Radio Stations in Nottingham
You can pick up about 121 radio stations in Nottingham: 20 on FM, 3 on medium wave and the rest on 7 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Nottingham on 103.8 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Capital Leicestershire (96.2 FM), Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) (106.0 FM), Smooth East Midlands (106.6 FM) and Radio XL (1296 AM).
There are 4 community radio stations on FM, such as Radio Faza 97.1 FM (97.1 FM), Kemet Radio (97.5 FM) and Erewash Sound (103.5 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Nottingham
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.6 FM | BBC Radio WM | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Fringe |
| 96.2 FM | Capital Leicestershire | Mapperley Ridge (3 km) | Good |
| 96.4 FM | Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Fringe |
| 100.7 FM | Heart West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Fringe |
| 103.8 FM | BBC Radio Nottingham | Mapperley Ridge (3 km) | Good |
| 104.5 FM | BBC Radio Derby | Drum Hill (20 km) | Good |
| 104.9 FM | BBC Radio Leicester | Copt Oak (29 km) | Good |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Birmingham & the West Midlands) | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Fringe |
| 105.7 FM | Smooth West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Fringe |
| 106.0 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | Copt Oak (29 km) | Good |
| 106.6 FM | Smooth East Midlands | Waltham (29 km) | Good |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (60 km) | Good |
Community radio in Nottingham
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97.1 FM | Radio Faza 97.1 FM | Mapperley (3 km) | Good |
| 97.5 FM | Kemet Radio | Nottingham - Pine View (2 km) | Good |
| 103.5 FM | Erewash Sound | Risley Park Farm B (12 km) | Fringe |
| 107.6 FM | Radio Dawn | Mapperley (3 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (80 km) | Fringe |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (80 km) | Fringe |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (80 km) | Fringe |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (80 km) | Fringe |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (61 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (90 km) | Fringe |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (97 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Nottingham
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 Nottingham:
Derbyshire Block 10B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Quarndon (24 km)
Leicestershire Block 11B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Copt Oak (29 km)
Nottinghamshire Block 12C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Mapperley Ridge (3 km)
Nottingham small-scale Block 7D Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Mapperley (3 km)
Transmitters serving Nottingham
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).