List of BBC radio stations
This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom.
List of national radio stations
FM, DAB and online platforms only
Radio | Description |
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BBC Radio 1 97-99 FM A mix of popular chart and new music aimed at a young audience. Slogan = Where it begins – Where the UK’s journey into new music begins, from pop to dance, from hip hop to rock and everything in between | |
BBC Radio 2 88-91 FM A mix of music-, religious- and comedy-based programming aimed at an adult audience. Slogan = The home of great music – Pop and Rock from the fifties, sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, and thousands and beyond to blues, big band, country and jazz with the best live music and documentaries | |
BBC Radio 3 90-93 FM Classical, jazz, world music, arts, culture and drama. Slogan = Radio 3 broadcasts classical music, jazz, world music, new music, arts programmes and drama. It's the home of the Proms and broadcasts more live music than any other network | |
BBC Radio 4 198 LW 92-95 FM Spoken-word programming. Slogan = Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio |
AM, DAB and online platforms only
Radio | Format |
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BBC Radio 5 Live 693, 909, 990 MW News, current affairs, discussion and sport. Slogan = Live news and live sport. Premier League football, Champions League football, Europa League football, international football, FA Cup football, Championship Football, Football League, Scottish...' | |
BBC Radio Asian Network Station for the British-Asian community. Slogan = BBC Asian Network – Bollywood, Bhangra, Asian Urban and underground. Home of Desi music, news and documentaries |
DAB and online platforms only
Radio | Format |
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BBC Radio 1Xtra Urban, dubstep, soul, gospel, bhangra and garage. Slogan = BBC Radio 1Xtra – Hip Hop, RnB, Grime, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Drum n Bass – championing UK and international underground diverse music | |
BBC Radio 4 Extra Archive programming. Slogan = Showcasing the best in comedy drama and entertainment. With quizzes, sitcoms, panel games, satire, stand up, life stories, classics from the archive, science fiction and fantasy | |
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Additional sports coverage. Slogan = More live sport. Pure live sport. Live cricket from the Test Match Special team, football commentary, Formula 1, rugby union, rugby league, baseball, NFL American Football, tennis... | |
BBC Radio 6 Music Multi-formatted station that plays lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts. Slogan = The place for the best Alternative Music. From Indie Pop and Iconic Rock to Trip Hop, Electronica and Dance with great Archive Music Sessions, Live Music Concerts and Documentaries | |
BBC World Service International radio station for current affairs, replacing BBC Radio 4 during the night, available in various ways around the world. Slogan = The BBC's international radio station |
List of regional radio stations
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
List of local radio stations
- BBC Essex
- BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
- BBC Radio Norfolk
- BBC Radio Northampton
- BBC Radio Suffolk
- BBC Three Counties Radio