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Stations of London
| 89.1 | BBC Radio 2 | Middle of the road music and chat. Aiming for people 30 years old and up. Discussion and phone-ins as well, for example, medical discussions. Over recent years Radio 2 has lowered its target audience age. Typical music getting younger - Cliff Richard through to Simply Red & Keane. Also broadcasts on 88.8. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 91.3 | BBC Radio 3 | Classical music. Some documentaries (normally music based). Often broadcasts live concerts, the best known being The Proms, a series of about 70 concerts from the Royal Albert Hall in London during each summer. Typical music - Beethoven. Also broadcasts on 91.0. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 93.5 | BBC Radio 4 | Broadcasts from approximately 5.30 am to 1 am. At other times the transmitters carry BBC World Service. Also broadcasts on 93.2, 720 kHz AM and 198 kHz AM. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 94.9 | BBC London | Adult-oriented "London life", including interviews, phone-ins and news during the day and specialist minority programmes by night. Lively week-day lunchtime phone-in show. Good sports coverage on Saturday afternoons. Not everyone's cup of tea, but quite a few people like it. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 95.8 | Capital FM | Still the most popular independent radio station in London; in their words "London's number one hit music station". (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 96.4 | The Eagle | Not a London station but based in Guildford, but if you are anywhere in south-west London you should be able to pick it up. Music and news, pretty tame stuff. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 96.6 | Herts Mercury 96.6 FM | Renamed Mercury FM some time in 2001, now part of the huge GCap Media. Again, not a London station, this one based in St Albans (and now the bigger town of Watford), but you should hear it if you are in the northern parts of London. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 96.7 | BBC Radio Kent | Kent based, you may hear it in SE London. See also 1602 kHz AM. Also broadcasts on 97.6, 104.2 and 774 kHz AM. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 96.9 | Choice FM | Specialist dance/reggae style music, started broadcasting on 31 March 1990. Small coverage area centred around Brixton (South London). Also broadcasts to North London on 107.1. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 97.3 | LBC | |
| 97.6 | Chiltern FM | Not a London station; based in Luton. General music, receivable in northern parts of London. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 98.8 | BBC Radio 1 | Pop/rock/specialist music. Very good at promoting new bands. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 100.0 | Kiss FM | Dance music. Started broadcasting legally on 1 September 1990, it was a pirate station some time before that. Very trendy, in fact far too trendy for me...although it had a music policy change (due to management changes) in January 1999 to more mainstream choices. EMAP, the station's owners, are going for a larger slice of the 15-34 age-group market. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 100.9 | Classic FM | Classical music, competes with BBC Radio 3 for a younger classical music listener with surprising success. Breakfast show plays short pieces or just segments of longer ones so they can add news/travel between the Beethoven whilst you are eating your toast! The evening drive show has a similar format. The UK's first national commercial radio station, launched in September 1992. Also broadcasts on 100.6 and nationally between 100 and 102. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 101.6 | Mercury FM | Launched in December 1999 to West Kent and East Sussex, you can hear this station in the SE London area. Also broadcasts on 96.2. Used to be KFM. Now owned by the same group as the other Mercury FM, on 102.7. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 101.7 | Ten-17 FM | |
| 102.2 | Smooth FM | Jazz and related music, like soul, blues, big band, traditional. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 102.6 | Essex FM | Not a London station, you might get this in eastern parts. Pop music. Also broadcasts on 96.3. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 102.7 | Mercury FM | Based in Surrey so you will only hear it in west and south-west London. A pretty ordinary music station and similar web site. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 102.9 | 2-Ten FM | Based in Reading, if you are in West London you will probably be able to pick up this GCap Media station. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 103.1 | Invicta FM | Based in Kent so you will only hear it in eastern parts of London. Also broadcasts on 102.8. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 103.3 | London Greek Radio | Based in Haringey, inner London, not a very good signal in outer London because of its low output power. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 103.5 | BBC Essex | Essex based; you may pick it up in eastern parts of the capital. Also on 765 kHz AM. Also broadcasts on 95.3, 729 kHz AM and 1530 kHz AM. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 103.8 | BBC Three Counties Radio | Not a London station but from Luton, so you will hear it in North London. The three counties it aims to please are Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Phone-ins, news, sport. Also broadcasts on 95.5, 104.5. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 104.1 | BBC Radio Berkshire | May be heard in western parts of London. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 104.6 | BBC Southern Counties | May be heard in south-western parts of London. An all-talk BBC local station covering Surrey, Sussex and NE Hampshire. You might also catch it on 104.0. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 104.9 | Xfm | "London's Only Alternative" is what they used to say. Alternative music. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 105.4 | Magic | This station was called Melody FM ("Your relaxation station" and "the stress-free way to spend your day"). (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 105.8 | Virgin | Broadcasts "Classic tracks and today's best music" to London on this frequency. Rock music and news, good stuff, aimed at an older audience than, say, Capital. Typical music - Oasis, Robbie Williams, Coldplay. Virgin reckon they are "The UK's Most Listened to Commercial Radio Station" with 7 million listeners UK-wide. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 106.2 | Heart 106.2 | "London's best music mix" (it used to be "London's better music mix") - a mix of light music and entertainment, launched in September 1995. Music is less rock oriented than, say, Virgin. A friendly female feel to this station. They reckon they are the second biggest independent station in London, after Capital FM, with 1 million listeners a week. No more than 12 adverts or promotions per hour. Typical music - Simon Webbe, Scissor Sisters. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 106.6 | Time 106.6 | Available in West London only. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 106.8 | Time FM | Based in south-east London, not a good signal in western parts. Aimed at listeners aged between 25 and 45. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 107.3 | Time 107.3 | A station based in Lewisham, South East London. Adult contemporary music. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 107.5 | Time 107.5 | From Romford in Essex, to the East of London. Small broadcast footprint. Music and local news. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 107.6 | Kestrel FM | SW London listeners may just pick this one up, it's based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. (from londonradiostations.co.uk) |
| 107.8 | Radio Jackie | |
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Last update: 2008-05-08 15:00:48