Although very few AM licenses have been awarded in recent years in the UK, there is still plenty of room for new stations. A 2003 Radio Authority consultation showed that there is plety of demand for AM frequencies from broadcasters proposing talk, easy listening, Asian and religous formats. Within most of the UK, there is capacity for two tiers of new stations: 1) One city or county station per location, with a small number of extra stations. These would use a mixture of frequencies re-allocated from BBC local radio and new frequencies, mostly in the low and medium parts of the band. New frequencies may not be available along the South coast as France is now licensing new AM stations. 2) Over 100 small scale community stations using mainly frequencies in the upper part of the band which can be re-used every 60 km or so. Frequency availability is much higher in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the North East and Cumbria. The following frequencies could be removed from BBC local radio in areas where FM coverage is good: 666 in York, 873 in Kings Lynn, 1026 in Jersey, 1116 in Guernsey (when the Alderney FM transmitter is switched on), 1332 in West Wiltshire, 1368 in Reigate, Swindon and Lincolnshire, 1458 in Newcastle, 1485 in Humberside, Merseyside and Brighton, 1503 in Stoke, 1584 in Mid Notts and 1602 Tunbridge Wells. In addition, 1521 in Nottingham and 1548 in Teeside were taken from the BBC in 1992 and have never been reallocated. The availability of these frequencies is assumed in the list below. Further AM frequencies could be taken from BBC local radio following FM coverage improvements. It is assumed that the pilot community radio frequencies are moveable. The following list indicates which frequencies could be used for new stations on the UK mainland, excluding Northern Scotland and West Wales. Frequencies with poor night-time coverage have not been included. Commercial stations would typically have a 20-40 km broadcast radius, though slightly larger coverage is possible on 225, 522, 576, 594, 630 and 666. Community stations would typically have a 10 km broadcast radius. Good night-time coverage 819 North West and South Wales/South West 828 Scotland 1035 South Wales/West 1368 Multiple locations (except North West England, North Wales and South West Scotland) 1413 East Midlands, Scotland 1431 Midlands, Scotland 1449 West or SE Wales and Yorkshire 1458 Tyneside and Scotland 1485 Multiple locations (except Central Southern England and Thames Valley; Cumbria, Lancashire, North East and SW Scotland) 1503 Multiple locations 1521 Multiple locations except South East England 1530 South West, South Wales, North East and Scotland 1548 Teeside 1566 Midlands, North and Scotland 1584 Multiple locations (except Shropshire, Hereford and Worcester; Tayside, Lothian and Central Regions of Scotland) 1602 Multiple locations Medium night-time coverage 225 This long wave frequency was allocated to the UK for Radio 4 in Central Scotland, but was not used due to incoming interference. It use as the key transmitter for a national commercial service was considered in 1997, but it was not possible to obtain international clearance to operate at a viable power. It could be used for a regional AM service in the Midlands or possibly as a national single frequency DRM network. 522 This channel is allocated to the UK for emergency broadcasting - it could be used for regular stations 576 One station in East Anglia, SE Midlands or Oxford 594 One station in the Midlands or one in Yorkshire or the North West and another in the South. 603 West Midlands or the South West 630 North of England and Scotland 666 Yorkshire and Scotland 783 2 stations in Norfolk/Midlands/Merseyside, plus North East/Cumbria and Scotland 801 London and North 846 London, South Wales/Avon/Somerset and Yorkshire/North East - this channel has good night-time coverage at present as Italy is not currently using this frequency. 873 East Anglia or East Midlands 891 Midlands and North East/Cumbria 936 Norwich/Ipswich and Scotland 954 Yorkshire/North East/Cumbria and Scotland 963 South Wales/South West and Scotland 999 Scotland 1026 South Coast 1116 South Coast, North East/Cumbria and Scotland 1242 Southampton/Portsmouth/Wight (ex IOWR) 1251 Lancashire(LPAMs would have to move) and Glasgow 1305 Leicester, North Wales, Newcastle/Cumbria and Scotland 1332 West/South Wales, North and Scotland 1377 Midlands, East Anglia and South Wales/West 1494 Multiple locations 1575 Multiple locations - this frequency is subject to use in Germany and depends on UK adjacent frequency allocations 1593 Multiple locations - this frequency is subject to use in Germany and depends on UK adjacent frequency allocations	AM radio in other countries London Yorkshire East Midlands Suffolk Glasgow & Edinburgh Ireland FM Ireland AM Future stations archive index Features index
	AM radio in other countries London Yorkshire East Midlands Suffolk Glasgow & Edinburgh Ireland FM Ireland AM Future stations archive index Features index