Radio Stations in Runcorn
Runcorn sits on the south bank of the Mersey and picks up both the Merseyside and the Greater Manchester stations. Its own small DAB transmitter, at St Mary's Church about 3 km to the south-east, carries the Warrington, Widnes and Runcorn small-scale multiplex for very local digital stations.
On FM, the Merseyside stations come from Allerton Park and Liverpool Cathedral, 11–17 km to the west, and the Greater Manchester ones from Winter Hill. Unlike Warrington, Runcorn also gets Capital Liverpool on 107.6 FM and the Heart Wales (North) relay on 88.0 FM. BBC Radio Merseyside is the local BBC station.
Local and regional FM stations in Runcorn
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.0 FM | Heart Wales (North) | Wrexham Rhos (36 km) | Fringe |
| 94.6 FM | BBC Radio Stoke | Alsagers Bank (46 km) | Fringe |
| 95.8 FM | BBC Radio Merseyside | Allerton Park (11 km) | Good |
| 96.7 FM | Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Allerton Park (11 km) | Good |
| 97.1 FM | Capital Wrexham & Cheshire | Storeton (20 km) | Fringe |
| 97.4 FM | Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Winter Hill (35 km) | Fringe |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (35 km) | Fringe |
| 102.6 FM | Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Alsagers Bank (46 km) | Fringe |
| 103.0 FM | Hits Radio (Manchester) | Saddleworth (52 km) | Fringe |
| 103.9 FM | BBC Radio Lancashire | Winter Hill (35 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (35 km) | Fringe |
| 105.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) | Allerton Park (11 km) | Good |
| 107.6 FM | Capital Liverpool | Liverpool Cathedral (17 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (62 km) | Good |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (46 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (62 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (62 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (62 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (62 km) | Good |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (46 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (64 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (64 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Runcorn
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 Runcorn:
Lancashire Block 12A Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (35 km)
Liverpool Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter St Johns Beacon (18 km)
Manchester Block 12C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (35 km)
NE Wales W Chesh Block 10D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter St Johns Beacon (18 km)
Warrington Widnes and Runcorn small-scale Block 8B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Runcorn - St Mary's Church (3 km)
Transmitters serving Runcorn
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).