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The FM Band Frequency and station: 87.6 to 88 MHz Short-term 'Restricted Services' 88 to 94.6 MHz BBC National and Regional Radio 94.6 to 96.1 MHz BBC Local Radio (and Radio 4 in places) 96.1 to 97.6 MHz Independent Local Radio 97.6 to 99.8 MHz BBC Radio 1 99.8 to 102 MHz Independent National (Classic FM) and Local Radio 102 to 103.5 MHz Independent Local Radio 103.5 to 105 MHz BBC Local Radio (and Radio 4 in places) 105 to 108 MHz Independent Local Radio Classic FM Location and frequency: Northern England 101.1 MHz Central Scotland 101.7 MHz South East Wales, West of England 101.7 MHz Belfast Eastern Northern Ireland 101.9 MHz South East England 100.9 MHz East & West Midlands 100.1 MHz South West England 100.0 MHz South Coast 100.3. MHz East Kent 101.8 MHz Oxford, Chilterns, South Midlands 101.3 MHz Peterborough, The Fens 101.9 MHz Norfolk, Suffolk 101.5 MHz Lincolnshire, Humberside 100.5.MHz North East England 100.3 MHz Tayside 100.1 MHz Grampian 100.5 MHz Derry/Londonderry 100.5 MHz Swansea 100.3 MHz Sheffield (city only) 101.7 MHz *London 100.6 MHz *North Wales Coast 101.6 MHz *North West Wales 100.7 MHz Key: *Expected on air in 1995 National Services Classic FM National, RDS Classical Musical, national & international news 99.9 - 10.19 MHz 24 hours Talk Radio UK National Popular speech radio 1053 & 1089 kHz 24 hours Virgin Radio National Rock and pop music 1215, 1997, 1233, 1242 & 1260 kHz 24 hours Local Services Scotland Radio Borders The Borders, RDS Classic & melodic current music, local news & information 96.8, 97.5 & 103.4 MHz 24 hours Central FM Stirling & Falkirk, RDS Hits and memories music, local news sport and information 103.1 MHz 24 hours Clyde 1 Glasgow Popular contemporary music, sport, local & national news 102.5 MHz; Vale of Leven 97.0 MHz Firth of Clyde 103.3 MHz 24 hours Clyde 2 Glasgow Easy listening, local and national news and sport 1152 kHz 24 hours Forth FM Edinburgh, RDS Chart, contemporary classics, Scottish music news & information 97.3/97.6 MHz 24 hours Heartland FM Pitlochry & Aberfeldy Local news and information, Scots originated music, some Gaelic & mixed language output Max AM Edinburgh Classic hits, Scottish music, news & information, sport 1548 kHz 24 hours Moray Firth Radio Inverness Contemporary & Scottish music, news and information 97.4 & 96.6 MHz; 1107 kHz 24 hours Nevis Radio Fort William 6 Mainstream chart, AOR music, news, features - by day; Community information, specialist music and programming - by night 96.6 MHz 24 hours North East Community Radio Inverurie Recent hits, classic gold - by day; local news, community information, specialist programming - by night 102.1 MHz 24 hours NorthSound One Aberdeen, RDS Contemporary hits, news, sport and information 96.9, 97.6 & 103 MHz 24 hours NorthSound Two Aberdeen, RDS Classic memories & easy listening, news, sport & information 1035 kHz 24 hours Q96 Paisley, RDS Quality classic hits, local, Scottish & national news, community access, specialist 96.3 MHz 24 hours Scot FM Central Scotland Speech and adult contemporary music 100.3 & 101.1 MHz 24 hours SIBC Shetland Islands, RDS Contemporary, local news 96.2 MHz 24 hours South West Sound Dumfries & Galloway, RDS MOR, chart and specialist music, news and information 97.2 MHz 24 hours Radio TAY AM Dundee & Perth Chart & Classic hits, sport, news and information Dundee 1161 kHz; Perth 1584 kHz 24 hours TAY FM Dundee & Perth Chart hits, AOR music, dance, sport, news and information Dundee 102.8 MHz; Perth 96.4 MHz 24 hours West Sound Radio PLC Ayr, RDS MOR, chart and specialist music, news and information 96.7 & 97.5 MHz; 1035 kHz 24 hours Northern Ireland 96.7 BCR Belfast, RDS Adult contemporary music, local news, information, public participation and community access 96.7 MHz 24 hours Cool FM Belfast, RDS Adult rock, pop, news 97.4 MHz 24 hours Downtown Radio Belfast, Londonderry, Limavady & Enniskillen, RDS Chart & classic hits, news & information, specialist music Belfast 0126 kHz; Londonderry 102.4 MHz; Limavady 96.4 MHz Enniskillen 96.6 MHz 24 hours Q102.9 Londonderry Local news & information with Gold, chart hits, AOR music 102.9 MHz 24 hours Townland Radio 828 AM Mid Ulster, RDS 828 kHz 221/2 hours Wales Radio Ceredigion Ceredigion, RDS Bilingual community station serving the west Wales coast 103.3 & 96.6 MHz 24 hours Coast FM North Wales Coast, RDS Classic hits, local and international news and information 96.3 MHz 24 hours Radio Maldwyn Montgomershire Local & national news, information classic & contemporary adult hits 756 kHz 24 hours Red Dragon FM Cardiff & Newport, RDS Chart, Classic hits, local news and information Cardiff 103.2 MHz; Newport 97.4 MHz 24 hours Swansea Sound Swansea Contemporary hits and oldies , specialist music news, information and Welsh language 96.4 MHz & 1170 kHz 24 hours Touch AM Cardiff & Newport Classic hits, easy listening, local news and information Cardiff 1359 kHz; Newport 1305 kHz 24 hours England 96.4 FM BRMB Birmingham, RDS Contemporary hits, local & national news 96.4 MHz 24 hours 1152 Xtra AM Birmingham Classic gold hits, local & national news 1152 kHz 24 hours 2CR FM Bournemouth, RDS Adult contemporary music, local news and information 102.3 MHz 24 hours 2-TEN FM Reading, Basingstoke & Andover, RDS A better music mix - from the 70s, 80s and today 97.0 & 102.9 MHz 24 hours A1 FM Ltd Darlington & Newton Aycliffe 103.2 MHz Allied Radio plc Radio Mercury FM, Mercury Extra AM Radio Aire FM Leeds, RDS Contemporary & 80s hits, local & national news 96.3 MHz 24 hours The Bay Morecambe Bay & South Lakeland, RDS Classic hits with local news and community information 96.9, 102.3 & 103.2 MHz 24 hours Beacon Radio Wolverhampton & Black Country Shrewsbury & Telford, RDS Contemporary chart hits, oldies, local & national news 97.2. & 103.1 MHz 24 hours Boss 603 Radio Cheltenham, RDS Adult contemporary, classic rock, news and information 603 kHz 24 hours Breeze Southend/Chelmsford Gold, local & national news Southend 1431 kHz; Chelmsford 1359 kHz 24 hours Radio Broadland Norwich & Great Yarmouth, RDS Adult contemporary , classic hits, local & national news 102.4 MHz 1152 kHz 24 hours Brunel Classic Gold Bristol, West Wiltshire & Swindon Good times, great oldies of the 60s and 70s Bristol 1260 kHz; West Wilts 936 kHz; Swindon 1161 kHz 24 hours CFM Carlisle, RDS Personality radio with hits & oldies, news & information 96.4 & (Penrith) 102.5 MHz 24 hours 95.8 Capital FM Greater London, RDS Popular contemporary music and classic hits, local and national news 95.8 MHz 24 hours 1548 AM Capital Gold Greater London Hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s, sport local and national news 1548 kHz 24 hours Capital Radio plc 95.8 Capital FM, 1548 AM Capital Gold, 96.4 FM BRMB 1152 Xtra AM, Ocean FM, Power FM, Southern FM Invicta FM, Invicta Supergold, South Coast Radio Century Radio North East Music & Speech, personality radio 100.7, 101.8 & 96.2 MHz 24 hours Channel 103 FM Jersey Classic and current hits, local news and information 103.7 MHz 24 hours Channel Travel Radio Along the M20 towards Folkestone and the Kent channel ports Travel information service for cross-channel travellers Chiltern Radio Network Chiltern Radio AM & FM, Chiltern Radio East AM & FM, Galaxy Radio, Horizon Radio, Northants Radio AM & FM, Severn Sound AM & FM, SuperGold sustaining service, Hot FM sustaining service Chiltern Radio East Bedford, RDS Contemporary hits, local and national news 96.9 MHz 24 hours Chiltern Radio SuperGold East Bedford, RDS Oldies, local and national news 792 kHz 24 hours Chiltern Radio Luton, RDS Contemporary hits, local and national news 97.6 MHz 24 hours Chiltern Radio SuperGold Luton Oldies, local and national news 828 kHz 24 hours Choice FM Brixton Soul, dance, reggae and local news 96.9 MHz 24 hours Choice FM - Birmingham Birmingham 102.2 MHz 24 hours City FM Merseyside, RDS Chart and adult contemporary music, news, sport information and entertainment 96.7 MHz 24 hours Radio City Gold Merseyside Music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, plus news, sport information and entertainment 1548 kHz 24 hours Classic Gold 828 Bournemouth Good times, great oldies of the 60s and 70s 828 kHz 24 hours Classic Gold 1332 Peterborough Golden oldies, news and sports 1332 kHz 24 hours Classic Gold 1431 AM Reading Good times, great oldies - music from the 60s and 70s 1431 kHz 24 hours Country 1035 Great London Country music 1035 kHz 24 hours East Anglian Radio Radio Broadland, SGR-FM eleven SEVENTY AM High Wycombe Easy listening music, news and information 1170 kHz 24 hours Essex FM Southend & Chelmsford, RDS Contemporary & classic hits, local & national news Southend 96.3 MHz Chelmsford 102.6 MHz 24 hours Fortune 1458 Greater Manchester Easy adult music & contemporary speech 1458 kHz 24 hours FOX FM Oxford/Banbury, RDS Classic and contemporary hits, local and national news 102.6 & 97.4 MHz 24 hours Galaxy Radio Severn Estuary Classic and contemporary dance music, regional news and information 101 MHz & (Bristol) 97.2 MHz 24 hours GEM AM Nottingham & Derby Solid gold radio, local and national news 999 & 945 kHz 24 hours Gemini AM Exeter, East Devon & Torbay News, speech, music, specialist programmes 35-55 year olds 666 & 945 kHz 24 hours Gemini FM Exeter, East Devon & Torbay Music, lifestyle, news 15-35 years old 97.0, 96.4 & 103.0 MHz 24 hours Gold Radio Shaftesbury, RDS Classic hits, local and national news 97.4 MHz 24 hours Great North Radio Tyne & Wear, Teeside The biggest hits of the 60s and 70s Tyne & Wear 1152 kHz Great Yorkshire Gold Yorkshire, Lincolnshire The greatest music, news, features & competitions South Yorkshire, North Midlands 1548, 1305, 990 kHz West Yorkshire 1278, 1530 kHz, Humberside 1161 kHz 24 hours GWR-FM Bristol & Bath Bristol & Bath, RDS A better music mix - from the 70s, 80s and today Bristol 96.3 MHz; Bath 103.0 MHz 24 hours GWR-FM Wiltshire Swindon, West Wiltshire & Marlborough , RDS A better music mix - from the 70s, 80s and today Swindon 97.2 MHz, West Wilts 102.2 MHz, Marlborough 96.5 MHz GWR Group PLC Classic Gold 1332, 2CR FM, 2 Ten FM, Beacon Radio, Brunel Classic Gold, Classic Gold 1431, Classic Gold 828, Gem AM, GWR FM, Hereward FM 102.7, Isle of Wight Radio, KL.FM 96.7, Leicester Sound FM, Mercia Classic Gold, Mercia FM, Q103, Ram FM, Trent FM, WABC Hallam FM Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, RDS Chart & adult contemporary music, sport, phone-ins & news Sheffield 97.4 MHz; Rotherham 96.1 MHz Barnsley102.9 MHz; Doncaster 103.4 MHz 24 hours Heart FM West Midlands Soft Adult contemporary music 100.7 MHz 24 hours Heart 106.2 Great London, RDS Adult contemporary music 106.2 MHz 24 hours The New 102.7 Hereward FM Peterborough, RDS A mix of the 70s, 80s & best of today, local & national news 102.7 MHz 24 hours Horizon Radio Milton Keynes, RDS Classic and contemporary dance, local and national news 103.3 MHz 24 hours Island FM Guernsey Contemporary adult hits, news and information Guernsey 104.7 MHz; Alderney 93.7 MHz 24 hours Invicta FM Maidstone & Medway, East Kent, RDS Kent's best music, entertainment and information Maidstone & Medway 103.1 MHz; Canterbury 102.8 MHz Thanet 95.9 MHz; Dover 97.0 MHz; Ashford 96.1 MHz 24 hours Invicta SuperGold Maidstone & Medway, East Kent Oldies, entertainment and information West Kent 1242 kHz; East Kent 603 kHz 24 hours Isle of Wight Radio Isle of Wight Classic hits and Island news 1242 kHz 24 hours JFM 102.2 Greater London, RDS Jazz, blues, R&B & soul, international, national & regional news 102.2 MHz 24 hours JFM 100.4. The North West Jazz, blues, soul, international, national and regional news 100.4 MHz 24 hours KCBC Kettering & Corby 1548 kHz 24 hours KFM Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, RDS Adult contemporary hits and oldies South 96.2 MHz; North 101.6 24 hours Kiss 100 FM Greater London Dance, national news, dance-related news & information 100.0 MHz 24 hours Kiss 102 Greater Manchester Dance, national & local news, dance-related news & information 102 MHz 24 hours Kix 96 Coventry Music, news & information for the whole community 96.2 MHz 24 hours KL.FM 96.7 Kings Lynn, RDS Contemporary & classic hits, local & national news 96.7 MHz 24 hours Lantern Radio North Devon Familiar names and favourite songs - music, news and information 96.2 MHz 24 hours Leicester Sound Leicester, RDS Greatest Hits of the 60s, 70s and 80s and today 103.2 MHz 24 hours Lincs FM Lincolnshire, RDS Contemporary hits, oldies, news & information 102.2 MHz 24 hours London Greek Radio Haringey Music, News & information for Greek speaking listeners 103.3 MHz 24 hours London News 97.3 FM Greater London London and world news, comment and analysis 97.3 MHz 24 hours London News Talk 1152 AM Greater London News, phone-in-debate and entertainment 1152 kHz 24 hours London Turkish Radio LTR North London Haringey Music for the Turkish Community 1584 kHz Magic 828 Leeds Oldies & classic hits, local and national news and sport 828 kHz 24 hours Marcher Gold Wrexham, Chester, Deeside & Wirral, RDS Classic hits, local and international news and information, Welsh programmes 1260 kHz 24 hours Mellow 1557 Tendering Classical hits, local and national news 1557 kHz 24 hours Melody FM Greater London, RDS Current & classic hits, local & national news 105.4 MHz 24 hours Mercia Classic Gold Coventry Good times, great oldies of the 60s and 70s 1359 kHz 24 hours Mercia FM Coventry, RDS Contemporary hits, local & national news 97.0 & 102.9 MHz 24 hours Radio Mercury FM East Reigate & Crawley, RDS Current & classic hits, local & national news 102.7 MHz 24 hours Radio Mercury FM West Guildford & Haslemere, RDS Current & classic hits, local & national news Guildford 96.4 MHz Haslemere 97.1 MHz 24 hours Mercury Extra AM Guildford, Haslemere, Reigate & Crawley Rolling news & easy listening 1476 & 1521 kHz 24 hours Metro Radio Group Metro FM, TFM Radio, Great North Radio, The Pulse, Viking FM, Hallam FM, Great Yorkshire Gold Metro FM Tyne & Wear, RDS Chart and adult contemporary music, sport, phone-ins and news Tyne & Wear 97.1 MHz; Tyne Valley 103.0 MHz 24 hours MFM Wrexham, Chester, Deeside & Wirral, RDS Classic and current hits, local and national news 97.1 & 103.4 MHz 24 hours Minster FM York, RDS Hit Music, local and national news 104.7 MHz 24 hours MIX 96 Aylesbury, RDS Classic and contemporary hits, local and national news 96.2 MHz 24 hours Northants Radio Northampton, RDS Contemporary hits, local and national news 96.6 MHz 24 hours Northants Radio SuperGold Northampton Oldies, local and national news 1557 kHz 24 hours Oasis St Albans & Watford Classic hits, local & national news 96.6 MHz 24 hours Ocean FM Portsmouth, Southampton & Worcester, RDS Adult contemporary music, entertainment & information 96.7 & 97.5 MHz 24 hours Orchard FM Yeovil & Taunton, RDS Classic & contemporary hits, local & national news & information 97.1 & 102.6 MHz 24 hours Piccadilly Gold Great Manchester Oldies, news & information 1152 kHz 24 hours Piccadilly Key 103 FM Greater Manchester, RDS Contemporary hit music, news 103.0 MHz 24 hours Pirate FM 102 Cornwall, RDS Adult contemporary, local and national news East Cornwall & West Devon 102.2 MHz West Cornwall & Isle of Scilly 102 MHz 24 hours Plymouth Sound AM Plymouth Easy-listening classic hits from 50s, 60s and 70s, news & information 1152 kHz 24 hours Plymouth Sound FM Plymouth, RDS Contemporary, classic hits from 70s, 80s & 90s, news & information 97.0 & 96.6 MHz 24 hours Power FM Portsmouth, Southampton & Winchester , RDS Chart & contemporary hits, entertainment and information 103.2 MHz 24 hours Premier Radio Greater Manchester News, current affairs and lifestyle issues reflecting the values and beliefs of the Christian faith 1305, 1332 & 1413 kHz 24 hours The Pulse Bradford, Huddersfield & Halifax, RDS Chart & adult contemporary music, sport local information, phone-in and competitions Bradford 97.5 MHz; Huddersfield & Halifax 102.5 MHz 24 hours Q103 FM Cambridge & Newmarket, RDS Contemporary & Classic hits, local & national news Cambridge 103.0 MHz; Newmarket 97.4 MHz 24 hours RTM Thamesmead, RDS Music, local news and community features 103.8 MHz 24 hours RAM FM Derby, RDS Contemporary hits, local and national news 102.8 MHz 24 hours Red Rose Gold Preston & Blackpool Classic gold, sport, local & national news 999 kHz 24 hours Red Rose Rock FM Preston & Blackpool, RDS Contemporary hit music, local and national news 97.4 MHz 24 hours SGR Colchester Colchester, RDS Adult contemporary music, local & national news 96.1. MHz 24 hours SGR-FM Bury Bury St Edmunds, RDS Adult contemporary music, classic hits local & national news 96.4 MHz & 1251 kHz 24 hours SGR-FM Ipswich Ipswich, RDS Adult contemporary, classic hits, local & national news 97.1 MHz & 1170 kHz 24 hours Sabras Sound Leicester 24 hour Asian programming 1260 kHz 24 hours Severn Sound Gloucester & Cheltenham, RDS Contemporary hits, local and national news 102.4 & 103 MHz 24 hours Severn Sound SuperGold Gloucester & Cheltenham Oldies, local and national news 774 kHz 24 hours Signal Cheshire Stockport & Congleton, RDS Classic hits 104.9 & 96.4 MHz 24 hours Signal Gold Staffordshire & Cheshire All-time greatest hits 1170 kHz 24 hours Signal One Staffordshire & Cheshire, RDS Contemporary and classic hits 102.6 & 96.9 MHz 24 hours South Coast Radio Brighton Gold format, entertainment and information 1323 kHz 24 hours South Coast Radio Portsmouth & Southampton, RDS Easy listening , entertainment and information 1170 & 1557 kHz 24 hours South West Sussex Radio Ltd Chichester, Bognor Regis & Littlehampton 96.6 & 102.3 MHz Southern FM Brighton, Newhaven, Eastbourne & Hastings, RDS The best songs on the radio, entertainment and information Brighton 103.5; Newhaven 96.9; Eastbourne 102.4; Hastings 102.0 MHz 24 hours Spectrum International Radio Greater London Music, news & information for ethnic communities 558 kHz 24 hours Spire FM Salisbury, RDS Classic hits, local and national news 102.0 MHz 24 hours Star FM Windsor, Slough & Maidenhead, RDS Mellow, adult contemporary music and local news 106.6 MHz 24 hours Stray FM Harrogate, RDS Adult contemporary classic hits, specialist music, local news & information 97.2 MHz 24 hours Sunrise East Midlands Leicester, RDS Asian programming 1260 kHz 24 hours Sunrise FM Bradford Music, news & information for the Asian community 103.2 MHz 24 hours Sunrise Radio Greater London Music, news and information for the Asian community 1458 kHz 24 hours Sunshine 855 Ludlow South Shropshire Melodic popular music, local news & information , what's on 8565 kHz 24 hours TFM Radio Teesside, RDS Chart & adult contemporary music, news, sport & phone-ins 96.6 MHz 24 hours Ten 17 Harlow, RDS Contemporary and classic hits, local and national news 101.7 MHz 24 hours TRENT FM Nottingham, RDS A mix of the 70s, 80s and the best of today 96.2 & 96.5 MHz 24 hours Viking FM Humberside, RDS Chart & adult contemporary music, sports, news & information 96.9 MHz 24 hours Virgin Radio London Greater London Rock and pop music 105.8 MHz 24 hours Viva! 963 AM Greater London Speech an adult contemporary music 963 kHz WABC Wolverhampton & The Black Country Shrewsbury & Telford, RDS Golden oldies, easy listening , MOR, local and national news Wolverhampton 990 kHz Shrewsbury & Telford 1017 kHz 24 hours Radio WAVE Blackpool, RDS Adult contemporary music, local news & travel information 96.5 MHz 24 hours Wear FM Sunderland A mix of the 60s, 70s, 80s and today's music and local news and information 103.4 MHz 24 hours Wessex FM Weymouth & Dorchester Familiar music of the last five decades local news, information and features 97.2 MHz & (Western Dorset) 96.0 MHz 24 hours Wey Valley Radio Alton Easy to listen to contemporary music, classic hits local news information and features and specialist music 101.6 & 102 MHz 24 hours Radio Wyvern Hereford & Worcester Adult contemporary , classic hits, specialist music, news & information Hereford 97.6 MHz & 954 kHz; Worcester 102.8 MHz & 1530 kHz 24 hours Radio XL 1296 AM Birmingham Music , news and views for the Asian community in the West Midlands 1296 kHz 24 hours Yorkshire Coast Radio Scarborough, RDS Classic hit radio - the greatest music and the latest news 96.2 & 103.1 MHz 24 hours News Services FT Business News Business and personal finance news for commercial radio stations. Service provided by Unique Broadcasting, Financial Times and ABC Radio Independent Radio News (IRN) UK national and international news provider for the UK's ILR network Network News UK local, national and international news service for INR, ILR, regional ILR and small-scale ILR Reuters Radio News (RRN) UK national and international news provider for the UK's ILR network Sportsmedia Broadcasting UK national and international sports news provider for INR and ILR Satellite Services Asda FM National in-store radio Astra 1C Transponder 47-11.171 GHz. Audio sub-carrier 7.56 MHz Country Music Radio for Europe (CMR) Country music, speech and information Astra transponder 24 (11.586V), audio 7.56 MHz 7pm-6am daily Sunrise Radio - Europe Music, news and information for Asian and other ethnic communities Astra satellite transponder 18 Trans World Radio - Europe (TWR) Christian radio programmers in various languages Astra 1C, channel 38, 11.038 GHz (7.38 MHz) United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) Christian radio station - predominantly gospel music and Christian teaching Astra 1b satellite, transponder 20 Sky Sport TV channel (11.509 GHz), audio frequency 7.56 MHz Virgin Radio National rock and pop music Astra 1a transponder 12 Sky News, sub-carriers 7.38 MHz (left) & 7.56 MHz (right), also available on good cable services World Radio Network (WRN) News and information service. Programming supplied by 24 major international public service broadcasters on satellite and cable. Astra 1B Satellite, 11.538 GHz, sub-carrier 7.38 MHz Cable Services Birmingham's BHBN Hospital and health care information, local news and features CRMK Community radio for Milton Keynes 89.8 FM Eclipse FM Community radio for London Boroughs of Sutton, Croydon, Merton, Richmond & Kingston upon Thames 87.7 MHz, channel 21 of United Artists Cable Network