Radio Stations in Ormskirk
Ormskirk, in West Lancashire, has no FM transmitter of its own. Its nearest transmitter is a DAB site at Billinge Hill, about 13 km to the south-east, which carries the Liverpool multiplex.
On FM, the Merseyside stations come from Allerton Park and Liverpool Cathedral, about 20 km to the south, and the Lancashire and Greater Manchester ones – BBC Radio Lancashire on 103.9, Heart North West on 105.4 – from Winter Hill, 25 km east. Both BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Merseyside can be heard.
Local and regional FM stations in Ormskirk
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.8 FM | BBC Radio Merseyside | Allerton Park (22 km) | Good |
| 96.7 FM | Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Allerton Park (22 km) | Good |
| 97.1 FM | Capital Wrexham & Cheshire | Storeton (26 km) | Fringe |
| 97.4 FM | Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Winter Hill (25 km) | Good |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (25 km) | Good |
| 103.9 FM | BBC Radio Lancashire | Winter Hill (25 km) | Good |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (25 km) | Good |
| 105.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) | Allerton Park (22 km) | Good |
| 107.6 FM | Capital Liverpool | Liverpool Cathedral (20 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (68 km) | Good |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (63 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (68 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (68 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (68 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (68 km) | Good |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (63 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (66 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (66 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Ormskirk
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations (see them all). Local multiplexes for Ormskirk:
Lancashire Block 12A Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (25 km)
Liverpool Block 10C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Billinge Hill (13 km)
Manchester Block 12C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (25 km)
NE Wales W Chesh Block 10D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter St Johns Beacon (19 km)
Transmitters serving Ormskirk
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).