The following colour codes are used throughout frequency finder to denote the type of radio station
| BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra |
Classic FM |
| BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music |
Commerical Radio: Talk, Sport, News |
| BBC Radio 3 |
Commercial Radio: Minority Formats |
| BBC Radios 4, 4 Extra, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra & World Service |
Community Radio |
| BBC Local Radio |
Student, Hospital and Military stations |
| BBC Asian Network and Radios Cymru and nan Gaidheal |
RTE Radio |
| Commercial Radio: Contemporary Hits, Pop, Dance and New Music |
Irish Commercial Radio |
| Commercial Radio: Adult Contemporary, Oldies and Easy Listening |
Irish Community Radio |
| Commercial Radio: Rock Music |
International Radio |
| Foreign station or unused allocation |
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