Radio Stations in Altrincham
You can pick up about 128 radio stations in Altrincham: 29 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 9 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Manchester on 95.1 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Radio X Manchester (97.7 FM), Smooth North West (100.4 FM), Capital Manchester (102.0 FM) and Hits Radio (Manchester) (103.0 FM).
There are 2 community radio stations on FM, such as Heritage CR (90.6 FM) and Wythenshawe FM (97.2 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Altrincham
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.4 FM | BBC Radio Leeds | Holme Moss (37 km) | Fringe |
| 94.6 FM | BBC Radio Stoke | Alsagers Bank (40 km) | Fringe |
| 95.1 FM | BBC Radio Manchester | Holme Moss (37 km) | Fringe |
| 95.8 FM | BBC Radio Merseyside | Allerton Park (35 km) | Fringe |
| 96.7 FM | Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Allerton Park (35 km) | Fringe |
| 97.4 FM | Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Winter Hill (29 km) | Fringe |
| 97.7 FM | Radio X Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (13 km) | Good |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (29 km) | Good |
| 102.0 FM | Capital Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (13 km) | Good |
| 102.6 FM | Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Alsagers Bank (40 km) | Fringe |
| 103.0 FM | Hits Radio (Manchester) | Saddleworth (28 km) | Good |
| 103.9 FM | BBC Radio Lancashire | Winter Hill (29 km) | Fringe |
| 104.1 FM | BBC Radio Sheffield | Holme Moss (37 km) | Fringe |
| 104.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Manchester and the North West) | Stockport - Ratcliffe Towers (14 km) | Good |
| 105.1 FM | Capital Yorkshire (South and West) | Emley Moor (52 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (29 km) | Good |
| 105.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) | Allerton Park (35 km) | Fringe |
| 106.1 FM | XS Manchester | Manchester - City Tower (13 km) | Good |
| 106.2 FM | Heart Yorkshire | Emley Moor (52 km) | Fringe |
| 106.9 FM | Silk FM | Sutton Common (26 km) | Fringe |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (99 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Altrincham
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.6 FM | Heritage CR | Manchester - Duffield Court (12 km) | Fringe |
| 97.2 FM | Wythenshawe FM | Wythenshawe (6 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (37 km) | Good |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (68 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (37 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (37 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (37 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (37 km) | Good |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (68 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (41 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (41 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Altrincham
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though BBC National DAB and D1 National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Altrincham:
Lancashire Block 12A Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (29 km)
Leeds Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Emley Moor (52 km)
Liverpool Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Billinge Hill (28 km)
Manchester Block 12C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Manchester - City Tower (13 km)
Stoke & Stafford Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Mow Cop (31 km)
Cheshire East small-scale Block 11C Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Wythenshawe (6 km)
Transmitters serving Altrincham
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).