Radio Stations in Rugeley
Rugeley has a small transmitter of its own for Cannock Chase Radio, the community station, on 89.6 FM, and sits close to the Pye Green mast on Cannock Chase, 6 km south-west, which carries Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) on 96.9 and the Stoke & Stafford DAB multiplex.
That puts the town within reach of BBC Radio Stoke on 94.6 FM and Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) on 102.6 FM, neither of which reaches Lichfield. The BBC national networks come from Sutton Coldfield, 19 km to the south.
Local and regional FM stations in Rugeley
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94.6 FM | BBC Radio Stoke | Alsagers Bank (38 km) | Fringe |
| 95.6 FM | BBC Radio WM | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 96.0 FM | BBC Radio Shropshire | The Wrekin (42 km) | Fringe |
| 96.4 FM | Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 96.9 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Pye Green (6 km) | Good |
| 97.2 FM | Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) | Turners Hill B (30 km) | Fringe |
| 100.7 FM | Heart West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 102.6 FM | Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire) | Alsagers Bank (38 km) | Fringe |
| 104.5 FM | BBC Radio Derby | Drum Hill (41 km) | Fringe |
| 104.9 FM | BBC Radio Leicester | Copt Oak (44 km) | Fringe |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Birmingham & the West Midlands) | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 105.7 FM | Smooth West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 106.0 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | Copt Oak (44 km) | Fringe |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (24 km) | Good |
Community radio in Rugeley
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.6 FM | Cannock Chase Radio | Rugeley (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 90.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 92.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 97.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (19 km) | Good |
| 693 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Droitwich (52 km) | Good |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (52 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | BBC Asian Network AM | Langley Mill (24 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Rugeley
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 Rugeley:
Birmingham Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (18 km)
Derbyshire Block 10B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (18 km)
Stoke & Stafford Block 12D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Pye Green (6 km)
Wolv'ton & Shrop Block 11B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Badgers Hill Woods (7 km)
Transmitters serving Rugeley
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).