Most local commercial stations in the United Kingdom broadcast to a city or group of towns within a radius of 20–50 miles, with the second tier of regional stations covering larger areas such as London or the North West. The predominant format is pop music, though many other genres are also catered for, particularly in London and the larger cities, and on digital radio.
Rather than operating as independent entities, many local radio stations are owned by large radio groups which broadcast a similar format to many areas.
The largest operator of radio is Global Radio which bought the former media group, Gcap Media. It owns Classic FM and London’s most popular commercial station, Capital FM.
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| Aah Classical Radio Bach | AB 1 | AB 2 | ||||
| Listen to great classical compositions from Bach such as Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Ave Maria, Air on The G String, The Art of Fugue, Concerto for Two Violins and many more. | Audiobunker 1, plays non stop Electronic House radio from London. | Audiobunker 2, plays non stop Electronic Dance DJ music from London. | ||||
| Abacus Beethoven | Abacus Jazz | Abacus Mozart | ||||
| Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | ||||
| Abacus Crime | Abacus Reserved | Abacus Reserved | ||||
| Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | Abacus Radio is an online radio network broadcasting a variety of internet radio channels covering various music genres, time period and styles. | ||||
| Abbey 104 | ABC FM | ABC Oldies | ||||
| Abbey 104 is a community radio station broadcasting on 104.7 FM to Sherborne and the surrounding areas in Dorset and Somerset in the United Kingdom. The studio is located at Coombe Works, Sherborne. | Real Local Radio broadcasting live from Portadown, County Armagh. ABC FM aims to bring you local news and information first, along with the best songs from the last four decades. | ABC Oldies is an Internet Radio station broadcasting from Colchester, England, United Kingdom, providing all-time oldies from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Non-stop oldies with a wealth of information 24 hours a day. | ||||
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| Back2Back FM | Bader Radio (London) | Bailiwick Radio Classics | ||||
| Back2Back FM was formed by a melting pot of like-minded DJs, who wanted to create a radio station that pushes boundaries. Soul, Funk, Jazz, Dance, R&B, World, Chillout. | Bader Radio playing Folk and Soul Music with a great deal more to entertain, inform and serve listeners and broadcasters with a wide variety of disabilities. | Bailiwick Radio Hits is the Channel Islands’ online radio station, playing the best hit music from the ’00s and now, non-stop for Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. | ||||
| Bailiwick Radio Hits | Bailrigg FM | Bakahnal Radio | ||||
| Bailiwick Radio Hits is the Channel Islands’ online radio station, playing the best hit music from the ’00s and now, non-stop for Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. | Bailrigg FM Your Student Sound. Bailrigg FM is the student radio station of Lancaster University, operated by an elected subcommittee of the Student’s Union. | Bakahnal Radio is a music station based in London that promotes the music of the Caribbean to the world. With some of the best Caribbean DJs presenting live shows on a weekly basis. | ||||
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| Capital FM (128 kbps MPEG3) | Capital FM (48 kbps AAC) | Capital Xtra | ||||
| Capital is a network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. Nine of the stations are owned and operated by Global, while the other three are owned and operated under separate franchise agreements. | Capital is a network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. Nine of the stations are owned and operated by Global, while the other three are owned and operated under separate franchise agreements. | Capital XTRA is a Global-owned radio station that began broadcasting from London on 96.9 and 107.1 MHz in the FM band in 1990; alongside DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online nowadays. It is a radio station that exclusively broadcasts contemporary grime, hip hop and R&B music. | ||||
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