List of BBC radio stations

This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

List of national radio stations

All stations are available via BBC Sounds and online platforms.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width="100%"

! Logo

! width="200pt"|Name

! width="145pt"|Format

! AM

! FM

! DAB

! FreeviewFreesat

! Sky

! Virgin Media

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 1

| Youth-orientated music

| —

| 97.1–99.7

| 12B

| 700

| 0101

| 901

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 1 Anthems

| Nostalgic and classic popular music

| —

| 12B

| —

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 1 Dance

| Electronic dance music

| —

| 12B

| —

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 1Xtra

| Black contemporary music

| —

| 12B

| 701

| 0127

| 907

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 2

| Adult-orientated music

| —

| 88.1–90.2

| 12B

| 702

| 0102

| 902

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 3

|Classical, jazz and world music and culture

| —

| 90.2–92.6

| 12B

| 703

| 0103

| 903

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 3 Unwind

| Classical and meditation music

| —

| 12B

| —

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 4

| Spoken-word programming

| LW 198

(until 26 September 2026)

| 92.5–96.1

| 12B

| 704

| 0104

| 904

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 4 Extra

| Archive programming

| —

| 12B

| 708

| 0126

| 910

| align=left rowspan=2|x50px

| rowspan=2|BBC Radio 5 Live

| rowspan=2|News, current affairs, discussion and sport

| MW 693 909 990

| —

| 12B

| 705

| 0105

| 905

| colspan=6|Also on BBC Local Radio, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Ulster overnight

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

| Additional sports coverage

| —

| 12B

| 706

| 0131

| 908

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Radio 6 Music

| Alternative music

| —

| 12B

| 707

| 0120

| 909

| align=left|x50px

| BBC Asian Network

| Station for the British Asian community

| MW 828 837 1449 1458

| —

| 12B

| 709

| 0109

| 912

| rowspan=2|x150px

| rowspan=2|BBC World Service

| rowspan=2|International radio station for news and current affairs

| —

| 12B

| 710711

| 0115

| 906

|colspan=6|Also on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Cymru overnight Available worldwide on various other platforms

List of regional radio stations

Channels numbers below are valid within the relevant region. Outside each region, channel numbers may differ, or may not be available, dependent on platform.

Scotland

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC Scotland

! width="155pt" | Logo

! width="170pt" | Name

! width="250pt" | Description

! AM

! FM

! DAB

! FreeviewFreesat

! Sky

! Virgin Media

| x40px

| BBC Radio Scotland

| National radio station for Scotland

| MW 810

| 92.5–94.7

| 11B 11C 12D

| 719712

| 0116

| 930

| x48px

| BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

| Scottish Gaelic language radio station

| —

| 11B 11C 11D

| 720713

| 0129

| 934

| x40px

| BBC Radio Orkney

| Part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland

| —

| 93.7

| —

| x40px

| BBC Radio Shetland

| Part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland

| —

| 92.7

| —

Wales

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC Cymru Wales

! width="155pt" | Logo

! width="170pt" | Name

! width="250pt" | Description

! AM

! FM

! DAB

! FreeviewFreesat

! Sky

! Virgin Media

| x40px

| BBC Radio Wales

| National radio station for Wales

| MW 882

| 90.2–92.3 93.9–96.1 103.9

| 10D 12A 12D

| 719714

| 0117

| 931

| x40px

| BBC Radio Cymru

| Welsh language radio station

| —

| 92.4–96.8

| 10D 12A 12D

| 720715

| 0135

| 936

| x40px

| BBC Radio Cymru 2

| Part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out from Radio Cymru

| —

| 10D 12A 12D

| 721735

| 0136

| 913

Northern Ireland

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC Northern Ireland

! width="155pt" | Logo

! width="170pt" | Name

! width="250pt" | Description

! AM

! FM

! DAB

! FreeviewFreesat

! Sky

! Virgin Media

| x40px

| BBC Radio Ulster

| National radio station for Northern Ireland

| —

| 12D

| 719716

| 0118

| 932

| x40px

| BBC Radio Foyle

| Part-time radio station for County Londonderry which opts out of Radio Ulster

| —

| 93.1

| 12D

| 720717

| 0135

| 933

List of BBC Local Radio stations in England

East

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC East

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

| Cambridgeshire

| Cambridge

| —

| 95.7 96.0

| 11C 12D

| 722

| x40px

| BBC Essex

| Essex

| Chelmsford

| —

| 95.3 103.5

| 12D

| 734

| x40px

| BBC Radio Norfolk

| Norfolk

| Norwich

| 873

| 95.1 95.6 104.4

| 10B 9C(+)

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Northampton

| Northamptonshire

| Northampton

| —

| 103.6 104.2

| 10C

| 734

| x40px

| BBC Radio Suffolk

| Suffolk

| Ipswich

| —

| 95.5 95.9 103.9 104.6

| 10C

| 720

| x40px

| BBC Three Counties Radio

| Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire

| Dunstable

| —

| 90.4 92.1 94.7 95.5 98.0 103.8 104.5

| 10D

| 720

East Midlands

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC East Midlands

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Derby

| Derbyshire

| Derby

| 1116

| 104.5 95.3 96.0

| 10B

| 735

| x40px

| BBC Radio Leicester

| Leicestershire Rutland

| Leicester

| —

| 104.9

| 11B

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Nottingham

| Nottinghamshire

| Nottingham

| —

| 103.8 95.5 95.1

| 12C

| 720

London

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC London

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! FreeviewFreesat

! Sky

! Virgin Media

| x40px

| BBC Radio London

| London

| —

| 94.9

| 12A

| 713718

| 0135

| 937

North East & Cumbria

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC North East and Cumbria

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Cumbria

| Cumbria

| Carlisle

| 756 837

| 95.6 96.1 95.2 104.1 104.2

| 11B

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Newcastle

| Northumberland

| Newcastle upon Tyne

| —

| 95.4 96.0 103.7 104.4

| 11C

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Tees

|

| Middlesbrough

| —

| 95.0 95.8

| 11B

| 722

North West

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC North West

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Lancashire

| Lancashire

| Blackburn

| —

| 95.5 103.9 104.5

| 12A

| 720

| x40px

| BBC Radio Manchester

|

| Salford

| —

| 95.1 104.6

| 12C

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Merseyside

| Merseyside Northwestern Cheshire West Lancashire

| Liverpool

| —

| 95.8

| 10C

| 722

South

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC South

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Berkshire

| Berkshire

| Reading

| —

| 104.1 104.4 95.4 94.6

| 12D

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Oxford

| Oxfordshire

| Oxford

| —

| 95.2

| 10B

| 722

| rowspan=2|x40px

| rowspan=2|BBC Radio Solent

| Hampshire

| Southampton

| —

| 96.1

| 11C

| 722

| Central and western Dorset (opt-out)

| Dorchester

| —

| 103.8

| 11B

| 726

South East

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC South East

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Kent

| Kent

| Royal Tunbridge Wells

| —

| 96.7 97.6 104.2

| 11C

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Surrey

| Surrey

| Guildford

| —

| 104.0 104.6

| 10C

| 722

| x40px

| BBC Radio Sussex

|

| Brighton

| —

| 95.0 95.1 95.3 104.5 104.8

| 10B

| 720

South West

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC South West

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Cornwall

| Cornwall

| Truro

| —

| 95.2 96.0 103.9

| 11B

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Devon

| Devon

| Plymouth

| —

| 103.4 94.8 95.7 95.8 96.0 104.3

| 11C 10C 12D

| 720

| x40px

| BBC Radio Guernsey

|

| —

| 93.2 99.0

| 12A(+)

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Jersey

| Jersey

| Saint Helier

| —

| 88.8

| 12A(+)

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Somerset

| Somerset

| Taunton

| 1566

| 95.5

| 10B

| 722

West

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC West

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Bristol

| Bath Bristol

| Bath Bristol

| —

| 94.9 104.6 103.6

| 11B

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Gloucestershire

| Gloucestershire

| Gloucester

| 1413

| 104.7 95.0 95.8

| 10C

| 735

| x40px

| BBC Radio Wiltshire

| Wiltshire

| Swindon

| —

| 103.6 103.5 104.3 104.9

| 10D 11C

| 721

West Midlands

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC West Midlands

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC CWR

| Coventry Warwickshire

| Coventry

| —

| 94.8 103.7 104.0

| 12D

| 719

| x62px

| BBC Hereford & Worcester

| Herefordshire Kings Norton Worcestershire

| Worcester

| —

| 94.7 104.0 104.4 104.6

| 12A

| 720

| x40px

| BBC Radio Shropshire

| Shropshire

| Shrewsbury

| —

| 96.0 95.0 90.0 104.1

| 11B

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Stoke

|

| Stoke-on-Trent

| —

| 94.6 104.1

| 12D

| 726

| x40px

| BBC Radio WM

| Birmingham Solihull

| Birmingham

| —

| 95.6

| 11B 11C

| 722

Yorkshire

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC Yorkshire

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Leeds

| Leeds

| —

| 92.4 95.3 102.7 103.9

| 12D 11B

| 719

| x40px

| BBC Radio Sheffield

|

| Sheffield

| —

| 104.1 88.6 94.7

| 11C

| 734

| x40px

| BBC Radio York

| North Yorkshire

| York

| —

| 95.5 103.7 104.3

| 10C

| 720

Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

! width="220pt" | Logo

! width="195pt" | Name

! width="200pt" | Broadcast area

! width="100pt" | Studios

! MW

! FM

! DAB

! Freeview

| x40px

| BBC Radio Humberside

|

| Hull

| —

| 95.9

| 10D

| 721

| x40px

| BBC Radio Lincolnshire

| Lincolnshire

| Lincoln

| —

| 94.9 104.7

| 12A

| 722

List of BBC radio stations

List of national radio stations

List of regional radio stations

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

List of BBC Local Radio stations in England

East

East Midlands

London

North East & Cumbria

North West

South

South East

South West

West

West Midlands

Yorkshire

Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

See also

Notes