# 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.
| Logo | Name and launch date | Format | AM kHz | FM MHz | DAB | FreeviewFreesat | Sky | Virgin Media | Former frequencies since 1967 |
| | BBC Radio 1 30 September 1967 BBC Light Programme 29 July 1945–29 September 1967 | Contemporary hit music, with specialist programming at night | — | 97.1–99.7 | 12B | 700 | 0101 | 901 | MW 1214 kHz (1967–1978) MW 10531089 kHz (1978–1994) |
| | BBC Radio 1Xtra 16 August 2002 | Black contemporary music | — | — | 12B | 701 | 0127 | 907 | — |
| | BBC Radio 1 Dance 9 October 2020 | Electronic dance music | — | — | (12B future) | — | — | — | — |
| | BBC Radio 1 Anthems 8 November 2024 | | — | — | (12B future) | — | — | — | — |
| | BBC Radio 2 30 September 1967 BBC Light Programme 29 July 1945–29 September 1967 | Adult contemporary music | — | 88.1–90.2 | 12B | 702 | 0102 | 902 | LW 200 kHz (1967–1978) MW 693909 kHz (1978–1990) MW 990 kHz (1983–1990) (Wales only) |
| | BBC Radio 3 30 September 1967 BBC Third Programme 29 September 1946–29 September 1967 | Classical, jazz and world music, culture and drama | — | 90.2–92.6 | 12B | 703 | 0103 | 903 | MW 647 kHz (1967–1978) MW 1215 kHz (1978–1992) |
| | BBC Radio 3 Unwind 4 November 2024 | Classical and meditation music | — | — | (12B future) | — | — | — | |
| | BBC Radio 4 30 September 1967 BBC Home Service 1 September 1939–29 September 1967 BBC National Programme 9 March 1930–31 August 1939 BBC Regional Programme 9 March 1930–31 August 1939 | Spoken-word programming | LW 198 | 92.5–96.1 103.5–104.9 | 12B | 704 | 0104 | 904 | MW 108811511457 kHz (1967–1973) MW 69280988190810521340 kHz (1967–1978) LW 200 kHz (1978–1988) MW 60372075677414491485 kHz (1978 – 15 April 2024) |
| | BBC Radio 4 Extra 2 April 2011 BBC Radio 7 15 December 2002–2 April 2011 | Archive programming | — | — | 12B | 708 | 0126 | 910 | — |
| | BBC Radio 5 Live 28 March 1994 BBC Radio 5 27 August 1990–27 March 1994 | News, current affairs, discussion and sport | MW 693 909 990 (Wales) | — | 12B | 705 | 0105 | 905 | — |
| | 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 BBC Overseas Service November 1939–1 May 1965 BBC Empire Service 19 December 1932–November 1939 | International radio station for news and current affairs | — | — | 12B | 710711 | 0115 | 906 | MW 648 kHz (1978–2011) |
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## 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

Scotland :
| Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz | FM MHz | DAB | FreeviewFreesat | Sky | Virgin Media | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Scotland 23 November 1978 | National radio station for Scotland | MW 810 | 92.5–94.7 | 11B 11C 12D | 719712 | 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 | 720713 | 0129 | 934 | MW 990 kHz (1981–2015) |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Wales

Wales :
| Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz | FM MHz | DAB | FreeviewFreesat | Sky | Virgin Media | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Wales 13 November 1978 | National radio station for Wales | MW 882 | 90.2–92.3 93.9–96.1 103.9 | 10D 12A 12D | 719714 | 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 | 720715 | 0135 | 936 | — |
| BBC Radio Cymru 2 29 January 2018 | Part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out from Radio Cymru | — | — | 10D 12A 12D | 721735 | 0136 | 913 | — |

### Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland :
| Logo | Name and launch date | Description | AM kHz | FM MHz | DAB | FreeviewFreesat | Sky | Virgin Media | Former frequencies |
| | BBC Radio Ulster 1 January 1975 | National radio station for Northern Ireland | — | 92–95 | 12D | 719716 | 0118 | 932 | MW 873 kHz (1982–2021) 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 | 720717 | 0135 | 933 | MW 792 kHz (1978–2021) |

## List of BBC Local Radio stations in England
### East

East :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 1 May 1982 | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | — | 95.7 96.0 | 11C 12D | 722 | MW 1026 kHz (1982–9 May 2021) MW 1449 kHz (1982–1996) |
| BBC Essex 5 November 1986 | Essex | Chelmsford | — | 95.3 103.5 | 12D | 734 | MW 729 kHz (1986–19 May 2021) MW 765 kHz (1982–19 May 2021) MW 1530 kHz (1982–19 May 2018) |
| BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980 | Norfolk | Norwich | 873 | 95.1 95.6 104.4 | 10B | 719 | MW 855 kHz (1980–8 Apr 2020) MW 1602 kHz (1980–1982) |
| BBC Radio Northampton 16 June 1982 | Northamptonshire | Northampton | — | 104.2 103.6 | 10C | 734 | MW 1107 kHz (1982–17 April 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) 5 April 1993 (as BBC BBC Three Counties Radio) BBC Radio Bedfordshire • 1985–1993 | Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire | Dunstable | — | 90.4 92.1 94.7 95.5 98.0 103.8 104.5 | 10D | 720 | MW 630 kHz (1985–5 Apr 2020) |

### East Midlands

East Midlands :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| 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 (1976–1996) |
| BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968 | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | — | 103.8 95.5 95.1 | 12C | 720 | MW 1584 kHz (1984–10 Jan 2018) |

### London

London :
| Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | FreeviewFreesat | Sky | Virgin Media | Former frequencies |
| | BBC Radio London 6 October 1970 BBC London 94.9 • 2001–2015 BBC London Live 94.9 • 2000–2001 BBC GLR • 1988–2000 | Greater London | London | — | 94.9 | 12A | 721718 | 0135 | 937 | FM 95.3 MHz MW 1458 kHz (1972–1 Jul 1993) |

### North East & Cumbria

North East & Cumbria :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Cumbria 24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle) Radio Carlisle • 1973–1982 | Cumbria | Carlisle | 756 837 | 95.6 96.1 95.2 104.1 104.2 | 11B | 721 | MW 1458 kHz (1973–7 Apr 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 (1972–6 Apr 2020) |
| BBC Radio Tees 31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside) BBC Radio Cleveland • 1974–2007 BBC Radio Teesside • 1970–1974 | Northern North Yorkshire Southern County Durham | Middlesbrough | — | 95.0 95.8 | 11B | 722 | FM 96.6 MHz MW 1548 kHz (1972–17 Apr 1992) |

### North West

North West :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Lancashire 26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn) BBC Radio Blackburn • 1971–1981 | Lancashire | Blackburn | — | 95.5 103.9 104.5 | 12A | 720 | MW 855 kHz (1972–17 May 2021) MW 1557 kHz (1984–15 Jan 2018) |
| BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970 BBC GMR • 1988–2006 | Greater Manchester Northeastern Cheshire Northwestern Derbyshire | Salford | — | 95.1 104.6 | 12C | 719 | MW 1296 kHz MW 1458 kHz (1976–1992) |
| BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967 | Merseyside Northwestern Cheshire West Lancashire | Liverpool | — | 95.8 | 10C | 722 | MW 1485 kHz (1973–8 Apr 2020) |

### South

South :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Berkshire 21 January 1992 BBC Thames Valley FM • 1996–2000 | 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 BBC Thames Valley FM • 1996–2000 | Oxfordshire | Oxford | — | 95.2 | 10B | 722 | MW 1485 kHz (1972–17 Apr 1992) |
| BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 | Hampshire Isle of Wight Eastern Dorset | Southampton | — | 96.1 | 11C | 722 | MW 999 kHz (1972–7 Apr 2020) MW 1359 kHz (1973–7 Apr 2020) |
| BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 | Central and western Dorset (opt-out) | Dorchester | — | 103.8 | 11B | 726 | MW 999 kHz (1972–7 Apr 2020) MW 1359 kHz (1973–7 Apr 2020) |

### South East

South East :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Kent 18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway) BBC Radio Medway • 1970–1983 | Kent | Royal Tunbridge Wells | — | 96.7 97.6 104.2 | 11C | 719 | MW 774 kHz (1984 - 30 Jan 2018) MW 1035 kHz (1972 - 18 Mar 1994) MW 1602 kHz (1983 - 30 Jan 2018) |
| BBC Radio Surrey 14 November 1991 BBC Southern Counties Radio • 1994–2009 | Surrey Northeastern Hampshire Northern West Sussex | Guildford | — | 104.0 104.6 | 10C | 722 | MW 1368 kHz (1984–3 Jan 2018) |
| BBC Radio Sussex 14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton) BBC Southern Counties Radio • 1994–2009 BBC Radio Brighton • 1968–1983 | East Sussex West Sussex | Brighton | — | 95.0 95.1 95.3 104.5 104.8 | 10B | 720 | MW 1161 kHz (1983–3 Jan 2018) MW 1485 kHz (1972–3 Jan 2018) |

### South West

South West :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Cornwall 17 January 1983 | Cornwall | Truro | — | 95.2 96.0 103.9 | 11B | 721 | MW 630 kHz (1983–6 Apr 2020) MW 657 kHz (1983–6 Apr 2020) |
| BBC Radio Devon 17 January 1983 | Devon | Plymouth | — | 103.4 94.8 95.7 95.8 96.0 104.3 | 11C 10C 12D | 720 | MW 801 kHz (1983–2 Aug 2021) MW 855 kHz (1983–1 Apr 2007) MW 990 kHz (1983–2 Aug 2021) MW 1458 kHz (1983–9 Jan 2018) |
| 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) BBC Somerset Sound • 1988–2007 | Somerset | Taunton | 1566 | 95.5 | 10B | 722 | MW 1323 kHz (1988–Aug 2002) |

### West

West :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| 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 | MW 1323 kHz (1981–1988) MW 1548 kHz (1973–19 Feb 2016) FM 95.5 MHz (until 3 Dec 2007) |
| BBC Radio Gloucestershire 3 October 1988 | Gloucestershire | Gloucester | 1413 | 104.7 95.0 95.8 | 10C | 735 | MW 603 kHz (1988–31 Jan 1992) |
| BBC Radio Wiltshire 4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound) BBC Wiltshire Sound • 1989–2002 | Wiltshire | Swindon | — | 103.6 103.5 104.3 104.9 | 10D 11C | 721 | — |

### West Midlands

West Midlands :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC CWR 17 January 1990 (original) 3 September 2005 (relaunch) BBC Coventry and Warwickshire • 2005–2020 | 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 | MW 738 kHz (1989–13 May 2021) MW 819 kHz (1989–31 Dec 1991) MW 1584 kHz (2003–13 May 2021) |
| BBC Radio Shropshire 23 April 1985 | Shropshire | Shrewsbury | — | 96.0 95.0 90.0 104.1 | 11B | 721 | MW 756 kHz (1985–15 Aug 1992) MW 1584 kHz (1985–2003) |
| 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) |
| BBC Radio WM 9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham) BBC Radio Birmingham • 1970–1981 | Birmingham The Black Country Solihull Southern Staffordshire | Birmingham | — | 95.6 | 11B 11C | 722 | MW 828 kHz (1981–1996) MW 1458 kHz (1972–1996) |

### Yorkshire

Yorkshire :
| Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| BBC Radio Leeds 24 June 1968 | West Yorkshire | Leeds | — | 92.4 95.3 102.7 103.9 | 12D 11B | 719 | FM 94.6 MHz MW 774 kHz (1972–1 Jun 2021) |
| BBC Radio Sheffield 15 November 1967 | South Yorkshire Northern Derbyshire | Sheffield | — | 104.1 88.6 94.7 | 11C | 734 | FM 95.0 MHz MW 1035 kHz (1972–27 May 2021) |
| BBC Radio York 4 July 1983 | North Yorkshire | York | — | 95.5 103.7 104.3 | 10C | 720 | MW 666 kHz (1983–24 Feb 2020) MW 1260 kHz (1983–24 Feb 2020) |

### Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

Yorkshire & Lincolnshire :
| Logo | Name and launch date | Broadcast area | Studios | MW kHz | FM MHz | DAB | Freeview | Former frequencies |
| | BBC Radio Humberside 25 February 1971 | East Riding of Yorkshire Northern Lincolnshire | Hull | — | 95.9 | 10D | 721 | FM 96.9 MHz MW 1485 kHz (1972–11 Jan 2018) |
| | BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980 | Lincolnshire | Lincoln | — | 94.9 104.7 | 12A | 722 | MW 1368 kHz (1981–4 Jan 2018) |