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fillerFrom BBC Radio 1 to 5 Live, Absolute Radio to Classic FM;
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filleron this page: National radio stations for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Radio Times websiteWhat's on now and next
Find out which programmes are on now and up later today on many national stations including 6 Music and talkSPORT from the Radio Times listings online.

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DAB Digital Radio
There are two national digital radio multiplexes for the UK, with the launch of a third a possibility. The BBC national digital radio multiplex broadcasts on channel 12B. Radio 4's output is adjusted from stereo to mono, depending on whether separate programming from AM and FM is being broadcast.
The national commercial digital radio multiplex broadcasts on channel 11D in England and 12A in Scotland and is operated by Digital One.
If you live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you may be able to receive:
the BBC's national DAB services, shown below
the national commercial DAB services
any local or regional DAB multiplexes on-air in your area (except Northern Ireland, where a separate national commercial multiplex broadcasts on channel 12D. This multiplex is operated by Bauer Digital Radio).
What is digital radio?
Which radios can I buy?

Service summary key:
station on-air on DAB
forthcoming station (launch date)
station no longer on DAB (finish date)
(m) indicates mono service
(pt) indicates part-time service
(d) indicates data service e.g. EPG (electronic programme guide), etc.

BBC National: channel 12B
BBC Asian Network (m)
BBC Radio 1
BBC 1Xtra
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live (m)
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (m/pt)
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio 7 (m)
BBC World Service (m)
BBC EPG Guide (d)

The BBC Trust is consulting on proposals to close both the national services of Asian network and BBC 6 music by December 2011 and re-name BBC Radio 7 to BBC Radio 4 Extra. If these closures are ratified, the multiplex would look like this:

BBC National: proposals
BBC Radio 1
BBC 1Xtra
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Radio 5 Live (m)
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (m/pt)
BBC World Service (m)
BBC EPG Guide (d)

National commercial:
channel 11D or 12A
(not Northern Ireland)
Absolute Radio
Amazing Radio
BFBS
Classic FM
NME Radio (m)
Panjab Radio (m)
Planet Rock
Premier Christian Radio (m)
talkSPORT (m)
UCB UK (m)
Fun Kids (Oct 2009)
Birdsong (May 2009)
theJazz (31 Mar 2008)
Life (31 Mar 2008)
Core (Jan 2008)
Oneword (Jan 2008)
PrimeTime Radio (May 2006)
ITN News (July 2002)
Bloomberg Radio (Dec 2002)

You can also view the commercial DAB stations available in Northern Ireland.

DAB digital radio
coverage information


BBC national multiplex current DAB digital transmitter locations.

In 2009, the BBC is committed to launching one new DAB transmitter every week. Our radio news page will keep up-to-date with the switch-ons.

View a list of current transmitters for the national commercial DAB multiplex. View details of locations of future transmitters.

Find my nearest national commercial DAB transmitter in...
Scotland
North England
Midlands
Wales
Eastern Counties
South East
London
South West

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DAB digital radio logo designed by radio-now.co.uk
Find out which stations you can receive by a postcode check.




spkAbsolute Radio
adult contemporary music; football results; rock and soft rock classics
am1215
am1197
am1233 (some areas)
am1242
am1260
am105.8 (London, Home Counties & South-East England)
also available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
formerly Virgin Radio

spkAmazing Radio
music from unsigned artists: acoustic, country, dance, indie, metal, pop and rock
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex

spkBBC Asian Network
programmes, music and features for Asian listeners
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
in addition to local areas of England on mediumwave
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
The BBC Trust is consulting listeners on proposals to close this station

spkBBC Radio 1
top 40 chart music; live music and interviews;
dance; alternative; rock; urban and r&b
fm97.6-99.8
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC Radio 1 programmes from the last 7 days
newsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-r1

spkBBC 1Xtra
black urban music; UK garage; hip-hop; r&b; drum 'n' bass; reggae
available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

spkBBC Radio 2
adult contemporary and MOR music; oldies and easy listening
country; folk; classical; comedy programmes in the evenings
fm88.0-90.2
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC Radio 2 programmes from the last 7 days
newsgroupnewsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-r2

spkBBC Radio 3
classical; opera; jazz; World music at certain times
fm90.2-92.4
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC Radio 3 programmes from the last 7 days
newsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-r3

spkBBC Radio 4
news and current affairs; arts and science; plays;
weather and shipping forecasts; farming
live test match cricket coverage on the LW frequency
fm92.4-94.6
fm103.6-104.9 (some areas)
am720
am198
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex,
with programming on longwave broadcast as a secondary service
and sports programming on longwave broadcast via 5 Live Sports Extra
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC Radio 4 programmes from the last 7 days
due to broadcasting rights issues, not all coverage is streamed on the web
newsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-r4

spkBBC Radio 5 Live
news and sport; live sports commentary; phone-ins and special guests
Premiership football matches & Superleague rugby championships
am909
am693
am990 (some areas)
also available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC Radio Five Live programmes from the last 7 days
due to broadcasting rights issues, not all coverage is streamed on the web
newsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-r5

spkBBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
coverage of live sporting events
International golf, Formula 1 racing, tennis & cricket commentary
a part-time service available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live to BBC Five Live Sports Extra on our audio pages
listen live(when broadcasting)
due to broadcasting rights issues, not all coverage is streamed on the web

spkBBC 6 music
new rock, indie and alternative music; soul and funk music; music from the last 40
years; classic Peel session recordings; entertainment news; live acoustic sets
available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
listen againlisten again to BBC 6 Music programmes from the last 7 days
The BBC Trust is consulting listeners on proposals to close this station

spkBBC Radio 7
speech, drama, comedy and novels; childrens' programmes
available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live now to BBC 7




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spkBBC World Service
world news and current affairs; sport; other features
am648
available on the BBC national digital radio multiplex
and on BBC Radio 4 after closedown
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
newsgroup: uk.media.radio.bbc-world-service

spkBFBS
connecting the British Forces community in the UK with friends and families overseas
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex

spkClassic FM
classical music; opera; features
fm99.9-101.9
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

spkNME Radio
new and alternative music, music news, gig guides & live sessions
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex

spkPanjab Radio
music, news & information for Panjabi people
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

spkPlanet Rock
classic rock music
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

spkPremier Christian Radio
christian worship radio
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

spktalkSPORT
sports phone-ins and talk shows
Premiership football match analysis and reports
am1053
am1089
am1107 (various other locations)
am1071 (various other locations)
also available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages
newsgroup: alt.radio.uk.talk-radio

spkTraffic Message Service
traffic message channel broadcasting on the RDS of Classic FM
and used in cars with the necessary on-board computers

spkUCB UK Christian
christian worship radio
available on the Digital One national digital radio multiplex
listen livelisten live on our audio pages

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