List of BBC radio stations facts for kids

This is a list of national, regional and local radio stations owned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

List of national radio stations

FM, AM, DAB, TV and online platforms only

Radio	Description
	BBC Radio 1 97-99 FM A mix of popular chart and new music aimed at a young audience.
	BBC Radio 1 Dance A mix of classic, current and future dance music.
	BBC Radio 1 Relax A mix of relaxing and meditating music.
	BBC Radio 1Xtra Hip hop, R&B, soul, gospel, bhangra and garage.
	BBC Radio 2 88-91 FM A mix of music and religious programming aimed at an adult audience.
	BBC Radio 3 90-93 FM Classical, jazz, world music, arts, culture and drama.
	BBC Radio 4 198 LW 92-95 FM Spoken-word programming.
	BBC Radio 4 Extra Archive programming.+
	BBC Radio 5 Live 693, 909, 990 MW News, current affairs, discussion and sport.
	BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Additional sports coverage.
	BBC Radio 6 Music Multi-formatted station that plays lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts.
	BBC Asian Network Station for the British Asian community.
	BBC World Service International radio station for news and current affairs, replacing BBC Radio 4 during the night, available in various ways around the world.

List of regional radio stations

Scotland

• BBC Radio Scotland - A radio station for all things Scotland.
• BBC Radio nan Gàidheal - A Scottish Gaelic language radio station.
• BBC Radio Orkney - A part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland.
• BBC Radio Shetland - A part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland.

Wales

• BBC Radio Wales - A radio station for all things Wales.
• BBC Radio Cymru - A Welsh language radio station.
• BBC Radio Cymru 2 - A part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru.

Northern Ireland

• BBC Radio Ulster - A radio station for all things Northern Ireland.
• BBC Radio Foyle - A part-time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster.

List of local radio stations in England

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East

• BBC Essex
• BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
• BBC Radio Norfolk
• BBC Radio Northampton
• BBC Radio Suffolk
• BBC Three Counties Radio

East Midlands

• BBC Radio Derby
• BBC Radio Leicester
• BBC Radio Nottingham

London

• BBC Radio London

North East & Cumbria

• BBC Radio Newcastle
• BBC Radio Cumbria
• BBC Radio Tees

North West

• BBC Radio Lancashire
• BBC Radio Manchester
• BBC Radio Merseyside

South

• BBC Radio Berkshire
• BBC Radio Oxford
• BBC Radio Solent

South East

• BBC Radio Kent
• BBC Radio Surrey
• BBC Radio Sussex

South West & Channel Islands

• BBC Radio Cornwall
• BBC Radio Devon
• BBC Radio Guernsey
• BBC Radio Jersey

West

• BBC Radio Bristol
• BBC Radio Gloucestershire
• BBC Radio Somerset
• BBC Radio Wiltshire

West Midlands

• BBC CWR
• BBC Hereford & Worcester
• BBC Radio Shropshire
• BBC Radio Stoke
• BBC Radio WM

Yorkshire

• BBC Radio Leeds
• BBC Radio Sheffield
• BBC Radio York

Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

• BBC Radio Humberside
• BBC Radio Lincolnshire