Radio Stations in Sunderland
You can pick up about 122 radio stations in Sunderland: 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 Nation Radio North East (103.4 FM).
There is 1 community radio station on FM, such as Spark FM (107.0 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Sunderland
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95.4 FM | BBC Radio Newcastle | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 97.1 FM | Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) | Burnhope (23 km) | Good |
| 97.5 FM | Smooth North East | Burnhope (23 km) | Good |
| 101.8 FM | Heart North East (Tyne & Wear) | Burnhope (23 km) | Good |
| 103.4 FM | Nation Radio North East | Haining (7 km) | Good |
| 105.3 FM | Capital North East (Tyne and Wear) | Burnhope (23 km) | Good |
Community radio in Sunderland
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107.0 FM | Spark FM | Monkwearmouth (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.5 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 90.7 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 92.9 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 94.7 FM | BBC Radio Scotland | Sandale (114 km) | Fringe |
| 98.1 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 100.3 FM | Classic FM | Pontop Pike (25 km) | Good |
| 693 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Stagshaw (43 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (145 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Sunderland
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 Sunderland:
North Yorkshire Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Bilsdale (62 km)
Teesside Block 11B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Eston Nab (42 km)
Tyne & Wear Block 11C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Hendon (2 km)
Sunderland small-scale Block 7D Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Hendon (2 km)
Tynemouth_S.Shields small-scale Block 9B Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Cleadon WT (7 km)
Transmitters serving Sunderland
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).