Radio Stations in Coventry
You can pick up about 139 radio stations in Coventry: 23 on FM, 5 on medium wave and the rest on 9 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC CWR on 94.8 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Capital Coventry (96.2 FM), Hits Radio (Birmingham) (96.4 FM), Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (97.0 FM) and Heart West Midlands (100.7 FM).
There are 4 community radio stations on FM, such as Hillz FM (98.6 FM), Radio Panj (99.6 FM) and Radio Plus (101.5 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Coventry
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94.8 FM | BBC CWR | Meriden VHF (10 km) | Good |
| 95.6 FM | BBC Radio WM | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 96.2 FM | Capital Coventry | Coventry - Samuel Vale House (1 km) | Good |
| 96.4 FM | Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 97.0 FM | Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) | Shilton (9 km) | Good |
| 97.2 FM | Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) | Turners Hill B (38 km) | Fringe |
| 100.7 FM | Heart West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 104.9 FM | BBC Radio Leicester | Copt Oak (37 km) | Fringe |
| 105.2 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Birmingham & the West Midlands) | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 105.4 FM | Capital Leicestershire | Skeffington (47 km) | Fringe |
| 105.7 FM | Smooth West Midlands | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 106.0 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands) | Copt Oak (37 km) | Fringe |
| 106.6 FM | Smooth East Midlands | Waltham (65 km) | Fringe |
| 107.3 FM | Capital Warwick | Leamington Spa (13 km) | Fringe |
| 1296 AM | Radio XL AM | Langley Mill B (25 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | Lyca Radio 1458 AM | Brookmans Park (118 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Coventry
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98.6 FM | Hillz FM | Coventry - Pioneer House (1 km) | Good |
| 99.6 FM | Radio Panj | Coventry - William Batchelor House (1 km) | Good |
| 101.5 FM | Radio Plus | Coventry - Mercia House (0 km) | Good |
| 106.3 FM | Vanny Radio | Coventry - William Batchelor House (1 km) | Good |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 90.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 92.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 97.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 100.1 FM | Classic FM | Sutton Coldfield (31 km) | Good |
| 693 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Droitwich (42 km) | Good |
| 1053 AM | talkSPORT AM | Droitwich (42 km) | Good |
| 1458 AM | BBC Asian Network AM | Langley Mill (25 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Coventry
The national multiplexes – BBC National DAB (12B), D1 National (11D) and SDL National (11A) – carry 74 UK-wide stations, though SDL National may be weak here (see them all). Local multiplexes for Coventry:
Birmingham Block 11C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (31 km)
Coventry Block 12D Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Coventry - Samuel Vale House (1 km)
Derbyshire Block 10B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Lichfield (31 km)
Northamptonshire Block 10C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Daventry (30 km)
Wolv'ton & Shrop Block 11B Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Turners Hill A (38 km)
Coventry small-scale Block 9B Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Coventry - William Batchelor House (1 km)
Transmitters serving Coventry
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).