List of BBC radio stations
Appearance
This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.
List of national radio stations
[edit]All stations are available via BBC Sounds and online platforms.
Logo | Name and launch date | Format | AM kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview Freesat |
Sky | Virgin Media |
Former frequencies since 1967 |
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BBC Radio 1 1 August 1967 |
Contemporary hit music | — | 97.1–99.7 | 12B | 700 | 0101 | 901 |
| |
BBC Radio 1 Dance 9 October 2020 |
Electronic dance music | — | — | (12B future) | — | — | — | — | |
BBC Radio 1Xtra 16 August 2002 |
Black contemporary music | — | — | 12B | 701 | 0127 | 907 | — | |
BBC Radio 2 1 August 1967 BBC Light Programme • 1945–1967 BBC National Programme • 1930–1939 |
Adult contemporary music | — | 88.1–90.2 | 12B | 702 | 0102 | 902 | ||
BBC Radio 3 1 August 1967 BBC Third Programme • 1946–1967 |
Classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama | — | 90.2–92.6 | 12B | 703 | 0103 | 903 |
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BBC Radio 4 1 August 1967 BBC Home Service • 1939–1967 BBC Regional Programme • 1930–1939 |
Spoken-word programming | LW 198 |
92.5–96.1 103.5–104.9 |
12B | 704 | 0104 | 904 |
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BBC Radio 4 Extra 2 April 2011 BBC 7 • 2002–2011 |
Archive programming | — | — | 12B | 708 | 0126 | 910 | — | |
BBC Radio 5 Live 28 March 1994 BBC Radio 5 • 1990–1994 |
News, current affairs, discussion and sport | MW 693 909 990 (Wales) |
— | 12B | 705 | 0105 | 905 | — | |
Also on BBC Local Radio stations, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Ulster overnight | |||||||||
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 February 2002 |
Additional sports coverage | — | — | 12B | 706 | 0131 | 908 | — | |
BBC Radio 6 Music 11 March 2002 |
Alternative music | — | — | 12B | 707 | 0120 | 909 | — | |
BBC Asian Network 4 November 1996 |
Station for the British Asian community | MW 828 837 1449 1458 |
— | 12B | 709 | 0109 | 912 | — | |
BBC World Service 19 December 1932 |
International radio station for news and current affairs | — | — | 12B | 710[2] 711[3] |
0115[4] | 906[5] | MW 648 kHz (1978–2011) | |
Also on Radio 4 and Radio Cymru overnight Available worldwide on various other platforms |
List of regional radio stations
[edit]Channels numbers below are valid within the relevant region. Outside each region, channel numbers may differ, or may not be available, dependent on platform.
Logo | Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview Freesat |
Sky | Virgin Media |
Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Scotland 23 November 1978 |
National radio station for Scotland | MW 810 |
92.5–94.7 | 11B 11C 12D |
719 712 |
0116 | 930 | MW 585 kHz (1978-2020) | |
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal 1 October 1985 |
Scottish Gaelic language radio station | — | 103.5–105 | 11B 11C 11D |
720 713 |
0129 | 934 | MW 990 kHz (1981-2015)[6] | |
BBC Radio Orkney 9 May 1977 |
Part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland | — | 92.7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
BBC Radio Shetland 9 May 1977 |
Part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland | — | 93.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Logo | Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview Freesat |
Sky | Virgin Media |
Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Wales[note 1][7] 13 November 1978 |
National radio station for Wales | MW 882 |
90.2–92.3 93.9–96.1 103.9 |
10D 12A 12D |
719 714 |
0117 | 931 | MW 657 kHz (1978-2020) MW 1125 kHz (1985-2020) | |
BBC Radio Cymru 3 January 1977 |
Welsh language radio station | — | 92.4–96.8 103.5–104.9 |
10D 12A 12D |
720 715 |
0135 | 936 | — | |
BBC Radio Cymru 2 29 January 2018 |
Part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out from Radio Cymru | — | — | 10D 12A 12D |
721 735 |
0136 | 913 | — |
Logo | Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview Freesat |
Sky | Virgin Media |
Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Ulster 1 January 1975 |
National radio station for Northern Ireland | — | 92–95 | 12D | 719 716 |
0118 | 932 | MW 873 kHz (1982-2021)[8] MW 1341 kHz (1975-2021) | |
BBC Radio Foyle 11 September 1979 |
Part-time radio station for County Londonderry which opts out of Radio Ulster | — | 93.1 | 12D | 720 717 |
0135 | 933 | MW 792 kHz (1978-2021) |
List of BBC Local Radio stations in England
[edit]Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 1 May 1982 |
Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | — | 95.7 96.0 |
11C 12D |
722 |
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BBC Essex 5 November 1986 |
Essex | Chelmsford | — | 95.3 103.5 |
12D | 734 |
| |
BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980 |
Norfolk | Norwich | 873 | 95.1 95.6 104.4 |
10B | 719 |
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BBC Radio Northampton 16 June 1982 |
Northamptonshire | Northampton | — | 104.2 103.6 |
10C | 734 | MW 1107 kHz (until 1992) | |
BBC Radio Suffolk 12 April 1990 |
Suffolk | Ipswich | — | 95.9 103.9 104.6 95.5 |
10C | 720 | — | |
BBC Three Counties Radio 24 June 1985 (as BBC Radio Bedfordshire) |
Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire |
Dunstable | — | 90.4 92.1 94.7 95.5 98.0 103.8 104.5 |
10D | 720 | — |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Derby 29 April 1971 |
Derbyshire East Staffordshire |
Derby | 1116 | 104.5 95.3 96.0 |
10B | 735 | — | |
BBC Radio Leicester 8 November 1967 |
Leicestershire Rutland |
Leicester | — | 104.9 | 11B | 721 | MW 837 kHz (until 1996)[note 2] | |
BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968 |
Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | — | 103.8 95.5 95.1 |
12C | 720 |
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Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview Freesat |
Sky | Virgin Media |
Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio London 6 October 1970 |
Greater London | London | — | 94.9 | 12A | 721 718 |
0135 | 937 |
|
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Cumbria 24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle) |
Cumbria | Carlisle | 756 837 |
95.6 96.1 95.2 104.1 104.2 |
11B | 721 | MW 1458 kHz (until 2020) | |
BBC Radio Newcastle 2 January 1971 |
Tyne and Wear Northumberland Northern County Durham |
Newcastle upon Tyne | — | 95.4 96.0 103.7 104.4 |
11C | 719 | MW 1458 kHz (until 26 February 2020) | |
BBC Radio Tees 31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside) |
Northern North Yorkshire Southern County Durham |
Middlesbrough | — | 95.0 95.8 |
11B | 722 | FM 96.6 MHz |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Lancashire 26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn) |
Lancashire | Blackburn | — | 95.5 103.9 104.5 |
12A | 720 |
| |
BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970 |
Greater Manchester Northeastern Cheshire Northwestern Derbyshire |
Salford | — | 95.1 104.6 |
12C | 719 |
| |
BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967 |
Merseyside Northwestern Cheshire West Lancashire |
Liverpool | — | 95.8 | 10C | 722 | MW 1485 kHz (until March 2020) |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Berkshire 21 January 1992 |
Berkshire Northern Hampshire Parts of Buckinghamshire Parts of southern Oxfordshire |
Reading | — | 104.1 104.4 95.4 94.6 |
12D | 719 | — | |
BBC Radio Oxford 29 October 1970 |
Oxfordshire | Oxford | — | 95.2 | 10B | 722 | MW 1485 kHz (until April 1992) | |
BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 |
Hampshire Isle of Wight Eastern Dorset |
Southampton | — | 96.1 | 11C | 722 |
| |
Central and western Dorset (opt-out) | Dorchester | — | 103.8 | 11B | 726 |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Kent 18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway) |
Kent | Royal Tunbridge Wells | — | 96.7 97.6 104.2 |
11C | 719 |
| |
BBC Radio Surrey 14 November 1991 |
Surrey Northeastern Hampshire Northern West Sussex |
Guildford | — | 104.0 104.6 |
10C | 722 | MW 1368 kHz (until 3 January 2018) | |
BBC Radio Sussex 14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton) |
East Sussex West Sussex |
Brighton | — | 95.0 95.1 95.3 104.5 104.8 |
10B | 720 |
|
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Cornwall 17 January 1983 |
Cornwall | Truro | — | 95.2 96.0 103.9 |
11B | 721 |
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BBC Radio Devon 17 January 1983 |
Devon | Plymouth | — | 103.4 94.8 95.7 95.8 96.0 104.3 |
11C 10C 12D |
720 |
| |
BBC Radio Guernsey 16 March 1982 |
Bailiwick of Guernsey | St Sampson St Peter Port |
1116 | 93.2 99.0 |
12A(+) | 721 | — | |
BBC Radio Jersey 15 March 1982 |
Jersey | Saint Helier | 1026 | 88.8 | 12A(+) | 719 | — | |
BBC Radio Somerset 11 April 1988 (as BBC Somerset Sound) |
Somerset | Taunton | 1566 | 95.5 | 10B | 722 | MW 1323 kHz (until 2002) |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Bristol 4 September 1970 |
Bath Bristol South Gloucestershire North Somerset North East Somerset |
Bath Bristol |
— | 94.9 104.6 103.6 |
11B | 719 |
| |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire 3 October 1988 |
Gloucestershire | Gloucester | 1413 | 104.7 95.0 95.8 |
10C | 735 | MW 603 kHz (until 1992)[9] | |
BBC Radio Wiltshire 4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound) |
Wiltshire | Swindon | — | 103.6 103.5 104.3 104.9 |
10D 11C |
721 | — |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC CWR 17 January 1990 (original) 3 September 2005 (relaunch) |
Coventry Warwickshire |
Coventry | — | 94.8 103.7 104.0 |
12D | 719 | — | |
BBC Hereford & Worcester 14 February 1989 |
Herefordshire Kings Norton Worcestershire |
Worcester | — | 94.7 104.0 104.4 104.6 |
12A | 720 |
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BBC Radio Shropshire 23 April 1985 |
Shropshire | Shrewsbury | — | 96.0 95.0 90.0 104.1 |
11B | 721 | MW 1584 kHz (until 2003) | |
BBC Radio Stoke 14 March 1968 (as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent) |
Northern and mid-Staffordshire Southern Cheshire |
Stoke-on-Trent | — | 94.6 104.1 |
12D | 726 | MW 1503 kHz (1974 - 23 May 2021[10]) | |
BBC Radio WM 9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham) |
Birmingham The Black Country Solihull Southern Staffordshire |
Birmingham | — | 95.6 | 11B 11C |
722 |
Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Leeds 24 June 1968 |
West Yorkshire | Leeds | — | 92.4 95.3 102.7 103.9 |
12D 11B |
719 |
| |
BBC Radio Sheffield 15 November 1967 |
South Yorkshire Northern Derbyshire |
Sheffield | — | 104.1 88.6 94.7 |
11C | 734 |
| |
BBC Radio York 4 July 1983 |
North Yorkshire | York | — | 95.5 103.7 104.3 |
10C | 720 |
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Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz |
FM MHz |
DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
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BBC Radio Humberside 25 February 1971 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Northern Lincolnshire |
Hull | — | 95.9 | 10D | 721 |
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BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980 |
Lincolnshire | Lincoln | — | 94.9 104.7 |
12A | 722 | MW 1368 kHz (until 15 January 2018) |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- BBC Radio at BBC Online
- List of BBC radio stations at BBC Online
- BBC radio frequencies at BBC Online
References
[edit]- ^ "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "TV Guide". www.freeview.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Channels List and On-Demand Players | Freesat". www.freesat.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "All of the free TV channels on Sky in the UK". UK Free TV. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Virgin TV Channel guide". Virgin Media. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "mb21 - Transmitter Information - Radio Nan Gaidheal". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Radio Wales Extra - Listen Live - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "mb21 - Transmitter Information - Radio Ulster". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ An AM opt out station exists as BBC Radio Wales Extra, which is also available on BBC Sounds.
- ^ a b c d This frequency stopped broadcasting and was transferred to the BBC Asian Network in 1996.
- ^ changed to 873 kHz in 1982
- ^ now transmitting Lyca Radio
- ^ A short lived service called 'WM Heartlands' operated on this frequency between 1989 and 1991.
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