Radio Stations in Cambridge
You can pick up about 110 radio stations in Cambridge: 13 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 6 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on 96.0 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Hits Radio (Cambridgeshire) (100.7 FM), Heart Peterborough (103.0 FM), Greatest Hits Radio (Cambridge) (105.6 FM) and Lyca Radio 1458 (1458 AM).
There are 2 community radio stations on FM, such as Cam FM (97.2 FM) and Cambridge Radio (105.0 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Cambridge
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.5 FM | BBC Three Counties Radio | Sandy Heath (26 km) | Fringe |
| 96.0 FM | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | Madingley (6 km) | Good |
| 100.7 FM | Hits Radio (Cambridgeshire) | Madingley (6 km) | Good |
| 103.0 FM | Heart Peterborough | Madingley (6 km) | Good |
| 105.6 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Cambridge) | Madingley (6 km) | Good |
| 106.4 FM | Greatest Hits Radio | Mendlesham (67 km) | Fringe |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (57 km) | Good |
Community radio in Cambridge
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97.2 FM | Cam FM | Cambridge University Library (1 km) | Good |
| 105.0 FM | Cambridge Radio | Cambridge (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.7 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Tacolneston (77 km) | Fringe |
| 91.9 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Tacolneston (77 km) | Fringe |
| 94.1 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Tacolneston (77 km) | Fringe |
| 99.3 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Tacolneston (77 km) | Fringe |
| 101.5 FM | Classic FM | Tacolneston (77 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Brookmans Park (57 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Brookmans Park (57 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Cambridge
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations (see them all). Local multiplexes for Cambridge:
Cambridge Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Madingley (6 km)
Herts Beds Bucks Block 10D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Sandy Heath (26 km)
Cambridge small-scale Block 9C Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Cambridge - Coldham's Road (2 km)
Transmitters serving Cambridge
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).