Radio Stations in Dorset
16 radio stations broadcast on FM or AM from transmitters in Dorset: 1 from the BBC, 6 commercial and 9 community stations.
3 local DAB multiplexes also serve the area, carrying 23 stations between them.
UK-wide stations such as BBC Radio 2 and Classic FM are on air everywhere, so they are listed separately.
Stations from transmitters just outside Dorset often reach it too – the town pages below estimate what you can actually receive.
Town guides
Every station you can pick up in each town, with signal estimates.
Local and regional stations in Dorset
| Station | Frequency | Areas | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC (1) | |||
| BBC Radio Solent | 103.8 FM | Dorset | 1 |
| Commercial stations (6) | |||
| Heart Bristol | 97.1 FM | Yeovil | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Bristol & The South West) | 97.2 FM / 105.6 FM / 96.0 FM … | Dorchester and Weymouth, Blandford, Yeovil … | 5 |
| Heart Dorset | 102.3 FM | Bournemouth | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (East Dorset) | 105.8 FM | Poole | 1 |
| Nation Radio Dorset | 106.6 FM | Poole | 1 |
| Hits Radio (Dorset) | 107.6 FM | Bournemouth | 1 |
| Community radio (9) | |||
| BFBS (Blandford) | 89.3 FM | Blandford | 1 |
| Hope FM (Bournemouth) | 90.1 FM | Bournemouth | 1 |
| Forest FM | 92.3 FM / 98.9 FM | Verwood | 2 |
| Radio Wimborne | 94.6 FM | Wimborne | 1 |
| Hot Radio 102.8 | 102.8 FM | Poole | 1 |
| Abbey 104 | 104.7 FM | Sherborne | 1 |
| KeeP 106 | 106.3 FM | Dorchester | 1 |
| AIR | 107.2 FM | Weymouth | 1 |
| Alfred | 107.3 FM | Shaftesbury | 1 |
Frequency shown is the strongest transmitter inside Dorset; some stations use other frequencies in other parts of the area. Source: Ofcom technical parameters, 15 September 2026.
Local DAB multiplexes
National multiplexes (BBC National DAB, D1 National and SDL National) reach most of Dorset too.