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[edit]
FM, AM, DAB, TV, and online platforms only[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio 1 97-99 FM A mix of popular chart and new music aimed at a young audience. | |
BBC Radio 1 Dance A mix of classic, current and future dance music. | |
BBC Radio 1 Relax A mix of relaxing and meditating music. | |
BBC Radio 1Xtra Hip hop, R&B, soul, gospel, bhangra and garage. | |
BBC Radio 2 88-91 FM A mix of music and music-based speech programming aimed at an adult audience. | |
BBC Radio 3 90-93 FM Classical, jazz, world music, arts, culture and drama. | |
BBC Radio 4 198 LW 92-95 FM Spoken-word programming. | |
BBC Radio 4 Extra Archive programming. | |
BBC Radio 5 Live 693, 909, 990 MW News, current affairs, discussion and sport. | |
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Additional sports coverage. | |
BBC Radio 6 Music Multi-formatted music station that plays lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts. | |
BBC Asian Network Station for the British Asian community. | |
BBC World Service International radio station for news and current affairs, replacing BBC Radio 4 during the night, available in various ways around the world. |
List of regional radio stations[edit]
Scotland[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Scotland A radio station for all things Scotland. | |
Sister station | |
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal A Scottish Gaelic language radio station. | |
BBC Radio Orkney A part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland. | |
BBC Radio Shetland A part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland. |
Wales[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Wales A radio station for all things Wales. | |
Sister station | |
BBC Radio Cymru A Welsh language radio station. | |
BBC Radio Cymru 2 A part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru. |
Northern Ireland[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Ulster A radio station for all things Northern Ireland. | |
Sister station | |
BBC Radio Foyle A part-time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster. |
List of BBC Local Radio stations in England[edit]
BBC East[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 1 May 1982 | |
BBC Essex 5 November 1986 | |
BBC Radio Norfolk 11 September 1980 | |
BBC Radio Northampton 16 June 1982 | |
BBC Radio Suffolk 12 April 1990 | |
BBC Three Counties Radio 24 June 1985 (as BBC Radio Bedfordshire) |
BBC East Midlands[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Derby 29 April 1971 | |
BBC Radio Leicester 8 November 1967 | |
BBC Radio Nottingham 31 January 1968 |
BBC London[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio London 6 October 1970 |
BBC North East and Cumbria[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Cumbria 24 November 1973 (as BBC Radio Carlisle) | |
BBC Radio Newcastle 2 January 1971 | |
BBC Radio Tees 31 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Teesside) |
BBC North West[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Lancashire 26 January 1971 (as BBC Radio Blackburn) | |
BBC Radio Manchester 10 September 1970 | |
BBC Radio Merseyside 22 November 1967 |
BBC South[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Berkshire 21 January 1992 | |
BBC Radio Oxford 29 October 1970 | |
BBC Radio Solent 31 December 1970 |
BBC South East[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Kent 18 December 1970 (as BBC Radio Medway) | |
BBC Radio Surrey 14 November 1991 | |
BBC Radio Sussex 14 February 1968 (as BBC Radio Brighton) |
BBC South West[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Cornwall 17 January 1983 | |
BBC Radio Devon 17 January 1983 | |
BBC Radio Guernsey 16 March 1982 | |
BBC Radio Jersey 15 March 1982 | |
BBC Radio Somerset 11 April 1988 (as BBC Somerset Sound) |
BBC West[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Bristol 4 September 1970 | |
BBC Radio Gloucestershire 3 October 1988 | |
BBC Radio Wiltshire 4 April 1989 (as BBC Wiltshire Sound) |
BBC West Midlands[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC CWR 17 January 1990, 3 September 2005 (Original), (Relaunch) | |
BBC Hereford & Worcester 14 February 1989 | |
BBC Radio Shropshire 23 April 1985 | |
BBC Radio Stoke 14 March 1968 (as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent) | |
BBC Radio WM 9 November 1970 (as BBC Radio Birmingham) |
BBC Yorkshire[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Leeds 24 June 1968 | |
BBC Radio Sheffield 15 November 1967 | |
BBC Radio York 4 July 1983 |
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire[edit]
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio Humberside 25 February 1971 | |
BBC Radio Lincolnshire 11 November 1980 |
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
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