BBC Radio London 94.9 FM
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The BBC's dedicated voice for the capital — local news, travel, sport, phone-ins and music made for Londoners on 94.9 FM.
Best Radio Stations in London
A curated shortlist of London's standout live stations, from BBC and LBC institutions to pirate-spirited music channels, community signals and specialist sounds carrying the city's musical heritage. These are the ones to start with — the full London catalog is there to explore once you've found your favourites.
12 live stations
9 browser-playable stations
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Stations
12
LBC London (London stream)
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London's talk-radio institution: live phone-ins, politics and debate that have shaped the city's conversation for decades.
Resonance FM 104.4
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104.4 FM's gloriously independent home for experimental music, arts and creative radio — there's nothing else quite like it.
Mi-Soul Radio
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London's grown-up soul flagship, with a roster of revered DJs spinning soul, funk, R&B, house and reggae around the clock on DAB+.
Centreforce 883
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Legendary acid-house pirate from the late 80s, now broadcasting legally and still flying the flag for old-skool, house and rave culture.
Rude FM 88.2 London
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A jungle and drum & bass pirate at heart, Rude FM keeps London's underground rave tradition pumping out of 88.2.
LWR Live London World Radio
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One of London's most storied pirate stations, reborn as a multi-channel platform that still champions soul, reggae, hip-hop and jazz-funk.
Capital XTRA
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The home of London's hip hop, grime, garage and afrobeats — the city's modern urban sound on 96.9 and 107.1 FM.
Jazz FM London
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London's enduring jazz flagship, mixing classic standards with Latin, big band and contemporary jazz programming.
Riverside Radio
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A genuinely local South West London community station from Battersea, with volunteer presenters covering Richmond, Wandsworth, Merton and Lambeth.
Hale London Radio
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A North London community station out of Tottenham Hale, run by DJs and artists steeped in jazz, soul and funk culture.
Radio X London
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Global's London home for indie, alternative and guitar-led rock, broadcasting on 104.9 FM and via Global Player.