Local & Regional Radio in Scotland |
Commercial radio licences are awarded by government body Ofcom, which advertises a licence for a specific area and holds a contest to determine which station will be granted permission to broadcast in that area. Stations submit detailed application documents containing their proposed format and the outcome of research to determine the demand for their particular style of broadcast. Most commercial stations broadcast to a city or group of towns, or regional stations covering larger areas.
Many local and regional 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, 95.8 CapitalFM. Other owners are Bauer Radio and UTV Radio, which mainly own stations that broadcast in highly populated city areas. |
| Listening outside the UK |
| Since 2006, many of the UK's commercial radio stations have been restricting live stream access to users from the United Kingdom only. This came as a response to PPL's announcement that they would only grant radio stations the webcasting rights to stream to audiences within the UK only, or to face additional costs. Stations marked 'UK only', are restricted to UK IP addresses, those marked 'Use UK Postcode', will require you to type in a UK postcose to listen. |
Station |
Coverage |
Frequencies |
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Kintyre, Mid Argyll, Islay & Jura |
06.5 (Campbeltown), 107.1 (Ballygroggan), 107.7 (S Knapdale) |
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Falkirk, Stirling |
103.1 (Earls Hill) |
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West Central Scotland |
102.5 (Black Hill), 97.0 (V of Leven), 102.3 (Rothesay), 103.3 (Rosn), 11C (DAB) |
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West Central Scotland |
1152 (Dechmont Hill), 11C (DAB) |
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Skye & Lochalsh |
102.7 (Skriaig), 106.2 (Portree) |
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East Central Scotland |
97.3, 97.6, 102.2 (Penicuik), 12D (DAB) |
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East Central Scotland |
1548 AM, 12D (DAB) |
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Central Scotland |
105.7 (East), 106.1 (West), 11D (DAB) |
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Pitlochry and Aberfeldy |
97.5 FM |
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Glasgow (for the blind) |
101.0 FM (Glasgow), also available on Sky, Freesat & Online |
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Isle of Lewis |
103.0 FM |
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Fife |
105.4, 106.3, 95.2 (Dunferml.), 96.1 (Glenrothes), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy) |
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Lanarkshire |
107.9, 107.5 (Cumbernauld) |
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Ullapool |
96.8, 102.2 FM |
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Inverness & N E Scotland |
1107 AM (MFR), 96.6 (Speyside), 96.7 (Fraserburgh), 97.4 (Inverness), 102.5 (Caithness), 102.8 (Keith), 1B (DAB) |
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Aberdeenshire |
Various, see website, 11C (DAB) (Aberdeenshire) |
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Fort William and Lochaber |
96.6 (Ft Will), 102.3 (Skye & Mallaig),102.4 (L Leven), 97.0 (Glen) |
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Aberdeen and Peterhead |
96.9, 97.6, 103.0 (Peterhead), DAB 11C (Aberdeenshire) |
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Aberdeen and Peterhead |
1035 AM, DAB 11C (Aberdeenshire) |
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Oban |
103.3 FM |
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Aberdeen and NE Scotland |
106.8 (county), 106.3 (city) |
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Perth |
106.6 (city) |
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Borders |
96.8 (Selkirk), 103.4 (Eyem), 102.3 (Berwick-U-T), 103.1 (Peebles) |
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Paisley and Renfrewshire |
96.3 FM, DAB 11C & 12D |
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Central Scotland |
100.3 (West), 101.1 (East), 101.1 (Rosneath), DAB 11D |
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Arbroath |
96.6 FM |
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Worldwide |
Online |
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Glasgow |
105.2 FM, DAB 11D (Central Scotland) |
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Shetland Islands |
96.2, 102.2 FM |
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Orkney Islands |
105.4 FM |
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Perth and Dundee |
96.4 (Perth), 102.8 (Dundee), DAB 11B |
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Perth and Dundee |
1584 (Perth), 1161 (Dundee), DAB 11B |
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Gairloch and Loch Ewe |
106.0 (Gairloch), 106.6 (Loch Ewe) |
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Dundee |
102.0 FM |
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Peterhead and Fraserburgh |
101.2 FM, DAB 11C (Aberdeenshire) |
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Ayrshire |
96.7, 97.5, 106.7 (Rothesay), DAB 11B |
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Ayrshire |
1035 AM, DAB 11B |
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Dumfries and Galloway |
96.5 (Stranraer), 97.0 (Dumfries), 103.0 (Kirkcudbright) |
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W. Dumbarton. & Inverclyde |
103 (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Inverclyde) |
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