Radio Stations in Scotland
54 local FM/AM stations
2 BBC23 commercial29 community14 local DAB multiplexes
54 radio stations broadcast on FM or AM from transmitters in Scotland: 2 from the BBC, 23 commercial and 29 community stations.
14 local DAB multiplexes also serve the area, carrying 107 stations between them.
UK-wide stations such as BBC Radio 2 and Classic FM are on air everywhere, so they are listed separately.
Areas in Scotland
Glasgow City
Area guide City of Edinburgh
Area guide Aberdeen City
Area guide Dundee City
Area guide Renfrewshire
Area guide South Lanarkshire
Area guide West Lothian
Area guide Fife
Area guide North Lanarkshire
Area guide Perth and Kinross
Area guide Highland
Area guide South Ayrshire
Area guide East Ayrshire
Area guide Inverclyde
Area guide Stirling
Area guide Falkirk
Area guide Dumfries and Galloway
Area guide Moray
Area guide Angus
Area guide West Dunbartonshire
Area guide Aberdeenshire
Area guide Midlothian
Area guide
Area guide City of Edinburgh
Area guide Aberdeen City
Area guide Dundee City
Area guide Renfrewshire
Area guide South Lanarkshire
Area guide West Lothian
Area guide Fife
Area guide North Lanarkshire
Area guide Perth and Kinross
Area guide Highland
Area guide South Ayrshire
Area guide East Ayrshire
Area guide Inverclyde
Area guide Stirling
Area guide Falkirk
Area guide Dumfries and Galloway
Area guide Moray
Area guide Angus
Area guide West Dunbartonshire
Area guide Aberdeenshire
Area guide Midlothian
Area guide
Town guides
Every station you can pick up in each town, with signal estimates.
Aberdeen
89 stations Arbroath
92 stations Ayr
100 stations Bonnyrigg
121 stations Cumbernauld
103 stations Dumbarton
108 stations Dumfries
43 stations Dundee
99 stations Dunfermline
106 stations East Kilbride
107 stations Edinburgh
125 stations Elgin
71 stations Falkirk
101 stations Glasgow
127 stations Greenock
109 stations Inverness
70 stations Kilmarnock
104 stations Kirkcaldy
107 stations Linlithgow
102 stations Livingston
100 stations Motherwell
101 stations Paisley
107 stations Perth
98 stations Peterhead
56 stations St Andrews
96 stations Stirling
108 stations
89 stations Arbroath
92 stations Ayr
100 stations Bonnyrigg
121 stations Cumbernauld
103 stations Dumbarton
108 stations Dumfries
43 stations Dundee
99 stations Dunfermline
106 stations East Kilbride
107 stations Edinburgh
125 stations Elgin
71 stations Falkirk
101 stations Glasgow
127 stations Greenock
109 stations Inverness
70 stations Kilmarnock
104 stations Kirkcaldy
107 stations Linlithgow
102 stations Livingston
100 stations Motherwell
101 stations Paisley
107 stations Perth
98 stations Peterhead
56 stations St Andrews
96 stations Stirling
108 stations
Local and regional stations in Scotland
| Station | Frequency | Areas | Transmitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC (2) | |||
| BBC Radio Scotland | 94.3 FM / 93.1 FM / 810 AM … | Argyll & Bute, Scottish Borders, Stirling … | 58 |
| BBC Radio nan Gàidheal | 104.2 FM / 103.9 FM / 104.7 FM … | Argyll & Bute, Central Scotland, Islay … | 31 |
| Commercial stations (23) | |||
| Original 106 (Dunfermline) | 96.1 FM / 95.2 FM / 106.3 FM … | Fife, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline … | 5 |
| SIBC | 96.2 FM / 102.2 FM | Shetland | 2 |
| Nation Radio Scotland | 96.3 FM | Glasgow | 1 |
| Radio North Angus | 96.6 FM / 107.5 FM / 105.9 FM | Arbroath, Carnoustie | 3 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (The Scottish Borders & North Northumberland) | 96.8 FM / 103.4 FM / 103.1 FM … | Borders | 3 |
| Northsound 1 | 96.9 FM / 103.0 FM / 97.6 FM | Aberdeen, Peterhead | 3 |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Dumfries & Galloway) | 97.0 FM / 103.0 FM / 96.5 FM | Stranraer, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries | 3 |
| Forth 1 | 97.3 FM / 102.2 FM / 97.6 FM | Edinburgh, Penicuik | 3 |
| MFR | 97.4 FM / 102.5 FM / 102.8 FM … | Caithness, Speyside, Fraserburgh … | 6 |
| Heart Scotland (West) | 100.3 FM / 101.1 FM / 103.3 FM … | Central Scotland, Vale of Leven, Penicuik … | 5 |
| Coast Radio | 101.2 FM | Peterhead and Fraserburgh | 1 |
| Radio Wester Ross (Lochbroom) | 102.2 FM / 96.8 FM | Ullapool | 2 |
| Clyde 1 | 102.5 FM / 96.7 FM / 102.3 FM … | Glasgow, Vale of Leven, Rosneath … | 7 |
| Radio Skye | 102.7 FM / 106.2 FM / 107.2 FM | Skye & Lochalsh | 4 |
| Tay FM | 102.8 FM / 96.4 FM | Dundee, Perth | 3 |
| Isles FM | 103.0 FM | Isle of Lewis | 1 |
| Central FM | 103.1 FM | Stirling | 1 |
| Smooth Scotland | 105.2 FM | Glasgow | 1 |
| Capital Scotland (Glasgow) | 106.1 FM / 105.7 FM | Central Scotland | 2 |
| Radio Wester Ross (Gairloch) | 106.6 FM / 106.0 FM / 101.8 FM | Loch Ewe, Gairloch, Shieldaig | 3 |
| Original 106 (Dundee) | 106.6 FM / 102.0 FM | Dundee, Perth | 2 |
| Original 106 (Peterhead) | 106.8 FM / 106.3 FM | Aberdeen, Peterhead | 3 |
| Argyll FM | 107.1 FM / 106.5 FM / 107.7 FM | Kintyre Islay and Jura | 3 |
| Community radio (29) | |||
| Celtic Music Radio | 95.0 FM | Glasgow | 1 |
| Bute Island Radio | 96.5 FM | Isle of Bute | 1 |
| Dunoon Community Radio | 97.4 FM | Dunoon | 1 |
| BFBS (Edinburgh South) | 98.5 FM / 94.0 FM | Edinburgh South | 2 |
| shmu FM | 99.8 FM | Aberdeen | 1 |
| Home Radio | 100.8 FM | Cumbernauld | 1 |
| RNIB Connect Radio | 101.0 FM | West Glasgow | 1 |
| Nevis Radio | 102.3 FM / 102.4 FM / 103.3 FM … | Skye/Mallaig, Fort William, Loch Leven … | 5 |
| 3TFM Community Radio for Health | 103.1 FM | Saltcoats | 1 |
| Sunny Govan Radio | 103.5 FM | Glasgow | 1 |
| Mearns FM | 105.7 FM / 106.2 FM / 107.3 FM … | Inverbervie, Laurencekirk, Porthlethen … | 4 |
| Caithness FM | 106.5 FM | Caithness | 1 |
| TD1 Radio | 106.5 FM | Central Borders | 1 |
| Radio Saltire | 106.7 FM / 107.2 FM | Musselburgh, Tranent | 2 |
| Cumbernauld FM | 106.8 FM | Cumbernauld | 1 |
| K107 FM | 107.0 FM | Kirkcaldy | 1 |
| Speysound Radio | 107.1 FM | Aviemore | 1 |
| Irvine Beat FM | 107.2 FM | Irvine | 1 |
| Awaz FM | 107.2 FM | Glasgow | 1 |
| Alive Radio | 107.3 FM | Dumfries | 1 |
| Deveron FM | 107.4 FM / 105.9 FM / 105.3 FM | Banff and Macduff | 3 |
| Crystal FM | 107.4 FM | Midlothian | 1 |
| Quality Radio | 107.5 FM | Paisley | 1 |
| East Coast FM | 107.6 FM | East Lothian | 1 |
| KCR | 107.7 FM | Moray | 1 |
| Listen Lanarkshire | 107.7 FM | North Lanarkshire | 1 |
| Black Diamond | 107.8 FM / 100.7 FM | Midlothian | 2 |
| Buchan Radio | 107.9 FM | Peterhead | 1 |
| CamGlen Radio | 107.9 FM | Cambuslang and Rutherglen | 1 |
Frequency shown is the strongest transmitter inside Scotland; some stations use other frequencies in other parts of the area. Source: Ofcom technical parameters, 15 September 2026.
Local DAB multiplexes
National multiplexes (BBC National DAB, D1 National and SDL National) reach most of Scotland too.
Aberdeen Block 11C Local · 13 stations
Ayr Block 11B Local · 12 stations
Central Scotland Block 11D Local · 9 stations
Edinburgh Block 12D Local · 14 stations
Glasgow Block 11C Local · 14 stations
Inverness Block 11B Local · 25 stations
Absolute 80sAbsolute Classic RockAbsolute Radio 10sAbsolute Radio 90sAbsolute Radio CountryBBC Radio nan GàidhealBBC Radio ScotlandGreatest Hits Radio (The North of Scotland)heat RadioHits Radio (North Scotland)Hits Radio ChilledKerrang! RadioKISS DANCEKISS XTRAKISSTORY R&BMagic ClassicalMagic MusicalsMFRPlanet RockAbsolute Radio 00sGreatest Hits Radio 60sJazz FMMagic SoulMellow MagicSTV Radio
Tayside Block 11B Local · 14 stations
Edinburgh small-scale Block 9B Small-scale · 18 stations
Glasgow small-scale Block 10B Small-scale · 21 stations
BFBS (Edinburgh South)BritAsia RadioCeltic Music RadioGaydioImpact RadioJambo! RadioLike COUNTRYLike ONELike POPLike RETROLomond RadioNation 70sNation 80sNation 90sQuality RadioVoice of IslamAwaz FM GlasgowBeat106ScotlandDanceLandDanceLandAnthemDarbarSahibRadio
Inverclyde small-scale Block 8B Small-scale · 10 stations
BFBS (Edinburgh South)Celtic Music RadioHeartsong LiveImpact RadioLomond RadioRock.ScotClydeCoast RadioLomond XtraNowAyrshireRadioThe Coast
North Ayrshire small-scale Block 9B Small-scale · 5 stations
Paisley & West Glasgow small-scale Block 7D Small-scale · 4 stations
Stirling and Falkirk small-scale Block 9C Small-scale · 6 stations
UK-wide stations
On air across Scotland on FM, AM or national DAB.
BBC Radio 288–91 FM
HeartFM frequency varies by area
BBC Radio 492–105 FM
BBC Radio 197–100 FM
Greatest Hits RadioFM frequency varies by area
Hits RadioFM frequency varies by area
CapitalFM frequency varies by area
Smooth RadioFM frequency varies by area
BBC Radio 5 Live909 / 693 / 990 AM
Classic FM99–102 FM
talkSPORT1053 / 1089 / 1107 AM
LBC97.3 FM