[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage.
Also on local DAB+ in the Channel Islands Stations which are available nationally on Freeview and satellite and / or broadcast on more than one local DAB multiplex: See Wales list for local MW Local radio stations from the BBC in England and the Channel Islands: BBC radio stations from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, broadcast in their respective areas via analogue and digital radio, Freeview and across the UK on satellite and cable television and BBC Sounds: Over 90 hours a week of programming in Scots Gaelic with programming from BBC Radio Scotland relayed at other times Opt-out service from BBC Radio Cymru with up to 60 hours per week of music-based programming England's radio stations adhere to the statistical regions of East Midlands, East, Greater London, Greater Manchester, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.
This list details radio stations which have lost their licence to broadcast or have closed down due to financial reasons.
Services in the Isle of Man are not licensed by a UK regulator but rather by the Broadcasting Act 1990 of Tynwald.
RSLs are used for a number of purposes including coverage of events and festivals, trial broadcasts by groups aiming to launch a full-time service, student radio and training projects and religious festivals including the Sikh festival Vaisakhi, the Muslim month of Ramadan, Jehovah's Witness conventions and Christian events such as Easter and Christmas.