Radio Stations in Kent
15 radio stations broadcast on FM or AM from transmitters in Kent: 1 from the BBC, 3 commercial and 11 community stations.
10 local DAB multiplexes also serve the area, carrying 94 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 Kent 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.
154 stations Canterbury
108 stations Dartford
193 stations Deal
77 stations Dover
108 stations Faversham
156 stations Folkestone
109 stations Gillingham
166 stations Gravesend
177 stations Herne Bay
108 stations Maidstone
159 stations Margate
73 stations Minster
163 stations Royal Tunbridge Wells
180 stations Sevenoaks
175 stations Sittingbourne
162 stations
Local and regional stations in Kent
| Station | Frequency | Areas | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC (1) | |||
| BBC Radio Kent | 104.2 FM / 96.7 FM / 97.6 FM | Folkestone, Dover, London and the South East | 3 |
| Commercial stations (3) | |||
| Heart Kent | 103.1 FM / 102.8 FM / 97.0 FM … | Maidstone and Medway, East Kent, East Kent (Canterbury) … | 5 |
| KMFM | 107.6 FM / 105.6 FM / 107.9 FM … | Ashford, Maidstone, Thanet … | 10 |
| Premier Christian Radio | 1305 AM / 1413 AM | London | 1 |
| Community radio (11) | |||
| Sheppey FM | 92.2 FM | Sheerness | 1 |
| Cabin FM | 94.6 FM | Herne Bay | 1 |
| BRFM 95.6 FM | 95.6 FM | Sheppey | 1 |
| Cinque Ports Radio | 100.2 FM | Romney Marsh | 1 |
| Dover Community Radio | 104.9 FM | Dover | 1 |
| BFBS Shorncliffe | 105.4 FM | Shorncliffe Camp | 1 |
| Radio Folkestone | 105.9 FM | Folkestone | 1 |
| West Kent Radio | 106.7 FM / 95.5 FM | Kent | 2 |
| SFM 106.9 | 106.9 FM | Sittingbourne | 1 |
| Radio Ashford | 107.1 FM | Ashford | 1 |
| Academy FM 107.8 | 107.8 FM | Thanet | 1 |
Frequency shown is the strongest transmitter inside Kent; 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 Kent too.