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BBC local radio via Freeview

Last reviewed: 17/07/2024

BBC Local Radio in England and BBC stations for the nations are broadcast on Freeview channels 711-717.

The stations you can receive depends on your BBC TV region on Freeview and local transmitter group, as the local stations are carried alongside the TV signal.

Click or touch on the relevant area from the list below. We’ve also included the name of the regional news programme on BBC One at 6:30pm to help you identify which TV region you belong to.

Channel Islands (Channel Islands News/Spotlight)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Fremont Point transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Jersey
  • 713 BBC Radio Guernsey

East (Look East)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Tacolneston or Sudbury transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 712 BBC Radio Suffolk
  • 713 BBC Radio London
  • 714 BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
  • 716 BBC Essex


For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sandy Heath transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 712 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 713 BBC Radio London
  • 714 BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
  • 716 BBC Radio Northampton

East Midlands (East Midlands Today)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Waltham & Nottingham transmitter groups

  • 712 BBC Radio Nottingham
  • 713 BBC Radio Leicester
  • 714 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 716 BBC Radio Northampton
  • 717 BBC Radio Derby

East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire (Look North Hull)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Belmont transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 712 BBC Radio Nottingham
  • 713 BBC Radio Humberside
  • 714 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 716 BBC Radio Sheffield

London (BBC London News)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Crystal Palace transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 712 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 713 BBC Radio London
  • 714 BBC Surrey
  • 716 BBC Essex

North East and Cumbria (Look North Newcastle)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Bilsdale, Caldbeck, Chatton or Pontop Pike transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Newcastle
  • 712 BBC Radio York
  • 713 BBC Radio Cumbria
  • 714 BBC Tees

North West (North West Tonight)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Winter Hill transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Manchester
  • 712 BBC Radio Lancashire
  • 713 BBC Radio Cumbria
  • 714 BBC Radio Merseyside
  • 715 BBC Radio Stoke

South (South Today), including Oxfordshire

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Rowridge, Hannington or Midhurst  transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 712 BBC Radio Sussex
  • 713 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 714 BBC Radio Solent
  • 715 BBC Radio Solent for Dorset

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Oxford transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 712 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 713 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 714 BBC Radio Oxford
  • 716 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

South East (South East Today)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Bluebell Hill, Dover, Heathfield or Whitehawk Hill transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Kent
  • 712 BBC Sussex
  • 713 BBC Radio London
  • 714 BBC Surrey
  • 716 BBC Essex

South West (Spotlight)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Beacon Hill, Caradon Hill, Huntshaw Cross, Redruth or Stockland Hill transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Bristol
  • 712 BBC Radio Devon
  • 713 BBC Radio Cornwall
  • 714 BBC Radio Somerset
  • 715 BBC Radio Solent for Dorset

West (Points West)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Mendip transmitter group

  • 711 BBC Radio Bristol
  • 713 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 714 BBC Radio Somerset
  • 715 BBC Radio Solent For Dorset
  • 716 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

West Midlands (Midlands Today)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sutton Coldfield, Fenton, Brierley Hill and Malvern transmitter groups

  • 711 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 712 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 714 BBC Radio WM
  • 715 BBC Radio Stoke
  • 717 BBC Radio Derby

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Wrekin, Lark Stoke and Bromsgrove SFN transmitter group

  • 711 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 712 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 713 BBC Radio Shropshire
  • 714 BBC Radio WM
  • 715 BBC Radio Stoke

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Ridge Hill transmitter group

  • 711 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 712 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 713 BBC Radio Shropshire
  • 714 BBC Radio WM
  • 716 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Yorkshire (Look North Leeds)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Emley Moor and Oliver’s Mount transmitter groups

  • 711 BBC Radio Leeds
  • 712 BBC Radio York
  • 713 BBC Radio Humberside
  • 714 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 716 BBC Radio Sheffield

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sheffield and Chesterfield transmitter groups

  • 711 BBC Radio Leeds
  • 712 BBC Radio York
  • 714 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 716 BBC Radio Sheffield
  • 717 BBC Radio Derby

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

SCOTLAND

  • 711 BBC Radio Scotland
  • 712 BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

WALES

  • 711 BBC Radio Wales
  • 712 BBC Radio Cymru
  • 713 BBC Radio Cymru 2

NORTHERN IRELAND

  • 711 BBC Radio Ulster
  • 712 BBC Radio Foyle
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