Radio Stations in Northampton
You can pick up about 141 radio stations in Northampton: 14 on FM, 4 on medium wave and the rest on 8 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Northampton on 104.2 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Heart Four Counties (Milton Keynes) (96.6 FM) and Lyca Radio 1458 (1458 AM).
There are 4 community radio stations on FM, such as Flex FM Northampton (96.1 FM), Horizon Radio (Northampton) (104.7 FM) and NLive Radio (106.9 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Northampton
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.6 FM | Heart Four Counties (Milton Keynes) | Northampton (5 km) | Good |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Northampton | Northampton (5 km) | Good |
| 104.5 FM | BBC Three Counties Radio | Bow Brickhill (30 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Capital Leicestershire | Skeffington (44 km) | Fringe |
| 106.6 FM | Smooth East Midlands | Waltham (64 km) | Fringe |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (69 km) | Fringe |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (75 km) | Good |
Community radio in Northampton
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.1 FM | Flex FM Northampton | Northampton - Northampton House (1 km) | Good |
| 104.7 FM | Horizon Radio (Northampton) | Northampton - Moulton Park (5 km) | Good |
| 106.9 FM | NLive Radio | Northampton - Fire Station (1 km) | Good |
| 107.8 FM | Inspiration FM | Northampton - Sheep Street (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Sutton Coldfield (75 km) | Fringe |
| 90.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Sutton Coldfield (75 km) | Fringe |
| 92.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Sutton Coldfield (75 km) | Fringe |
| 97.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Sutton Coldfield (75 km) | Fringe |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (75 km) | Fringe |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Brookmans Park (75 km) | Good |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (82 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Northampton
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 Northampton:
Coventry Block 12D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Daventry (16 km)
Herts Beds Bucks Block 10D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Bow Brickhill (30 km)
Northamptonshire Block 10C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Northampton (5 km)
Northampton small-scale Block 7D Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Northampton - Moulton Park (5 km)
Rugby and Daventry small-scale Block 9A Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Cold Ashby (20 km)
Transmitters serving Northampton
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).