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.

For stations on small-scale digital multiplexes, these are maintained at List of DAB multiplexes in the United Kingdom.

National analogue and digital stations This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes to achieve near-national coverage.

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 NameFormatOwner or parent companyFMAMDABFreeviewFreesatSkyVirginBBC Radio 1New and contemporary hit musicBBC97.1–99.712B7007000101901BBC Radio 1XtraBlack contemporary musicBBC12B7017010124907BBC Radio 2Classic and adult contemporary musicBBC88.1–90.212B7027020102902BBC Radio 3Classical music, drama and cultureBBC90.3–92.612B7037030103903BBC Radio 4Spoken-word programming, including news and documentariesBBC92.5–96.1103.5–104.912B7047040104904BBC Radio 4 ExtraArchival programming, including comedy and dramaBBC12B7087080123910BBC Radio 5 LiveLive news, sport and discussionBBC69390999012B7057050105905BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraExtended live coverage of sporting fixturesBBC12B7067060127908BBC Radio 6 MusicAlternative musicBBC12B7077070118909BBC Asian NetworkMusic and news for British Asian communityBBC1458 828 837 1449 12B7097090117912BBC World ServiceInternational news and featuresBBC12B7107110113906Fix RadioMusic and programming for tradespeopleFix Radio Ltd11ALBCNews, talk and phone-insGlobal97.3 11D / 12A7327340121919Premier Christian RadioChristian religious stationPremier Christian Media Trust1305 1413 1566 11A725Premier PraiseChristian religious stationPremier Christian Media Trust11ATalksportSport and phone-insNews Broadcasting105310711089110711D / 12A7237310107927Times RadioNews and current affairsNews Broadcasting11A0142Virgin Radio UKAdult-orientated pop / rock musicNews Broadcasting11A7360137

DAB+ NameFormatOwner or parent companyFMAMDAB+FreeviewFreesatSkyVirginAbsolute RadioRock musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AAbsolute Radio 80s1980s rock / pop musicBauer Media Group11AAbsolute Radio 90s1990s rock / pop musicBauer Media Group11AAbsolute Classic RockClassic rock musicBauer Media Group11AAbsolute Radio CountryCountry musicBauer Media Group11ABBC Radio 1 AnthemsClassic hit music from 2000s to presentBBC12BBBC Radio 1 DanceElectronic dance musicBBC12BBBC Radio 3 UnwindRelaxing classical musicBBC12BBFBS UKMusic station for UK ForcesBritish Forces Broadcasting Service11A7860136Boom RadioMusic station for over 55sBoom Radio Ltd11ACapital AnthemsClassic pop hits Global11ACapital DanceCurrent dance musicGlobal11D / 12ACapital UKContemporary hit musicGlobal11D / 12A7247190108958Capital XtraHip-hop and R&BGlobal96.9 107.1 11D / 12A7200112959Capital Xtra ReloadedClassic hip-hop and R&BGlobal11AClassic FMClassical musicGlobal99.9–101.911D / 12A7317210106922GB News RadioNews channelAll Perspectives Ltd.11D / 12AGold RadioOldiesGlobal11D / 12A7220119923Greatest Hits Radio 60s1960s musicBauer Media Group11AGreatest Hits Radio 70s1970s musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AGreatest Hits Radio 80s1980s musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AHeart 70s1970s musicGlobal11D / 12AHeart 80s1980s musicGlobal11D / 12A0110921Heart 90s1990s musicGlobal11D / 12A0138Heart 00s2000s musicGlobal11D / 12AHeart DanceClassic dance musicGlobal11D / 12A0128Heart UKHot adult contemporaryGlobal11D / 12A7287330109918Heart XmasChristmas musicGlobal11D / 12AHits Radio 90s1990s musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AHits Radio 00s2000s musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AHits Radio ChilledSoft adult contemporaryBauer Media Group11AJazz FMJazz and soul musicBauer Media Group11AKerrang! RadioModern rock musicBauer Media Group11AKissPop hits with partial specialist programmingBauer Media Group11D / 12AKisstory"Old skool" dance and hip-hopBauer Media Group11D / 12AKisstory R&BClassic R&B musicBauer Media Group11ALBC NewsRolling newsGlobal11D / 12A0141Magic ChristmasChristmas musicBauer Media Group11D / 12AMagic ClassicalClassical musicBauer Media Group11AMagic MusicalsSongs from musical theatreBauer Media Group11AMagic RadioAdult contemporaryBauer Media Group105.4 106.5 11D / 12AMagic SoulClassic soulBauer Media Group11AMellow MagicMellow and calm musicBauer Media Group11APlanet RockClassic and heavy rockBauer Media Group11ASmooth 80s1980s adult contemporaryGlobal11ASmooth ChillChill-out musicGlobal11D / 12ASmooth RelaxSoft popGlobal11D / 12ASmooth UKSoft adult contemporaryGlobal11D / 12A7187320122916Sunrise RadioAsian music and speechSunrise Radio London Ltd963 972 11ATalkTalk and phone-insNews Broadcasting11ATalksport 2Sports programming and commentariesNews Broadcasting11AUCB 1Christian religious stationUnited Christian Broadcasters11D / 12AUCB 2Christian religious stationUnited Christian Broadcasters11D / 12AVirgin Radio ChilledSoft adult contemporary and acoustic musicNews Broadcasting11AVirgin Radio LegendsGuitar-based classicsNews Broadcasting11ARadio XModern rock musicGlobal104.9 97.7 11D / 12A7230111960Radio X Classic RockClassic rock musicGlobal11A

Semi-national digital stations Stations which are available nationally on satellite, or broadcast on more than one local digital multiplex to achieve near-national coverage:

NameFormatAMDABDAB+SkyAbsolute Radio 70s1970s rock / pop music11B 12A 12D Absolute Radio 00s2000s rock / pop music12A 10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Absolute Radio 10s2010s rock / pop music12A 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D CentreforceDance music12A 10D Classic FM CalmSoft classical music10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12C 12D Fun KidsChildren's10B 10C 10D 11B 12A Fun Kids JuniorChildren's10C 10D Heat RadioHot adult contemporary12A 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Hits Radio PrideHit music aimed at LGBTQ+ people12A 10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Kiss DanceDance music12A 10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Kiss XtraHip-hop and R&B12A 10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Radio Maria UKCatholic religious station11C 11D 12A Nation 60s1960s music12A 12D Nation 70s1970s music10C 10D / 12D 12A 12C 12D Nation 80s1980s music10B 10C 10D 10D / 12D 11B 11C 11D 12A 12C 12D Nation 90s1990s music10B 10C 10D 10D / 12D 11B 11C 12A 12C 12D Panjab RadioPunjabi programming558 10B 11B 12D 11B 0125Smooth CountryCountry music10B 10C 10D 11B 11C 12C 12D Virgin Radio 80s1980s music11B 11D 12A Virgin Radio 90s1990s music11B 11D 12A

Local and regional analogue and digital stations

BBC Local Radio

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

NameLicence areaFMAMDABDAB+Freeview (regional)NotesBBC Radio BerkshireBerkshire, North Hampshire and South Oxfordshire104.4 104.1 95.4 94.6 12D711BBC Radio BristolBristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire94.9 103.6 104.6 11B711BBC Radio CambridgeshireCambridgeshire96.0 95.7 11C 12D 714BBC Radio CornwallCornwall and the Isles of Scilly95.2 96.0 103.9 11B713BBC Radio CumbriaCumbria and Morecambe Bay95.6 95.2 96.1 104.1 104.2 756 837 11B713BBC CWRCoventry and Warwickshire94.8 103.7 104.0 12D711BBC Radio DerbyDerbyshire, East Staffordshire and Lichfield District104.5 95.3 96.0 111610B717BBC Radio DevonDevon and East Cornwall95.7 94.8 95.8 96.0 103.4 104.3 12D 10C 11C 712BBC EssexEssex103.5 95.3 12D716BBC Radio GloucestershireGloucestershire104.7 95.0 95.8 141310C716BBC Radio GuernseyBailiwick of Guernsey93.2 99.0 12A713BBC Hereford & WorcesterHerefordshire and Worcestershire94.7 104.0 104.4 104.6 12A712BBC Radio HumbersideEast Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire95.910D713BBC Radio JerseyJersey88.812A711BBC Radio KentKent and Southend-on-Sea96.7 97.6 104.2 11C711BBC Radio LancashireLancashire95.5 103.9 104.5 12A712BBC Radio LeedsWest Yorkshire92.495.3 102.7 103.9 12D 11B 711BBC Radio LeicesterLeicestershire and Rutland104.911B713BBC Radio LincolnshireLincolnshire94.9104.7 12A714BBC Radio LondonGreater London, Luton and South West Essex94.912A713BBC Radio ManchesterGreater Manchester and North Cheshire95.1104.6 12C711BBC Radio MerseysideMerseyside, West Cheshire, West Lancashire and Flintshire95.810C714BBC Radio NewcastleTyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham95.4 96.0 103.7 104.4 11C711BBC Radio NorfolkNorfolk95.1 95.6 104.4 873 10B711BBC Radio NorthamptonNorthamptonshire104.2 103.6 10C716BBC Radio NottinghamNottinghamshire103.8 95.5 95.1 12C712BBC Radio OxfordOxfordshire95.210B714BBC Radio SheffieldSouth Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire104.1 88.6 94.7 11C716BBC Radio ShropshireShropshire and the Black Country96.0 90.0 95.0 104.1 11B713BBC Radio SolentHampshire, East Dorset and the Isle of Wight96.111C 714BBC Radio Solent (Dorset)Dorset103.8 11B715BBC Radio SomersetSomerset95.5156610B714BBC Radio StokeNorth Staffordshire and South Cheshire94.6 104.1 12D715BBC Radio SuffolkSuffolk95.5 95.9 103.9 104.6 10C712BBC Radio SurreySurrey, North East Hampshire and North Sussex104.0 104.6 10C714BBC Radio SussexSussex95.0 95.1 95.3 104.5 104.8 10B712BBC Radio TeesTees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire95.095.8 11B714BBC Three Counties RadioBedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire90.4 92.1 94.7 95.5 98.0 103.8 104.5 10D712BBC Radio WiltshireWiltshire103.5 103.6 104.3 104.9 11C 10D 713BBC Radio WMWest Midlands95.611C 11B 714BBC Radio YorkNorth Yorkshire103.7 95.5 104.3 10C712

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 areaFMAMDABDAB+FreesatSkyVirginFreeview (regional)NotesBBC Radio ScotlandScotland and North Cumbria92.4–94.781011C 11B 12D 7120114930711BBC Radio ShetlandShetland Islands92.7BBC Radio OrkneyOrkney Islands93.7BBC Radio nan GàidhealScotland103.5–104.911B 11C 11D 7130126934712BBC Radio WalesWales and West Cheshire90.2–96.1103.7–103.9882 12C 10D 10D / 12D 12A 12D 7140115931711BBC Radio CymruWales, Cheshire and Merseyside92–10512C 10D 10D / 12D 12A 12D 7150129 0130 936712BBC Radio Cymru 2Wales and West Cheshire12C 10D 10D / 12D 12A 12D 718 735 0130 0139 913713BBC Radio UlsterNorthern Ireland92.4–94.712D7160116932711BBC Radio FoyleDerry93.112D7170129 0140 933712

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