Radio Stations in Deal
Deal, on the east Kent coast, gets most of its FM from the Swingate and Guston masts above Dover, about 10 km to the south-west; an outdoor aerial pointed that way makes a noticeable difference in the town. The bigger Wrotham transmitter is almost 80 km away.
BBC Radio Kent is the local BBC station, and Dover Community Radio on 104.9 FM can be heard here. For DAB, Deal is covered by the Kent multiplex and two small-scale multiplexes – Margate, Dover and Folkestone, and Ashford and Dungeness.
Local and regional FM stations in Deal
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97.0 FM | Heart Kent | Dover (16 km) | Fringe |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Kent | Swingate (10 km) | Good |
| 106.8 FM | KMFM | Guston (10 km) | Fringe |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (123 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Deal
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104.9 FM | Dover Community Radio | Guston (10 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.0 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Swingate (10 km) | Good |
| 92.4 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Swingate (10 km) | Good |
| 94.4 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Swingate (10 km) | Good |
| 99.5 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Swingate (10 km) | Good |
| 100.9 FM | Classic FM | Wrotham (78 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Brookmans Park (123 km) | Fringe |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Brookmans Park (123 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Deal
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B) and D1 National (11D) – carry 43 UK-wide stations (see them all). Local multiplexes for Deal:
Kent Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Swingate (10 km)
Ashford and Dungeness small-scale Block 9C Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Hastingleigh - Cold Blow Farm (30 km)
Margate, Dover and Folkestone small-scale Block 9B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Guston (10 km)
Transmitters serving Deal
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).