Independent Radio (Alphabetical Order) Frequency Finder
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Independent Radio (Alphabetical order) Frequency Finder Commercial and community radio stations are listed together in alphabetical order. National, local and multi-city stations A ABSOLUTE RADIO CLASSIC ROCK are listed together as there is no longer a clear distinction Format: Classic Rock Hits Broadcaster: Bauer between them. ABBEY 104 London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 3) DABm 11B For maps and transmitter details see: Mixed Format Community Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire DABm 12A • Digital Multiplexes Sherborne, Dorset FM 104.7 Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Black Country b DABm 11B • FM Transmitters by Region Birmingham area, West Midlands, SE Staffs a DABm 11C • AM Transmitters by Region ABC Coventry and Warwickshire DABm 12D FM and AM transmitter details are also included in the Mixed Format Community Stoke-on-Trent, West Staffordshire, South Cheshire DABm 12D frequency-order lists. Portadown, County Down FM 100.2 South Yorkshire, North Notts, Chesterfield DABm 11C Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABm 12D Most stations broadcast 24 hours. Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees Districts DABm 11B Stations will often put separate adverts, and sometimes news ABSOLUTE RADIO East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire DABm 10D and information, on different DAB multiplexes or FM/AM Format: Rock Music Tees Valley and County Durham DABm 11B transmitters carrying the same programmes. These are not Broadcaster: Bauer Tyne and Wear, North Durham, Northumberland DABm 11C listed separately. England, Wales and Northern Ireland (D1 Mux) DABm 11D Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABm 12C Local stations owned by the same broadcaster often share Scotland (D1 Mux) DABm 12A Central and East Lancashire DABm 12A overnight, evening and weekend, programming. London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 1) a DABm 12C Merseyside and West Cheshire DABm 10C London area a FM 105.8 Glasgow, Clydeside, Lanarkshire, Stirling, Falkirk DABm 11C Many stations broadcast different formats from that listed for London, Herts, Essex, S Beds AM 1215 Edinburgh, Lothian and South Fife DABm 12D a few hours a week in the evenings and weekend afternoons. South East Kent & S East Sussex AM 1260 Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABm 11B Brighton and South Sussex AM 1197 Inverness area DABm 12D STATION S Hampshire & Isle of Wight AM 1215 Northern Ireland DABm 12D Format Broadcaster Coverage (AM/FM) Bournemouth area AM 1197 Satellite 0203/725 Programme sharing information (where relevant) South Wales, Bristol, Somerset AM 1215 Airdate (London DAB): 5/2004 (as Virgin Radio Classic Rock). DAB Coverage area DAB channel Gloucestershire AM 1197 Absolute Radio Classic Rock from 29/9/2008. Other DAB areas FM/AM Coverage area FM/AM Frequency Western Midlands Region AM 1215 from 2010; coverage has subsequently varied. Airdate and historical notes Oxfordshire AM 1197 a: 4/41989*: Xtra AM (oldies). 1/6/1998: Capital Gold. m = mono, s = stereo. FM and DAB+ transmissions are stereo Northamptonshire AM 1233 3/8/2007: Gold. 4/9/2012: Free Radio 80s. 7/1/2019: Absolute unless indicated otherwise. All AM transmissions are mono South East Suffolk & NE Essex AM 1233 Radio Classic Rock. AM transmitter closed 30/6/2020 * denotes frequencies previously relayed correponding FM or East Norfolk & NE Suffolk AM 1215 b: 15/1/1989*: WABC (Nostalgia). 31/12/1990: +Shropshire AM service Lincs, Peterborough, Kings Lynn AM 1242 added. 1991:oldies format. 1997: Classic Gold WABC. Nottingham and Derby area AM 1197 3/8/2007: Gold. 4/9/2012: Free Radio 80s. 7/1/2019: Absolute Stoke-on-Trent area AM 1242 Radio Classic Rock. AM transmitters closed 30/4/2020. NW England & Yorkshire AM 1215 Teeside, S Durham, N Yorkshire AM 1242 ACADEMY FM (FOLKESTONE) Tyneside, N Durham, S Northumberland AM 1215 Mixed Format Community Central Scotland AM 1215 Folkestone, Kent FM 105.9 Belfast & East Northern Ireland AM 1215 85% daytime coverage. ACADEMY FM (THANET) Marginal reception is available in most other areas except Mixed Format Community NW Scotland, W Northern Ireland, South Scotland and North Thanet, Kent FM 107.8 Cumbria and parts of Cornwall and the Cardigan Bay area Satellite 0107/724, DTT 727, Cable 915 ACCESS FM Airdate: 30/4/1993 as Virgin Radio. Absolute from 29/9/2008 Mixed Format Community The AM service originally used more transmitters. Gatwick Bridgwater, Somerset FM 104.2 closed in 2011; Reading in May 2015; Cambridge, Dundee Guildford, Hoo (Thames Estuary) and Swindon in May 2018; ACTUAL RADIO Aberdeen, Hull, Plymouth, Redruth (Cornwall), Sheffield, Torbay and Wallasey (Mersey-side) in June 2018. Oldies Independent 530 000 Most of Essex DABm 12D a: 10/4/1995. Absolute from 29/9/2008 Absolute was also available on FM in the West Midlands from ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO 7/9/2015 to 16/12/2018 Christian Independent ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) DABm 12A 00s Rock and Pop Bauer RADIO AFRICANA London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 1) DAB+ 12C African Music Independent ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S Manchester DAB+ 10B 60s Rock and Pop Bauer AHBS COMMUNITY RADIO Stoke-on-Trent, West Staffordshire, South Cheshire DABm 12D Inverness area DABm 12D Mixed Format, Health Community Ashford, Kent FM 107.1 ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S AIR 70s Rock and Pop Bauer Stoke-on-Trent, West Staffordshire, South Cheshire DABm 12D Mixed Format Community Weymouth, Dorset FM 107.2 Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABm 11B AKASH RADIO ABSOLUTE 80S Asian Community Format: 80s Rock and Pop Music Leeds AM 1323 Broadcaster: Bauer Most of England, South Wales, Central/NE Scotland, Central/ ALIVE RADIO Eastern Northern Ireland (SD Mux) DABm 11A Mixed Format Community Inverness area DABm 12D Dumfries FM 107.3 Satellite 0200/726 Airdate: 2009 (Moved from D1 Mux on 29/2/2016) ALL FM Mixed Format Community South Manchester FM 96.9 ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S Format: 90s Rock and Pop Music AMBER SOUND FM Broadcaster: Bauer Mixed Format Community Most of England, South Wales, Central/NE Scotland, Central/ Belper area , Amber Valley, Derbyshire FM 98.4 Eastern Northern Ireland (SD Mux) DABm 11A Ripley area , Amber Valley, Derbyshire FM 107.2 Inverness area DABm 12D Satellite 0201 AMBUR RADIO Airdate: 2010 (Moved from D1 to local multiplexes on 5/1/15; Asian Community returned to D1 29/1/18); Moved to SD mux and left local Walsall FM 99.4 muxes 4/2/19) ANDOVER RADIO Mixed Format Community Andover, Hampshire FM 95.9 Independent Radio (Alphabetical order) Frequency Finder (www.frequencyfinder.org.uk) ANGEL RADIO B BFBS (SCOTLAND) Nostalgia Community Contemporary, Adult BFBS Based: Havant, Hampshire Glasgow DAB+10B BANGOR 107.9 FM South Hampshire and Isle of Wight DABm 11C Edinburgh FM 98.5 North East Birmingham DABm 9A Mixed Format Community Glencorse Barracks, Edinburgh FM 94.0 Brighton area DAB+m 9A Bangor FM 107.9 Inverness FM 87.7 Bristol DAB+m 9A Fort George, Highland FM 87.7 RADIO BATH Cambridge DABm 7D Central London DAB+m 9A Mixed Format Community BFBS BEATS Glasgow DAB+m 10B West Wiltshire and Bath DABm 10D Norwich DAB+m 9A 5/11/2020. Dance BFBS Aldershot and Woking area DABm 8A Aldershot and Woking area DABs 8A BAYSIDE RADIO Portsmouth DAB+ 7D Portsmouth and Havant, Hants FM 89.3 Easy Listening Community NGEL ADIO SLE OF IGHT BFBS GURKHA RADIO A R (I W ) Conwy county DAB+ 12D Nostalgia Community Gwynedd and Anglesey DAB+ 10D Nepali BFBS Bristol DAB+ 9A Isle of Wight FM 91.5 BCR FM Aldershot and Woking area DABs 8A PPLE Folkestone, Kent FM 105.4 A FM Mixed Format Community Bramcote Barracks, Nuneaton AM 1134 Mixed Format Community Bradford FM 106.6 Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire AM 1134 Taunton FM 97.3 BEAT RADIO Dalton Barrcks, Abingdon, Oxon AM 1134 ARGYLL FM Gurkha Demo. Co., Sandhurst AM 1134 Mixed Format Community Imphal Barracks, York AM 1251 Adult, Contemporary Independent 25 000 Preston FM 103.2 Beacon Barracks, Stafford AM 1278 Campbeltown FM 106.5 Aldershot Garrison AM 1287 THE BEAT LONDON West Kintyre, S Islay, Gigha FM 107.1 Blandford Forum AM 1287 S Knapdale, East Islay, Jura FM 107.7 Rythmic Contemporary Community Infantry Training C., Brecon AM 1287 17/6/2000. Central London DAB+s 9A Invicta Park Bcks, Maidstone AM 1287 Stonebridge & Harlesden FMm 103.6 Innsworth, Gloucester AM 1287 ARRAY RADIO Warminster, Wiltshire AM 1287 Indie Rock Community BELFAST 89 FM Further AM transmitters are planned for Dalton Barracks Aldershot and Woking area DAB+ 8A Oldies Community (Abingdon, Oxon) on 1134, Bulford Camp (Wiltshire) on 1134, Belfast FM 89.3 Tidworth Barracks (Wiltshire) on 1278 and Buckley Barracks, RADIO ASIAN FEVER (near Chippenham, Wiltshire) on 1287 Asian Community BEVERLEY FM Airdate: 2000 North Leeds FM 107.3 Mixed Format Community Beverley, East Yorkshire FM 107.8 BGFM ASIAN FX Mixed Format Community Asian Contemporary Music Independent BEYOND RADIO Blaenau Gwent FM 97.3 London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) a DAB+ 12A Mixed Format Community NE London, SW Essex, SE Herts b AM 1584 Lancaster and Morecambe FM 103.5 BIG CITY RADIO a: 7/3/2016 Carnforth area, Lancashire FM 107.5 Mixed Format Community b: 17/8/1995: London Turkish Radio (Turkish). 4/2014: Turkish North East Birmingham DABm 9A Gold. 6/3/2015: Panjab Radio. 1/8/2019: Love Sport. 5/2020: BFBS NETWORK North Central Birmingham FM 89.1 Classic Rock format. 3/10/2020 : Asian FX Format: Contemporary and Adult Contemporary Music for BIGGLES FM ASIAN SOUND RADIO the armed forces Broadcaster: BFBS Mixed Format Community Asian Independent 2 050 000 Biggleswade & Sandy, Beds FM 104.8 Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABm 12C BFBS UK SE Lancashire & N Gt Mancs AM 963 Contemporary, Adult BFBS RADIO BISCUIT Manchester & East Gt Mancs AM 1377 Most of England, South Wales, Central/NE Scotland, Central/ Mixed Music Independent 3/6/1996.