About
A directory of UK radio and the organisations behind it.
The Media World maps the UK's radio stations, networks and multiplexes, and the broadcasters, operators and parent companies that own and run them. Built UK-first; designed to scale beyond.
UK at launch, by the numbers
- Radio stations
- 320
- Networks
- 19
- Multiplexes
- 61
- Organisations
- 19
Why it exists
UK radio ownership is public. It just isn't easy.
Most of what you'd want to know about a UK station is on the public record: who owns it, who operates it, what it broadcasts on, where it covers. It's just scattered across Ofcom, Companies House and a thousand half-updated wiki pages.
The Media World pulls those threads together. A station belongs to a network. The network is operated by a company. That company is owned by a holding group. You see the chain.
We're starting with the UK because it's the market we know best: a complex mix of public service, commercial groups, community licences and a busy DAB landscape. Once that's solid, other markets follow.
What's inside
Two layers, joined together.
The directory is built around radio outlets and the organisations behind them, with the relationships between the two made explicit.
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Radio
Stations, networks and multiplexes. Broadcast type (local, regional, national, international), formats, genres, analogue frequencies, and which multiplex carries which station.
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Organisations
Broadcasters, network operators, multiplex operators, sales houses, content producers, publishers, regulators, industry bodies and the holding companies above them. Shareholder relationships between organisations are recorded.
How we work
A few principles we hold ourselves to.
- Accuracy over volume
- If we're not confident about a fact, it doesn't go in. We'd rather have less data and have it right.
- Structure matters
- Relationships are first-class. An organisation, a station, a multiplex aren't just records. They're nodes you can trace through.
- Built to be corrected
- Ownership changes. Stations rebrand. If you spot something wrong or out of date, tell us. We'd rather fix it fast than defend it.
- Brands belong to their owners
- Every logo and name on this site is the property of the relevant rights-holder. We use them for identification and editorial reference only.