Radio Stations in South Shields

128 stations 13 on FM 2 on AM 8 DAB multiplexes

You can pick up about 128 radio stations in South Shields: 13 on FM, 2 on medium wave and the rest on 8 DAB multiplexes.

The local BBC station is BBC Radio Newcastle on 95.4 FM.

Local commercial stations with a good signal include Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) (97.1 FM), Smooth North East (97.5 FM), Heart North East (Tyne & Wear) (101.8 FM) and Capital North East (Tyne and Wear) (105.3 FM).

There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Radio Tyneside (93.6 FM).

Local and regional FM stations in South Shields

Frequency	Station	Transmitter	Signal
95.4 FM	BBC Radio Newcastle	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
97.1 FM	Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)	Burnhope (26 km)	Good
97.5 FM	Smooth North East	Burnhope (26 km)	Good
101.8 FM	Heart North East (Tyne & Wear)	Burnhope (26 km)	Good
103.4 FM	Nation Radio North East	Haining (16 km)	Fringe
105.3 FM	Capital North East (Tyne and Wear)	Burnhope (26 km)	Good

Community radio in South Shields

Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.

Frequency	Station	Transmitter	Signal
93.6 FM	Radio Tyneside	Newcastle - Royal Victoria Infirmary (12 km)	Fringe

National stations on FM and AM

Frequency	Station	Transmitter	Signal
88.5 FM	BBC Radio 2	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
90.7 FM	BBC Radio 3	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
92.9 FM	BBC Radio 4	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
94.7 FM	BBC Radio Scotland	Sandale (113 km)	Fringe
98.1 FM	BBC Radio 1	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
100.3 FM	Classic FM	Pontop Pike (26 km)	Good
693 AM	BBC Radio 5 Live AM	Stagshaw (38 km)	Good
1071 AM	talkSPORT AM	Wrekenton (12 km)	Good

DAB multiplexes you can receive in South Shields

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 South Shields: