Radio Stations in Greater Manchester
21 radio stations broadcast on FM or AM from transmitters in Greater Manchester: 1 from the BBC, 7 commercial and 13 community stations.
8 local DAB multiplexes also serve the area, carrying 72 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 Greater Manchester 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.
128 stations Bolton
118 stations Manchester
137 stations Rochdale
122 stations Stalybridge
153 stations Stockport
154 stations Wigan
114 stations
Local and regional stations in Greater Manchester
| Station | Frequency | Areas | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC (1) | |||
| BBC Radio Manchester | 95.1 FM / 104.6 FM | Greater Manchester | 1 |
| Commercial stations (7) | |||
| Radio X Manchester | 97.7 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Capital Manchester | 102.0 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) | 102.4 FM | Wigan | 1 |
| Hits Radio (Manchester) | 103.0 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Manchester and the North West) | 104.9 FM / 107.4 FM / 96.2 FM | Oldham, Stockport, Bolton | 3 |
| XS Manchester | 106.1 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Lyca Radio - Greater Manchester | 963 AM / 1377 AM | East Lancashire | 1 |
| Community radio (13) | |||
| Gaydio | 88.4 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Legacy 90.1 | 90.1 FM | Hulme | 1 |
| Heritage CR | 90.6 FM | Manchester South | 1 |
| Unity Radio | 92.8 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Salford City Radio | 94.4 FM | Salford | 1 |
| Bolton FM | 96.5 FM | Bolton | 1 |
| ALL FM | 96.9 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Crescent Radio | 97.0 FM | Rochdale | 1 |
| Wythenshawe FM | 97.2 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Oldham Community Radio | 99.7 FM | Oldham | 1 |
| Tameside Radio | 103.6 FM | Tameside | 1 |
| North Manchester FM | 106.6 FM | Manchester | 1 |
| Your FM | 107.8 FM | Stockport | 1 |
Frequency shown is the strongest transmitter inside Greater Manchester; 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 Greater Manchester too.