Radio Stations in Clacton-on-Sea
You can pick up about 99 radio stations in Clacton-on-Sea: 12 on FM, 4 on medium wave and the rest on 5 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Essex on 103.5 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) (100.2 FM).
There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Radio Caroline (Suffolk) (648 AM).
Local and regional FM stations in Clacton-on-Sea
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.1 FM | Heart Essex - Chelmsford | Wivenhoe Park FM (17 km) | Fringe |
| 97.1 FM | Heart Norfolk | Foxhall Heath (30 km) | Fringe |
| 100.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) | Clacton (2 km) | Good |
| 102.0 FM | Nation Radio Suffolk | Warren Heath (28 km) | Fringe |
| 103.5 FM | BBC Essex | Great Braxted (30 km) | Good |
| 103.9 FM | BBC Radio Suffolk | Manningtree (15 km) | Good |
| 106.4 FM | Greatest Hits Radio | Mendlesham (49 km) | Fringe |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (91 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Clacton-on-Sea
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 648 AM | Radio Caroline (Suffolk) AM | Orfordness-A (45 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.1 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Wrotham (79 km) | Fringe |
| 91.3 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Wrotham (79 km) | Fringe |
| 93.5 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Wrotham (79 km) | Fringe |
| 99.3 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Tacolneston (81 km) | Fringe |
| 100.9 FM | Classic FM | Wrotham (79 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Brookmans Park (91 km) | Fringe |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Brookmans Park (91 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Clacton-on-Sea
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though SDL National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Clacton-on-Sea:
Essex Block 12D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Clacton (2 km)
Colchester and Clacton small-scale Block 9A Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Colchester - Hospital (21 km)
Transmitters serving Clacton-on-Sea
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).