Advice

Listening to the radio is not only entertaining, it's also an excellent way to "pick up" the target language.  If the programmes are too difficult for you to understand, try recording them and listening over and over again.  You can also look on the internet at the programme schedules and try to find special programmes for language learners.  Quiz shows and programmes for children are sometimes a little slower and/or more clearly structured.

For some ideas on improving your listening skills - click here

Real Audio's links to over 100 News Radio sites on the Internet.

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LINKS (in alphabetical order)

BBC  British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC 5   Live, news, talk, sports

Capital radio  UK leading commercial radio group, with links to station websites.

Classic FM - Nationwide classical music radio station - programme and other information available.

Digiguide.com/ - World's best free interactive TV and radio guide

Listen.com music, radio and video resources

Mydigiguide.com/ - World's best free interactive TV and radio guide - you can personalise this website

Radiofeeds.co.uk - UK Radio Stations broadcasting on the Internet

Real Audio's links to over 100 News Radio sites on the Internet.

The Listening Business: listening exercises based on BBC Radio Programmes

TVlibrary.co.uk/ - Massive free resource of TV and radio information

Virgin Radio -  great songs guaranteed

Below are sites of British local radio stations:

102 - Norfolk - local commercial radio station for Norfolk and North Suffolk.
102.3 - Dorset and Hampshire - independent radio 
102.4 - St. Helens - unofficial Wish FM homepage.
103.7 FM Manx
104.7 Island FM - Guernsey, Channel Islands - serving Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark.
105.8 - Edinburgh
105.8FM and 1215AM - Virgin Radio
106 - Radio Cracker Ballymena - a charity radio station in County Antrim, N. Ireland.
107 and 102 - Isle of Wight Radio - commercial local radio.
107.2 Wire FM - Warrington  
252 Long Wave Radio Atlantic - London
7.56 - Stoke-on-Trent - United Christian Broadcasters.
96.3 - Coast FM - for the north Wales coast.
96.4 FM - Swansea - unofficial home of The Wave, South Wales' radio station.
96.7 West FM - Ayr
97.1 - Ipswich - local commercial station for Suffolk and North Essex.
97.5 & 102.5 FM - Pulse - radio for Bradford, Huddersfield and Halifax.
Beat 106 - national music and entertainment station for Scotland.
Beefeater London Radio - listen while you surf.
Capital Radio. London's main commercial radio station online ( live RealAudio broadcasts).
Channel 103fm
Cool Fm - with 24 hour live realaudio feed, including local news on the hour.
Emerald Radio - a student run, restricted radio station with an environmental theme.
Ferry fm - County Down - broadcasts each year during Portaferry's famous Gala Week.
Galaxy FM
Hallam FM - Sheffield - music for South Yorkshire and the North Midlands.
Heart 106.2 FM
Jazz fm - broadcasting to London and the North West with music ranging from funk to fusion, big band to be-bop, blues, latin, classic and modern.
Juice 107.2 FM - Brighton area - mainly music
Key 103 - Manchester
Manchester Online Radio - small internet-only radio station.
Radio Borders - independent local radio station serving the Borders and north-Northumberland.
Radio Caroline
Revival Radio 106 MHz FM - Christian radio covering the A80 and Glasgow area. 
SCOT FM  Central Scotland.
Signal Radio 1170 AM - Independent Radio stations - Signal One and Signal Two, for Staffordshire and Cheshire
Spirit FM 96.6 & 102.3 - broadcasting across South West Sussex.
Splash FM 107.7 - Worthing based radio station - listen live using media player - wide range of music played
Tower FM
Xfm - UK radio station playing indie and alternative music.