BFBS Radio provides a vital service to British Forces personnel in the UK and overseas, with music, interviews, messages and requests, and news tailored to the military community. We operate in 11 territories around the world, broadcasting in FM, online, and via Sky and Freesat.

To read about your local radio station, select the relevant location from the drop-down at the top of the page. Visit the 'How to listen' page for frequencies and other technical information.

BFBS is the broadcasting arm of the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC), a registered charity. SSVC provides radio, TV, live shows and cinemas to personnel and their families posted overseas.

For the history buff

Broadcasting for the British Forces began in Algiers in 1943, with mobile units and more permanent stations springing up wherever the Allies gained a foothold. In total, the Forces Broadcasting Service operated in 88 locations from Athens to Vienna during and in the aftermath of the war.

Radio was established as a feature of Forces life in Aden, Benghazi, Cyprus, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Singapore and other bases. In the early days, Two Way Family Favourites was the most popular programme, linking Forces Broadcasting in Germany and the BBC.

The service was on air throughout the emergencies in Palestine, Cyprus, Kenya, Aden, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and more recently in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.