Page last updated on October 5th, 2020 at 01:07 pm
The ambition is that this will be a list of all radio stations broadcasting on DAB or DAB+ digital radio in the UK. A long way to go, but the list is building up. Stations with logos uploaded are listed first, with the rest following.
DAB+ audio quality is rated based on clarity where direct observations have been made as follows:
- Excellent or Good: where DAB+ gives better sound quality to FM or normal DAB
- Average: where sound quality is comparable or only slight worse than DAB or FM
- Poor: some bubbling sounds, but tolerable
- Appalling – Do Not Listen: where sound quality is so poor, listening to the station is uncomfortable and may give headaches.
| Station | Genre | Multiplex (es) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pop music. | BBC National | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Pop music. | BBC National | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Classical music, opera, culture, and other specialist music. | BBC National | DAB Stereo @ 198 kbps |
 | Mixed format. | Tyne and Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Mixed format. | Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee and Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Mixed format. | Teesside | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Mixed format. | North Yorkshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
 | Dance Music. | D1 National | DAB+ Stereo @ 40 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) |
 | Country Music | London, North East Wales and West Cheshire | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps |
 (East Midlands) | Oldies. | Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottingham | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| (London) | Oldies. | London 1 | DAB+ Stereo @ 40 kbps (Average Audio Quality) |
| (UK) | Oldies. | D1 National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Poor to Average Audio Quality) |
 | Pop Music | Central Scotland | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
 | Pop and dance music. | Birmingham (trial), Glasgow (trial), Portsmouth (trial), Somerset (and South Wales Coast) | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps, or DAB+ Stereo (3x trial) |
 | Pop music. | Aberdeen | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
 | Pop music. | Aberdeen | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
 | Pop music. | Aberdeen, Central Scotland | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps (Aberdeen), or 112 kbps Joint Stereo (Central Scot) |
 | Rock Music | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Average to Poor Audio Quality) |
 | Pop Music | SDL National, Aberdeen | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
| Absolute Classic Rock | Rock Music | Manchester, Northern Ireland, Sheffield, Stoke & Stafford, Swansea & South West Wales, Tayside, Teesside, Tyne & Wear, Wolverhampton & Shropshire | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
| Absolute Radio | Rock Music | D1 National | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
| Absolute Radio 60s | |||
| Absolute Radio 70s | |||
| Absolute Radio 80s | SDL National | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps | |
| Absolute Radio 90s | SDL National | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps | |
| Absolute Radio Country | Country music (previously Country Hits Radio). | Berkshire & North Hampshire, North Yorkshire, Teesside, Tyne & Wear | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
| Actual Radio | Essex | DAB Mono LSF @ 56 kbps | |
| BBC Radio 1 Xtra | BBC National | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps | |
| BBC Radio 4 | BBC National | ||
| BBC Radio 4 Extra | BBC National | ||
| BBC Radio 5 Live | News and sport. | BBC National | DAB Mono @ 64 to 80 kbps |
| BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | Part time service for sports coverage. | BBC National | DAB Mono @ 64 kbps |
| BBC Radio Bristol | Mixed format. | Bristol and Bath | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| BBC Radio Shropshire | Mixed format. | Wolverhampton & Shropshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| BBC Radio Wiltshire | Mixed format. | West Wiltshire and Bath | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| BBC Radio Wolverhampton | Mixed format. | Wolverhampton & Shropshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| BBC World Service | News. | BBC National | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| BFBS UK | Pop music. Aimed at forces communities. | SDL National | DAB+ Mono @ 24 kbps (Appalling Audio Quality - Do NOT Listen) |
| Boom Radio | Pop music aimed at older generations. | SDL National | DAB+ Mono @ 24 kbps (Poor audio quality) |
| Capital (North East) | Pop music. | Teesside, Tyne & Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Capital (Scotland) | Pop music. | Edinburgh, Glasgow | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Capital (UK) | Pop Music. | D1 National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) |
| Central FM | Pop Music | Central Scotland | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| Clyde 1 | Pop music. | Glasgow | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Clyde 2 | Pop music. | Glasgow | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Forth 1 | Pop Music | Edinburgh | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Forth 2 | Pop Music | Edinburgh | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Fun Kids | SDL National | DAB+ [email protected] 24 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) | |
| Future Radio | Mixed format community radio. | Norwich (Small Scale Trial) | Joint Stereo @ 160 kbps |
| GB News | News. | D1 National | DAB+ Mono @ 24 kbps |
| Gorgeous FM | Wolverhampton & Shropshire | DAB Mono LSF @ 56 kbps | |
| Greatest Hits Radio (North East) | Pop music. | Teesside, Tyne & Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Heart 80s | Pop music. | D1 National | DAB+ Stereo @ 40 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) |
| Heart (North East) | Pop music. | Teesside, Tyne & Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Heart (Scotland) | Pop music. | Edinburgh, Glasgow | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Heart (West Midlands) | Pop music. | Wolverhampton and Shropshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| Heat Radio | Pop music. | Inverness | |
| Hits Radio UK | Pop music. | Wolverhampton and Shropshire | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps |
| Hot Radio | South Hampshire | DAB Mono LSF @ 56 kbps | |
| LBC | Talk. | D1 National | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| LBC News | News based talk. | D1 National | DAB+ Mono @ 24 kbps (Appalling Audio Quality - Do NOT Listen) |
| Lincs FM | Pop Music | Lincolnshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 128 kbps |
| Love Sport | Sport Based Talk and Rock Music | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 24 kbps |
| Mearns FM | Mixed format community radio. | Aberdeen | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| Metro Radio | Pop Music | Tyne and Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Pride Radio | Pop music. | Tynemouth & South Shields | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps |
| Radio XL | Asian music. | Wolverhampton and Shropshire | DAB Mono @ 64 kbps |
| Smooth Chill | D1 National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) | |
| Smooth Radio (North East) | Easy listening music. | Teesside, Tyne & Wear | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Smooth Radio (Scotland) | Pop music. | Edinburgh, Glasgow | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Smooth Radio (West Midlands) | Easy listening music. | Wolverhampton and Shropshire | DAB Joint Stereo @ 112 kbps |
| Street Sounds Radio | Essex | ||
| Talk Radio | Talk. | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps |
| Talk Sport | Sports based talk. | D1 National | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| Talk Sport 2 | Sports based talk. | SDL National, Aberdeen | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (SDL), or DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps (Aberdeen) |
| Times Radio | News and current affairs. | SDL National, Aberdeen | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |
| Union Jack Dance | Dance Music | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Average to Poor Audio Quality) |
| Union Jack Rock | Rock Music | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Average to Poor Audio Quality) |
| Virgin Radio Anthems | Pop Music | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps |
| Virgin Radio Chilled | Pop music. | SDL National | DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps (Poor Audio Quality) |
| Virgin Radio Groove | Pop music. | Central Scotland, London 2 | DAB Mono @ 80 kbps (Scot), or DAB+ Stereo @ 32 kbps |
| Waves Radio | Pop music. | Aberdeen | DAB Mono LSF @ 64 kbps |