Manchester Radio Online: Stations Streaming Live

Published 27 September 2026

You can listen to Manchester radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for a station's name, and press play. Manchester's radio online runs from the BBC and Heart to community stations and Gaydio, which started here.

BBC and commercial

• BBC Radio Manchester — local news, sport and music.
• Heart North West — pop and local news.
• The Buzz — 80s, 90s and pop.

Community

• Gaydio — radio for the LGBTQ+ community, launched in Manchester.
• ALL FM 96.9 — community radio.
• Radio Africana — African music and Afrobeats.
• OSTM Radio — indie and alternative rock.

Internet

• Psychedelic Secret Radio — psychedelic rock, the most-voted Manchester station in the directory.
• Love 80s Manchester — 80s pop.

The sound of the city

Manchester's music runs from Joy Division, New Order and The Smiths through the Haçienda's acid house to Oasis — which is why indie and dance radio feel at home here. Indie radio, London radio and UK radio go further.

Listening from elsewhere

Manchester keeps UK time — GMT in winter and an hour ahead (BST) in summer.

A route in

1. BBC Radio Manchester, for local news.
2. Gaydio, for community radio.
3. OSTM Radio, for indie.

Down the line, London radio online is next.