BBC local radio via Freeview

Last reviewed: 12/01/2023

BBC Local Radio in England and BBC stations for the nations are broadcast on Freeview channels 719-722, 726 and 734-735, depending where you live.

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Jersey
  • 721 BBC Radio Guernsey

East (Look East)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Tacolneston or Sudbury transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 720 BBC Radio Suffolk
  • 721 BBC Radio London
  • 722 BBC Radio Cambridge
  • 734 BBC Essex


For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sandy Heath transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 720 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 721 BBC Radio London
  • 722 BBC Radio Cambridge
  • 734 BBC Radio Northampton

East Midlands (East Midlands Today)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Waltham & Nottingham transmitter groups

  • 720 BBC Radio Nottingham
  • 721 BBC Radio Leicester
  • 722 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 734 BBC Radio Northampton
  • 735 BBC Radio Derby

East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire (Look North Hull)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Belmont transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Norfolk
  • 720 BBC Radio Nottingham
  • 721 BBC Radio Humberside
  • 722 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 734 BBC Radio Sheffield

London (BBC London News)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Crystal Palace transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 720 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 721 BBC Radio London
  • 722 BBC Surrey
  • 734 BBC Essex

North East and Cumbria (Look North Newcastle)

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Newcastle
  • 720 BBC Radio York
  • 721 BBC Radio Cumbria
  • 722 BBC Tees

North West (North West Tonight)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Winter Hill transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Manchester
  • 720 BBC Radio Lancashire
  • 721 BBC Radio Cumbria
  • 722 BBC Radio Merseyside
  • 726 BBC Radio Stoke

South (South Today), including Oxfordshire

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 720 BBC Radio Sussex
  • 721 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 722 BBC Radio Solent
  • 726 BBC Radio Solent for Dorset

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Oxford transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Berkshire
  • 720 BBC Three Counties (3CR)
  • 721 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 722 BBC Radio Oxford
  • 735 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

South East (South East Today)

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Kent
  • 720 BBC Sussex
  • 721 BBC Radio London
  • 722 BBC Surrey
  • 734 BBC Essex

South West (Spotlight)

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Bristol
  • 720 BBC Radio Devon
  • 721 BBC Radio Cornwall
  • 722 BBC Radio Somerset
  • 726 BBC Radio Solent for Dorset

West (Points West)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Mendip transmitter group

  • 719 BBC Radio Bristol
  • 721 BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • 722 BBC Radio Somerset
  • 726 BBC Radio Solent For Dorset
  • 735 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

West Midlands (Midlands Today)

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter group

  • 719 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 720 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 722 BBC Radio WM
  • 726 BBC Radio Stoke
  • 735 BBC Radio Derby

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

  • 719 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 720 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 721 BBC Radio Shropshire
  • 722 BBC Radio WM
  • 726 BBC Radio Stoke

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Ridge Hill transmitter group

  • 719 BBC CWR (Coventry & Warwickshire)
  • 720 BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester
  • 721 BBC Radio Shropshire
  • 722 BBC Radio WM
  • 735 BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Yorkshire (Look North Leeds)

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

  • 719 BBC Radio Leeds
  • 720 BBC Radio York
  • 721 BBC Radio Humberside
  • 722 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 734 BBC Radio Sheffield

For viewers receiving Freeview from the Sheffield and Chesterfield transmitter groups

  • 719 BBC Radio Leeds
  • 720 BBC Radio York
  • 722 BBC Radio Lincolnshire
  • 734 BBC Radio Sheffield
  • 735 BBC Radio Derby

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

SCOTLAND

  • 719 BBC Radio Scotland
  • 720 BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

WALES

  • 719 BBC Radio Wales
  • 720 BBC Radio Cymru
  • 721 BBC Radio Cymru 2

NORTHERN IRELAND

  • 719 BBC Radio Ulster
  • 720 BBC Radio Foyle