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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 A ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S stations are listed together as there is no longer a clear Format: 90s Rock and Pop Music distinction between them. ABBEY 104 Broadcaster: Bauer For maps and transmitter details see: Mixed Format Community England, Wales and Northern Ireland (D1 Mux) DABm 11D Digital Multiplexes Sherborne, Dorset FM 104.7 Scotland (D1 Mux) DABm 12A London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 1) DABm 12C FM Transmitters by Region ABC AM Transmitters by Region Birmingham area, West Midlands, SE Staffs DABm 11C FM and AM transmitter details are also included in the Mixed Format Community South Yorkshire, North Notts, Chesterfield DABm 11C frequency-order lists. Portadown, County Down FM 100.2 Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABm 12D East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire DABm 11B Most stations broadcast 24 hours. ABN RADIO Tees Valley and County Durham DABm 11B Stations will often put separate adverts, and sometimes news African Independent Tyne and Wear, North Durham, Northumberland DABm 11C and information, on different DAB multiplexes or FM/AM London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 3) DABm 11B Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABm 12C transmitters carrying the same programmes. These are not Central and East Lancashire DABm 12A listed separately. ABSOLUTE RADIO Merseyside and West Cheshire DABm 10C Local stations owned by the same broadcaster often share Glasgow, Clydeside, Lanarkshire, Stirling, Falkirk DABm 11C Format: Rock Music overnight, evening and weekend, programming. Edinburgh, Lothian and South Fife DABm 12D Broadcaster: Bauer Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABm 11B Many stations broadcast different formats from that listed for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (D1 Mux) DABm 11D Inverness area DABm 12D a few hours a week in the evenings and weekend Scotland (D1 Mux) DABm 12A Northern Ireland DABm 12D afternoons. London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 1) a DABs 12C National and Local DAB duplication will eventually cease London area a FM 105.8 Satellite 0201 STATION West Midlands region b FM 105.2 Airdate: 2010 (Moved from D1 to local multiplexes on 5/1/15) Format Broadcaster Coverage (AM/FM) London, Herts, Essex, S Beds AM 1215 Programme sharing information (where relevant) South East Kent & S East Sussex AM 1260 ABSOLUTE RADIO CLASSIC ROCK DAB Coverage area DAB channel Brighton and South Sussex AM 1197 FM/AM Coverage area FM/AM Frequency S Hampshire & Isle of Wight AM 1215 Format: Classic Rock Broadcaster: Bauer Airdate and historical notes Bournemouth area AM 1197 London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 3) DABm 11D m = mono, s = stereo. FM and DAB+ transmissions are stereo South Wales, Avon, Somerset AM 1215 Birmingham area, West Midlands, SE Staffs DABm 11C unless indicated otherwise. All AM transmissions are mono Gloucestershire AM 1197 South Yorkshire, North Notts, Chesterfield DABm 11C * denotes frequencies previously relayed correponding FM or Western Midlands Region AM 1215 Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABm 12D AM service Oxfordshire AM 1197 East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire DABm 11B Northamptonshire AM 1233 Tees Valley and County Durham DABm 11B South East Suffolk & NE Essex AM 1233 Tyne and Wear, North Durham, Northumberland DABm 11C East Norfolk & NE Suffolk AM 1215 Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABm 12C Lincs, Peterborough, Kings Lynn AM 1242 Central and East Lancashire DABm 12A Nottingham and Derby area AM 1197 Merseyside and West Cheshire DABm 10C Stoke-on-Trent area AM 1242 Glasgow, Clydeside, Lanarkshire, Stirling, Falkirk DABm 11C NW England & Yorkshire AM 1215 Edinburgh, Lothian and South Fife DABm 12D Cleveland, S Durham, N Yorkshire AM 1242 Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABm 11B Tyneside, N Durham, S Northumberland AM 1215 Inverness area DABm 12D Central Scotland AM 1215 Northern Ireland DABm 12D Belfast & East Northern Ireland AM 1215 Satellite 0203/725 85% daytime coverage. Airdate (London DAB): 5/2004 (as Virgin Radio Classic Rock). Marginal reception is available in most other areas except Absolute Radio Classic Rock from 29/9/2008. Other DAB NW Scotland, W Northern Ireland, South Scotland and North areas from 2010; coverage has subsequently varied. Cumbria and parts of Cornwall and the Cardigan Bay area Satellite 0107/724, DTT 727, Cable 915 ACADEMY FM (FOLKESTONE) Airdate: 30/4/1993 as Virgin Radio. Absolute from 29/9/2008 Mixed Format Community The AM service originally used more transmitters. Gatwick Folkestone FM 105.9 closed in 2011; Reading in May 2015; Cambridge, Dundee Guildford, Hoo (Thames Estuary) and Swindon in May 2018; ACCESS FM Aberdeen, Hull, Plymouth, Redruth (Cornwall), Sheffield, Mixed Format Community Torbay and Wallasey (Mersey-side) in June 2018. Bridgwater, Somerset FM 104.2 a: 10/4/1995. Absolute from 29/9/2008 b: 10/6/2004: Kerrang (Modern Rock). 14/06/2013: Planet ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO Rock. 07/09/2015: Absolute Radio Christian Independent London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) DABm 12A ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 00s Rock and Pop Bauer AHBS COMMUNITY RADIO Inverness area DABm 12D Mixed Format, Health Community Ashford, Kent FM 107.1 ABSOLUTE RADIO 60S 60s Rock and Pop Bauer AIR Inverness area DABm 12D Mixed Format Community Weymouth, Dorset FM 107.2 ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 70s Rock and Pop Bauer RADIO AIRE Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross, North Fife DABm 11B Contemporary, Adult Bauer 1 100 000 Part of Hits Radio Network (England) ABSOLUTE 80S Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABs 12D Leeds and Wakefield area FM 96.3 Format: 80s Rock and Pop Music 1/9/1981. Broadcaster: Bauer London and surrounding counties, Central South, Western RADIO AIRE 2 counties, Midlands, North, South Wales, Central Scotland, Oldies Bauer 1 100 000 Central/ Eastern Northern Ireland (SD Mux) DABm 11A All programmes from Greatest Hits Network (England) Satellite 0200/726 Leeds and Wakefield Districts DABs 12D Airdate: 2009 (Moved from D1 Mux on 29/2/2016) Leeds and Wakefield area AM 828 17/7/1990*: Magic 828 (oldies). 12/2/1997: Soft. 2003: oldies. 5/1/2015: Radio Aire 2. AKASH RADIO Asian Community Leeds AM 1323 ALIVE RADIO Mixed Format Community Dumfries FM 107.3 Independent Radio (Alphabetical order) Frequency Finder (www.frequencyfinder.org.uk) ALL FM ATHAVAN RADIO B Mixed Format Community Tamil Lyca Media South Manchester FM 96.9 London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 3) DABm 11B BAIKAL RADIO AMBER SOUND FM AWAAZ RADIO Russian Music Independent London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) DAB+m 12A Mixed Format Community Asian Community Amber Valley, Derbyshire FM 107.2 High Wycombe FM 107.4 BANBURY SOUND AMBUR RADIO AWAAZ FM Adult Quidem 150 000 Asian Community Asian Community Banbury & Brackley area FM 107.6 26/2/2006: Touch Radio. 1/6/2009: Banbury Sound. North East Birmingham DAB+ 9A Portsmouth DAB+7D Walsall FM 103.6 Southampton FM 99.8 BANGOR 107.9 FM AN RADIO AWAZ FM Mixed Format Community Mixed Format Community Asian Community Bangor FM 107.9 Benbecula FM 105.2 Glasgow FM 107.2 BCR FM South Uist FM 107.2 AWAZ 103.1 Mixed Format Community ANDOVER RADIO Asian Community Bradford FM 106.6 Mixed Format Community Nelson, Lancashire FM 103.1 THE BEACH Andover, Hampshire FM 95.9 Adult Celador 200 000 ANGEL RADIO Shares all programmes with Dream 100, North Norfolk Radio, Nostalgia Community Radio Norwich and Town FM Based: Havant, Hampshire Southwold area, Suffolk FM 97.4 South Hampshire and Isle of Wight DABm 11C Great Yarmouth FM 97.4 North East Birmingham DABm 9A Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft FM 103.4 Brighton area DAB+m 9A 29/9/1996. 2/2004: +Southwold. 2007: +Gt Yarmouth relay. Bristol DAB+m 9A THE BEAT Cambridge DABm 7D Central London DAB+m 9A Adult, Contemporary MKFM Norwich DAB+m 9A Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire DABm 10D Aldershot and Woking area DABm 8A North East Birmingham DAB+ 9A Portsmouth and Havant, Hants FM 89.3 Brighton area DAB+ 9A Norwich DAB+ 9A ANGEL RADIO (ISLE OF WIGHT) THE BEAT LONDON Nostalgia Community Isle of Wight FM 91.5 Rythmic Contemporary Community Stonebridge & Harlesden FMm 103.6 ANTENNA BELFAST 89 FM Pop Independent Aldershot and Woking area DAB+ 8A Oldies Community Belfast FM 89.3 APPLE FM BETAR BANGLA Mixed Format Community Taunton FM 97.3 Asian (Bengali) Community East Central London AM 1503 APNI AWAZ BEVERLEY FM Asian Independent Satellite 0125 Mixed Format Community Beverley, East Yorkshire FM 107.8 ARGYLL FM BEYOND RADIO Adult, Contemporary Independent 25 000 Campbeltown FM 106.5 Mixed Format Community West Kintyre, S Islay, Gigha FM 107.1 Lancaster and Morecambe FM 103.5 S Knapdale, East Islay, Jura FM 107.7 17/6/2000. BFBS NETWORK THE ARROW Format: Contemporary and Adult Contemporary Music for the armed forces Broadcaster: BFBS Classic Rock/ Rock Global London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) DABs 12A BFBS UK ASHBOURNE RADIO Contemporary, Adult BFBS Adult, Oldies Independent 20 000 London and surrounding counties, Central South, Western Opt-out of High Peak Radio counties, Midlands, North, South Wales, Central Scotland, Asbourne area, Derbyshire FM 96.7 Cent/ East Northern Ireland (SD Mux) from 24 Jan DAB+ 11A Wirksworth, Derbyshire FM 101.8 Bristol DABs 9A Satellite 0211/786 Uttoxeter, Stafforshire FM 101.8 6/2008. 2010: +Wirksworth. 10/2015: +Uttoxeter The following stations opt-out of BFBS UK with local output Mon-Fri 06-10 and local news and information: RADIO ASIAN FEVER Asian Community BFBS (ALDERSHOT) North Leeds FM 107.3 Contemporary, Adult BFBS ASIAN FX Aldershot and Woking area DABs 8A Aldershot, Mytchett, Pirbright FM 102.5 Asian Contemporary Music Independent London area, Surrey, W Kent, Herts, Luton (Mx 2) DAB+ 12A BFBS (BLANDFORD) 7/3/2016 Contemporary, Adult BFBS ASIAN SOUND RADIO Blandford, Dorset FM 89.3 Bovington Camp, Dorset AM 1287 Asian Independent 2 050 000 Greater Manchester and North East Cheshire DABm 12C BFBS BRIZE NORTON Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees Districts DABm 11B Contemporary, Adult BFBS SE Lancashire & N Gt Mancs AM 963 Oxfordshire DABm 10B Manchester & East Gt Mancs AM 1377 3/6/1996.