- Station name Station name
- Heart
- Description Description
- The national version of the network is widely available on Global Player, Freeview, Sky, Freesat, Virgin Media and Digital One DAB. According to RAJAR as of Q4 2025, the entire Heart network has been named "UK biggest radio brand," receiving 12.
- Launch date Launch date
- 6 September 1994
- Owner Owner
- Global
- Contact Contact
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Heart
United Kingdom
Format
48kbps • AAC
Heart is a network of 13 independent adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming, although only the stations in Scotland and Wales still have their own shows.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | heart.co.uk |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Coverage area
United Kingdom International (via Online)
Owner / network
Global
First air date
6 September 1994
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 902 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Global |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom International (via Online) |
| Launched | 6 September 1994 |
| Website | heart.co.uk |
| Listen | heart.co.uk |
| Schedule | heart.co.uk |
Stream health
Stream health
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| Last check | 22 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | media-the.musicradio.com |
| Final host | media-the.musicradio.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Latency | 63 ms |
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Source information
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
22 hours ago
Last successful stream
22 hours ago
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Station profile
About station About Heart
Heart is a network of 13 independent adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming, although only the stations in Scotland and Wales still have their own shows. Ten of the stations are owned and operated by Global, while the other three are owned and operated under separate franchise agreements.
The national version of the network is widely available on Global Player, Freeview, Sky, Freesat, Virgin Media and Digital One DAB. According to RAJAR as of Q4 2025, the entire Heart network has been named "UK biggest radio brand," receiving 12.71 million weekly listeners, beating edgily behind their rival station BBC Radio 2 (with 12.7 million). Heart Breakfast, hosted by Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, has 4.1 million listeners, on par with BBC Radio 1 morning show, hosted by Greg James.
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