Radio Stations in Folkestone
You can pick up about 109 radio stations in Folkestone: 10 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 6 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Kent on 104.2 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include KMFM (96.4 FM) and Heart Kent (97.0 FM).
There are 2 community radio stations on FM, such as BFBS Shorncliffe (105.4 FM) and Radio Folkestone (105.9 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Folkestone
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.4 FM | KMFM | Creteway Down (2 km) | Good |
| 97.0 FM | Heart Kent | Dover (6 km) | Good |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Kent | Swingate (13 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (118 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Folkestone
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105.4 FM | BFBS Shorncliffe | Shorncliffe MoD - Tower Theatre (3 km) | Good |
| 105.9 FM | Radio Folkestone | Folkestone Academy (2 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.0 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Swingate (13 km) | Good |
| 92.4 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Swingate (13 km) | Good |
| 94.4 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Swingate (13 km) | Good |
| 99.5 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Swingate (13 km) | Good |
| 101.8 FM | Classic FM | Dover (6 km) | Good |
| 693 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Folkestone MF (4 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Brookmans Park (118 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Folkestone
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 Folkestone:
Kent Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Creteway Down (2 km)
Ashford and Dungeness small-scale Block 9C Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Hastingleigh - Cold Blow Farm (17 km)
Margate, Dover and Folkestone small-scale Block 9B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Hythe - Sene Valley GC (6 km)
Transmitters serving Folkestone
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).