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.

Name and launch date	Format	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview Freesat	Sky	Virgin Media	Former frequencies since 1967
BBC Radio 1 1 August 1967	Contemporary hit music	—	97.1–99.7	12B	700	0101	901	MW 1214 kHz (1967–1978) MW 1053 1089 kHz (1978–1994)
BBC Radio 1 Dance 9 October 2020	Electronic dance music	—	—	(12B future)	—	—	—	—
BBC Radio 1 Relax 22 April 2021	Relaxing and meditaing music	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	LW 200 kHz (1967–1978) MW 693 909 kHz (1978–1990) MW 990 kHz (1983–1990)^[1] (Wales only)
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	MW 647 kHz (1967–1978) MW 1215 kHz (1978–1992)
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	MW 1088 1151 1457 kHz (1967–1973) MW 692 809 881 908 1052 1340 kHz (1967–1978) LW 200 kHz (1978–1988) MW 603 720 756 774 1449 1485 kHz (1978 – 15 April 2024)
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	—
	News, current affairs, discussion and sport	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)
BBC World Service 19 December 1932	International radio station for news and current affairs	Also on Radio 4 and Radio Cymru overnight Available worldwide on various other platforms						MW 648 kHz (1978–2011)

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

Name and launch date	Description	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview Freesat	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	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	—	—	—	—	—

Wales

Name and launch date	Description	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview Freesat	Sky	Virgin Media	Former frequencies
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	—

Northern Ireland

Logo	Name and launch date	Description	AM kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview Freesat	Sky	Virgin Media	Former frequencies
	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

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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 (until 2021) MW 1449 kHz^{[note 2]}
BBC Essex 5 November 1986	Essex	Chelmsford	—	95.3 103.5	12D	734	MW 729 kHz (until 2021) MW 765 kHz (until 2021) MW 1530 kHz (until 2018)
BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980	Norfolk	Norwich	873	95.1 95.6 104.4	10B	719	MW 855 kHz (until 2020) MW 1602 kHz (until 1982)^{[note 3]}
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	—

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^{[note 2]}
BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968	Nottinghamshire	Nottingham	—	103.8 95.5 95.1	12C	720	MW 1584 kHz (until 2018)

London

Logo	Name and launch date	Broadcast area	Studios	MW kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview Freesat	Sky	Virgin Media	Former frequencies
	BBC Radio London 6 October 1970	Greater London	London	—	94.9	12A	721 718	0135	937	FM 95.3 MHz MW 1458 kHz (until 1993)^{[note 4]}

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)	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

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)	Lancashire	Blackburn	—	95.5 103.9 104.5	12A	720	MW 855 kHz (until 17 May 2021) MW 1557 kHz (until 17 May 2021)
BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970	Greater Manchester Northeastern Cheshire Northwestern Derbyshire	Salford	—	95.1 104.6	12C	719	MW 1296 kHz MW 1458 kHz (until 1992)
BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967	Merseyside Northwestern Cheshire West Lancashire	Liverpool	—	95.8	10C	722	MW 1485 kHz (until March 2020)

South

Name and launch date	Broadcast area	Studios	MW kHz	FM MHz	DAB	Freeview	Former frequencies
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	MW 999 kHz (1970-2020) MW 1359 kHz (1970-2020)
BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970	Central and western Dorset (opt-out)	Dorchester	—	103.8	11B	726	MW 999 kHz (1970-2020) MW 1359 kHz (1970-2020)

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)	Kent	Royal Tunbridge Wells	—	96.7 97.6 104.2	11C	719	MW 774 kHz (until January 2018) MW 1035 kHz (until 1994) MW 1602 kHz (until January 2018)
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	MW 1161 kHz (until 3 January 2018) MW 1485 kHz (until 3 January 2018)

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 (until 2 March 2020) MW 657 kHz (until 2 March 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 (until 3 August 2021) MW 855 kHz (until 2007) MW 990 kHz (until 3 August 2021) MW 1458 kHz (until 15 January 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)	Somerset	Taunton	1566	95.5	10B	722	MW 1323 kHz (until 2002)

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 (until 1988) FM 95.5 MHz (until 3 December 2007)
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	—

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)	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 (14 February 1989 - 13 May 2021) 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 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	MW 828 kHz (until 1989)^{[note 2]} MW 1458 kHz (until 1989)^{[note 2]}

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 (until 1 June 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 (until 27 May 2021)
BBC Radio York 4 July 1983	North Yorkshire	York	—	95.5 103.7 104.3	10C	720	MW 666 kHz (until 24 February 2020) MW 1260 kHz (until 24 February 2020)

East 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 (until January 2018)
	BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980	Lincolnshire	Lincoln	—	94.9 104.7	12A	722	MW 1368 kHz (until 15 January 2018)

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