Hits Radio
“The Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks”
46 regional stations
DAB in 52 areasLive online
About Hits Radio
Hits Radio is a network of 46 regional stations owned by Bauer, broadcasting from 35 FM transmitters and on 52 local DAB multiplexes.
RAJAR's Q2 2026 survey puts Hits Radio's weekly audience at 6.5 million listeners, a 3.9% share of all UK radio listening.
Hits Radio regional stations
Each regional Hits Radio station shares most programmes with the network and adds local news, travel and adverts for its area.
| Station | Main areas | FM | DAB |
|---|---|---|---|
| London (1) | |||
| Hits Radio (London) | London | 100.0 | 1 multiplex |
| South East (6) | |||
| Hits Radio (Berkshire & North Hampshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Kent) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Oxfordshire) | Oxford | 107.9 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (South Coast) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Surrey & East Hampshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Sussex) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| South West (7) | |||
| Hits Radio | DAB only | – | 4 multiplexes |
| Hits Radio (Cornwall) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Devon) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Dorset) | Bournemouth | 107.6 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Gloucestershire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Swindon) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (West of England) | Severn Estuary, Bristol | 97.2 / 101.0 | 1 multiplex |
| East of England (5) | |||
| Hits Radio (Bucks, Beds & Herts) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Cambridgeshire) | Cambridge, Ely, Haverhill … | 100.7 / 107.1 / 107.3 / 107.9 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Essex) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Norfolk) | Norwich | 106.1 | 2 multiplexes |
| Hits Radio (Suffolk) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| East Midlands (4) | |||
| Hits Radio (East Midlands) | DAB only | – | 3 multiplexes |
| Hits Radio (Lincolnshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Northamptonshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Peterborough, Stamford & Rutland) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| West Midlands (4) | |||
| Hits Radio (Birmingham) | Birmingham | 96.4 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) | Shrewsbury and Telford, Wolverhampton | 97.2 / 103.1 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) | Coventry, Leamington Spa | 97.0 / 102.9 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| North West (4) | |||
| Hits Radio (Cumbria) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Lancashire) | Preston and Blackpool | 97.4 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Liverpool) | Liverpool, Mersey Tunnel | 96.7 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Manchester) | Manchester | 103.0 | 1 multiplex |
| Yorkshire and the Humber (5) | |||
| Hits Radio (East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire) | Humberside | 96.9 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (North Yorkshire) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (South Yorkshire) | Doncaster, Barnsley, Sheffield | 97.4 / 102.9 / 103.4 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Teesside) | Teesside | 96.6 | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) | Halifax and Huddersfield, Bradford | 97.5 / 102.5 | 2 multiplexes |
| North East (1) | |||
| Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire) | Tyne and Wear, Worcester, Hereford … | 96.7 / 97.1 / 97.6 / 102.6 | 2 multiplexes |
| Scotland (6) | |||
| Hits Radio (Edinburgh) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Glasgow) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (North Scotland) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (Tayside) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio Ayr | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio NESco | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Wales (2) | |||
| Hits Radio (North Wales) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
| Hits Radio (South Wales) | Swansea | 96.4 | 1 multiplex |
| Northern Ireland (1) | |||
| Hits Radio (Northern Ireland) | DAB only | – | 1 multiplex |
Source: Ofcom technical parameters, 15 September 2026. Full list of Hits Radio transmitters.
Hits Radio digital stations
Spin-off stations from Hits Radio, mostly on DAB and online only.
Hits Radio 00sDAB & online
Hits Radio PrideDAB & online
Hits Radio ChilledDAB & online Hits Radio (Staffordshire and Cheshire)
102.6 FM
