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A list of London radio stations Welcome to our guide. Clickable maps link to other parts of the UK. Thanks to the capital's diverse, multicultural population, there are a wide range of analogue and digital radio stations available. Not all genres are covered - country & jazz music stations are notably lacking, but news, rock & pop stations help to fill the gap. UK-wide stations broadcast to the capital, too. If you want a flavour of London, you're sure to find something of interest from its community stations, geared towards local listeners and groups. on this page: Greater London Districts on other pages: Bracknell and Windsor | Essex | Kent | Northern Home Counties Southern Counties

Did you know? » 99 percent of the road network within the M25 zone is covered by DAB digital radio. This means you'll get DAB in your car and on public transport (buses, taxis) in the capital. That's all three London bundles as well as more than 25 nationals - a choice of 37 digital-only stations (those you can't get on FM or mediumwave). London DAB radio DAB Digital Radio There are 3 DAB digital radio multiplexes for London and the surrounding area carrying a wide variety of stations. London 1 is operated by CE Digital on channel 12C, London 2 by Switch Digital on channel 12A, and London 3 by DRg (Digital Radio Group) on channel 11B. What is DAB digital radio? Which DAB radios can I buy? Tell me about internet radios Key to DAB stations: station on-air on DAB forthcoming station (launch date) (m) indicates mono service (pt) indicates part-time service (d) indicates data service i.e. html pages viewable in a web browser, etc. London 1: channel 12C 95.8 Capital FM Choice FM Heat (m) Heart The Hits (m) Kerrang! (m) Kiss LBC 97.3 FM (m) LBC News 1152 AM (m) Magic 105.4 Sunrise Radio (m) DAB Guide (d) stations no longer on multiplex » London 2: channel 12A Absolute Radio 70s (m) Absolute Radio 00s (m) Amazing Radio (May 2013) BBC London French Radio London (m) Gold The Hits (see London I) Kerrang! (see London I) Punjabi Radio (m) Spectrum DAB (m) Sout-al-Khaleej (m) UCB Inspirational (m) Voice of Russia (m) Xfm London stations no longer on multiplex » View a coverage map (in PDF format) for the London 2 multiplex. Since June 2012 a new provider VDL is looking after transmitters for London 2. This includes a new transmitter at BT tower improving DAB coverage in Central London, which has been switched on. London 3: channel 11B The Arrow (m) Absolute Classic Rock (m) Absolute Radio 60s (m) Chill (m) Colourful (m) Desi Radio (m) Fun Kids (m/pt) Gaydio IBC Tamil (m) Kismat Radio (m) Panjab Radio (m) Polish Radio London (m) Premier Gospel (m) Rainbow Radio (m) The Wireless (m) stations no longer on multiplex » View a coverage map for the London 3 multiplex.

Greater London stations » alphabetically               genre Absolute Radio adult contemporary; popular rock music from the last 30 years 105.8 (Greater London and South East England) also available on DAB digital radio, on the national commercial multiplex listen live on our audio pages Absolute Radio on facebook Absolute Radio Twitter feed find more Absolute stations on this page Amazing Radio music from unsigned artists: acoustic, country, dance, indie, pop & rock available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Amazing Radio on facebook Here's something unique - a radio station that plays only music from emerging artists and unsigned bands. Artists can upload music as MP3s to the station's linked website, for possible playlisting on the station. The Arrow classic and contemporary rock music available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages A digital radio jukebox playing the best classic and recent rock tracks from Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Led Zeppelin to the sounds of Coldplay, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers. Bang Radio community station playing soca, dancehall, Carribean & African beats 103.6 (Stonebridge & Harlesden, Brent) Bang Radio on facebook Betar Bangla community station for the East London Bangladeshi & wider communities 1503 (Hackney) Betar Bangla on facebook BBC London 94.9 talk; news and sport; contemporary and specialist music programmes 94.9 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages BBC London on facebook BBC London Twitter feed The capital's news and sports coverage, with Vanessa Feltz, Gabby Roslin and Paul Ross in the presenter mix. Buzz Asia music for young Asians 963 (Greater London) 972 Buzz Asia on facebook 95.8 Capital FM pop and r&b; classic pop tracks 95.8 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Capital FM on facebook Capital FM Twitter feed London's first commercial radio station and the obvious choice for many Londoners, join the station from 6am for some light-hearted banter with Dave Berry to kickstart your weekday. Hit music is what you'll get - if its pop or r&b and in the charts, it's on here. Chill relaxing chillout music available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Chill on facebook Chill's ethos is simple: select a big handful of tracks from artists such as Morcheeba, Air, Moby, Sigur Ros, Beth Orton, Massive Attack, Damien Rice and Jack Johnson, then get listeners to add to the list. The result is a sweeping, swapping, evolving medley of a radio station, complete with compilations from Pete Lawrence, with The Garden Of Delights, Mondays 8-10pm and Paul Noble, presenting The Deep End every Wednesday 10pm-midnight.

National multiplexes Both BBC and national commercial DAB radio stations can be heard in and around the . You can find out more information about these services. You can also do a postcode check to confirm which stations you can pick up on your DAB digital radio. Best frequencies » Fade-out in the city? Try these frequencies to pick up your favourite nationals out and about... » BBC Radio 1 98.5, 98.8 » BBC Radio 2 88.8, 89.1 fm » BBC Radio 3 91.0, 91.3 fm » BBC Radio 4 93.2, 93.5 fm » Classic FM 100.6, 100.9 fm » talkSPORT 1089 mw » see more like these... Help on DAB retune » Need to re-tune your DAB radio? Help is at hand.

Choice FM r&b; hip-hop; dance; soul; reggae 96.9 (South London) 107.1 (North London) listen live on our audio pages also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Choice FM on facebook Our links help keep listings FREE for stations and visitors Colourful Radio r&b; hip-hop; funk; soul; reggae available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Colourful Radio on facebook DAB Guide Electronic Programme Guide for some services on London 1 DAB multiplex this is a data service channel on DAB digital radio on the CE Digital mux EPG information can be viewed on some receivers Desi Radio music and talk for the Punjabi community in Southall 1602 (Southall) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Fun Kids radio for children: storytime, rhymes & singalong available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Fun Kids Radio on facebook Children's tv is in abundance, but what about the wireless for kids? Children under 10 (and adults!) can sing along to the songs and listen to stories featuring characters such as Bob the Builder, Rupert, Thomas the tank engine and Horrid Henry. After 8pm, the station reverts to chillout music. Gaydio music, news and features for gays and lesbians available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Gaydio on facebook Gold oldies and classic hits 1548 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Gold on facebook Tony Dibbin hand picks classic hits from Golden Years gone by weekdays from 10am and Sundays from 9am and 11am. Paul Coyte focuses on seventies classic songs every week. It's Motown Monday at the start of the week and everything from the sixties to the eighties, from bands like Beach Boys, Troggs, ELO and Eurythmics. Generation Radio community station on-air date TBC (Clapham Park) Hayes FM community station featuring sports talk, club classics & soul, funk & jazz shows 91.8 (Hayes, Middlesex) Hayes FM on facebook Heart London classic and contemporary top 40 pop chart music 106.2 listen live on our audio pages Heart London on facebook Heart London Twitter feed Like it or loathe it, you have to admit Heart has a winning formula. Tune in and you'll almost certainly hear something familiar from the pop charts. Stay listening and you'll probably notice the same artists and songs appearing, errr... quite often. Still, for a quick fix of your fave tunes, to wake up to Jamie Theakston and catch the Big Top 40 countdown, Heart is the one to beat (Groan. Ed.) Heat Radio music from the eighties to today; old skool tracks; celebrity news available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Heat Radio on facebook The Hits Radio contemporary pop music available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages The Hits Radio on facebook IBC Tamil radio for the Tamil community available on DAB digital radio, in the London area IBC Tamil on facebook Jazz FM uptempo and downtempo jazz music covering seven genres available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Jazz FM on facebook Jazz FM spans seven genres of jazz music: mainstream, straight-ahead, smooth, funky, traditional, latin, and Big Band. There's even room for soul and blues. Start the day with a melodic tune and presenter Nigel Williams with The Jazz Breakfast and catch up on the latest news, weather and travel. Kerrang! modern rock & heavy metal available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Kerrang! Radio on facebook Kerrang! Radio has a slightly edgier feel than most new rock stations, covering punk, metal and alternative from 12am every night. Unsigned bands feature from 10pm weeknights. There's still loads of familiar and new tunes to keep you hooked throughout the day. Kismat Radio asian talk radio 1035 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Kiss 100 r&b, pop and contemporary dance music with club classics 100.0 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Kiss on facebook LBC 97.3 FM topical talk and phone-in shows; news headlines & reports throughout the day 97.3 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages LBC 97.3 on facebook LBC 97.3 Twitter feed London's conversation and debate. Up early? Tune into the inimitable Steve Allen from 5am and catch award-winning presenter Nick Ferrari weekdays from 7am with the day's biggest news stories and the latest news and travel every 15 minutes. LBC News 1152 AM news; sport and business news; current affairs; travel updates 1152 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Link FM station now closed London Greek Radio music and news for the Greek community 103.3 (Haringey, North London) listen live on our audio pages LGR on facebook London Turkish Radio (LTR) music and news for the Turkish community 1584 (North London) LTR on facebook Magic 105.4 melodic music mix; classic hits 105.4 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Magic 105.4 on facebook Magic 105.4 Twitter feed NuSound Radio Punjabi and Gurbani community station playing Bhangra, music from Mumbai 92.0 (Forest Gate) NuSound Radio on facebook On FM community station with diverse shows covering the arts and comedy scenes 101.4 (Hammersmith) On FM on facebook Panjab Radio music, news & information for the Panjabi community available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Polish Radio London news, music and information for the Polish community available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Premier Christian Radio christian worship radio 1332 (Greater London) 1305 1413 listen live on our audio pages Our listen live : praise & gospel page has more stations from Premier also available on DAB digital radio, on the national commercial multiplex Premier Gospel Gospel music radio available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Punjabi Radio music, request shows and news for the Punjabi community available on DAB digital radio, in the London area 107.8 Radio Jackie adult contemporary music, classic hits and oldies 107.8 (South-West London & Kingston-upon-Thames) listen live on our audio pages Rainbow Radio music and talk for the African communities available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Reprezent vibrant, youth-led community station with a focus on new music 107.3 (Lewisham and Bromley) Reprezent Radio on facebook Resonance 104.4 FM radio art station featuring musicians, artists and critics 104.4 (South Bank) listen live on our audio pages Resonance FM on facebook Rinse FM community station playing garage, dubstep and drum 'n' bass 106.8 (Greater London) listen live on our audio pages Rinse FM on facebook 102.2 Smooth Radio easy listening contemporary and classic hits 102.2 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio and on the national commercial DAB radio multiplex listen live on our audio pages Smooth Radio on facebook Sound Radio station now closed Sout al Khaleej Radio Arab pop, concerts and poetry available on DAB digital radio, in the London area part of the Spectrum Radio network Spectrum Radio on facebook Spectrum 558 AM multilingual shows and music for Tamil, Sikh, Arab & Chinese communities 558 (Greater London) Spectrum Radio on facebook Spectrum DAB multilingual shows, world music & features, inc. Chinese & Polish programmes available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Spectrum Radio on facebook Sunrise Radio music and news for the asian community 1458 (North London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Time 106.8 FM station now closed Time 107.5 FM music from the last 30 years, plus club classics, new anthems and more 107.5 (Romford) listen live on our audio pages Time 107.5 on facebook UCB Inspirational Christian radio with music and features available on DAB digital radio, in the London area Radio Ummah community station now closed Voice of Africa Radio radio station for the African community 94.0 (Newham) Voice of Russia news, comment and features from Russia available on DAB digital radio, in the London area West Side Radio youth community station 89.6 (Southall) West Side Radio on facebook The Wireless hits from the fifties to the eighties; soul, funk, jazz & classical; talk available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Xfm London popular new rock, indie and alternative music 104.9 (Greater London) also available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Xfm on facebook Xfm Twitter feed Join Jon Holmes every morning from 6am for some quick-witted banter; Jo Good every weekday afternoon. And for an instant hit of current rock tracks and brand new music, tune in to Xfm from 6:00pm every Saturday for club classics, floor fillers and the best new music. Every weekday evening it's Music:Response, with interviews and brand new tracks from well-known and emerging artists. more Absolute radio stations                             genre Absolute Classic Rock classic rock tracks available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Absolute Classic Rock on facebook Start every hour with 5 classic rock tracks in a row, from bands such as Queen, T-Rex, U2, Rolling Stones, The Police, Stevie Nicks, Phil Collins and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. The clue's in the station's name - it's popular classic rock tracks from here on in. Absolute Radio 60s music covering the decade of the sixties available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Absolute Radio 60s on facebook Absolute Radio 70s pop, soul, new wave and mainstream rock from the seventies available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Absolute Radio 70s on facebook Absolute Radio 00s 2000s pop and rock classics - from the first ten years of the millennium available on DAB digital radio, in the London area listen live on our audio pages Absolute Radio 00s on facebook Return to the top of this page