Radio Stations in Chester
You can pick up about 120 radio stations in Chester: 18 on FM, 2 on medium wave and the rest on 6 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Merseyside on 95.8 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Heart Wales (North) (88.0 FM), Hits Radio (Liverpool) (96.7 FM), Capital Wrexham & Cheshire (103.4 FM) and Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) (105.9 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Chester
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.0 FM | Heart Wales (North) | Wrexham Rhos (18 km) | Good |
| 94.6 FM | BBC Radio Stoke | Alsagers Bank (45 km) | Fringe |
| 95.8 FM | BBC Radio Merseyside | Allerton Park (19 km) | Good |
| 96.7 FM | Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Allerton Park (19 km) | Good |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (53 km) | Fringe |
| 102.6 FM | Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Alsagers Bank (45 km) | Fringe |
| 103.4 FM | Capital Wrexham & Cheshire | Wrexham Rhos (18 km) | Good |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (53 km) | Fringe |
| 105.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) | Allerton Park (19 km) | Good |
| 106.3 FM | Dee 106.3 | Chester - Steam Mill (1 km) | Good |
| 107.6 FM | Capital Liverpool | Liverpool Cathedral (23 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (77 km) | Fringe |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (27 km) | Good |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (77 km) | Fringe |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (77 km) | Fringe |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (77 km) | Fringe |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (77 km) | Fringe |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (27 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (82 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (82 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Chester
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 Chester:
Liverpool Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Hope Mountain (15 km)
Manchester Block 12C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (53 km)
NE Wales W Chesh Block 10D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Wrexham Rhos (18 km)
Transmitters serving Chester
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).