Radio Stations in Leicester
You can pick up about 142 radio stations in Leicester: 23 on FM, 7 on medium wave and the rest on 9 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Leicester on 104.9 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Sabras Radio (91.0 FM), Capital Leicestershire (105.4 FM), Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) (106.0 FM) and Smooth East Midlands (106.6 FM).
There are 5 community radio stations on FM, such as Radio2Funky (95.0 FM), Cross Counties Radio (95.4 FM) and Kohinoor FM (97.3 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Leicester
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91.0 FM | Sabras Radio | Leicester - Maxfield House (1 km) | Good |
| 95.6 FM | BBC Radio WM | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 96.4 FM | Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 96.6 FM | Heart Four Counties (Milton Keynes) | Northampton (43 km) | Fringe |
| 97.0 FM | Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) | Shilton (27 km) | Fringe |
| 100.7 FM | Heart West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Northampton | Northampton (43 km) | Fringe |
| 104.5 FM | BBC Radio Derby | Drum Hill (43 km) | Fringe |
| 104.9 FM | BBC Radio Leicester | Copt Oak (13 km) | Good |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Birmingham & the West Midlands) | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Capital Leicestershire | Skeffington (15 km) | Good |
| 105.7 FM | Smooth West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 106.0 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | Copt Oak (13 km) | Good |
| 106.6 FM | Smooth East Midlands | Waltham (29 km) | Good |
| 1260 AM | Sabras Radio AM | Freemens Common (2 km) | Good |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (43 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (120 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Leicester
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.0 FM | Radio2Funky | Leicester - Granby Street (0 km) | Good |
| 95.4 FM | Cross Counties Radio | Blaby (8 km) | Good |
| 97.3 FM | Kohinoor FM | Leicester East (2 km) | Good |
| 102.5 FM | EAVA FM | Leicester - Belgrave (2 km) | Good |
| 1575 AM | Radio Seerah AM | Leicester - SIR Fabrics (2 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 90.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 92.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 97.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 837 AM | BBC Asian Network AM | Freemens Common (2 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (122 km) | Fringe |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (76 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Leicester
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 Leicester:
Coventry Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Barwell (15 km)
Derbyshire Block 10B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (42 km)
Leicestershire Block 11B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Leicester Cardinal (1 km)
Northamptonshire Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Geddington (38 km)
Nottinghamshire Block 12C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Waltham (29 km)
Leicester small-scale Block 9B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Leicester - Maxfield House (1 km)
Transmitters serving Leicester
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).