DAB tuning information

To listen to DAB radio, you need to tune to the correct frequency to receive the service you want, just as you do with AM or FM. However, as the frequencies allocated to DAB are not particularly easy to remember, they have been allocated a code, known as a frequency block.

Below is a list of the 鶹 radio services on DAB and the frequency block they are broadcast on. To see what DAB services you can receive at your location, use our Transmitter Checker tool.

鶹 National DAB

鶹 National DAB includes radio services such as 鶹 Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Live, and digital-only services like 鶹 Radio 6 Music, 鶹 Radio 4 Extra, 鶹 Radio 1Xtra can be found on block 12B.

鶹 Local DAB

鶹 Local and Nations radio services on DAB digital radio are transmitted by commercial broadcasting operators.In some areas there is not yet a local DAB service on air, so not every 鶹 station is currently available on this platform. This is because the 鶹's digital multiplex is already used to full capacity for 鶹 Network services.

Station

Block

鶹 Radio Berkshire

12D

鶹 Radio Bristol

11B

鶹 Radio Cambridgeshire

Peterborough

12D

Cambridge

11C

鶹 Radio Cornwall

11B

鶹 Coventry & Warwickshire

12D

鶹 Radio Derby

10B*

鶹 Radio Devon

Exeter and Torbay

11C

North Devon

10C*

Plymouth

12A

鶹 Essex

12D

鶹 Radio Gloucestershire

10C*

鶹 Hereford & Worcester

12A

鶹 Radio Humberside

11B

鶹 Radio Kent

11B

鶹 Radio Lancashire

12A

鶹 Radio Leeds

Leeds

12D

Bradford and Huddersfield

11B

鶹 Radio Leicester

11B

鶹 Radio Lincolnshire

12A

鶹 London

12A

鶹 Radio Manchester

11C

鶹 Radio Merseyside

11B

鶹 Radio Newcastle

11C

鶹 Radio Norfolk

10B*

Kings Lynn

9C

鶹 Radio Northampton

10C*

鶹 Radio Nottingham

12C

鶹 Radio Oxford

10B*

鶹 Radio Sheffield

11C

鶹 Radio Shropshire

11B

鶹 Radio Solent

Bournemouth

11B

South Hampshire

11C

鶹 Somerset

10B*

鶹 Radio Stoke

12D

鶹 Surrey

10C*

鶹 Sussex

11B

鶹 Tees

11B

鶹 Three Counties Radio

10D*

鶹 Wiltshire

Swindon

11C

Wiltshire

12D

Salisbury

8A**

鶹 WM

Birmingham

11C

Wolverhampton

11B

鶹 York

10C*

鶹 Nations

鶹 Nations radio services on DAB are transmitted by commercial multiplex operators. This is because the 鶹 own DAB multiplex is used to its full capacity for network radio services.

鶹 Radio Scotland

Covering

Block

Glasgow

11C

Edinburgh

12D

Dundee & Perth

11B

Aberdeen

11C

Ayr

11B

Inverness

11B

鶹 Radio nan Gàidheal

Covering

Block

Central Scotland

11D

Dundee & Perth

11B

Aberdeen

11C

Ayr

11B

Inverness

11B

鶹 Radio Wales

Covering

Block

SE Wales

12C

North East Wales

10C*

Swansea

12A

鶹 Radio Cymru

Covering

Block

SE Wales

12C

Swansea

12A

North East Wales

10C*

鶹 Radio Ulster

Covering

Block

Northern Ireland

12D

鶹 Radio Foyle

Covering

Block

Northern Ireland

12D

DAB+

DAB+ is an upgraded version of DAB digital radio that gives you access to even more stations.

DAB+

Jersey

Jersey Extra

Guernsey

Guernsey Extra

Cumbria

*Services in Blocks 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D

**Due to be launched shortly

Some older radios may require a “full scan” to pick up stations in blocks 10A, 10B, 10C and 10D. There are a few different ways to perform a full scan, this depends on the radio model.

Press"Menu"> Select"Scan Type"> Select"Full Scan"(not "Local Scan")

Press and hold the button labelled"Auto-Tune"or"Scan"to start a full scan (a short press starts a "Fast Scan").

It may be necessary on occasion to perform a factory reset if the channels are not found after a full scan.

Resetting your DAB Radio removes all presets, stored stations and favourite stations and alarm/timer settings and resets all options to defaults. To reset:

1. Press and hold the Menu button for three seconds. The screen shows ‘Do you want to reset?’.

2. Select OK to reset or cancel to exit without resetting.

The instructions above should apply to most radios but may not apply to yours. If this is the case please check your manufacturer instructions.