Radio Stations in the East Midlands
43 local FM/AM stations
6 BBC13 commercial24 community18 local DAB multiplexes
43 radio stations broadcast on FM or AM from transmitters in the East Midlands: 6 from the BBC, 13 commercial and 24 community stations.
18 local DAB multiplexes also serve the area, carrying 129 stations between them.
UK-wide stations such as BBC Radio 2 and Classic FM are on air everywhere, so they are listed separately.
Counties in the East Midlands
Leicestershire
County guide Nottinghamshire
County guide Derbyshire
County guide Northamptonshire
County guide Lincolnshire
County guide
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County guide Derbyshire
County guide Northamptonshire
County guide Lincolnshire
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Town guides
Every station you can pick up in each town, with signal estimates.
Belper
113 stations Boston
100 stations Bourne
112 stations Buxton
136 stations Chesterfield
111 stations Coalville
123 stations Corby
115 stations Daventry
140 stations Derby
106 stations Gainsborough
101 stations Grantham
114 stations Ilkeston
104 stations Kettering
124 stations Leicester
142 stations Lincoln
99 stations Loughborough
132 stations Louth
91 stations Mansfield
107 stations Market Harborough
150 stations Melton Mowbray
115 stations Newark-on-Trent
109 stations Northampton
141 stations Nottingham
121 stations Retford
108 stations Skegness
91 stations Sleaford
107 stations Spalding
94 stations Stamford
116 stations Wellingborough
115 stations Worksop
104 stations
113 stations Boston
100 stations Bourne
112 stations Buxton
136 stations Chesterfield
111 stations Coalville
123 stations Corby
115 stations Daventry
140 stations Derby
106 stations Gainsborough
101 stations Grantham
114 stations Ilkeston
104 stations Kettering
124 stations Leicester
142 stations Lincoln
99 stations Loughborough
132 stations Louth
91 stations Mansfield
107 stations Market Harborough
150 stations Melton Mowbray
115 stations Newark-on-Trent
109 stations Northampton
141 stations Nottingham
121 stations Retford
108 stations Skegness
91 stations Sleaford
107 stations Spalding
94 stations Stamford
116 stations Wellingborough
115 stations Worksop
104 stations
Local and regional stations in the East Midlands
| Station | Frequency | Areas | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC (6) | |||
| BBC Radio Sheffield | 104.1 FM / 94.7 FM / 88.6 FM | South Yorkshire | 1 |
| BBC Radio Lincolnshire | 94.9 FM / 104.7 FM | Lincolnshire, Grantham | 2 |
| BBC Radio Nottingham | 95.5 FM / 103.8 FM / 95.1 FM | Mansfield, Nottingham, Newark | 3 |
| BBC Radio Northampton | 104.2 FM / 103.6 FM | North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire | 2 |
| BBC Radio Derby | 104.5 FM / 95.3 FM / 1116 AM … | North Derbyshire, Derbyshire | 4 |
| BBC Radio Leicester | 104.9 FM | Leicestershire | 1 |
| Commercial stations (13) | |||
| Heart Four Counties (Milton Keynes) | 96.6 FM | Northampton | 1 |
| Heart Berkshire | 97.4 FM | Banbury | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio Lincolnshire | 102.2 FM / 96.7 FM | Lincoln, Grantham | 2 |
| Mansfield 103.2 | 103.2 FM | Mansfield | 1 |
| Capital Leicestershire | 105.4 FM / 102.8 FM / 96.2 FM … | Derby, Mansfield, Nottingham … | 4 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | 106.0 FM | East Midlands | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (North Derbyshire) | 106.4 FM / 96.7 FM / 107.4 FM … | Ashbourne, Buxton, Chesterfield … | 10 |
| Smooth East Midlands | 106.6 FM / 101.4 FM / 107.4 FM … | Derby, Kettering, Wellingborough … | 4 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Peterborough) | 107.2 FM / 97.4 FM | Rutland, Stamford | 2 |
| Capital North Oxfordshire | 107.6 FM | Banbury | 1 |
| Fosse 107 | 107.9 FM / 107.0 FM | Hinckley, Loughborough | 2 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (South Yorkshire) | 107.9 FM | Worksop | 1 |
| Sabras Radio | 1260 AM / 102.1 FM / 91.0 FM | Leicester, Loughborough | 3 |
| Community radio (24) | |||
| Radio2Funky | 95.0 FM | Leicester | 1 |
| Cross Counties Radio | 95.4 FM / 92.0 FM | Blaby Town, Lutterworth & Blaby | 2 |
| Flex FM Northampton | 96.1 FM | Northampton | 1 |
| Corby Radio | 96.3 FM | Corby | 1 |
| Radio Faza 97.1 FM | 97.1 FM | Nottingham | 1 |
| Hive FM | 97.2 FM | Grantham | 1 |
| Kohinoor FM | 97.3 FM | Leicester | 1 |
| Kemet Radio | 97.5 FM | Nottingham | 1 |
| Amber Sound FM | 98.4 FM / 107.2 FM | Belper, Ripley | 2 |
| Harborough FM (Hfm) | 102.3 FM | Market Harborough | 1 |
| EAVA FM | 102.5 FM | Leicester | 1 |
| The Eye | 103.0 FM | Vale of Belvoir | 1 |
| Erewash Sound | 103.5 FM / 96.8 FM | Ilkeston, Long Eaton | 2 |
| Lincoln City Radio | 103.6 FM | Lincoln | 1 |
| Horizon Radio (Northampton) | 104.7 FM | Northampton | 1 |
| NLive Radio | 106.9 FM | Northampton | 1 |
| Takeover Radio 106.9 | 106.9 FM | Sutton in Ashfield | 1 |
| Endeavour FM | 107.0 FM | Boston | 1 |
| Witham Radio | 107.3 FM | Lincoln | 1 |
| Radio Dawn | 107.6 FM | Nottingham | 1 |
| Inspiration FM | 107.8 FM | Northampton | 1 |
| Radio Ikhlas | 107.8 FM | Derby | 1 |
| Radio Newark | 107.8 FM | Newark | 1 |
| Radio Seerah | 1575 AM | Leicester | 1 |
Frequency shown is the strongest transmitter inside the East Midlands; 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 the East Midlands too.
Coventry Block 12D Local · 11 stations
BBC CWRCapital CoventryGreatest Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)Heart West MidlandsHits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)Lyca RadioNation 80sNation Radio CornwallPanjab Radio (Baildon)Smooth CountrySmooth West Midlands
Derbyshire Block 10B Local · 11 stations
BBC Radio DerbyCapital LeicestershireGoldGreatest Hits Radio (East Midlands)Heart DerbyshireHits Radio (East Midlands)Lyca RadioNation 80sNation 90sPanjab Radio (Baildon)Smooth East Midlands
Leicestershire Block 11B Local · 11 stations
BBC Radio LeicesterCapital LeicestershireGreatest Hits Radio (East Midlands)Heart LeicestershireHits Radio (East Midlands)Lyca RadioSabras RadioSanskar RadioGold Radio LeicsSmooth CountrySmooth East Midlands
Lincolnshire Block 12A Local · 15 stations
Northamptonshire Block 10C Local · 13 stations
Nottinghamshire Block 12C Local · 11 stations
BBC Radio NottinghamCapital LeicestershireGreatest Hits Radio (East Midlands)Heart NottinghamshireHits Radio (East Midlands)Nation 80sNation 90sGold Radio NottsSmooth CountrySmooth East MidlandsTBA
Oxfordshire Block 10B Local · 8 stations
Peterborough Block 12D Local · 7 stations
Sheffield Block 11C Local · 13 stations
Boston, Spalding and Skegness small-scale Block 8B Small-scale · 2 stations
Endeavour FMEast Lincs DAB
Glossop and Buxton small-scale Block 8B Small-scale · 15 stations
Greatest Hits Radio (North Derbyshire)Happy Radio UKHigh Peak 1North DerbyshirePure DanceRadio AfricanaRadio ORadio WigwamAll 80s RadioCataltic ConvertCPR NorthGhost ServiceHistory 16Omega RadioPeak DAB Info
Kettering and Corby small-scale Block 9B Small-scale · 2 stations
EmbraceRetro Rewind
Leicester small-scale Block 9B Small-scale · 14 stations
Athavan RadioBritAsia RadioEAVA FMFlex FM (London Wandsworth)Kohinoor FMRadio LEARRadio SeerahRadio UTSAVRadio2FunkySatsangSoar SoundDarbarSahibRadioGhost ServiceHistory 16
Loughborough small-scale Block 8A Small-scale · 25 stations
Athavan RadioBritAsia RadioCosoro AfrobeatsCPR FMFlex FM (London Wandsworth)Heartsong LiveKohinoor FMLove LifePure DanceRadio LEARRadio PanjRadio UTSAVSatsangShine 879Soar SoundAll 80s RadioCataltic ConvertDarbarSahibRadioDivine Radio LDNGhost ServiceHistory 16Loughborugh DABOmega RadioPanjab Radio (Baildon)TBA
Northampton small-scale Block 7D Small-scale · 5 stations
Nottingham small-scale Block 7D Small-scale · 15 stations
88.3 CENTREFORCEAthavan RadioBoom LightBoom RockBritAsia RadioFun KidsPump RadioThe EyeMagna RadioOmega RadioPanjab Radio (Baildon)PRL DABRadio NearkRadioFaza97.1FMTBA
Rugby and Daventry small-scale Block 9A Small-scale · 27 stations
Athavan RadioBritAsia RadioCosoro AfrobeatsCPR FMFlex FM (London Wandsworth)GreekBeat RadioHeartsong LiveKohinoor FMLove LifeNLive RadioPure DanceRadio LEARRadio PanjRadio UTSAVSabras RadioSanskar RadioSatsangShine 879Soar SoundVanny RadioAll 80s RadioCataltic ConvertDarbarSahibRadioGhost ServiceHistory 16Omega RadioRugby+Daventry
Rutland and Stamford small-scale Block 9C Small-scale · 4 stations
EmbraceMagna MixMagna RadioRutland&Stamford