Radio Stations in Darlington
You can pick up about 114 radio stations in Darlington: 14 on FM, 2 on medium wave and the rest on 7 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Tees on 95.0 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Hits Radio (Teesside) (96.6 FM), Heart North East (Tyne & Wear) (100.7 FM), Nation Radio North East (103.2 FM) and Capital North East (Tyne and Wear) (106.4 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Darlington
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.0 FM | BBC Radio Tees | Bilsdale (32 km) | Good |
| 95.4 FM | BBC Radio Newcastle | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Fringe |
| 96.6 FM | Hits Radio (Teesside) | Bilsdale (32 km) | Good |
| 97.1 FM | Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) | Burnhope (35 km) | Fringe |
| 97.5 FM | Smooth North East | Burnhope (35 km) | Fringe |
| 100.7 FM | Heart North East (Tyne & Wear) | Bilsdale (32 km) | Good |
| 103.2 FM | Nation Radio North East | Darlington - Beaumont Hill (4 km) | Good |
| 106.4 FM | Capital North East (Tyne and Wear) | Bilsdale (32 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.5 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Good |
| 90.7 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Good |
| 92.9 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Good |
| 94.7 FM | BBC Radio Scotland | Sandale (105 km) | Fringe |
| 98.1 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Good |
| 100.3 FM | Classic FM | Pontop Pike (41 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (101 km) | Fringe |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (101 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Darlington
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though BBC National DAB may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Darlington:
North Yorkshire Block 10C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Bilsdale (32 km)
Teesside Block 11B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Brusselton (13 km)
Tyne & Wear Block 11C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Burnhope (35 km)
Darlington_Bishop small-scale Block 9B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Darlington - Memorial Hospital (1 km)
Transmitters serving Darlington
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).