Radio Stations in Herne Bay
You can pick up about 108 radio stations in Herne Bay: 9 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 7 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Kent on 104.2 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Heart Kent (102.8 FM).
There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Cabin FM (94.6 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Herne Bay
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102.8 FM | Heart Kent | Dunkirk (13 km) | Good |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Kent | Swingate (30 km) | Good |
| 106.0 FM | KMFM | Rough Common (10 km) | Fringe |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (98 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Herne Bay
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94.6 FM | Cabin FM | Herne Bay - Football Club (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.1 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Wrotham (59 km) | Good |
| 91.3 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Wrotham (59 km) | Good |
| 93.5 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Wrotham (59 km) | Good |
| 98.8 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Wrotham (59 km) | Good |
| 100.9 FM | Classic FM | Wrotham (59 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Brookmans Park (98 km) | Fringe |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Brookmans Park (98 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Herne Bay
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 Herne Bay:
Kent Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Dunkirk (13 km)
Ashford and Dungeness small-scale Block 9C Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Hastingleigh - Cold Blow Farm (25 km)
Canterbury small-scale Block 7D Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Whitstable - Wraik Hill (9 km)
Margate, Dover and Folkestone small-scale Block 9B Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Guston (28 km)
Transmitters serving Herne Bay
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).