Hits Radio UK live
England - Online
Hits Radio UK live
England - Online
Hits
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About Hits Radio UK live
Technical details, frequency and station information
Hits Radio is a national British contemporary hits network operated by Bauer, broadcasting on FM, DAB and online. Its format is current chart pop, aimed at a younger mainstream audience.
It sits in direct competition with Global's Capital network, and the rivalry between the two groups defines much of commercial radio in Britain today: two large owners, each running a national pop brand alongside a family of narrower digital spin-offs, competing for essentially the same listeners.
Hits Radio was built on the foundations of a long-running Manchester station, and that northern base still matters to its identity in an industry heavily concentrated in London. As with the rest of the sector, it operates as a network — shared national programming with local variations in some areas rather than genuinely separate stations.
The format itself demands constant renewal. A contemporary hits station lives or dies on how quickly it reflects what is charting, which is the opposite of the heritage brands in the same portfolio, and it is why the same company can profitably run both.
This page streams the live output, free and with nothing to install.
Station details
Dial / FrequencyOnline
LocationEngland
Genres
Hits
More from Hits Radio
2 more stations on the Hits Radio network.
Hits Radio is Bauer’s contemporary chart network, with a national service and city stations that keep their own local breakfast shows. It is one of the few brands in this catalogue whose siblings really are different places rather than different playlists.
Official site: planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio. Is a Hits Radio station missing? Let us know.
Frequently asked questions about Hits Radio UK live
Neither. Hits Radio UK is internet-only, which in practice means no coverage map and no interference: it sounds the same in Cornwall, in Glasgow and abroad. The player on this page carries the live feed, free and without an account.
Because digital radio made it possible. Once DAB and streaming removed the scarcity of frequencies, broadcasters could split a general audience into single decades, and it turned out a great many people wanted exactly one decade rather than a mix.
Not blocked. Listening to British radio from abroad is one of the more common uses of streaming, and Hits Radio UK is available worldwide, free and without an account.
Not especially — around 30 to 60 MB an hour. On a capped tariff a full working day of Hits Radio UK would be noticeable, so wi-fi is worth using where you can.
Either a brief drop in your connection or a restart at the station's end. If other stations on this site play normally and only Hits Radio UK does not, the source feed is the likely cause.