small|(Guernsey)}} | |12A |
Manx Radio
|97.2 {{small|(Carnane)}} |1368 |11C |
Soleil Radio
|107.7 {{small|(St Helier)}} | |12A |
Community radio stations
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=170|Name !width=260|Licence area !width=270|Frequencies !width=140|First air date |
1BTN
|101.4 FM |14 April 2017 |
Radio2Funky
|95.0 FM |April 2020 |
3TFM
|103.1 FM |18 April 2008 |
10Radio
|105.3 FM |2 March 2008 |
Abbey104
|104.7 FM |16 February 2013 |
ABC-FM
|100.2 FM |June 2015 |
Academy FM (Thanet)
|107.8 FM |5 April 2010 |
AHBS Community Radio
|107.1 FM |26 December 1971 |
AIR 107.2
|107.2 FM |11 May 2011 |
Akash Radio
|1323 AM |27 June 2002 |
Alfred Radio
|107.3 FM |14 February 2022 |
Alive Radio
|107.3 FM |1 September 2009 |
ALL FM
|South, Central and East Manchester |96.9 FM |22 May 2000 |
Amber Sound FM
|107.2 FM {{small|(Ripley)}} |4 October 2008 |
Ambur Radio
|99.4 FM |1 August 2009 |
Andover Radio
|95.9 FM |22 April 2018 |
Angel Radio Isle of Wight
|91.5 FM |24 March 2007 |
Angel Radio
|South Hampshire and West Sussex |94.8 FM (Chichester) 98.6 FM {{small|(Portsmouth and Havant)}} |February 2002 |
Apple FM
|97.3 FM |11 May 2013 |
Ashdown Radio
|Crowborough and Uckfield |94.7 FM {{small|(Crowborough)}} |7 July 2003 |
Radio Asian Fever
|107.3 FM |1 March 2007 |
Asian Star Radio
|101.6 FM |April 2007 |
Awaz FM
|107.2 FM |29 April 2002 |
Awaaz FM
|99.8 FM |August 2017 |
Awaaz Radio
|107.4 FM |24 March 2011 |
B Radio (Farnborough)
|106.5 FM |14 February 2020 |
B Radio (Reading)
|95.6 FM |August 2021 |
Bangor FM
|107.9 FM |2004 |
BCB 106.6fm
|106.6 FM |1 March 2002 |
BCfm
|93.2 FM |26 March 2007 |
BCR 103.1 FM
|103.1 FM |31 May 2008 |
The Beat London
|103.6 FM |16 April 2007 |
Belfast 89FM
|89.3 FM |30 June 2015 |
Beverley FM
|107.8 FM |20 January 2015 |
Beyond Radio
|103.5 FM {{small|(Lancaster and Morecambe)}} |30 July 2016 |
BFBS Gurkha Radio
|Various army camps |90.8 FM {{small|(Dover)}} |2000 |
rowspan="3"|BFBS Northern Ireland
|100.6 FM |8 May 2006 |
Aldergrove and Antrim
|106.5 FM |5 March 2008 |
Holywood
|101.0 FM |5 March 2008 |
rowspan="7"|BFBS Radio
|102.5 FM |11 December 2006 |
Blandford Forum
|89.3 FM |23 August 2012 |
Brize Norton
|106.1 FM |October 2018 |
Catterick
|106.9 FM |11 May 2006 |
Colchester
|107.0 FM |2 May 2006 |
Scotland
|98.5 FM {{small|(Edinburgh)}} |14 August 2006 |
Salisbury Plain
|106.8 FM |11 December 2006 |
BigglesFM
|104.8 FM |22 April 2011 |
Bishop FM
|105.9 FM |31 October 2009 |
Blackburn 102.2 FM
|102.2 FM |March 2020 |
Black Cat Radio
|102.5 FM |17 April 2017 |
Black Country Radio
|92.2 FM {{small|(Dudley)}} |1 January 2008 |
Black Diamond FM
|East and Central Midlothian |107.8 FM |21 May 2007 |
Blast 106
|106.4 FM |8 July 2009 |
Blast 106 (Causeway Coast)
|106.4 FM |October 2020 |
Blyth Valley Radio
|105.0 FM |4 July 2009 |
96.5 Bolton FM
|96.5 FM |20 June 2009 |
Bounce FM
|102.4 FM |July 2018 |
Bradford Asian Radio
|1413 AM |July 2016 |
Bradley Stoke Radio
|103.4 FM |13 September 2013 |
Branch FM
|101.8 FM |May 2007 |
BRFM 95.6 FM
|95.6 FM |30 October 2006 |
BRfm 97.3
|97.3 FM |18 October 2007 |
BRMB
|89.1 FM |1 November 2005 |
Bro Radio
|98.1 FM {{small|(Barry)}} |31 March 2009 |
Bute Island Radio
|96.5 FM |15 July 2009 |
Radio Cabin
|94.6 FM |8 April 2017 |
Caithness FM
|102.5 FM |January 2020 |
Calon FM
|105.0 FM |1 March 2008 |
Cam FM
|97.2 FM |2 October 2010 |
Cambridge 105
|105.0 FM |19 July 2010 |
CamGlen Radio
|Cambuslang and Rutherglen |107.9 FM |19 March 2015 |
Canalside Community Radio
|North East Cheshire |102.8 FM |4 December 2008 |
Cando FM
|Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston |106.3 FM {{small|(Barrow-in-Furness)}} |November 2015 |
Radio Cardiff
|98.7 FM |8 October 2007 |
Radio Caroline
|Suffolk, Kent and North Essex |648 AM |22 December 2017 |
Caroline Coastal FM
|94.7 FM {{small|(Maldon)}} |19 October 2020 |
Castledown Radio
|104.7 FM |4 November 2006 |
The Cat
|107.9 FM |14 February 2015 |
CCR 104.4
|104.4 FM |18 March 2017 |
Celtic Music Radio
|95.0 FM |16 January 2008 |
CHAOS Radio
|105.6 FM |28 January 2008 |
CHBN Radio
|100.8 FM |August 2014 |
Chiltern Voice FM
|107.4 FM |27 November 2021 |
Cinque Ports Radio
|95.1 FM |May 2021 |
Coast & County Radio
|Scarborough and Whitby |97.4 FM |9 November 2016 |
Coast FM
|96.5 FM |30 August 2014 |
Community Voice FM
|104.5 FM |10 August 2009 |
Corby Radio
|96.3 FM |5 December 2009 |
Crescent Radio
|97.0 FM |12 September 2006 |
CRFM
|102.7 FM |15 April 2024 |
Cross Counties Radio
|92.0 FM |31 August 2020 |
rowspan="2"|Cross Rhythms
|Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme |101.8 FM {{small|(Stoke-on-Trent)}} |28 February 2002 |
Plymouth
|96.3 FM |29 March 2007 |
Croydon FM
|97.8 FM |11 September 2021 |
Crystal FM
|107.4 FM |1 December 2013 |
CVFM
|104.5 FM |August 2009 |
Dales Radio
|104.9 FM |11 January 2016 |
Dawn FM
|107.6 FM |28 March 2006 |
Dean Radio
|105.6 FM |24 August 2018 |
Desi Radio
|1602 AM |May 2002 |
Deveron FM
|105.3 FM |
DevonAir Radio
|Exmouth, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Cranbrook and Exeter |106.4 FM {{small|(Exmouth)}} |11 September 2006 |
Digital Hits One
|100.5 FM |1 June 2021 |
Diverse FM
|102.8 FM |April 2007 |
Dover Community Radio (DCR FM)
|104.9 FM |1 May 2022 |
Down FM
|105.0 FM |30 March 2006 |
Drive 105
|105.3 FM |27 January 2009 |
Drystone Radio
|103.5 FM |16 January 2009 |
Dunoon Community Radio
|97.4 FM |1 December 2009 |
East Coast FM
|107.6 FM |27 April 2013 |
EAVA FM
|102.5 FM |5 December 2008 |
Eden FM
|107.5 FM |July 2014 |
Embrace Radio
|Northampton, Lutterworth and Rugby |On small-scale DAB |5 March 2022 |
Endeavour FM
|107.0 FM |22 August 2016 |
Erewash Sound
|Ilkeston and Long Eaton |96.8 FM |6 March 2010 |
Express FM
|93.7 FM |13 March 2006 |
103 The Eye
|103.0 FM |1 November 2005 |
Raidió Fáilte
|107.1 FM |15 September 2006 |
Fantasy Radio
|97.0 FM |29 February 2012 |
Faza FM
|97.1 FM |25 March 2002 |
Felixstowe Radio
|107.5 FM |5 September 2009 |
Fiesta FM
|95.0 FM |17 September 2018 |
First FM
|105.1 FM |14 February 2014 |
Flex FM
|South West London |101.4 FM |1 July 2018 |
Radio Folkestone
|105.9 FM |31 March 2011 |
Forest FM
|92.3 FM {{small|(Verwood)}} |4 July 2006 |
FromeFM
|96.6 FM |16 June 2012 |
Funky SX
|103.7 FM |1 April 2016 |
Fuse FM Ballymoney
|107.5 FM |6 July 2015 |
Future Radio
|107.8 FM |6 August 2007 |
Gateway 97.8
|97.8 FM |28 August 2010 |
Gaydio
|Manchester, Birmingham and Brighton |88.4 FM {{small|(Manchester)}} |18 June 2010 |
Glastonbury FM
|107.1 FM |30 April 2009 |
GFM
|96.6 FM |21 July 2006 |
GLOW Radio
|106.5 FM |May 2021 |
Gravity FM
|97.2 FM |1 December 2008 |
Great Driffield Radio
|107.2 FM |2 December 2018 |
GTFM
|107.9 FM |24 May 2002 |
Gulshan Radio
|Wolverhampton and Dudley |106.9 FM |11 February 2016 |
Hailsham FM
|95.9 FM |26 May 2018 |
Halton Community Radio
|92.3 FM |8 August 2008 |
Harborough FM
|102.3 FM |10 February 2007 |
Harbour Radio
|107.4 FM |30 August 2017 |
Radio Hartlepool
|Hartlepool and Redcar |102.4 FM |14 October 2008 |
Hayes FM
|91.8 FM |1 September 2007 |
HCR FM
|104.0 FM |23 April 2011 |
Heritage Radio
|90.6 FM |5 June 2016 |
Hillz FM
|Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth |98.6 FM |1 June 2009 |
HitMix Radio
|107.5 FM |28 November 2015 |
Home Radio
|Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire |100.8 FM |4 May 2023 |
Hope FM
|Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |90.1 FM |1 May 2007 |
Horizon Radio
|104.7 FM |12 June 2021 (formerly Revolution Radio) |
Hot Radio
|102.8 FM {{small|(Poole)}} |8 November 2008 |
Hull Kingston Radio
|East Hull |107.5 FM |6 February 2015 |
Humber Wave Radio
|106.9 FM |26 March 2007 |
Radio Ikhlas
|107.8 FM |8 September 2006 |
In2beats
|106.5 FM |23 April 2011 |
Insanity Radio 103.2FM
|103.2 FM |8 March 2012 |
Inspiration FM
|107.8 FM |24 July 2010 |
Inspire FM
|105.1 FM |10 August 2010 |
Ipswich Community Radio
|105.7 FM |15 August 2007 |
Irvine Beat FM
|107.2 FM |12 August 2013 |
Islands FM
|107.9 FM |3 September 2007 |
IÚR FM
|101.4 FM |10 October 2007 |
Jorvik Radio
|York |94.8 FM |4 November 2019 |
Juice Radio
|Preston, North East Wales and West Cheshire |103.2 FM {{small|(Preston)}} |6 October 2008 |
K107FM
|107.0 FM |March 2014 |
Kane FM
|103.7 FM |28 October 2011 |
KCC Live
|99.8 FM |1 December 2003 |
Keith Community Radio
|107.7 FM - {{small|evening opt-out of MFR}} |January 2013 |
Kemet Radio
|97.5 FM |25 January 2007 |
Kennet Radio
|106.7 FM |March 2018 |
Koast Radio
|106.6 FM |December 2015 |
Kohinoor Radio FM
|97.3 FM |23 December 2008 |
Radio LaB 97.1FM
|97.1 FM |May 1997 |
LDC Radio
|97.8 FM |17 June 2020 |
Legacy 90.1 FM
|90.1 FM |1 October 2009 |
Leicester Community Radio
|94.1 FM | |
Radio Leyland
|104.8 FM |1 April 2019 |
Lincoln City Radio
|103.6 FM |19 April 2010 |
Link FM
|96.7 FM |February 2016 |
Lionheart Radio
|107.3 FM |30 March 2007 |
Lisburn's 98FM
|98.8 FM |28 June 2012 |
Maritime Radio
|96.5 FM |20 April 2019 |
Marlow FM
|97.5 FM |11 May 2011 |
Mearns FM
|Stonehaven and South Aberdeenshire |105.1 FM {{small|(Portlethen)}} |6 June 2009 |
107 Meridian FM
|107.0 FM |1 March 2010 |
Mid Sussex Radio
|103.8 FM |27 October 2018 |
Mix 92.6
|92.6 FM |7 July 2007 |
MKFM
|95.0 FM {{small|(Wolverton)}} |7 September 2015 |
Môn FM
|96.8 FM |12 July 2014 |
Moorlands Radio
|103.7 FM |7 November 2009 |
Radio Newark
|107.8 FM |2 May 2015 |
Nevis Radio
|96.6 FM |1 August 1994 |
Radio Ninesprings
|Yeovil and South Somerset |104.5 FM {{small|(Yeovil and parts of West Dorset)}} |1 October 2018 |
NLive Radio
|106.9 FM |1 October 2016 |
Nomad Radio
|Hammersmith and Fulham |92.2 FM |1 November 2019 |
North Manchester FM
|106.6 FM |6 July 2009 |
Nova FM
|97.5 FM |1 August 2015 |
Nova Radio North East
|102.5 FM |8 June 2007 |
NuSound Radio
|92.0 FM |19 March 2007 |
Oban FM
|Oban |103.3 FM |15 July 1996{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/833945213/|title=Daily Record 15 Jul 1996, page 9}} |
Oldham Community Radio
|99.7 FM |17 March 2007 |
Radio Panj
|Coventry, Shirley, Solihull and Solihull |1521 AM |December 2016 |
Pendle Community Radio
|103.1 FM |28 August 2007 |
Penistone FM
|95.7 FM |6 June 2009 |
Peterborough Community Radio (PCR FM)
|103.2 FM |14 April 2017 |
Phoenix FM
|98.0 FM |23 March 2007 |
Phoenix Radio
|96.7 FM |10 December 2007 |
Phonic FM
|106.8 FM |15 February 2008 |
Platform B
|105.5 FM |1 October 2018 |
Radio Plus
|Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth |101.5 FM |20 December 2010 |
1055 The Point (formerly Secklow Sounds)
|Milton Keynes |105.5 FM |1 July 2022 |
Pride Radio
|89.2 FM |9 July 2018 |
Pulse
|104.4 FM |9 May 2013 |
Pulse FM
|98.4 FM |28 July 2009 |
Quality Radio
|107.5 FM |1 February 2019 |
QUAY-FM
|107.1 FM |12 February 2015 |
Raaj FM
|Sandwell and City of Birmingham |91.3 FM |31 January 2009 |
Rainbow Radio
|92.4 FM |August 2022 |
Radio Ramadhan 365
|87.7 FM |May 2019 |
Red Kite Radio
|107.2 FM |18 June 2017 |
Redroad FM
|South Rotherham |102.4 FM |27 March 2010 |
Reprezent
|107.3 FM |18 March 2011 |
Resonance FM
|104.4 FM |1 May 2002 |
Radio Reverb
|97.2 FM |26 March 2007 |
Revival FM
|100.8 FM |31 August 2006 |
Revive FM
|94.0 FM |19 July 2019 |
Rhondda Radio
|106.1 FM |29 July 2018 |
Ribble FM
|106.7 FM |25 July 2016 |
Rinse FM
|106.8 FM |7 February 2011 |
Riviera FM
|107.9 FM |1 April 2020 |
RNIB Connect Radio
|101.0 FM |30 March 2007 |
Rossendale Radio
|Haslingden and Rawtenstall |104.7 FM |22 December 2018 |
RWSfm 103.3
|103.3 FM |13 August 2010 |
Saint FM
|94.7 FM |1 December 2007 |
Salaam Radio
|106.2 FM |30 June 2016 |
Salford City Radio
|94.4 FM |30 September 2007 |
Radio Saltire
|106.7 FM |10 October 2011 |
Radio Sangam
|107.9 FM |8 May 2016 |
Seahaven FM
|Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Eastbourne |96.3 FM {{small|(Seaford)}} |9 January 2011 |
Seaside FM
|105.3 FM |5 October 2007 |
Sedgemoor FM
|104.2 FM |9 June 2013 |
Radio Seerah
|1575 AM |1 February 2019 |
Select Radio
|94.4 FM |3 December 2021 |
106.9 SFM
|106.9 FM |26 July 2012 |
Sheffield Live!
|93.2 FM |29 October 2007 |
Sheppey FM 92.2
|92.2 FM |18 April 2017 |
shmuFM
|99.8 FM |17 March 2005 |
Sine FM
|102.6 FM |26 September 2009 |
Siren FM
|107.3 FM |11 August 2007 |
Skyline Community Radio
|102.5 FM |7 January 2006 |
Somer Valley FM
|Midsomer Norton and Radstock |97.5 FM |12 January 2009 |
Soundart Radio
|102.5 FM |17 December 2008 |
Sound Radio
|103.1 FM |8 February 2021 |
Source FM
|96.1 FM |28 February 2009 |
Spark Sunderland
|107.0 FM |26 October 2009 |
Speysound Radio
|Badenoch and Strathspey |107.1 FM |4 December 2009 |
Spice FM
|98.8 FM |8 August 2008 |
Stafford FM
|107.3 FM |25 April 2015 |
Sunny Govan Radio
|103.5 FM |28 March 2007 |
Sunshine 104.9
|104.9 FM |January 2019 |
Susy Radio
|103.4 FM |15 July 2012 |
Swindon 105.5
|105.5 FM |15 March 2008 |
Switch Radio
|107.5 FM |30 April 2010 |
Takeover Radio
|106.9 FM |1 March 2010 |
Tameside Radio
|103.6 FM |30 September 2007 |
Radio Tamworth
|106.8 FM |31 October 2009 |
TD1 Radio
|106.5 FM |30 March 2015 |
Tempo FM
|107.4 FM |11 September 2006 |
SA Radio Live
|106.5 FM |1 December 2008 |
Thornbury Radio
|South Gloucestershire |105.1 (Thornbury & District) 107.5 (Olveston & Almondsbury) |21 June 2021 |
TMCR
|North East Doncaster |95.3 FM |14 December 2009 |
Tone FM
|107.8 FM |28 February 2013 |
Radio Tyneside
|93.6 FM |5 July 2018 |
Ujima Radio
|98.0 FM |4 July 2008 |
Unity 101
|101.1 FM |8 December 2005 |
Unity FM
|93.5 FM |2 August 2006 |
Unity Radio
|92.8 FM |Summer 2010 |
Vectis Radio
|104.6 FM |4 November 2017 |
Vibe 107.6
|107.6 FM |8 August 2011 |
Vixen 101
|101.8 FM |10 January 2009 |
The Voice
|North Devon, East Devon, Exeter and Torbay |106.1 FM {{small|(Barnstaple)}} |2 April 2012 |
The Voice 2
|North Devon, East Devon, Exeter and Torbay |DAB 10C {{small|(North Devon)}} |9 April 2024 |
Voice FM
|103.9 FM |1 September 2011 |
WCR Community Radio
|105.5 FM |1 April 2012 |
WCR FM
|Wolverhampton and Dudley (borough) |101.8 FM |30 March 2007 |
West Kent Radio
|West Kent |95.5 FM {{small|(Tonbridge)}} |15 October 2021 |
Westside 89.6 FM
|89.6 FM |13 September 2007 |
West Somerset Radio
|104.4 FM |22 October 2018 |
Radio Wimborne
|94.6 FM |16 October 2021 |
Radio Winchcombe
|Winchcombe and Bishop's Cleeve |107.1 FM {{small|(Winchcombe and Cheltenham)}} |18 May 2012 |
Winchester Radio
|94.7 FM |24 March 2019 |
WRFM
|90.2 FM {{small|(Charlbury, Witney and Woodstock)}} |16 June 2017 |
Wycombe Sound
|106.6 FM |31 October 2016 |
Wythenshawe FM
|97.2 FM |6 May 2002 |
Radio Wyvern
|Herefordshire and Worcestershire |106.7 FM {{small|(Worcester)}} |13 January 2008 |
YO1 Radio
|102.8 FM {{small|(York)}} |27 August 2018 |
Your FM
|107.8 FM |13 September 2006 |
Zack FM
|105.3 FM |22 June 2009 |
Zetland FM
|105.0 FM |31 August 2015 |
Former community radio stations
The followed stations have closed down and returned their licences to Ofcom:
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!width=180|Name !width=300|Licence area !width=210|Frequencies !width=150|Date closed |
An Radio
|Uist |105.2 FM |February 2019 |
Betar Bangla
|1503 AM |March 2020 |
BFBS Ballykinler
|107.5 FM |4 August 2014 {{small|(due to closure of Abercorn Barracks)}} |
Radio BGWS
|1179 AM |May 2019 |
Boundary Sound
|102.6 FM |23 June 2011 |
Brecks FM
|106.9 FM |3 December 2017 |
Brick FM
|103.0 FM |December 2017 |
Buchan Radio
|107.9 FM |24 October 2022 |
Burngreave Community Radio
|103.1 FM |September 2011 |
Carillon Wellbeing Radio
|West Leicestershire |1476 AM |31 March 2024 |
98.8 Castle FM
|98.8 FM |February 2016 |
Chelmsford Calling
|104.4 FM |February 2007 |
Cheshire FM
|Mid Cheshire |92.5 FM |27 January 2012 |
Chorley FM
|102.8 FM |1 August 2019 |
Cross Rhythms Teesside
|107.1 FM |April 2019 |
CSR 97.4FM
|97.4 FM |8 June 2020 |
Demon FM
|107.5 FM |3 May 2019 |
Diversity FM
|103.5 FM |1 April 2012 |
Féile FM
|103.2 FM |25 March 2011 |
Forest of Dean Radio
|1521 AM |31 December 2009 |
Radio Glan Clwyd
|1287 AM |February 2019 |
Hermitage FM
|Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch |99.2 FM |31 March 2024 |
The Hub
|Mid Cornwall |106.1 FM {{small|(Truro)}} |28 October 2016 |
Iman FM
|North East Sheffield and South West Rotherham |103.1 FM |4 July 2017 |
Indigo FM
|106.6 FM |January 2015 |
Radio Jcom
|1386 AM |November 2016 |
Leisure FM
|107.4 FM |June 2022 |
Link FM
|92.2 FM |28 June 2010 |
New Style Radio
|98.7 FM |2022 |
ON FM
|101.4 FM |January 2013 |
OX105 FM
|105.1 FM |2 October 2013 |
The Park
|97.9 FM |8 June 2012 |
Point FM
|Rhyl |103.1 FM |14 July 2017 |
Purbeck Coast FM
|101.2 FM |15 February 2024 |
Radio Sandwell
|106.9 FM |November 2011 |
Shine FM
|102.4 FM |28 August 2015 |
Sound Radio
|1503 AM |June 2007 |
Stroud FM
|107.9 FM |12 February 2014 |
Radio Sunlight
|106.6 FM |19 February 2016 |
The Superstation Orkney
|105.4 FM |16 November 2014 |
Takeover Radio
|103.2 FM |2022 |
Radio Teesdale
|105.5 FM |July 2016 |
TGR Sound
|103.7 FM |22 June 2008 |
Tulip Radio
|107.5 FM |30 January 2017 |
Ummah FM
|95.6 FM |July 2016 |
Vibe FM
|105.3 FM |October 2009 |
Voice of Africa Radio
|94.0 FM |March 2016 |
Voice Radio
|DAB 11C {{small|(Cardiff and Newport)}} |20 July 2011 |
Wayland Radio
|107.3 FM |27 August 2011 |
West Wolds Radio
|103.1 FM |30 September 2016 |
Radio Wirral
|92.1 FM |2021 |
XS
|Neath and Port Talbot |97.4 FM {{small|(Neath)}} |13 December 2011 |
Small-scale DAB multiplexes
Permanent small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom:
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!width=50|Licence area !width=50|Multiplex operator !Channel !width=50|On-air date !Stations |
Tynemouth & South Shields
|MUX ONE |9B |10 December 2021 |DAB+: The Cat, Cross Rhythms, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Nation 80s, Nation Hits, Nation Classic Hits, Nation Radio North East, Nation Xmas, Pride Radio, Radio Shields, Spice FM and Radio Tyneside |
Salisbury
|MUXCAST ONE (Nation Radio / BFBS) |8A |28 March 2022 |DAB: Greatest Hits Radio South and Nation Radio South Coast |
North Birmingham
|Switch Radio {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |9A |April 2022 |DAB+: 45 Radio, Black Country Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, BRMB, Radio Caroline, Radio Central, Club Asia Radio, Cosoro Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Delite Radio, Fun Kids Pop Hits, Gaydio, Hope FM, Like ONE, London Greek Radio, Omega Radio, Panjab Radio, Raja Radio, Sabras Radio, Scratch Radio, Switch Radio, Unity FM, Voice of Islam Radio and Radio XL |
Cambridge
|Cambridge Digital Radio {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |9C |5 April 2022 |DAB: Angel Vintage and Cambridge 105 |
Newcastle & Gateshead
|Tyneside Community Digital |8A |June 2022 |DAB+: 45 Radio, COG Grand Radio, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Gaydio, Halo Radio, Nation Radio North East, News Radio UK, Panjab Radio, Pride Radio, Spice FM, Together Radio and Radio Tyneside |
Edinburgh 2
|Edinburgh DAB Ltd |9B |July 2022 |DAB+: 45 Radio, Awaz FM, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, Chief Radio, Clarinet Easy, Edge 1, Edge 2, Fun Kids, Funky SX, Gaydio, Heartsong Live, London One Radio, Nation 80s, Quality Radio, Radio Saltire, Sami Swoi Radio and Voice of Islam Radio |
Bradford
|Bradford Digital Media |8B |July 2022 |DAB+: Akash Radio, Allstar Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Brit Asia Radio, Cosoro Radio, Culture City Radio, Dance Asia Radio, Drystone Radio, Great Yorkshire Radio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, My Greek Radio, Panjab Radio, Sunrise Radio Gold, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice of Islam Radio |
Sheffield & Rotherham
|Shefcast Digital |9C |August 2022 |DAB+: 45 Radio, Radio Essentials, Gaydio, GlitterBeam Radio, Link FM, Rother Radio, Rotherham Radio, Radio Sangam and Sheffield Live! |
Derry
|Foyle DAB |11C |August 2022 |DAB+: Drive 105, Eirewave, Podcast Radio, River Radio and Voice of Islam Radio |
Glasgow
|Like DAB {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |10B |11 August 2022 |DAB+: Awaz FM, Beat 106 Scotland, Brit Asia Radio, BFBS Scotland, Celtic Music Radio, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Darbar Sahib Radio, Gaydio, Heartsong Live, Jambo Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Lomond Radio, Nation 70s, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, Panacea Radio, Quality Radio and Voice of Islam Radio |
Blackpool
|Fun Coast Digital |8B |1 September 2022 |DAB+: 45 Radio, Blackpool Community Radio, Central Radio NW, Coastal Radio, Dune Radio, Fylde Coast Radio, GlitterBeam Radio, Happy Radio UK, House Party Radio, Juice Radio and Red Rose Radio |
Norwich
|Future Digital Norfolk Ltd {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |9C |10 October 2022 |DAB: Angel Vintage and Future Radio |
Leeds
|Leeds Digital Media Ltd |9A |25 October 2022 |DAB+: Akash Radio, Allstar Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Culture City Radio, Dance Asia Radio, Gaydio, LDC Radio, Marefa Radio, Mighty Radio Leeds, My Greek Radio, Rangoli Radio, Radio Sangam, Sunrise Radio Gold, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice Of Islam Radio |
Cardiff
|Cardiff DAB Ltd |10D |27 October 2022 |DAB+: Aspen Waite Radio, Bro Radio, Radio Cardiff, DanceLand, Easy Radio, Gaydio, News Radio UK, Rookwood Sound, Voice of Islam Radio and XL:UK Radio |
Dudley & Stourbridge
|DigiMux Ltd |8A |29 October 2022 |DAB+: Black Country Radio, Black Country Xtra, BritAsia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Gaydio, Gorgeous Radio, Skylab Radio and Switch Radio |
King's Lynn
|North Norfolk Digital Ltd |9C |31 October 2022 |DAB: Greatest Hits Radio East |
Exeter
|ExeDAB Ltd |9A |9 November 2022 |DAB+: DevonAir Radio, Devoncast Radio, Diamond Groove UK, Radio Exe, Flashback, Phonic FM, South Devon Radio and Zest 60s |
East Bristol
|Bristol Digital Radio CIC {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |9B |10 November 2022 |DAB: BCfm, Bradley Stoke Radio, Somer Valley FM and Ujima Radio |
West Bristol
|Severnside Digital Radio CIC |10D |14 November 2022 |DAB: BCfm, Bradley Stoke Radio and Ujima Radio |
Basingstoke
|Basingstoke DAB |8B |30 November 2022 |DAB+: Basingstoke Community Radio, Hospital Radio Basingstoke, Outreach Dance and Outreach Radio |
South Birmingham
|South Birmingham Digital Radio Ltd |9C |14 December 2022 |DAB+: Ambur Radio, Radio Apni Awaz, Big City Radio, Blue Dot Radio, BritAsia Radio, BRMB, Brumside Radio, Club Asia Radio, Darbar Sahib Radio, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Gulshan Radio, Radio Maria England, Nation Radio UK, Non-Stop Fun Kids, Sabras Radio, Sanskar Radio, Switch Radio, Unity FM, Voice of Islam Radio and Radio XL |
Coventry
|Coventry Community Digital Radio CIC |9B |15 December 2022 |DAB: Radio Panj, Panjab Radio, Vanny Radio and Voice of Islam Radio |
Leicester
|Leicester Digital Partnership CIC |9B |8 March 2023 |DAB: Radio2Funky, EAVA FM, Fun Kids Space, Kohinoor Radio FM, Leicester Community Radio, Nishaan Radio, Soar Sound and Radio Seerah |
Wolverhampton
|Wolverhampton DAB Ltd |7D |1 April 2023 |DAB: Omega Radio and Panjab Radio |
Congleton & Leek
|Moorlands DAB Ltd |9A |1 May 2023 |DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, Cheshire's Silk Radio, Churnet Sound, Happy Radio UK, Moorlands Radio, Timeless Radio and Skylab Radio |
Crewe & Nantwich
|South Cheshire DAB Ltd |7D |15 May 2023 |DAB+: Blue Sky Radio, The Cat and Cheshire's Silk Radio |
Manchester
|Manchester DAB CIC {{small|(formerly on-air as a trial multiplex)}} |7D |5 June 2023 |DAB+: Radio Africana, ALL FM, Atlantic 252, The Buzz MCR, BritAsia Radio, Cheesy FM, Cosoro Radio, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Juice Radio, LMR Manchester, Love 80s MCR, Panacea Radio, R360 Radio, Radio X 90s, Reform Radio, Slack City Radio, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) and Voice of Islam |
South Durham
|Durham Digital Ltd |9B |29 June 2023 |DAB+: Aycliffe Radio, Bishop FM, Dance Revolution, Durham On Air, Frisk Radio, Nation Radio North East, Prince Bishops Hospital Radio and Together Radio |
Stoke & Newcastle-under-Lyme
|Alternative Broadcast Company |8A |3 July 2023 |DAB+: 6 Towns Radio, Blue Sky Radio, Radio Caroline, Churnet Sound, Cross Rhythms and Moorlands Radio |
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn
|Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn DAB Ltd |8B |17 August 2023 |DAB+: Radio Africana, Cheshire's Mix 56, Cosoro Radio, Happy Radio UK, House Party Radio, Panacea Radio and Radio Warrington |
Stockport
|Stockport Community SSDAB Ltd |8A |29 August 2023 |DAB+: Atlantic 252, Buzz MCR, Cheshire's Mix 56, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Darbar Sahib Radio, Fun Kids, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Heritage Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Radio Maria England, Nifty Radio UK, Panacea Radio, Pie Radio, R360 Radio, Skylab Radio, Strawberry Radio, Voice of Islam Radio and Wythenshawe FM |
Preston & Chorley
|Preston DAB Ltd |9A |31 August 2023 |DAB+: Central Radio NW, Dune Radio, Happy Radio UK, Juice Radio and Red Rose Radio |
Glossop & Buxton
|High Peak One Digital Ltd |8B |2 October 2023 |DAB+: Greatest Hits Radio Midlands, High Peak 1, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO and North Derbyshire Radio |
Cheshire (Mid)
|Cheshire Radio Ltd |9C |12 October 2023 |DAB+: Cosoro Radio, Strawberry Radio |
Liverpool 2
|Liverpool DAB Ltd |7D |18 October 2023 |DAB+: Atlantic 252, Radio Africana, Cosoro Radio, Dune Radio, Flame CCR, Gaydio, House Party Radio, Panacea Radio and Radio Maria England |
Bolton & Bolton & Bury
|Bolton Bury DAB Radio Ltd |10B |23 October 2023 |DAB+: Atlantic 252, 96.5 Bolton FM, Cosoro Radio, Gaydio, Happy Radio UK, Panacea Radio and Roch Valley Radio |
East Lancashire
|BBD Digital Ltd |8A |24 October 2023 |DAB+: Central Radio NW, Drystone Radio, Red Rose Radio, Radio Sangam, Spice Digital, Sunrise Radio Gold and Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) |
Middlesbrough & Redcar
|Erimux Ltd |8A |27 October 2023 |DAB+: CVFM, Dance Asia Radio, Frisk Radio, Nation Radio North East, The Red and Zetland FM |
Cheshire East
|Cheshire East DAB Ltd |11C |1 November 2023 |DAB+: Cheshire's Mix 56, Cheshire's Silk Radio, Cosoro Radio, Happy Radio UK, Panacea Radio and Skylab Radio |
Stirling & Falkirk
|Central FM Ltd |9C |1 November 2023 |DAB+: Central 103.1 FM, Edge 1, Edge 2, Forth Valley Radio and Radio Royal |
East Manchester
|Credible Focus |9B |7 November 2023 |DAB+: Atlantic 252, The Buzz MCR, Crescent Radio, Heritage Radio, Mom's Spaghetti, Oldham Community Radio and Roch Valley Radio |
Plymouth 2
|PlymDAB Ltd |9C |8 November 2023 |DAB+: Devoncast Radio, Radio Exe, Flashback, Hospital Radio Plymouth, Ocean City Radio and Phonic FM |
Torbay
|TorDAB Ltd |8B |9 November 2023 |DAB+: DevonAir Radio, Devoncast Radio, Radio Exe, Flashback, Ocean Youth and South Devon Radio |
Wrexham
|Wrexham DAB Ltd |9B |11 November 2023 |DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Nation 60s, Nation 70s, Nation 90s and Wrexham Premier Radio |
North Aberdeen
|Station House Media Unit |9C |15 January 2024 |DAB+: shmuFM |
Belfast & Lisburn
|Lagan SSDAB Ltd |9A |23 January 2024 |DAB+: Belfast 89FM, DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Eirewave, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Energy 106 and Radio Lisburn Live |
Nottingham
|Nottingham DAB Ltd |7D |26 January 2024 |DAB: Omega Radio |
Winchester
|Winchester DAB |9C |February 2024 |DAB+: Awaaz Radio, Outreach Classic, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio, Voice FM and Winchester Radio. |
Bedford
|In2DAB Ltd |9C |10 February 2024 |DAB: Bedford Radio and In2beats |
Ludlow
|Murfin Media Ltd |9B |11 March 2024 |DAB+: Sunshine Radio (Ludlow) |
Swindon & Marlborough
|Community Radio Swindon Ltd |8B |15 March 2024 |DAB+: Funky Corner Radio and Swindon 105.5 |
York
|York Digital Radio CIC |8B |10 April 2024 |DAB+: Diamond Groove UK, University Radio York, YO1 Radio and York Hospital Radio |
Rutland and Stamford
|Creativity Media Services Ltd |9C |15 April 2024 |DAB: Embrace Radio |
Kingston upon Hull
|Hull DAB Ltd |9B |16 April 2024 |DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Diamond Groove UK, Great Yorkshire Radio, Humber Wave Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO, Nation 80s, Nation 90s, and Pop Hits |
Oxford
|OxDAB Ltd |8A |17 April 2024 |DAB: WRFM |
Milton Keynes
|MK Digital Media Ltd |9B |22 April 2024 |DAB+: Akash Radio, Asian Community Radio MK, Horizon Radio, Rainbow Radio and Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) |
Gwent
|Gwent Digital Broadcasting Ltd |9B |July 2024 |DAB+: DanceLand, DanceLand Anthems, Gwent Radio, Like COUNTRY, Like ONE, Like POP, Like RETRO and Newport City Radio |
Southampton
|Southampton Digital Radio |9B |July 2024 |DAB+: Awaaz Radio, Fiesta FM UK, Outreach Dance, Outreach Radio and Voice FM Music |
Small-scale trial DAB multiplexes
Small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom for a trial period allowing a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio":
class="wikitable sortable"
!width=50|Licence area !width=50|Multiplex operator !Channel !width=50|On-air date !Stations |
Brighton
|Brighton & Hove Radio |9A |31 July 2015 |DAB+: 1BTN, 10-fi.com, 80s Rhythm, Angel Vintage, Atmosphere Radio, big beat brighton, Radio Caroline, Decadance Radio, Gaydio, Mi-House, Mi-Soul, Passion Radio, Platform B, Radio Plymouth, Regency Radio, Resonance Extra, Radio Reverb, Select Radio, Slack City Radio, Solar Radio, Southdown Radio, Starpoint Soul, University Radio Falmer and Xtra Hot |
Portsmouth
|[http://solentwireless.com/ Solent Wireless] |7D |19 August 2015 |DAB: Express FM |
Aldershot & Woking
|BFBS Aldershot |8A |19 October 2015 |DAB: Angel Vintage, BFBS Aldershot, BFBS Beats, BFBS Gurkha Radio, Radio Caroline and Radio Woking |
Central London
|U.DAB |9A |29 October 2015 |DAB: Reprezent |
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:
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Radio Airbourne
|August |87.7 - {{small|Live coverage of Eastbourne International Airshow}} |
Radio Badminton
|May |87.9 - {{small|Live coverage of Badminton Horse Trials}} |
Radio Brands
|Spring |88.3 - {{small|Coverage of Brands Hatch motor racing events}} |
BSB Radio
|Various race circuits |Spring / Summer |87.7 - {{small|Coverage of British Superbikes Championship}} |
Cheltenham Radio
|March |87.7 - {{small|Coverage of Cheltenham Racecourse horse racing events}} |
Radio Cosford
|June |87.9 - {{small|Live coverage of Cosford Air Show}} |
Cowes Radio
|August |87.7 - {{small|Live coverage of Cowes Week}} |
Open Golf Radio
|Varies |July |87.7 - {{small|Coverage of the Open Golf Championship}} |
Radio Ramadan
|Up to 29 local RSLs across the UK |During period of Ramadan and Eid |87.7 |
Radio Silverstone
|July |87.7 - {{small|Live coverage of the British Formula One Grand Prix}} |
Wimbledon Radio
|June / July |87.7 - {{small|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
|July |87.7 - {{small|Live coverage of the WOMAD music festival}} |
Worthy FM
|June |87.7 - {{small|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:
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Bailrigg FM
|95.3 - LPFM |
Cam FM
|University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Fresh FM
|87.7 - LPFM |
Insanity Radio 103.2FM
|Royal Holloway, University of London |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Radio LaB 97.1FM
|{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Siren FM
|{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Source FM
|{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Spark Sunderland
|{{small|See community radio listings}} |
University Radio York
|88.3 - LPFM |
Xpression FM
|87.7 - LPFM {{small|(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:
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AHBS (Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service)
|William Harvey Hospital, Ashford |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Anker Radio
|George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton |1386 AM - LPAM |
Apple FM
|Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
BHR 87.7
|87.7 FM - LPFM |
Bridge FM Hospital Radio
|Carseview Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee |87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Bronglais
|Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth |87.8 FM - LPFM |
Radio Cavell
|1350 AM - LPAM |
CHBN Radio
|Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance and St Michael's Hospital, Hayle |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Chichester Hospital Radio
|St Richard's Hospital, Chichester |1431 AM - LPAM |
Radio City 1386AM
|1386 AM - LPAM |
Radio Clatterbridge
|Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral |1386 AM - LPAM |
Forest Gold Radio
|St Margaret's Hospital, Epping |99.3 FM - LPFM |
Radio Glangwili
|Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen |87.7 FM - LPFM |
Harrogate Hospital Radio
|95.3 FM - LPFM |
Hospital Radio Medway
|Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham |87.9 FM - LPFM |
Mid Downs Hospital Radio
|The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath |1350 AM - LPAM |
Radio Mount Vernon
|Mount Vernon Hospital, Northolt |95.1 FM - LPFM |
Hospital Radio Plymouth
|Derriford Hospital and Plymouth Royal Eye Infirmary |87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Redhill
|East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey |1431 AM - LPAM |
Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio
|101.8 FM - LPFM |
Radio Tyneside
|Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead |{{small|See community radio listings}} |
Withybush FM
|Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest |87.7 FM - LPFM |
Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd
|www.radioysbytygwynedd.com |
Television radio stations
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite, cable and digital terrestrial television:
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EWTN Radio
|Catholic religious station |0147 | | | |
Khushkhabri Radio
|Asian Christian station |0134 | | | |
RTÉ Radio 1
|News, current affairs, sport and music |0137 |750 |917 | |
RTÉ 2fm
|Pop music |0138 |751 | | |
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
|Irish-language programming |0140 |753 | |729 {{small|(Northern Ireland)}} |
RTÉ Lyric FM
|Classical music |0139 |752 | | |
Sukh Sagar Radio
|Gurbani station |0133 | | | |
Trans World Radio
|Religious programming |0128 |790 | |733 |
WRN Europe
|Programming from international broadcasters |0122 |728 |920 | |
LPAM, LPFM and other stations
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Acacia Radio
|1287 AM - LPAM |
BFBS Gurkha Radio
|Various army camps |90.8 FM - LPFM {{small|(Dover)}} |
BFBS Radio 2
|Online |
Brill Oldies Radio
|104.7 FM - LPFM |
National Prison Radio
|Internal radio station for UK prisons |Satellite |
Nitro FM
|Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire |96.2 FM - LPFM {{small|(motor sport meetings only)}} |
Reindeer Lodge
|Reindeer Lodge, Mold, Flintshire |102.5 FM - LPFM |
Scout Radio
|99.6 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
References
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External links
- [http://www.radioplayer.co.uk/ Radioplayer UK] – Radio streaming service owned by the BBC, Global Radio, Bauer Media Group and RadioCentre
- [http://www.liveradio.uk LiveRadio UK] - Comprehensive list of UK radio stations
- [http://radioabc.com Radio ABC] - Top list of UK radio stations
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