List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom.

DAB
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage.

DAB frequencies:
 * 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
 * 11D / 12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex (12A in Scotland and 11D in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
 * 12B - radio stations operated under the BBC National DAB multiplex

DAB+
List of stations on the Digital One and Sound Digital multiplexes broadcasting in the newer DAB+ Digital Radio standard

DAB frequencies:
 * 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex
 * 11D / 12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex (12A in Scotland and 11D in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

NOTE: Heart Xmas available as an additional, temporary station on Digital One DAB+ from 22 September until 26 December (2023).

Semi-national analogue and digital stations
Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and satellite and / or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex:

BBC Local Radio
Local radio stations from the BBC in England and the Channel Islands:

BBC Nations Radio
BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the UK on satellite and cable television and BBC Sounds:

England
England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, Greater Manchester, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Former English stations
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons.

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
''Although the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the UK, they are served by the UK's national radio stations. Additionally services in the Channel Islands are licensed by the UK's regulator, Ofcom. Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald.''

Former community radio stations
The followed stations have closed down and returned their licences to Ofcom:

Small-scale DAB multiplexes
Permanent small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom:

Small-scale trial DAB multiplexes
Small-scale multiplexes licensed by Ofcom for a trial period allowing a "more affordable way for smaller stations to broadcast on DAB digital radio":

RSL stations
Temporary Restricted Service Licence stations are licensed by Ofcom and broadcast for up to 28 days. RSLs are used for a number of purposes including coverage of events and festivals, trial broadcasts by groups aiming to launch a full-time service, student radio and training projects and religious festivals including the Sikh festival Vaisakhi, the Muslim month of Ramadan, Jehovah's Witness conventions and Christian events such as Easter and Christmas.

The following list is a small selection of regular RSL stations which have been set up to cover various festivals and events across the UK:

Student radio stations
Most universities plus a number of colleges operate student radio stations with the vast majority only available online. The Student Radio Association represents around 65 student stations.

The following stations are available via an FM community licence or via LPFM transmitters:

Hospital radio stations
Typically available within the grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Hospital radio is free of charge on bedside entertainment systems operated by Hospedia and Premier Bedside and an increasing number of stations are available online.

Around 200 stations are supported by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA).

The following stations are available via LPAM or LPFM transmitters or as Ofcom licensed community stations:

Television radio stations
Stations which are broadcast to the UK via satellite, cable and digital terrestrial television:

Frequencies
To conserve space in the listings, the waveband has not been listed after each frequency, but they are easy to tell apart.
 * Whole numbers always refer to a kHz (AM) frequency - i.e. 999 = 999 kHz.
 * Decimal numbers always refer to a MHz (FM) frequency - i.e. 96.2 = 96.2 MHz.
 * A number and letter combination refers to a DAB channel - i.e. 12C = frequency block 12C on 227.360 MHz.