List of radio stations in the United Kingdom


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:

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
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 80sMusic from the 1980s10B
10C
11B
11C
12A
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 90sMusic from the 1990s10B
10C
11B
11C
12A
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Absolute Radio 00sMusic from the 2000s10D
10C
11B
11C
12A
12D
12C
Absolute Radio 10sMusic from the 2010s10D
10C
11B
11C
12A
12D
12C
-
Absolute Radio CountryCountry music11B
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Capital UKHit musicSee England, Scotland and Wales lists for local FM networkCapital London's digital feed on:
10B
10C
10D
11B
11C
12A
12A
12D
Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+
See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network
7247190109958
CentreforceDance music12A
10D
Fun KidsChildren's10C
10C
10D
11B
12A
12A
Also on small-scale DAB+
Fun Kids JuniorChildren's10C
10D
Also on small-scale DAB+
GaydioPop and dance music aimed at LGBTQ+ peopleFM 88.4
FM 97.8
11B
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
11B
12A
12A
12C
Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+
See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network
7287330111918
Hits Radio PrideHit music aimed at LGBTQ+ people10C
10C
10D
11B
11C
12A
12C
12C
12D
Hits Radio UKHit musicSee England and Wales lists for local FM networkHits Radio Manchester's digital feed on:
10B
10C
10D
11B
11C
12D
See England, Wales and Northern Ireland lists for local DAB network
Magic SoulClassic soul11B
11B
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Mellow MagicMellow and calm music10C
11B
11B
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Magic ClassicalClassical music11B
12A
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
-
Nation 80sMusic from the 1980s10D
10D / 12D
12C
12D
Also on small-scale DAB+
Planet RockClassic rock10B
10C
10D
11B
11C
12A
12D
Also on Sound Digital multiplex DAB+
Smooth UKSoft adult contemporarySee England and Scotland lists for local FM networkSmooth London's digital feed on:
10B
10C
10D
11B
11C
12A
12A
12D
Also on Digital One multiplex DAB+
See England, Scotland and Wales lists for local DAB network
7187320124916
Virgin Radio 80s PlusMusic from the 1980s11B
11D
12A
Virgin Radio Pride UKProgrammes aimed at LGBTQ+ people11D
12A

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 Notes
BBC Radio BerkshireBerkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire104.1
104.4
95.4
94.6
12D719
BBC Radio BristolBristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset94.9
104.6
103.6
11B719
BBC Radio CambridgeshireCambridgeshire95.7
96.0
11C
12D
722
BBC Radio CornwallCornwall and the Isles of Scilly95.2
96.0
103.9
11B721
BBC Radio CumbriaCumbria95.6
96.1
95.2
104.1
104.2
756
837
11B 721
BBC CWRCoventry and Warwickshire94.8
103.7
104.0
12D719
BBC Radio DerbyDerbyshire and East Staffordshire104.5
95.3
96.0
111610B735
BBC Radio DevonDevon103.4
94.8
95.7
95.8
96.0
104.3
11C
10C
12D
720
BBC EssexEssex95.3
103.5
12D734
BBC Radio GloucestershireGloucestershire104.7
95.0
95.8
141310C735
BBC Radio GuernseyBailiwick of Guernsey93.2
99.0
111612A 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
104.0
104.4
104.6
12A720
BBC Radio HumbersideEast Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire95.910D721
BBC Radio JerseyJersey88.8102612A 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
97.6
104.2
11C719
BBC Radio LancashireLancashire95.5
103.9
104.5
12A720
BBC Radio LeedsWest Yorkshire92.4
95.3
102.7
103.9
12D
11B
719
BBC Radio LeicesterLeicestershire and Rutland104.911B721
BBC Radio LincolnshireLincolnshire94.9
104.7
12A722
BBC Radio LondonGreater London, Luton and South West Essex94.912A721Also on Sky 0135, Freesat 718 and Virgin 937
BBC Radio ManchesterGreater Manchester and North Cheshire95.1
104.6
12C719
BBC Radio MerseysideMerseyside, West and Chester|West Cheshire], West Lancashire and Flintshire95.810C722
BBC Radio NewcastleTyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham95.4
96.0
103.7
104.4
11C719
BBC Radio NorfolkNorfolk95.1
95.6
104.4
873 10B
Also on small-scale DAB+
719
BBC Radio NorthamptonNorthamptonshire104.2
103.6
10C734
BBC Radio NottinghamNottinghamshire103.8
95.5
95.1
12C720
BBC Radio OxfordOxfordshire95.210B722
BBC Radio SheffieldSouth Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire104.1
88.6
94.7
11C734
BBC Radio ShropshireShropshire and the Black Country96.0
95.0
90.0
104.1
11B721
BBC Radio SolentHampshire, East Dorset and the Isle of Wight96.111C 722
BBC Radio Solent (Dorset)Dorset and Hampshire103.8 11B726Opt-out Dorset breakfast programme broadcast every weekday from 0700-0900
BBC Radio SomersetSomerset95.5156610B722
BBC Radio StokeNorth Staffordshire and South Cheshire94.6
104.1
12D726
BBC Radio SuffolkSuffolk95.9
103.9
104.6
95.5
10C720
BBC Radio SurreySurrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex104.0
104.6
10C722
BBC Radio SussexSussex95.0
95.1
95.3
104.5
104.8
10B720
BBC Radio TeesTees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire95.0
95.8
11B722
BBC Radio WiltshireWiltshire103.6
103.5
104.3
104.9
10D
11C
Also on small-scale DAB+
721
BBC Radio WMMidlands (region)|West Midlands]95.611B
11C
722
BBC Radio YorkNorth Yorkshire95.5
103.7
104.3
10C720
BBC Three Counties RadioHertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire90.4
92.1
94.7
95.5
98.0
103.8
104.5
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 Notes
BBC Radio ScotlandScotland, Berwickshire and North Cumbria92.4–94.781011C
12D
11B
7120116930719Regional news bulletins broadcast every weekday at 0630, 0730, 0830, 1230, 1630 and 1730 in the following areas:
BBC Radio ShetlandShetland Islands92.7Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 1730-1800 and every Friday from 1800-1900
BBC Radio OrkneyOrkney Islands93.7Opt-out service from BBC Radio Scotland, which broadcasts local programming every weekday from 0730-0800 and every Friday from 1800-1900
BBC Radio nan GàidhealScotland103.5–104.911D 11B
11C
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
103.7–103.9
882 12C
12A
10D
10D / 12D
12D
7140117931719
BBC Radio CymruWales, Shropshire and parts of Merseyside and West Cheshire92–10512C
12A
10D
10D / 12D
12D
7150135
0136
936720Programming in Welsh
BBC Radio Cymru 2Wales and West Cheshire12C
12A
10D
10D / 12D
12D
718
735
0136
0153
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
0154
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
Absolute Radio 20sNorth Cumbria11B
Actual RadioEssex12D
Adventist World RadioGreater London12A
Athavan RadioGreater London11B
Radio BathBath10D
Bloomberg RadioGreater London11B
BritAsia RadioSurrey & North Sussex10C
Also on small-scale DAB+
CapitalGreater London95.812C
Also on Digital One DAB+
Freeview 724
Sky 0109
Freesat 719
Virgin 958
CapitalCapital [Manchester and Lancashire|Greater Manchester and Lancashire]102.0
107.0
99.8
106.5
102.8
12C
12A
CapitalLiverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire107.6 10C
CapitalMidlands102.2
96.2
96.5
102.8
105.4
102.0
107.3
107.1
107.6
95.9
101.6
102.4
11C
11B
12C
10B
12D
CapitalNorth East England105.3
105.6
105.8
106.4
11B
11C
CapitalSouth103.2
107.2
11C
11B
10B
CapitalYorkshire105.1
105.6
105.8
11B
10D
12D
10C
11C
Capital XtraLondon96.9
107.1
Digital One DAB+Sky 0114
Freesat 720
Virgin 959
Capital Xtra ReloadedGreater London12C
Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Chester's Dee RadioNorth East Wales and West Cheshire106.3 10D
Cheshire's Silk RadioCheshire106.9Small-scale DAB+
Classic FM CalmGreater London11B
Classic FM MoviesGreater London12C
Colourful RadioGreater London11B
CountryLine RadioGreater London12A
Darbar Sahib RadioSurrey & North Sussex10C
Also on small-scale DAB+
Dubai NowGreater London and Cambridge11B
11C
Easy RadioSouthampton, Portsmouth and Winchester107.8
107.4
107.2
11C
Radio EssexEssex105.1
107.7
12D
Radio ExeDevon107.3 11C
10C
Also on small-scale DAB+
Fosse 107North West and South West Leicestershire107.9
107.0
GenX RadioSuffolk10C
Get RadioOxfordshire10B
Gold RadioEngland12C
10B
12C
11B
10C
11C
12D
Also on Digital One DAB+
Sky 0121
Freesat 722
Virgin 923
Greatest Hits RadioCumbria & South West Scotland|Cumbria and South West Scotland]96.4
102.5
102.2
103.4
11B
Greatest Hits RadioEast of England105.6
107.7
99.9
96.2
103.2
103.4
97.4
96.7
100.2
106.4
11C
12D
10B
10C
Also on small-scale DAB
Greatest Hits RadioGreater London105.812C
Greatest Hits RadioLincolnshire102.2
96.7
97.6
12A
Greatest Hits RadioMidlands105.2
107.7
107.4
106.5
107.1
107.2
106.0
97.4
96.9
96.4
103.3
106.4
106.6
96.7
101.8
11C
12D
11B
10C
12A
10B
12C
Also on small-scale DAB+
Greatest Hits RadioNorth East England11C
Greatest Hits RadioNorth West England96.2
96.5
102.4
104.9
105.9
107.2
107.4
10C
12A
12C
Greatest Hits RadioSouth of England101.6
101.8
102.0
105.6
106.4
107.0
107.4
107.6
96.2
96.6
106.8
96.4
97.1
102.3
106.6
12D
10D
10B
11C
10C
Also on small-scale DAB
Greatest Hits RadioSouth Coast96.0
96.6
97.2
97.4
105.2
105.8
11B
11C
Greatest Hits RadioSouth West England107.5
107.9
107.2
107.7
105.5
106.7
100.8
102.4
105.6
106.6
107.4
102.2
102.8
10D
11B
12D
10C
11C
10B
Greatest Hits RadioTeesside11B
Greatest Hits RadioYorkshire96.4
97.2
107.1
107.8
107.4
102.0
96.1
97.1
107.9
96.3
106.8
102.3
103.5
104.7
96.2
102.4
103.1
11C
12D
11B
10C
10D
Greatest Hits Radio 60sStoke-on-Trent12D
HeartEast of England97.4
102.7
103.0
96.4
97.1
102.4
96.1
96.3
97.5
101.7
102.6
96.6
96.9
97.6
103.3
11C
12D
10B
10C
10D
HeartGreater London106.212C
Also on Digital One DAB+
Sky 0111
Freesat 733
Freeview 728
Virgin 918
HeartHertfordshire96.6
106.9
106.7
HeartNorth East England101.8
96.2
96.4
100.7
11B
11C
HeartNorth West England105.4
96.9
102.3
103.2
12C
11B
10C
12A
HeartSouth95.9
96.1
97.0
102.8
103.1
96.7
97.5
102.3
96.9
102.0
102.4
102.7
103.5
97.4
102.6
102.9
103.4
11C
11B
10B
10C
12D
HeartWest102.4
103.0
96.3
103.0
102.6
96.5
97.1
97.0
96.6
96.4
96.2
97.3
100.5
100.8
101.2
101.9
105.1
107.0
97.2
102.2
10C
11B
10D
10B
12D
11C
HeartWest Midlands100.711C
11B
12D
HeartYorkshire and the North Midlands106.2
107.6
107.7
11B
12D
11C
Heart 10sGreater London11B
Heart LoveGreater London11B
Heart MusicalsGreater London11B
heat radioGreater London12C
Hits RadioBirmingham96.411C
Hits RadioBlack Country and Shropshire97.2
103.1
11B
Hits RadioCornwall11B
Hits RadioCambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk100.7
107.1
107.3
107.9
11C
Hits RadioCoventry and Warwickshire97.0
102.9
12D
Hits RadioCumbria11B
Hits RadioDorset107.6 11B
Hits RadioEast Midlands11B
12C
10B
Hits RadioEast Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire96.910D
Hits RadioGreater London100.012C
Hits RadioGreater Manchester103.012C
Hits RadioHerefordshire and Worcestershire96.7
97.6
102.8
12A
Hits RadioLancashire97.412A
Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Liverpool
Hits RadioLincolnshire12A
Hits RadioLiverpool, Merseyside, West Cheshire and Flintshire96.710C
Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Lancashire
Hits RadioNorfolk106.110B
Hits RadioNorth East England97.1
102.6
103.0
103.2
11C
Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio Teesside
Hits RadioNorth Yorkshire10C
Hits RadioOxfordshire107.9 10B
Hits RadioSouth Coast11C
Hits RadioSouth Yorkshire97.4
102.9
103.4
11C
Hits RadioStaffordshire and Cheshire102.6 12D
Hits RadioTeesside and North Yorkshire96.611B
Programmes shared 24/7 with Hits Radio North East
Hits RadioWest of England & South Wales97.2
106.5
101.0
10B
10D
Hits RadioWest Yorkshire102.5
97.5
11B
12D
Hits Radio ChilledCumbria11B
Also on Sound Digital DAB+
In Demand RadioNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D
Isle of Wight RadioIsle of Wight107.0
102.0
Radio JackieSouth West London and North Surrey107.8
Jazz FMGreater London and Cumbria12C
11B
Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Kerrang! RadioCumbria11B
Kiss DanceCumbria and London11B Cumbria and 12C London
Kiss XtraCumbria and London11B Cumbria and 12C London
KMFMKent107.6
106.0
105.6
100.4
107.9
96.4
106.8
107.2
96.2
101.6
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
London Greek RadioNorth London103.3Small-scale DAB+
Love 80s LiverpoolNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D
Lyca GoldGreater London103511B
Lyca RadioGreater London145811B
Lyca RadioGreater Manchester and East Lancashire963
1377
12C
Lyca RadioMidlands11B
Also on small-scale DAB+
MagicGreater London105.412C
Also on Digital One DAB
Magic at the MoviesCumbria11B
Magic at the MusicalsCumbria11B
Also on Sound Digital DAB+
Mansfield 103.2 FMMansfield103.2
Radio Maria EnglandGreater London and Cambridgeshire12A
11C
Also on small-scale DAB+
Mi-SoulGreater London12A
Also on small-scale DAB+
More RadioSussex107.8
106.4
106.8
107.5
107.7
10B
More Radio RetroSussex10B
Nation RadioLondon107.5 12A
Nation RadioEast Yorkshire99.8 10D
Nation RadioNorth East103.4
103.2
102.6
102.8
106.8
Small-scale DAB+
Nation RadioSouth106.0
106.6
11C
11B
Also on small-scale DAB
Nation RadioSuffolk102.0 10C
Panjab RadioGreater London55811B
Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
Sky 0125
Point Blank RadioSurrey10C
Polish Radio LondonGreater London11B
Premier Christian RadioLondon and Surrey1305
1413
1566
Digital One DABFreeview 725
Premier GospelGreater London11B
Release RadioSurrey10C
Rewind RadioCornwall11B
Sabras RadioLeicestershire91.0
102.1
126011B
Also on small-scale DAB+
Sami Swoi RadioSurrey10C
Also on small-scale DAB+
Sanskar RadioLeicestershire11B
Shine 879Essex12D
Smooth CountryEngland10B
10C
10D
11B
11C
12A
12C
12D
Smooth RadioEast Midlands106.6
101.4
107.4
97.2
106.8
12C
11B
10B
Smooth RadioGreater London102.212C
12D
12A
11B
11C
10C
10D
10B
Also on Digital One DAB+
DAB feed includes local advertising
Sky 0124
Freesat 732
Freeview 718
Virgin 916
Smooth RadioLake District100.1
100.8
101.4
11B
Smooth RadioNorth East England97.5
101.2
107.5
107.7
11B
11C
Smooth RadioNorth West England100.412C
10C
12A
Smooth RadioWest Midlands105.711C
11B
12D
Smooth Radio 70sGreater London11B
Smooth Radio SoulGreater London11B
Sout al KhaleejGreater London11B
Sunrise RadioLondon963
972
Sound Digital DAB
Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)Bradford103.2Small-scale DAB+
Sunrise SmoothGreater London12A
Sunshine Radio (Herefordshire and Monmouthshire)Herefordshire and Monmouthshire106.2
107.0
107.8
10C
12A
Sunshine Radio (Ludlow)Ludlow105.9
107.8
Small-scale DAB+
This is The CoastNorth Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire10C
12A
V2 RadioSussex and South Hampshire10B
11B
Also on small-scale DAB+
Voice of Islam RadioGreater London11B
Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
Radio XGreater London and Greater Manchester104.9
97.7
National station with local advertising
Digital One DAB+Sky 0113
Freesat 723
Virgin 960
Radio X 90sGreater London11B
Radio X 00sGreater London11B
Radio X ChilledGreater London11B
Radio XLBirmingham1296Small-scale DAB+
XS ManchesterGreater Manchester, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Herts, Beds and Bucks106.1 10D
10C
12D
Also on small-scale DAB+
YorkMix RadioNorth Yorkshire10C
Your HarrogateNorth Yorkshire10C
Zest LiverpoolNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D

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
96.4
666
954
1 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
972
3 July 2003Lost licence and was replaced by Club Asia
Mersey 106.7Liverpool106.71 April 2009Licence revoked by Ofcom
Mix 107High Wycombe107.4
107.7
1 July 2009
Oak FMNorth West and South West Leicestershire107.0
107.9
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
107.1
107.7
Capital ScotlandCentral Scotland105.7
106.1
11C
12D
Central FMClackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling103.1Small-scale DAB+
Clyde 1Glasgow and West Central Scotland102.5
97.0
102.3
103.3
11C
Clyde 1 AyrshireAyrshire96.7
97.5
106.7
11B
Forth 1Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife97.3
97.6
102.2
12D
Go Radio (Glasgow)Central Scotland11D
Greatest Hits Radio ScotlandScotlandDumfries and Galloway:
96.5
97.0
103.0
Scottish Borders and North Northumberland:
96.8
102.3
103.1
103.4
11B
12D
11C
Heartland FMPerthshire97.5
107.3
Heart ScotlandCentral Scotland100.0
100.3
101.1
103.3
11C
12D
Isles FMIsle of Lewis103.0
MFRInverness and Northern Scotland97.4
96.6
102.8
96.7
11B
Nation Radio ScotlandGlasgow and Dumbartonshire96.3 11D
Radio North AngusArbroath and Carnoustie96.6
107.5
105.9
87.7
11B
Northsound 1Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire96.9
97.6
103.0
11C
Original 106Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire106.8
106.3
11C
Original 106Dundee and Perth102.0
106.6
Original 106Fife105.4
106.3
95.2
96.1
96.6
11D
Original 106 GoldAberdeen and Aberdeenshire11C
SIBCShetland102.2
96.2
Radio SkyeIsle of Skye and Loch Alsh102.7
106.2
107.2
Smooth ScotlandCentral Scotland105.211C
12D
STV RadioScotland11D
Talksport ScotlandScotland11D
11C
Tay FMTayside and North Fife96.4
102.8
11B
Radio Wester RossGairloch and Loch Ewe106.0
106.6
102.2
96.8
-

Former Scottish stations

NameLicence areaFMDABDate closedNotes
Coast RadioAberdeen and Aberdeenshire101.2 11C30 November 2025
L107Lanarkshire107.9
107.5
11 November 2010
NECRAberdeen and Aberdeenshire102.1
103.2
97.1
102.6
106.4
101.9
11C15 August 2018
River FMLivingston103.4
107.7
29 January 2007
talk 107Edinburgh107.011D 23 December 2008
Waves RadioAberdeen and Aberdeenshire101.2 11CMay 2023Station closed due to financial reasons
XFM ScotlandPaisley96.311D
11B
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
Bridge FMBridgend106.312C
Capital CymruAnglesey and Gwynedd103.010D / 12D
Capital North West & WalesNorth East Wales, North West Wales, Wirral, West Cheshire and Shropshire96.3
97.1
103.4
10D
Capital South WalesSouth East Wales and Somerset103.2
97.4
12C
Radio CarmarthenshireCarmarthenshire97.1
97.5
12D
Dragon RadioWales12C
12D
10D
10D
Fun Kids SoundtracksNorth East Wales and West Cheshire10D
Greatest Hits Radio South WalesSwansea Bay12A
Heart North and Mid WalesNorth, Mid Wales and West Cheshire88.0
106.9
107.3
105.7
107.2
102.8
106.0
10D
Heart South WalesSouth, the West and West Wales106.0
102.3
105.9
107.3
105.2
106.1
105.4
107.7
105.7
106.2
12C
12A
12D
Hits Radio South WalesSwansea Bay96.412A
Nation 80sWales10D
10D / 12D
12C
12D
Also on small-scale DAB+
Nation Radio WalesWales106.8
107.3
102.9
107.1
103.3
96.6
97.4
10D
10D
12C
12D
Radio PembrokeshirePembrokeshire102.5
107.5
12D
Smooth WalesWales and West Cheshire12C
10D / 12D
Sunshine RadioMonmouthshireSee England listings
Swansea Bay RadioSwansea Bay102.112D
Also on small-scale DAB+

Former Welsh stations

NameLicence areaFrequenciesDate closed
Radio CeredigionCeredigion96.6 FM
97.4 FM
103.3 FM
2016 - Networked as Nation Radio Wales
Radio HafrenMid Wales and the Borders102.1 FM
756 AM
11 February 2015
Mountain FMSouth WalesDABJuly 2013
Valleys RadioSouth Wales Valleys999 AM
1116 AM
30 April 2009

Northern Ireland

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

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
105.0
106.2
106.6
Bailiwick RadioChannel Islands12A
Channel 103Jersey103.712A
Energy FMIsle of Man98.6
93.4
98.4
91.2
102.4
105.2
11C
Island FMAlderney, Guernsey and Sark104.7
93.7
12A
Manx RadioIsle of Man97.2
89.0
103.7
89.5
136811C
Manx Radio FM and Manx Radio AM DAB+ channels
Soleil RadioChannel Islands107.7 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 DAB
April 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
98.4 FM
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
98.6 FM
DAB 11C
Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
February 2002
Apple FMTaunton, Somerset97.3 FM11 May 2013
Ashdown RadioCrowborough and Uckfield94.7 FM
105.0 FM
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 Farnborough106.5 FM
Also on small-scale DAB+
14 February 2020
B Radio Reading95.6 FMAugust 2021
Bangor FMBangor107.9 FM2004
BCB 106.6fmBradford106.6 FM1 March 2002
BCfmBristol93.2 FM
Also on small-scale DAB
26 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
107.5 FM
DAB+ 11B
30 July 2016
BFBS Gurkha RadioVarious army camps90.8 FM
101.4 FM
101.5 FM
104.4 FM
105.4 FM
1134 AM
1278 AM
1287 AM
Also on small-scale DAB / DAB+
2000
BFBS Northern IrelandLisburn100.6 FM8 May 2006
BFBS Northern IrelandAldergrove and Antrim106.5 FM5 March 2008
BFBS Northern IrelandHolywood101.0 FM5 March 2008
BFBS RadioAldershot102.5 FM
Also on small-scale DAB
11 December 2006
BFBS RadioBlandford Forum89.3 FM23 August 2012
BFBS RadioBrize Norton106.1 FM
Also on small-scale DAB+
October 2018
BFBS RadioCatterick106.9 FM
87.7 FM
11 May 2006
BFBS RadioColchester107.0 FM2 May 2006
BFBS RadioScotland98.5 FM
87.7 FM
Also on small-scale DAB+
14 August 2006
BFBS RadioSalisbury 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
102.5 FM
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 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 DAB
13 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
100.2 FM
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
Calon FMWrexham105.0 FM1 March 2008
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
107.3 FM
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
104.7 FM
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 FM
May 2021
Coast & County RadioScarborough and Whitby97.4 FM
105.5 FM
9 November 2016
Coast FMPenzance96.5 FM
97.2 FM
30 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 FM
31 August 2020
Cross RhythmsStoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme101.8 FM
96.6 FM
Also on small-scale DAB+
28 February 2002
Cross RhythmsPlymouth96.3 FM29 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 AM
11 January 2016
Dawn FMNottingham107.6 FM28 March 2006
Dean RadioCinderford105.6 FM
95.7 FM
24 August 2018
Desi RadioWest LondonSmall-scale DAB+May 2002
Deveron FMBanff105.3 FM
105.9 FM
107.4 FM
24 September 2001
DevonAir RadioExmouth, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Cranbrook and Exeter106.4 FM
106.1 FM
95.0 FM
94.6 FM
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 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 DAB
5 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 FM
6 March 2010
Express FMPortsmouth93.7 FM
Also on small-scale DAB
13 March 2006
103 The EyeMelton Mowbray103.0 FM
Also on small-scale DAB
1 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
98.9 FM
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
97.8 FM
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
107.1 FM
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
DAB 11B
8 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
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 DAB
23 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
105.7 FM
106.2 FM
107.3 FM
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
102.1 FM
106.3 FM
DAB 10D
7 September 2015
Môn FMAnglesey and Gwynedd96.8 FM
102.5 FM
12 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 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 FM
1 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
103.3 FM
107.6 FM
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 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 DAB
December 2016
Park RadioDiss, Eye, Harleston and Bungay105.2 FM
107.6 FM
26 November 2017
Pendle Community RadioNelson103.1 FM28 August 2007
Penistone FMPenistone95.7 FM6 June 2009
Peterborough Community Radio 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 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
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 DAB
18 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
31 August 2006
Revive FMNewham94.0 FM19 July 2019
Rhondda RadioTreorchy106.1 FM
97.5 FM
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 730
30 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
95.6 FM
9 January 2011
Seaside FMHolderness105.3 FM5 October 2007
Sedgemoor FMBridgwater104.2 FM9 June 2013
Radio SeerahLeicester1575 AM
Also on small-scale DAB
1 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 DAB
12 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
107.5
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 DAB
4 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
107.8 FM
DAB 10C
DAB 11C
2 April 2012
The Voice 2North Devon, East Devon, Exeter and TorbayDAB 10C
DAB 11C
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
106.7 FM
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
106.9 FM
18 May 2012
Winchester RadioWinchester94.7 FM
Also on small-scale DAB+
24 March 2019
WRFMWest Oxfordshire90.2 FM
99.9 FM
105.3 FM
107.1 FM
107.4 FM
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
DAB 12A
13 January 2008
YO1 RadioNorth Yorkshire102.8 FM
90.0 FM
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
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
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
31 December 2009
Radio Glan ClwydBodelwyddan1287 AMFebruary 2019
Hermitage FMCoalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch99.2 FM31 March 2024
The HubMid Cornwall106.1 FM
106.4 FM
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
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 20 July 2011
Wayland RadioWayland, Norfolk107.3 FM27 August 2011
West Wolds RadioPocklington103.1 FM30 September 2016
Radio WirralWirral92.1 FM
DAB 10D
2021
XSNeath and Port Talbot97.4 FM
107.9 FM
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

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.
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
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
RTÉ Lyric FMClassical music0139752
Sukh Sagar RadioGurbani station0133
Trans World RadioReligious programming0128790733
WRN EuropeProgramming from international broadcasters0122728920

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 frequency - i.e. 999 = 999 kHz.
  • Decimal numbers always refer to a MHz 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.