BBC Radio 5 Live is the UK’s most popular sports radio station. It broadcasts on AM, DAB and online, but not on FM radio.
On AM, BBC Radio 5 Live broadcasts on the frequencies 693 and 909 kHz. If you’re listening on an AM/FM radio you’ll need to switch to the AM band as Radio 5 Live isn’t available on FM.
On DAB radio you should be able to find BBC Radio 5 Live just by scrolling through the stations listed in alphabetical order. If your DAB radio doesn’t find 5 Live, try retuning it.
Here’s an overview of how you can and can’t listen to BBC Radio 5 Live:
- AM: 693 and 909 kHz
- FM: Not available
- DAB: 12B (225.648 MHz)
- Online: Web stream here
- Freeview: Channel 705
- Freesat: Channel 705
- Sky: Channel 0105
- Virgin Media: Channel 905
I bought a d.a.b battery radio so I could listen to football on 5live radio so I scanned radio for stations found radio1,2,3,4,then it went to radio6 I can get every conceivable station apart from the one that I bought the radio for.what is going on
Try 909khtz for radio5
BBC r5live is in stereo on bbc local fm at night 12 to 6 am
In southern england radio solent 96.1 stereo 103.8 stereo relay bbc r5 live at night anywhere between 12 and 6 am so it has stereo feed at night up all night in stereo 1 to 5 am
Radio five is a strong station on 693 Khz AM in Kampen here in The Nederlands.
Will radio 5 remain on the frequency 693 Khz in the near future or it will also be switched off?
Martin van Dijk – Kampen (o)
The Netherlands