Radio Stations in Macclesfield
You can pick up about 131 radio stations in Macclesfield: 26 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 8 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Stoke on 94.6 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) (96.4 FM), Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) (102.6 FM) and Silk FM (106.9 FM).
There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Canalside Radio 102.8 FM (102.8 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Macclesfield
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.4 FM | BBC Radio Leeds | Holme Moss (35 km) | Fringe |
| 94.6 FM | BBC Radio Stoke | Alsagers Bank (28 km) | Good |
| 95.1 FM | BBC Radio Manchester | Holme Moss (35 km) | Fringe |
| 95.3 FM | BBC Radio Derby | Stanton Moor (34 km) | Fringe |
| 96.4 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Sutton Common (6 km) | Good |
| 97.7 FM | Radio X Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (26 km) | Fringe |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (48 km) | Fringe |
| 102.0 FM | Capital Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (26 km) | Fringe |
| 102.6 FM | Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Alsagers Bank (28 km) | Good |
| 103.0 FM | Hits Radio (Manchester) | Saddleworth (32 km) | Fringe |
| 103.3 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (North Derbyshire) | Whaley Bridge - Hawkhurst Farm (12 km) | Fringe |
| 104.1 FM | BBC Radio Sheffield | Holme Moss (35 km) | Fringe |
| 104.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Manchester and the North West) | Stockport - Ratcliffe Towers (16 km) | Fringe |
| 105.1 FM | Capital Yorkshire (South and West) | Emley Moor (50 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (48 km) | Fringe |
| 106.1 FM | XS Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (26 km) | Fringe |
| 106.2 FM | Heart Yorkshire | Emley Moor (50 km) | Fringe |
| 106.9 FM | Silk FM | Sutton Common (6 km) | Good |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (81 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Macclesfield
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102.8 FM | Canalside Radio 102.8 FM | Bollington - Clarence Mill (5 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (35 km) | Good |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (75 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (35 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (35 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (35 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (35 km) | Good |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (75 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (45 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (45 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Macclesfield
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though BBC National DAB and D1 National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Macclesfield:
Derbyshire Block 10B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Stanton Moor (34 km)
Leeds Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Emley Moor (50 km)
Manchester Block 12C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Sutton Common (6 km)
Stoke & Stafford Block 12D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Sutton Common (6 km)
Cheshire East small-scale Block 11C Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Sutton Common (6 km)
Transmitters serving Macclesfield
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).