Radio Stations in St Helens
You can pick up about 127 radio stations in St Helens: 19 on FM, 2 on medium wave and the rest on 8 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Merseyside on 95.8 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Hits Radio (Liverpool) (96.7 FM), Hits Radio (Lancashire) (97.4 FM), Smooth North West (100.4 FM) and Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) (102.4 FM).
There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Liverpool Community Radio (106.7 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in St Helens
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.8 FM | BBC Radio Merseyside | Allerton Park (13 km) | Good |
| 96.7 FM | Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Allerton Park (13 km) | Good |
| 97.1 FM | Capital Wrexham & Cheshire | Storeton (22 km) | Fringe |
| 97.4 FM | Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Winter Hill (24 km) | Good |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (24 km) | Good |
| 102.4 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Billinge Hill (6 km) | Good |
| 103.0 FM | Hits Radio (Manchester) | Saddleworth (49 km) | Fringe |
| 103.9 FM | BBC Radio Lancashire | Winter Hill (24 km) | Good |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (24 km) | Good |
| 105.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) | Allerton Park (13 km) | Good |
| 107.6 FM | Capital Liverpool | Liverpool Cathedral (16 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in St Helens
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106.7 FM | Liverpool Community Radio | Liverpool - Holt Road (14 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (59 km) | Good |
| 91.1 FM | BBC Radio Wales | Llangollen VHF (55 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (59 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (59 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (59 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (59 km) | Good |
| 104.3 FM | BBC Radio Cymru | Llangollen VHF (55 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (60 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (60 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in St Helens
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though BBC National DAB and D1 National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for St Helens:
Lancashire Block 12A Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (24 km)
Liverpool Block 10C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Billinge Hill (6 km)
Manchester Block 12C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Winter Hill (24 km)
NE Wales W Chesh Block 10D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter St Johns Beacon (16 km)
Wigan Block 9C Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Wigan - Billinge (6 km)
Transmitters serving St Helens
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).