Radio Stations in Rugby
You can pick up about 144 radio stations in Rugby: 20 on FM, 6 on medium wave and the rest on 7 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC CWR on 94.8 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (97.0 FM), Capital Rugby (107.1 FM) and Radio XL (1296 AM).
There are 2 community radio stations on FM, such as Cross Counties Radio (92.0 FM) and Radio Panj (1521 AM).
Local and regional FM stations in Rugby
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94.8 FM | BBC CWR | Meriden VHF (27 km) | Fringe |
| 95.6 FM | BBC Radio WM | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 96.4 FM | Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 96.6 FM | Heart Four Counties (Milton Keynes) | Northampton (28 km) | Fringe |
| 97.0 FM | Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) | Shilton (13 km) | Good |
| 100.7 FM | Heart West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 104.2 FM | BBC Radio Northampton | Northampton (28 km) | Fringe |
| 104.9 FM | BBC Radio Leicester | Copt Oak (38 km) | Fringe |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Birmingham & the West Midlands) | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 105.4 FM | Capital Leicestershire | Skeffington (37 km) | Fringe |
| 105.7 FM | Smooth West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Fringe |
| 106.0 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | Copt Oak (38 km) | Fringe |
| 106.6 FM | Smooth East Midlands | Waltham (57 km) | Fringe |
| 107.1 FM | Capital Rugby | Rugby - Art Gallery (0 km) | Good |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (40 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (103 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Rugby
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.0 FM | Cross Counties Radio | Lutterworth - Magna Park (11 km) | Fringe |
| 1521 AM | Radio Panj AM | Ryton on Dunsmore (12 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 90.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 92.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 97.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (47 km) | Good |
| 693 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Droitwich (58 km) | Good |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (58 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | BBC Asian Network AM | Langley Mill (41 km) | Fringe |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Rugby
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 Rugby:
Coventry Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Shilton (13 km)
Derbyshire Block 10B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (45 km)
Northamptonshire Block 10C Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Daventry (15 km)
Rugby and Daventry small-scale Block 9A Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Cold Ashby (13 km)
Transmitters serving Rugby
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).