BBC Radio Frequency Finder

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BBC RADIO 5 LIVE RADIOS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 FM FREQUENCIES
 Digital Multiplexes (98% stereo coverage, ~100% mono)
 FM Transmitters by Region Format: News, Sport and Talk; Based Manchester Area R1 R2 R3 R4
 AM Transmitters by Region United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABm 12B SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
FM and AM transmitter details are also included in the London and South East England AM 909 London & South East England 98.8 89.1 91.3 93.5
frequency-order lists. South East Kent AM 693 London area 98.5 88.8 91.0 93.2
East Sussex Coast AM 693 Purley & Coulsdon, London 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
National Brighton and Worthing area AM 693 Caterham, Surrey 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
South Hampshire and Wight AM 909 Leatherhead area, Surrey 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Radios 1 to 4 are based in London. See tables at end for Bournemouth AM 909 West Surrey & NE Hampshire 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5
details of BBC FM network. Stations broadcast 24 hours a day Devon, Cornwall and Dorset AM 693 Reading 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2
except where stated otherwise. Exeter area AM 909 High Wycombe 99.6 90.0 92.2 94.4
West Cornwall AM 909 Newbury & West Berkshire 97.8 88.2 90.4 92.6

BBC RADIO 1 South Wales and West England

Ceredigion and SW Gwynedd
AM 909
AM 990
West Berkshire & East Wilts
Basingstoke
98.4
99.7
88.9
90.1
91.1
92.3
93.3
94.5
Format: New Music and Contemporary Hit Music with Talk The Midlands AM 693 East Kent 99.5 90.0 92.4 94.4
United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABs 12B Norfolk and Suffolk AM 693 Folkestone area 98.3 88.4 90.6 93.1
United Kingdom (see table) FM 97.1, 97.7 - 99.8 Yorkshire, NW England & Wales AM 909 Hastings 97.7 89.6 91.8 94.2
Satellite 0101/700, DTT 700, Cable 901 South Cumbria & N Lancashire AM 693 Bexhill 99.2 88.2 92.2 94.6
Airdate: 30/9/1967. Shared some programmes with Radio 2 West Cumbria AM 909 Newhaven & Seaford, Sussex 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
until 1982. On AM until 1/7/1994. with a few programmes a North East, Cumbria & Borders AM 693 Brighton and Worthing area 99.7 90.1 92.3 94.5
week also carried on Radio 2 FM from 4/10/1971 to 24/3/1990. Central Scotland AM 909 Central Southern England 98.2 88.5 90.7 92.9
Full-time FM introduced region-by-region From 31/10/1987, Aberdeenshire AM 693 Ventnor, Isle of Wight 99.0 89.4 91.7 93.8
with nearly all of the UK served by autumn 1991. North Scotland AM 693 Salisbury, Wiltshire 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2
Central & East Northern Ireland AM 909 Weymouth, Dorset 99.6 90.0 92.2 94.4
Derry area AM 909 SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
BBC 1 XTRA Fermanagh and South Tyrone AM 693 West Dorset 98.7 89.1 91.3 93.5
AM Reception towards the edge of coverage areas is Lyme Regis, Dorset 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Format: Rhythmic New Music with Talk distorted after dark, particularly on 909. Devon and East Cornwall 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5
United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABs 12B Satellite 0105/705, DTT 705, Cable 905 (all mono) Axminster & Seaton, Devon 99.1 89.5 91.7 93.9
Satellite 0127/701, DTT 701, Cable 907 Airdate: 27/8/1990 as Radio 5, present format from 28/3/1994 Tiverton, Devon 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Airdate: 16/8/2002 Exeter 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA Okehampton, Devon 98.3 88.7 90.9 93.1
BBC RADIO 2 Format: Sport, Based: Manchester Hours: Irregular
North Devon
Combe Martin, Devon
98.1
98.7
88.5
89.1
90.7
91.3
92.9
93.5
Format: Oldies, Adult Contemporary and Mixed Music with United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABm 12B Teignmouth area, Devon 99.0 89.4 91.6 93.8
Talk Satellite 0131/706, DTT 706, Cable 908 (all mono) Torbay 98.4 88.7 90.9 93.1
United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABs 12B Airdate: Pilot 1997, Full service as BBC 5 Live Sports Extra Dartmouth area, Devon 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2
United Kingdom (see table) FM 88.1 - 90.2 2/2/2002. 3/2022: Radio 5 Sports Extra South Devon 99.1 89.5 91.7 93.9
Satellite 0102/702, DTT 702, Cable 902 Ivybridge, Devon 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3
Airdate: 1945 as Light Programme, R2 from 30/9/1967. Also on
AM until 27/8/1990 with separate programmes on FM and AM
BBC 6 MUSIC Plymouth
Bodmin area, Cornwall
98.1
98.4
88.5
88.8
90.7
91.0
92.9
93.2
for a few hours a week from 4/10/1971. Format: Mixed Music West Cornwall 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Based: London and Manchester Isles of Scilly 98.4 88.8 91.0 93.2
Channel Islands 97.1 89.6 91.1 94.8
BBC RADIO 3 United Kingdom (BBC Mux)
Satellite 0120/707, DTT 707 Cable 909
DABs 12B
Bristol area, Somerset and Wiltshire 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3
Airdate: 11/3/2002 Minehead, Somerset 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
Format: Classical Music with, World and Jazz Music and Talk
Chard, Somerset 98.5 88.9 91.1 93.3
United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABs 12B
Weston-super-mare, Somerset 99.0 89.4 91.6 93.8
United Kingdom (see table)
Satellite 0103/703, DTT 703, Cable 903
FM 90.3 - 92.4, 92.6 BBC ASIAN NETWORK Bristol 98.9 89.3 91.5 93.7
Bath 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
Airdate: 9/1946 as Third Programme with Network 3 (later), Format: Asian
Trowbridge area, Wiltshire 97.9 88.3 90.5 92.7
Radio 3 from 30/9/1967. Also on AM until 2/1992 with separate United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABm 12B
Frome, Somerset 98.7 89.1 91.3 93.5
programmes for a few hours a week from 11/1/1971. FM Birmingham area AM 1458
Chippenham, Wiltshire 98.4 88.8 91.0 93.2
coverage in Wales reduced on 24/10/2018 Wolverhampton area AM 828
Calne, Wiltshire 97.8 88.2 90.4 92.6
Leicestershire AM 837
Marlborough area, Wiltshire 99.7 90.1 92.3 94.5
BBC RADIO 4 Peterborough area
Satellite 0119/709, DTT 709, Cable 912
AM 1449
Swindon area 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
Cirencester, Gloucestershire 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5
Format: Talk, News and Entertainment (01:00 - 05:35: relays 01:00 - 05:00: relays BBC South Asian World Service
Chalford & Stroud, Gloucs 98.8 89.2 91.4 93.6
BBC World Service) Airdate: Regional 11/1996, National 28/10/2002
Nailsworth & Stroud, Gloucs 97.8 88.2 90.4 92.6
United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABs/m 12B Gloucester & Cheltenham 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
United Kingdom (see table)
England and Wales
FM 92.5 – 96.1, 103.5 – 104.9
AM 198
BBC WORLD SERVICE RADIO Herefordshire & Gloucester 98.2 88.6 90.8 93.0
Ludlow, Shropshire 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Central and South Scotland AM 198 Format: News, Talk WALES
Northern Scotland AM 198 United Kingdom (BBC Mux) DABm 12B South Wales 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3
Satellite 0104/704, DTT 704, Cable 904 Satellite 0115/711, DTT 710, Cable 906 (all mono) Abergavenny & Usk Valley, S Wales 98.3 88.7 90.9 93.1
Airdate: BBC Radio: 14/11/1922, Home Service: 1/9/1939, Airdate: 1932 as Empire Service Blaenavon & Abersychan, S Wales 98.1 88.5 90.7 92.9
Radio 4 from 30/9/1967 Pontypool & Cwmbran, South Wales 98.8 89.2  104.8
From 9/1/1971 until 31/3/2024, separate programmes were Newbridge area, South Wales 99.1 89.5  93.9
carried on FM and AM for a few hours a week. Abertillery, South Wales 98.6 89.0  93.4
Ebbw Vale & Tredegar, South Wales 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA Rhymney area, South Wales
Aberdare area, South Wales
98.9
98.8
89.3
89.2

91.4
93.7
104.7
Format: Entertainment Ferndale, South Wales 99.2 89.6  94.0
England, Scotland, Wales, N Ireland (BBC Mux) DABm 12B Porth area, South Wales 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
Satellite 0126/708, DTT 708, Cable 910 Rhondda Valley, South Wales 98.4 88.8 91.0 104.3
Airdate: 15/12/2002 as BBC 7. R4 Extra from 2/4/2011 Vale of Neath, South Wales 97.8 88.2  104.8
Croeserw, South Wales 98.6 89.0  103.6
Llangeinor, Pontycymer, South Wales 98.2 88.6  93.0
Ogmore Vale, South Wales 98.8 89.2  93.6
Cwmafan, South Wales 98.1 88.5  92.9
Swansea Valley, South Wales 98.5 88.9 91.1 103.5
Swansea area 99.1 89.5 91.7 94.6
Carmarthenshire 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
Carmarthen 98.5 88.9  95.5
Pembrokeshire 98.9 89.3 91.5 104.9
Ceredigion and SW Gwynedd 98.3 88.7 90.9 104.0
Newcastle Emlyn area, Ceredigion 99.7 90.1  104.4
Lampeter & Teifi Valley, Ceredigion 99.3 89.7  103.7
Machynlleth, Powys 99.0 89.4  103.6
Barmouth area, Gwynedd 97.9 88.3  104.8
Dolgellau, Gwynedd 99.7 90.1  103.6
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Area R1 R2 R3 R4 Area R1 R2 R3 R4
Porthmadog area, Gwynedd 99.0 89.4  104.9 Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire 99.7 90.1 92.3 104.5
Ffestiniog area, Gwynedd 97.7 88.1  103.5 Moray 97.8 88.2 90.4 94.8
Anglesey and North Wales Coast 99.4 89.8 92.0 103.6 Inverness & Moray Firth area 99.2 89.6 91.8 103.6
Deiniolen & Llanberis, Gwynedd 97.7 88.1  104.1 Speyside, Highland 99.4 89.8 92.0 96.1
Conwy & Llandudno, North Wales 98.7 89.1  104.4 Kingussie, Highland 98.7 89.1 91.3 95.7
Colwyn Bay area, North Wales 98.0 88.4  104.6 Thurso & Wick area, Highland 99.7 90.1 92.3 95.6
Betws-y-Coed & Llanrwst, N Wales 97.8 88.2  104.9 Orkney 98.9 89.3 91.5 96.0
NE Wales, Merseyside, W Cheshire 98.5 88.9  93.3 Shetland 97.9 88.3 90.5 94.9
Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, Powys 99.4 89.8  94.2 Isle of Lewis 99.4 89.8 92.0 95.1
Llanfyllin, Powys 98.7 89.1  93.5 Ness of Lewis 97.9 88.3 90.5 96.1
Welshpool, Powys 99.2 89.6  94.0 Ullapool, Highland 97.9 88.3 90.5 96.1
Newtown, Powys 99.7 90.1  94.5 E Lewis, N Skye & W Highland 98.7 89.1 91.3 95.7
Llanidloes, Powys 97.7 88.1  104.8 Skye, Harris, East N & S Uist 98.1 88.5 90.7 94.8
Central Powys 98.7 89.1  103.8 Portree, Skye 97.7 88.1 90.3 96.1
Brecon, Powys 98.5 88.9  104.7 North Uist 97.7 88.1 90.3 95.1
Llyswen area, Powys 99.2 89.6  94.0 South Uist 98.9 89.3 91.5 95.9
Hay on Wye area 99.8 88.1  104.9 Mallaig, Highland 97.7 88.1 90.3 94.7
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ENGLAND Tobermory area, Highland 99.1 89.5 91.7 96.1
Midlands 97.9 88.3 90.5 92.7 Oban area, Highland 98.5 88.9 91.1 95.3
Oxon, Bucks, Berks, S Midlands 99.1 89.5 91.7 93.9 Ballachulish, Highland 97.7 88.1 90.3 94.7
Milton Keynes and West Beds 98.2 88.6 90.8 93.0 Kinlochleven, Highland 99.3 89.7 91.9 95.6
Northampton 98.5 88.9 91.1 93.3 Corran and Onich, Highland 98.3 88.7 90.9 95.1
Cambs, Beds, S Lincs, E Nthnts 99.7 90.1 92.3 94.5 Fort William area, Highland 98.9 89.3 91.5 95.9
Cambridge area 98.5 88.9 91.1 93.3 Fort Augustus area, Highland 98.2 88.6 90.8 95.2
Norfolk and Suffolk 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1 Strachur & Inveraray, Argyll 98.4 88.8 91.0 95.1
North East Essex & South Suffolk 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5 South Knapdale, Argyll 98.9 89.3 91.5 95.6
NORTHERN ENGLAND North Islay 97.7 88.1 90.3 95.7
Lincolnshire & E Yorkshire 98.3 88.8 90.9 93.1 South Islay 98.6 89.0 91.2 94.7
Grantham, Lincolnshire 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5 NORTHERN IRELAND
North West and Yorkshire 98.9 89.3 91.5 93.7 East & Central Northern Ireland 99.7 90.1 92.3 96.0
Buxton, Derbyshire 99.6 90.0 92.2 94.4 Newtownabbey, N Ireland 98.4 88.8 91.0 93.2
Matlock & Bakewell, Derbyshire 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2 Larne, Northern Ireland 98.7 89.1 91.3 103.5
Chesterfield 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4 Ballycastle, Northern Ireland 98.4 88.8 91.0 93.2
Sheffield & Rotherham 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3 North Northern Ireland 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Leeds 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2 Derry area 98.3 88.7 90.9 94.9
Otley & Ilkley area, West Yorks 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 99.0 89.4 91.6 95.6
Bradford 98.1 88.5 90.7 92.9 South East Northern Ireland 98.3 88.7 90.9 104.6
Keighley area, West Yorks 98.5 88.9 91.1 93.3 Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland 97.9 88.3 90.5 103.9
West Halifax 98.3 88.7 90.9 93.1 Kilkeel, Northern Ireland 99.0 89.1 91.6 103.9
Hebden Bridge, West Yorks 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
Todmorden, West Yorks 98.5 88.9 91.1 93.3 Marginal reception of all networks is available outside fully
Walsden, West Yorkshire 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8 covered areas.
Cornholme, West Yorkshire 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Upper Tame Valley, Gt Mancs 99.3 89.8 91.9 94.1
Haslingden area, Lancs 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3
Darwen, Lancashire 99.1 89.5 91.7 93.9
West, South & Central Lancs 98.2 88.6 90.8 93.0
Burnley & Colne Valley, Lancs 97.8 90.2 92.6 94.6
Whalley, Lancashire 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Barnoldswick area, Lancs 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
South Cumbria & NW Lancs 99.6 90.0 92.2 94.4
Windermere & Ambleside, Cumb 97.9 88.3 90.5 92.7
Kendal, Cumbria 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
Wensleydale, North Yorks 97.9 88.3 90.5 92.7
Thirsk & Northallerton area 99.6 90.2 92.2 94.4
Scarborough area, N Yorks 99.5 89.9 92.1 94.3
Whitby, North Yorkshire 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Teeside, S Durham, N Yorks 98.6 89.0 91.2 93.4
North East England 98.1 88.5 90.7 92.9
Weardale, County Durham 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Hexham & Tyne Valley, Nthmb 99.0 89.4 91.6 93.8
West Tyneside, Tyne & Wear 99.4 89.8 92.0 94.2
North Northumberland 99.7 90.1 92.3 94.5
Berwick-upon-Tweed 98.2 88.6 90.8 93.0
North Cumbria & N Isle of Man 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5
Keswick, Cumbria 99.2 89.6 91.8 94.0
Whitehaven area, Cumbria 99.3 89.7 91.9 94.1
Isle of Man 98.0 88.4 90.6 92.8
SCOTLAND
South West Scotland 97.7 88.1 90.3 92.5
Stranraer, D & G 99.3 89.7 91.9 103.6
Wigtown Bay area, D & G 98.3 88.7 90.9 95.3
Border Region 98.7 89.1 91.3 103.9
Eyemouth and Border coast 99.3 89.7 91.9 104.6
Innerleithen, Border 99.1 89.5 91.7 96.1
Peebles, Border region 98.0 88.4 90.6 95.0
Penicuik, Lothian 98.2 88.6 90.8 95.5
Central Scotland 99.5 89.9 92.1 95.8
Ayrshire 99.1 89.5 91.7 104.3
Kirkconnel & Sanquhar, D & G 98.3 88.7 90.9 95.3
Patna & Dalmellington, Ayrshire 97.9 88.3 90.5 94.9
Girvan, Ayrshire 98.5 88.9 91.1 95.3
West Kilbride area, Ayrshire 98.7 89.1 91.3 103.5
Campbeltown, Argyle 98.0 88.4 90.6 95.2
Largs, Rothesay, Clyde Mouth 98.1 88.5 90.7 95.1
Greenock & Firth of Clyde 98.8 89.2 91.4 103.8
Dumbarton & Alexandria 97.9 88.3 90.5 104.1
South West Stirlingshire 98.3 88.7 90.9 104.9
Crieff area, Perthshire 98.9 89.3 91.5 95.3
Perth area 98.6 89.0 91.2 94.6
Dundee, Angus and North Fife 97.9 88.3 90.5 94.9
Blairgowrie & Rattray, Perthshire 99.2 89.6 91.8 95.5
Pitlochry & Aberfeldy, Perthshire 98.8 89.2 91.4 103.9
South East Aberdeenshire 99.0 89.4 91.6 95.9
Aberdeenshire 98.3 88.7 90.9 95.3
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Local and Regional BBC CWR 5  BBC RADIO DERBY

Mixed Format Midlands
7
770 000
Mixed Format Midlands 1 100 000
Local and regional stations transmit 24 hours a day, relaying Coventry and Warwickshire DABs 12D South and Central Derbyshire, SE Staffordshire DABs 10B
Radio 5 Live or the World Service overnight. Coventry & N Warwickshire FM 94.8 Matlock & Bakewell, Derbys FM 95.3
South & Central Warwicks FM 103.7 Buxton FM 96.0
STATION Map reference  Nuneaton, Warwickshire FM 104.0 South Derbyshire & East Staffs FM 104.5
Format Regional Coverage (AM/FM) DTT 719 17/1/1989 (as BBC CWR, became opt-out S Derbyshire & E Staffs AM 1116
Programme sharing information (where relevant) of WM in 1995, separate station, BBC Coventry and DTT 735 29/4/1971
DAB Coverage area DAB channel Warwickshire from 2004, BBC CWR from 3/2020)
FM/AM Coverage area FM/AM Frequency BBC RADIO DEVON 8
Airdate and historical notes
Mixed Format South West 1 030 000
m = mono, s = stereo. FM and DAB+ transmissions are stereo
North and Central Devon DABs 10C
unless indicated otherwise. All AM transmissions are mono
East Devon, Exeter and Torbay DABs 11C
* denotes frequencies previously relayed correponding FM or
Plymouth and South Devon DABs 12D
AM service. Maps show combined DAB/FM/AM coverage
North Devon FM 94.8
within the editorial area
Plymouth area FM 95.7

England Exeter area

Okehampton, Devon
FM 95.8
FM 96.0
Stations in England carry regional programmes at times in the Devon and East Cornwall FM 103.4
evenings and weekends. Torbay FM 104.3
DTT 720 17/1/1983
BBC RADIO BERKSHIRE 1 23
Mixed Format South East 850 000
Berkshire and North Hampshire DABs 12D
Henley & Marlow FM 94.6
East Berkshire FM 95.4
West Berkshire FM 104.1
Reading FM 104.4
DTT 719 21/1/1992 (9/4/1996-14/2/2000 Thames
Valley FM with Radio Oxford) 6

BBC RADIO BRISTOL 2 36

Mixed Format South West 980 000
Bristol and Bath area DABs 11B
Bristol area FM 94.9
Weston-Super-Mare FM 103.6
Bath FM 104.6
DTT 719 4/9/1970 40

BBC RADIO CAMBRIDGESHIRE 3

Mixed Format East 650 000 15 13
South and Central Cambridgeshire DABs 11C
North Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon, S Lincs DABs 12D
North Cambridgeshire FM 95.7
S & Central Cambridgeshire FM 96.0 17
DTT 722 1/5/1982
22
BBC RADIO CORNWALL 4 28
Mixed Format South West 460 000 21
Cornwall DABs 11B 19
East Cornwall & West Devon FM 95.2
Isles of Scilly FM 96.0 26
32
West Cornwall FM 103.9 7
DTT 721 17/1/1983

BBC RADIO CUMBRIA 6

29
Mixed Format North 490 000
South Cumbria and North Lancashire DAB+ 11B 39 24
North and West Cumbria DAB+ 11B
18
Kendal, Cumbria FM 95.2
North Cumbria FM 95.6
3
South Cumbria FM 96.1 25
West Cumbria FM 104.1
Keswick FM 104.1 33
Windemere & Ambleside FM 104.2 5
North Cumbria AM 756 12
South Cumbria AM 837
DTT 721
24/11/1973 (North, R Carlisle until 17/1/1983), 1982 (South, as R 37 9
Furness) 10
27

2 20
1
38
34 15

31 35
30
8

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BBC ESSEX 9  BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE 22  BBC RADIO SUFFOLK 33 

Mixed Format East 1 530 000 Mixed Format North 1 640 000 Mixed Format East 620 000
Most of Essex DABs 12D Merseyside and West Cheshire DABs 10C Suffolk DABs 10C
South East Essex FM 95.3 Merseyside FM 95.8 Lowestoft area, Suffolk FM 95.5
Central and North Essex FM 103.5 DTT 722 22/11/1967 East Suffolk FM 95.9
DTT 734 6/11/1986 South Suffolk FM 103.9
BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE 23  West Suffolk FM 104.6
BBC RADIO GLOUCESTERSHIRE 10  Mixed Format North 1 820 000 DTT 720 12/4/1990
Mixed Format South West 450 000 Tyne and Wear, North Durham, Northumberland DABs 11C
Gloucestershire DABs 10C Tyneside, Durham, S Nthmblnd FM 95.4 BBC RADIO SURREY 34 
Stroud area, Gloucestershire FM 95.0 North Northumberland FM 96.0 Mixed Format South East 1 200 000
Cirencester area, Gloucs FM 95.8 Hexham and Tyne Valley FM 103.7 Shares most programmes with BBC Sussex
Gloucester, Cheltenham area FM 104.7 West Tyneside, Tyne & Wear FM 104.4 Surrey, North East Hampshire, South London DABs 10C
West Gloucestershire AM 1413 DTT 719 2/1/1971 North Sussex & East Surrey FM 104.0
DTT 735 3/10/1988 (BBC Radio Sunderland (opt-out Mon-Fri 06-1400) ran from W Surrey & NE Hampshire FM 104.6
18/1/2021 to 1/4/2021 on DAB). DTT 722
BBC HEREFORD AND WORCESTER 12  10/1983 (R Sussex in E Surrey) 14/11/1991 (R Surrey on 104.6)
Mixed Format Midlands 600 000 BBC RADIO NORFOLK 24  8/1994 Southern Counties Radio. BBC Surrey from 30/3/2009
Herefordshire and Worcestershire DABs 12A Mixed Format East 765 000
Herefordshire FM 94.7 East Norfolk DABs 10B BBC RADIO SUSSEX 35 
Worcestershire FM 104.0 Kings Lynn area DAB+ 9C Mixed Format South East 1 000 000
Redditch area FM 104.4 East Norfolk FM 95.1 Shares most programmes with BBC Surrey
Kidderminster area FM 104.6 North Norfolk FM 95.6 Sussex DABs 10B
DTT 720 14/2/1989 West Norfolk FM 104.4 Newhaven & Seaford FM 95.0
West Norfolk AM 873 Horsham FM 95.1
BBC RADIO HUMBERSIDE 13  DTT 719 11/9/1980 Brighton and Worthing area FM 95.3
Mixed Format North 850 000 East Sussex FM 104.5
East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire D FM ABs 11B BBC RADIO NORTHAMPTON 25  West Sussex FM 104.8
East Yorkshire & North Lincs 95.9 Mixed Format East 570 000 DTT 720
DTT 721 25/2/1971 Northamptonshire DABs 10C 14/2/1968 (R Brighton, Brighton area only) 10/1983 (R Sussex,
East Northamptonshire FM 103.6 extended to E & N Sussex)) 8/1994 (as Southern Counties, with
BBC RADIO KENT 15  Northamptonshire FM 104.2 addition of 104.8). BBC Sussex from 30/3/2009
Mixed Format South East 1 520 000 DTT 734 16/6/1982
BBC RADIO TEES 36 
Kent and Eastern London DABs 11C
North and West Kent FM 96.7 BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM 26  Mixed Format North 760 000
Folkestone area FM 97.6 Mixed Format Midlands 800 000 Tees Valley and County Durham DABs 11B
East Kent FM 104.2 South and Central Nottinghamshire DABs 12C Teeside, Durham, N N Yorks FM 95.0
DTT 719 Newark and East Notts FM 95.1 Whitby, North Yorkshire FM 95.8
18/12/1970 (as R Medway covering W Kent only until 1984) Central Nottinghamshire FM 95.5 DTT 722
South Nottinghamshire FM 103.8 31/12/1970 (as Radio Teeside, Radio Cleveland from 1974
BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE 15  DTT 720 31/1/1968 until 8/2007)
Mixed Format North 1 390 000
Central and East Lancashire DABs 12A BBC RADIO OXFORD 27  BBC THREE COUNTIES RADIO 37 
East and Central Lancashire FM 95.5 Mixed Format South East 580 000 Mixed Format East 1 490 000
West, South & Central Lancs FM 103.9 Oxfordshire DABs 10B Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire DABs 10D
North Lancashire FM 104.5 Oxfordshire FM 95.2 South East Hertfordshire FM 90.4
DTT 720 DTT 722 29/10/1970 (9/4/1996-14/2/2000 Thames West Hertfordshire FM 92.1
24/1/1971 (as Radio Blackburn, R Lancashire from 1984) Valley FM with Radio Berkshire) Aylesbury area FM 94.7
Bedfordshire and North Herts FM 95.5
BBC RADIO LEEDS 17  BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 28  High Wycombe area FM 98.0
Mixed Format North 2 070 000 Mixed Format North 1 570 000 S Beds, NW & C Herts, E Bucks FM 103.8
Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABs 12D South Yorkshire, North Notts, Chesterfield DABs 11C Milton Keynes area FM 104.5
Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees Districts DABs 11B Sheffield and Rotherham FM 88.6 DTT 720
West Yorkshire FM 92.4 Chesterfield FM 94.7 24/6/1985 (as Radio Bedfordshire, 3 Counties from 5/4/1993)
Otley & Ilkley area, West Yorks FM 95.3 South Yorkshire & North Notts FM 104.1
BBC RADIO WILTSHIRE 38 
West Halifax FM 95.3 DTT 734 15/11/1967.
Keighley area, West Yorks FM 102.7 Mixed Format South West 530 000
Leeds FM 103.9 BBC RADIO SHROPSHIRE 29  Swindon area DABs 11C
DTT 719 24/6/1968. Mixed Format Midlands 410 000 West Wiltshire and Bath DABs 10D
(BBC Radio Bradford (opt-out Mon-Fri 06-1400) ran from Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Black Country DABs 11B Salisbury area DAB+ 8A
7/12/2020 on AM and 4/1/2021 on DAB until 31/3/2021). Church Stretton, Shropshire FM 90.0 South Wiltshire FM 103.5
Ludlow, Shropshire FM 95.0 Swindon area FM 103.6
BBC RADIO LEICESTER 18  Shropshire FM 96.0 West Wiltshire FM 104.3
Mixed Format Midlands 850 000 South West Shropshire FM 104.1 Marlborough area, Wilts FM 104.9
Leicestershire DABs 11B DTT 720 23/4/1985 DTT 721
Leicestershire FM 104.9 4/4/1989 (as WIltshire Sound, R WIltshire from 11/11/2002) 103.6
DTT 721 BBC RADIO SOLENT 30  opted out as Radio Swindon from 2002 to 2012.
8/11/1967 (first BBC local radio station) Mixed Format South East 1 720 000 BBC RADIO WM 39 
South Hampshire and Isle of Wight DABs 11C
BBC RADIO LINCOLNSHIRE 19  East, South and Central Dorset (D) DABs 11B Mixed Format Midlands 2 690 000
Mixed Format Midlands 590 000 S Hampshire, E Dorset & Wight FM 96.1 Birmingham area, West Midlands, SE Staffs DABs 11C
Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and Hull DABs 12A Dorchester and Weymouth (D) FM 103.8 Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Black Country DABs 11B
Lincolnshire FM 94.9 DTT 722 (Main), 726 (Dorset) West Midlands FM 95.6
Grantham, Lincolnshire FM 104.7 31/12/1970 (103.8: 1993 as an opt-out of R Devon until 1996) DTT 722
DTT 722 11/11/1980 D: Opts out Mon-Fri 0630-0900, Sat 0800-1100 + news & info 9/11/1970 (R Birmingham, R WM from 1982)
(BBC Radio Wolverhampton (opt-out Mon-Fri 06-1400) ran
BBC RADIO LONDON 20  BBC SOMERSET 31  from 15/1/2021 to 1/4/2021 on DAB).
Mixed Format 7 440 000 Mixed Format South West 420 000 BBC RADIO YORK 40 
London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mux 2) DABs 12A Somerset DABs 10B
London area FM 94.9 Somerset FM 95.5 Mixed Format North 650 000
Satellite 0135/718, DTT 721 Somerset AM 1566 York and North Yorkshire DABs 10C
6/10/1970 as Radio London. Greater London Radio from DTT 722 11/4/1988: Somerset Sound on AM only, Scarborough area FM 95.5
9/1988. BBC London Live from 27/3/2000. BBC London from replacing R Bristol. 3/12/2007: FM added; BBC Somerset. Central & S North Yorkshire FM 103.7
1/10/2001 Shared some programmes with R Bristol until 2020 Thirsk & Northallerton area FM 104.3
DTT 720 4/7/1983
BBC RADIO MANCHESTER 21  BBC RADIO STOKE 32 
Mixed Format Midlands 670 000
Mixed Format North 3 160 000
Stoke-on-Trent, West Staffordshire, South Cheshire DABs 12D
Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABs 12C
Stoke-on-Trent area FM 94.6
Greater Manchester, Cheshire FM 95.1
Stafford FM 104.1
Upper Tame Valley FM 104.6
DTT 726 14/3/1968
DTT 719 10/9/1970 (Greater Manchester Radio
from 20/10/1988 to 3/4/2006)
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Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND R1  BBC RADIO WALES R3 
Mixed Format 5 100 000 Mixed Format 2 600 000
Relays World Service overnight Cardiff, Newport and South East Wales DABs 12C
News is divided into 7 regions, see table. AM frequencies Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire DABs 12A
carry separate programmes for a few hours each week. Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea DABs 12D R5F
Ayrshire DABs 11B North East Wales, West Cheshire and Merseyside DABs 10D
Glasgow, Clydeside, Lanarkshire, Stirling, Falkirk DABs 11C Conwy and Denbighshire Coast DABs 12D R5
Edinburgh, Lothian and South Fife DABs 12D Gwynedd and Anglesey DABs 10D
Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABs 11B Wales (see table) FM 90.2-92.3, 93.9, 94.7-96.1, 103.9
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire DABs 11C South Wales AM 882
Inverness area DABs 12D Satellite 0117/714, DTT 719, Cable 931
Scotland (see table) FM 92.5 - 94.7 Airdate: 23/11/78 (previously an opt-out of Radio 4) On AM
Central and South Scotland AM 810 only (except Gwent) until 1999 (Cardiff, Swansea, Carms, NW
Northern Scotland AM 810 Wales, Wrexham), 2001 (Pembs & Ceredigion), 2002 (Some S
Satellite 0116/712, DTT 719, Cable 930 Wales Valleys), 2011 (SE Wales), 2018 (elsewhere). AM
Airdate: 23/11/1978 (previously an opt-out of Radio 4) coverage reduced 3/2020 and 23/6/2021

BBC RADIO NAN GAIDHEAL R2  BBC RADIO CYMRU R4 

Gaelic 4 300 000 Welsh 2 600 000
Part-time: Relays Radio Scotland AM at other times South Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, Gwent DABm 12C
Ayrshire DABs 11B West Glamorgan and SW Carmarthenshire DABm 12A
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Central Scotland DAB 11D s Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea DABm 12D BBC RADIO ULSTER R5 
Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABs 11B North East Wales, West Cheshire and Merseyside DABm 10D Mixed Format 1 430 000
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire DABs 11C Conwy county DABm 12D Northern Ireland DABs 12D
Inverness area DABs 12D Gwynedd and Anglesey DABm 10D Cent & East Northern Ireland FM 94.5
North and Central Scotland (see table) FM 103.5 - 104.9 Wales (see table) FM 92.4 - 94.5, 95.7, 96.1, 96.8, 103.5 - 104.9 Newtownabbey, N Ireland FM 95.3
Satellite 0129/713, DTT 720, Cable 936 Satellite 0135 (Wales) /0136 (UK) /715, DTT 720, Cable 934 Larne, Northern Ireland FM 93.5
Airdate: 1987 (Gaelic programmes previously on R Scotland) Airdate: 1/1977 (previously an opt-out of Radio 4) Ballycastle, Northern Ireland FM 95.1
North Northern Ireland FM 95.4
R SCOTLAND AND R NAN GAIDHEAL FM FREQUENCIES BBC RADIO CYMRU 2 Fermanagh and South Tyrone FM 93.8
Area Region RSc RNG Welsh (opts out of R Cymru, generally 0700-1000) South East Northern Ireland FM 93.1
South West Scotland South West 94.7 South Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, Gwent DABm 12C Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland FM 92.7
Stranraer, D & G South West 94.1 West Glamorgan and SW Carmarthenshire DABm 12A Kilkeel, Northern Ireland FM 93.8
Wigtown Bay area, D & G South West 93.1 Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea DABm 12D Satellite 0118/716, DTT 719, Cable 932
Border Region Border 93.5 North East Wales, West Cheshire and Merseyside DABm 10D Airdate: 1/1/1975 (previously an opt-out of Radio 4)
Eyemouth and Border coast Border 94.1 Conwy county DABm 12D
Innerleithen, Border Border 93.9 Gwynedd and Anglesey DABm 10D BBC RADIO FOYLE R5F 
Peebles, Border region Border 92.8 Airdate: 29/1/2018 Satellite 0136 (Wales)/ 0153(UK) /735,
Penicuik, Lothian Central 93.0 104.4 Mixed Format 100 000
DTT 721, Cable 913 Opt out of Radio Ulster
Central Scotland Central 94.3
Northern Ireland DABs 12D
Glasgow and Clydeside area 104.7 R CYMRU AND R WALES FM FREQUENCIES RC RW
Lothian and Fife 104.1 Derry area FM 93.1
South Wales 96.8 103.9
Ayrshire Central 93.9 DAB: Northern Ireland multiplex
South Gwent  95.9
Kirkconnel & Sanquhar, D & G Central 93.1 Satellite 0135 (NI)/ 0154(UK)/ 717, DTT 720
Abergavenny & Usk Valley, South Wales 103.5 95.2
Patna & Dalmellington, Ayrshire Central 92.7 Airdate: 1983 (transmitters previously carried R Ulster only)
Blaenavon & Abersychan, South Wales 104.1 95.1
Girvan, Ayrshire Central 93.3 Pontypool & Cwmbran, South Wales 93.6 91.4
West Kilbride area, Ayrshire Central 93.5 Newbridge area, South Wales 94.7 91.7
Campbeltown, Argyle
Largs, Rothesay, Clyde Mouth
Central
Central
92.8
92.9 104.0
Abertillery, South Wales 104.3 91.2 Channel Islands
Ebbw Vale & Tredegar, South Wales 104.6 95.0
Greenock & Firth of Clyde Central 93.6 Rhymney area, South Wales 104.9 91.5
Dumbarton & Alexandria Central 92.7 Merthy Tydfil area, South Wales  96.1
South West Stirlingshire Central 93.1 Aberdare area, South Wales 93.6 95.8
Crieff area, Perthshire Central 93.7 Ferndale, South Wales 104.9 91.8 11
Perth area Central 93.4 104.5 Porth area, South Wales 104.5 94.6
Dundee, Angus and North Fife Central 92.7 103.7 Rhondda Valley, South Wales 93.2 94.8
Blairgowrie & Rattray, Perthshire Central 94.0 Vale of Neath, South Wales 92.6 90.4
Pitlochry & Aberfeldy, Perthshire Central 93.6 Croeserw, South Wales 93.4 91.2
Blair Atholl, Perthshire Central 93.1 Llangeinor, Pontycymer, South Wales 104.6 90.8
Dalnacardoch, Perthshire Central 94.2 Ogmore Vale, South Wales 95.0 91.4
South East Aberdeenshire Aberdeen 93.8 14
Cwmafan, South Wales 104.5 90.7
Aberdeenshire Aberdeen 93.1 104.2 Swansea Valley, South Wales 93.3 95.5
Dee Valley, Aberdeenshire Aberdeen 94.5 Swansea area 104.2 93.9
Moray Highland 92.6 Carmarthenshire 104.6 95.1
Inverness & Moray Firth area Highland 94.0 104.9 Carmarthen 93.3 91.1 BBC RADIO GUERNSEY 11 
Speyside, Highland Highland 94.6 104.7 Pembrokeshire 93.7 95.9 Mixed Format South West 50 000
Kingussie, Highland Highland 93.5 104.0 Ceredigion and SW Gwynedd 93.1 95.3 Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark DAB+ 12A
Crubenmore & Dalwhinnie, Hlnd Highland 93.0 Newcastle Emlyn area, Ceredigion 94.5 92.3 Guernsey and Sark FM 93.2
Thurso & Wick area, Highland Highland 94.5 104.5 Lampeter & Teifi Valley, Ceredigion 94.1 91.9 Alderney FM 99.0
Orkney Orkney 93.7 Machynlleth, Powys 93.8 91.6 DTT 721 16/3/1982
Shetland Shetland 92.7 Barmouth area, Gwynedd 92.7 90.5
Isle of Lewis Highland 94.2 104.3 Dolgellau, Gwynedd 94.5 92.3 BBC GUERNSEY XTRA
Ness of Lewis Highland 92.7 104.9 Porthmadog area, Gwynedd 93.8 91.6 Opts out of R Guernsey with Guernsey parliament 50 000
Ullapool, Highland Highland 92.7 104.9 Ffestiniog area, Gwynedd 92.5 90.3 Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark DAB+m 12A
E Lewis, N Skye & W Highland Highland 93.5 103.9 Anglesey and North Wales Coast 94.2 94.8 Guernsey, Alderney and Sark AM 1116
Skye, Harris, East N & S Uist Highland 92.9 104.7 Deiniolen & Llanberis, Gwynedd 92.5 90.3 1/8/2021 as BBC Guernsey Xtra; previously an AM opt-out of R
Portree, Skye Highland 92.5 104.3 Conwy & Llandudno, North Wales 93.5 91.3 Guernsey
North Uist Highland 92.5 103.7 Colywyn Bay area, North Wales 92.8 90.6
South Uist Highland 93.7 104.2 Betws-y-Coed & Llanrwst, North Wales 92.6 90.4 BBC RADIO JERSEY 14 
Mallaig, Highland Highland 92.5 104.3 NE Wales, Merseyside, W Cheshire 104.3 91.1 Mixed Format South West 80 000
Tobermory area, Highland Highland 93.9 103.5 Wrexham area  95.4 Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark DAB+ 12A
Oban area, Highland Highland 93.3 104.6 Deeside, North Wales 104.7  Jersey FM 88.8
Ballachulish, Highland Highland 92.5 103.7 Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, Cl 103.8 92.0 DTT 719 15/3/1982
Kinlochleven, Highland Highland 94.1 104.4 Llanfyllin, Powys 95.7 91.3
Corran and Onich, Highland Highland 93.1 104.9 Welshpool, Powys 103.6 91.8 BBC JERSEY XTRA
Fort William area, Highland Highland 93.7 104.2 Newtown, Powys 96.1 92.3
Fort Augustus area, Highland Highland 93.0 104.7 Opts out of R Jersey with Jersey parliament & R5 Live 80 000
Llanidloes, Powys 92.5 90.3
Strachur & Inveraray, Argyll Central 93.2 104.2 Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark DAB+m 12A
Central Powys 93.5 91.3
South Knapdale, Argyll Central 93.7 103.7 Jersey AM 1026
Brecon, Powys 93.3 91.1
North Islay (mono) Highland 92.5 103.6 1/8/2021 as BBC Jersey Xtra; previously an AM opt-out of R
Llyswen area, Powys 104.4 91.8
South Islay (mono) Highland 93.4 104.9 Guernsey
Hay on Wye area 92.4 90.2