Radio Stations in Ferndown
Ferndown has a small transmitter of its own, about 3 km north-west, for Forest FM on 98.9 FM – a community station Poole doesn't receive. Poole's relays 4–5 km to the south add Hope FM on 90.1, Hits Radio Dorset on 107.6 and Nation Radio Dorset on 106.6, while the BBC national networks come from Rowridge on the Isle of Wight.
The town gets a better signal than Poole for BBC Radio Solent and Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast). For DAB, St Catherine's Hill, 6 km away, carries the Bournemouth and BBC national multiplexes, and the Poole, Purbeck & Wimborne small-scale multiplex reaches it from Nine Barrow Down.
Local and regional FM stations in Ferndown
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.1 FM | BBC Radio Solent | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 101.0 FM | Hits Radio (West of England) | Mendip (73 km) | Fringe |
| 102.3 FM | Heart Dorset | Nine Barrow Down (18 km) | Good |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast) | Chillerton Down (42 km) | Good |
| 105.8 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Dorset) | Poole (8 km) | Good |
| 106.6 FM | Nation Radio Dorset | Poole - West Howe (5 km) | Good |
| 107.6 FM | Hits Radio (Dorset) | Poole - West Howe (5 km) | Good |
Community radio in Ferndown
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 FM | Hope FM (Bournemouth) | Poole - Poole House (4 km) | Good |
| 94.6 FM | Radio Wimborne | Wimborne (7 km) | Fringe |
| 98.9 FM | Forest FM | Ferndown (3 km) | Good |
| 102.8 FM | Hot Radio 102.8 | Canford Heath (6 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.5 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 90.7 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 92.9 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 98.2 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 100.3 FM | Classic FM | Rowridge (38 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Fern Barrow (6 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Washford (111 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Ferndown
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though D1 National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Ferndown:
Bournemouth Block 11B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter St Catherines Hill (6 km)
South Hampshire Block 11C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Chillerton Down (42 km)
Poole, Purbeck & Wimborne small-scale Block 9C Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Nine Barrow Down (18 km)
Transmitters serving Ferndown
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).