List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
For stations on small-scale digital multiplexes, these are maintained at List of DAB multiplexes in the United Kingdom.
National analogue and digital stations
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes to achieve near-national coverage.
DAB frequencies:
11A – radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
11D / 12A – radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex (12A in Scotland and 11D in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
12B – radio stations operated under the BBC National DAB multiplex
DAB
DAB+
Semi-national digital stations
Stations which are available nationally on satellite, or broadcast on more than one local digital multiplex to achieve near-national coverage:
Local and regional analogue and digital stations
BBC Local Radio
Local radio stations from the BBC in England and the Channel Islands:
BBC Nations Radio
BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the UK on satellite and cable television and BBC Sounds:
Commercial radio
England
England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Former English stations
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial issues.
Scotland
Former Scottish stations
Wales
Former Welsh stations
Northern Ireland
Former Northern Irish stations
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK, they are served by the UK's national radio stations. Additionally services in the Channel Islands are licensed by the UK's regulator, Ofcom. Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald.
Community radio stations
Former community radio stations
The following stations have closed down and returned their licences to Ofcom:
Restricted service licence stations
Temporary restricted service licence (RSL) stations are licensed by Ofcom and broadcast for up to 28 days. RSLs are used for a number of purposes including coverage of events and festivals, trial broadcasts by groups aiming to launch a full-time service, student radio and training projects and religious festivals including the Sikh festival Vaisakhi, the Muslim month of Ramadan, Jehovah's Witness conventions and Christian events such as Easter and Christmas.
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