Radio Stations in Halifax
You can pick up about 112 radio stations in Halifax: 22 on FM, 2 on medium wave and the rest on 9 DAB multiplexes.
The local BBC station is BBC Radio Leeds on 92.4 FM.
Local commercial stations with a good signal include Greatest Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) (96.3 FM), Sunrise Radio (Bradford) (100.6 FM), Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) (102.5 FM) and Hits Radio (Manchester) (103.0 FM).
There are 4 community radio stations on FM, such as Phoenix FM (Halifax) (96.7 FM), Drystone Radio (103.5 FM) and BCB 106.6 FM (106.6 FM).
Local and regional FM stations in Halifax
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92.4 FM | BBC Radio Leeds | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 95.1 FM | BBC Radio Manchester | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 95.5 FM | BBC Radio Lancashire | Hameldon Hill (28 km) | Fringe |
| 96.3 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) | Tingley (19 km) | Good |
| 100.4 FM | Smooth North West | Winter Hill (44 km) | Fringe |
| 100.6 FM | Sunrise Radio (Bradford) | Halifax - Calderdale College (1 km) | Good |
| 102.5 FM | Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) | Vicars Lot (8 km) | Good |
| 103.0 FM | Hits Radio (Manchester) | Saddleworth (23 km) | Good |
| 104.1 FM | BBC Radio Sheffield | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 105.1 FM | Capital Yorkshire (South and West) | Emley Moor (18 km) | Good |
| 105.4 FM | Heart North West | Winter Hill (44 km) | Fringe |
| 106.2 FM | Heart Yorkshire | Emley Moor (18 km) | Good |
| 107.8 FM | Greatest Hits Radio (Harrogate & The Yorkshire Dales) | Procter Heights (26 km) | Fringe |
Community radio in Halifax
Not-for-profit stations licensed by Ofcom to serve a small area or community.
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96.7 FM | Phoenix FM (Halifax) | Halifax - Calderdale College (1 km) | Good |
| 103.5 FM | Drystone Radio | Sutton in Craven - Valley Farm (20 km) | Fringe |
| 106.6 FM | BCB 106.6 FM | Idle (14 km) | Fringe |
| 107.9 FM | Radio Sangam | Huddersfield - Royal Infirmary (8 km) | Fringe |
National stations on FM and AM
| Frequency | Station | Transmitter | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.3 FM | BBC Radio 2 | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 91.5 FM | BBC Radio 3 | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 93.7 FM | BBC Radio 4 | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 98.9 FM | BBC Radio 1 | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 101.1 FM | Classic FM | Holme Moss (21 km) | Good |
| 909 AM | BBC Radio 5 Live AM | Moorside Edge (10 km) | Good |
| 1089 AM | talkSPORT AM | Moorside Edge (10 km) | Good |
DAB multiplexes you can receive in Halifax
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 Halifax:
Bradfrd&Huddersf Block 11B Good
Local multiplex · transmitter Luddenden (4 km)
Lancashire Block 12A Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Pendle Forest (30 km)
Leeds Block 12D Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter Beecroft Hill (18 km)
Manchester Block 12C Fringe
Local multiplex · transmitter LITTLEBOROUGH (17 km)
Halifax small-scale Block 9C Good
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Halifax - Calderdale College (1 km)
Huddersfield small-scale Block 8A Fringe
Small-scale multiplex · transmitter Huddersfield - Royal Infirmary (8 km)
Transmitters serving Halifax
Signal is estimated from transmitter distance and power (how).