MIDLANDS FM RADIO STATIONS

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Frequency (mhz) Station Details
88.3
 BBC Radio 2 Middle of the road music, specialist music shows. The UK's most popular radio station. Also available on Digital Radio
89.1
 Aston FM Community radio for Birmingham
90.5
 BBC Radio 3 Classical music, plays, jazz. Also available on Digital Radio
92.7
 BBC Radio 4 News, plays, factual programmes. The UK's most popular speech channel. Also available on Digital Radio
94.8
 BBC Coventry and Warwickshire BBC local station for Coventry and Warwickshire, relaunched in September 2005. Also available on Digital Radio in the Coventry area
94.9
 BBC Radio Lincolnshire BBC Local radio for Lincolnshire
95.1
 BBC Radio Nottingham New relay transmitter for BBC Radio Nottingham
95.5
 BBC Radio Nottingham BBC local radio for Nottingham. MOR music and speech
95.6
 BBC WM for the West Midlands and Warwickshire BBC local radio for the West Midlands. Also available on Digital Radio in the Birmingham area
96.2
 Touch FM ILR station in Coventry, playing dance music and broadcasting programmes for the community. Also available on Digital Radio in the Coventry area.
96.2
 Trent FM ILR station for Nottingham, launched on July 3rd 1975. It was then called Radio Trent, and has always been one of the most successfull commercial stations on the air. Renamed Trent FM in 1988 following the AM/FM split, and was taken over by the GWR Group in late 1993. Adopted their "Better Music Mix" format in early 1994, and was taken over by Global Radio when they bought GCap in 2008. It is now part of their Hit Music Network, and the network programming for the HMN comes from Trent. Now branded as Nottingham's Number One Hit Music Station!
96.3
 Corby Radio Community radio station for Corby, due to launch soon at the time of writing (November 2009)
96.4
 96.4 FM BRMB ILR station for Birmingham, playing the latest hits 24 hours a day. One of the first commercial stations on air, launching on February 19th 1974. Owned by Orion Media, following their purchase of several stations from Global due to competition rules. Also available on Digital Radio in the Birmingham area
96.5
 Trent FM Mansfield transmitter for Trent FM
96.6
 Heart Northampton ILR station for Northampton playing More Music Variety. Originally called Northants 96, relaunched as Heart in early 2009 following Global Radio's purchase of GCap Media.
97.0
 Mercia FM ILR station for Coventry. Owned by Orion Media, following their purchase of several stations from Global due to competition rules. Also available on Digital Radio in the Coventry area.
97.1
 Fiza FM Community radio station in Nottingham. Communication, Information and entertainment for the South Asian community in Nottingham.
97.2
 Beacon Radio ILR station for Wolverhampton. Owned by Orion Media. Also available on Digital Radio in the Wolverhampton area
97.2
 Connect FM ILR station for Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough, formerly known as KCBC. This is the Wellinborough transmitter
97.2
 Gravity FM Communtiy radio for Grantham, launched in December 2008
97.3
 Kohinoor FM
Communtiy radio for the Asian community in Leicester
97.4
 Rutland Radio ILR station for Rutland, launched on December 13th 1998.
97.5
 Kemet Community radio for Nottingham, playing urban music
97.9
 BBC Radio 1 National station playing all types of popular music e.g Rave, Indie, Dance etc. Also available on Digital Radio
98.7
 New Style Radio Access Radio pilot in Birmingham
100.1
 Classic FM Independent national station playing light classical music. Owned by GWR Group. Also available on Digital Radio
100.7
 Heart FM Independent regional station for the West Midlands. Plays 'a bigger music variety' of hits from the last 30 years. Also available on Digital Radio in the West Midlands
101.4
 106.6 Smooth Radio Frequency in Derbyshire for the second East Midlands regional station
101.6
 Touch Radio ILR station in Stafford. Launched on June 1st 1998 as Centre FM, and relaunched as Touch in early 2006.
102.0
 Touch Radio ILR station in Stratford.Launched as The Bear in May 1996, relaunched as Touch in early 2006
102.2
 Lincs FM ILR station for Lincolnshire, launched in March 1992
102.2
 Galaxy 102.2 ILR station in Birmingham, playing dance and reggae music. Previously known as Choice FM Birmingham, but renamed in January 1999 following takeover by Chrysalis Group. Also available on Digital Radio in the West Midlands area
102.3
 HFM Community station serving Market Harborough and South Leicestershire, launched on February 10th 2007
102.4
 Touch Radio Another transmitter for Touch FM in Stafford
102.5
 EAVA FM Community Radio station in Leicester, aimed at Leicester's East African community
102.5
 The Bridge Community Radio station in Stourbridge
102.6
 Boundary Sound Community Radio station in Newark, launching in early 2009
102.7
 Heart Peterborough ILR station in Peterborough, originally launched as Hereward Radio in July 1980. Relaunched as Heart in early 2009 following Global Radio's purchase of GCap media
102.8
 Derby's RAM FM ILR station in Derby, Derby's Number One Hit Music Station. Owned by Global Radio.
102.9
 Mercia FM Leamington Spa tramsmitter for Mercia FM. Also available on Digital Radioin the Leamington area
103.0
 103 The Eye Community Radio for Melton Mowbrary and the Vale of Belvior. The first non-pilot Community Radio station to launch in the UK, on 1st November 2005
103.1
 Beacon Radio Shropshire transmitter for Beacon FM. Also available on Digital Radio in the Shropshire area
103.2
 Mansfield 103.2 ILR station for the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire, launched on February 1st 1999.
103.2
 Takeover Radio Children's station in Leicester, running as part of the Access Radio pilot scheme
103.7
 BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Another transmitter for BBC local radio station in Coventry
103.8
 BBC Radio Nottingham Main transmitter for BBC Radio Nottingham
104.0
 BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Yet another transmitter for BBC local radio in Coventry
104.5
 BBC Radio Derby BBC local station in Derby
104.9
 BBC Radio Leicester BBC local station for Leicestershire. On the air since 1967, the first local station in Britain. Now broadcasts from 0500 to 0100 Monday to Friday, 0600 to 0000 on Saturday and Sunday. Most evening output is shared with other stations in the Midlands. Also available on Digital Radio in the Leicester area
105.2
 Kerrang 105.2 Regional station for the West Midlands, playing rock music. Also available onDigital Radio in the West Midlands area
105.4
 105.4 FM Leicester Sound ILR station for Leicester, launched on 7th September 1984. Has undergone many changes since launch, both in frequency and style. The most recent relaunch was on 21st March 1994, just after being taken over by the GWR Group, and the station adopted GWR's 'Better Music Mix' format. Since then, the station has achieved record audience figures. Now branded as Leicester's Number One Hit Music Station. Also available on Digital Radio in the Leicester area
105.7
 105.7 Smooth Radio Regional station for the West Midlands, launched on 16th October 2001, as Saga 105.7 FM, aiming at the over 50's, with a wide variety of music from the last 50 years. Relaunched as Smooth in March 2007, following purchase by GMG Radio. Also available on Digital Radio in the West Midlands
106.0
 Heart 106 Regional station for the East Midlands, launched on 23rd September 1997. Originally called Radio 106 FM, then Century 106 when it was relaunched. Purchased by Capital Radio in 2000, who bought it from Border Radio Holdings. Purchased by Chrysalis in 2005 as a result of the GWR/Capital merger, who rebranded it to Heart, it was then bought by Global Radio in 2007, when they bought Chrysalis Radio, then as part of the Global/GCAP merger, it was sold to Orion Media, although the Heart brand remains as this has been licenced. Also available on Digital Radio in the Leicester area
106.6
 106.6 Smooth Radio Main frequency for second East Midlands regional station, launched on February 11th 2003 as Saga 106.6 FM, relaunched as Smooth in March 2007
107.0
 Oak 107 ILR station for Loughborough, launched on February 14th 1999.
107.1
 107.1 Rugby FM ILR station for the Rugby area, launched on 31st August 2002
107.2
 Rutland Radio See 97.4 mhz
107.2
 Amber Sound FM Community Radio for the Amber Valley in Derbyshire
107.4
 Connect FM Kettering & Corby transmitter for Connect FM
107.4
 Peak 107 ILR station for Chesterfield & North Derbyshire.
107.5
 Demon FM Community station in Leicester, aimed at 16-30 year olds, based at De Montfort University
107.9
 Trax FM ILR station for Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire. Owned by Lincs FM plc.
107.9
 Oak FM Hinckley ILR station for Hinckley and South West Leicestershire, launched on November 1st 1998 as Fosseway Radio, broadcasting 24 hours a day.