About this site
Radio Stations UK is an independent guide to UK radio. It lists where each station broadcasts, the frequency to tune to in your area, and a live stream where one is publicly available. We are not affiliated with the BBC, Ofcom, RAJAR or any broadcaster.
Where the data comes from
- Frequencies and transmitters – Ofcom's technical parameters for broadcast radio transmitters (15 September 2026): 2,190 FM and AM transmitters and 1,385 DAB transmitters on 171 multiplexes. Published under the Open Government Licence.
- Station licences – Ofcom's radio licensing pages for licensee, owner group and on-air dates.
- Station names, logos and descriptions – broadcasters' own service information, published through RadioDNS. Logos and names are trademarks of their owners.
- Listening figures – RAJAR, Q2 2026. Weekly reach is the number of people aged 15+ who listened for at least five minutes (within at least one quarter-hour) during the week.
- Live streams – the Radio-Browser community database and broadcasters' public stream addresses. We don't host or re-broadcast any audio.
- Places – postcodes.io (ONS and Ordnance Survey open data) to place each transmitter in a nation, region and county.
How we estimate reception
Ofcom's files give each transmitter's location and power but not its exact coverage area. Town pages estimate reception from the distance to each transmitter, its power and the height of its mast: "Good" means you are well inside the likely service area, "Fringe" means you may need a better aerial or a higher position. Hills and buildings make a big difference, so treat it as a guide. If a station you expect isn't listed, retuning your radio (or running an auto-scan on DAB) is the quickest check.
How stations are grouped
Regional networks such as Heart, Capital and Greatest Hits Radio run dozens of transmitters under one name. We group transmitters into stations using their RDS codes, DAB service IDs and the broadcasters' own service information, and show each network on one page with its regional stations listed.