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This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom:
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage
Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and/or satellite and/or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex
See also the analogue Magic and Smooth Radio networks in the listings below.
Local radio stations from the BBC, in England.
BBC radio stations serving Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are known as BBC Regional Radio
Gold is a national network with local travel reports and local advertising
Also on Digital One DAB, Freeview 713, Sky 0178, Virgin Media 963
107.2 (Kidderminster)
107.1 (Pateley Bridge), 107.8 (Skipton)
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons
102.8 Welshpool, 106.0 Newtown
107.7 Ceredigion, 105.7 Pembrokeshire, 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 106.0 Carmarthen, 106.2 Fishguard
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. Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald
The followed stations have closed down due to financial reasons and returned their licences to OFCOM
Temporary Restricted Service Licence stations are licenced 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 and Christian events such as Easter and Christmas.
The following list is a small selection of regular RSL stations have been set up to cover various festivals and events across the UK:
Most universities plus a number of schools and colleges operate student radio stations with the vast majority only available online. The Student Radio Association represents around 65 student stations.
The following stations are available via an FM community licence or via LPAM and LPFM transmitters:
Typically available within the grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Hospital radio is free of charge on bedside entertainment systems operated by Hospedia and Premier Bedside and an increasing number of stations are available online.
Around 200 stations are supported by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA).
The following stations are available via LPAM or LPFM transmitters or as OFCOM licenced community stations:
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite
To conserve space in the listings, the waveband has not been listed after each frequency, however they are easy to tell apart.
Global Radio, BBC Radio 4, North West England, GCap Media, Heart (radio network)
Radio, Europe, NRJ Radio, Communicorp, Prisa
Aberdeen, BBC Radio 4, Scotland, BBC Radio 5 Live, Absolute Radio
Bbc, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Latvia, Bulgaria