{{Use British English|date=December 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox radio station | name = Nation Radio London | logo = File:Nation Radio UK.png | logo_size = 150px | country = UK | former_names = {{ubl|Thames Radio|Nation Radio UK}} | airdate = {{start date|2018|06|04|df=y}} | frequency = FM: 107.5 MHz (East London and West Essex)<BR>DAB+: 8A (Santa Cruz De Tenerife)<BR>DAB+: 12A (London and the Home Counties and Channel Islands) | format = AC/oldies | network = Nation Radio | owner = Nation Broadcasting | webcast = | website = [https://www.nationplayer.com/nation-radio-uk/ Nation Radio UK] }}
'''Nation Radio London''' is a quasi-national radio station in the UK, broadcasting online and on DAB. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting.
The digital station was launched in June 2016 as Thames Radio with a line-up of former BBC and Capital presenters such as breakfast host Neil Fox, Dean Martin, Tony Blackburn, Alex Lester, Pat Sharp and Neil Francis, with all presenters broadcasting from 'virtual studios' (as Thames Radio had no physical studio premises of its own).{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
In June 2017, Thames Radio<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/06/all-presenters-disappear-from-thames-radio/|title=All presenters disappear from Thames Radio|work=radiotoday.co.uk|date=17 June 2017}}</ref> dropped all of its presenters and became a non-stop music station, until changing its name to Nation Radio London in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/06/nation-radio-to-replace-thames-radio/|title=Nation Radio to replace Thames Radio|work=radiotoday.co.uk|date=4 June 2018}}</ref> This was because the company behind Thames Radio had acquired a radio licence from Rock Radio Scotland (which was being unused) and wanted to launch a more 'national' service which would also include a station in Wales in time.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
In 2021, the station became known as Nation Radio UK, with DJs including Russ Williams and Neil Francis, with Mike Read broadcasting ''The Heritage Chart'' every Sunday at 5pm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationradio.uk/the-heritage-chart/|title=The Heritage Chart|first=Liam|last=Gilsenan|website=Nation Radio London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationradio.uk/schedule/|title=Schedule|first=Matthew|last=Cooper|website=Nation Radio London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationradio.uk/|title=Home|first=Matthew|last=Cooper|website=Nation Radio London}}</ref>
In May 2022, broadcaster Greg Burns joined Nation Radio UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=Greg Burns joins Nation Radio UK for a daily show |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/05/greg-burns-joins-nation-radio-uk-for-a-daily-show/ |access-date=17 May 2022 |work=RadioToday |date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
In April 2025, broadcaster Roberto joined the Nation network hosting breakfast on Nation 80s and weekday evenings on Nation Radio UK.
As of September 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 171,000, according to RAJAR.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php | title=RAJAR }}</ref>
In June 2025, the station reverted to the name Nation Radio London and, on 1 August 2025, replaced Time 107.5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-01 |title=Time 107.5 to close today as Nation Radio London takes over |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/08/time-107-5-to-close-today-as-nation-radio-london-takes-over/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Presenters== ===Current presenters===
* Tim Allen * Gary Parker * Tony and Emma at Breakfast * Mark Collins * Tony Shepherd * Neil 'Roberto' Williams * Greg Burns * David Francis * Neil Greenslade * Neil Fox * Steve Power * Mark Franklin * Dean Martin
===Former presenters=== * Dave Brown * Russ Williams * Paul Newman * Mike Read * Adam English * Neil Francis
== List of stations == As of March 2026, the Nation Radio service broadcasts across 8 regional stations with a mix of networked and regional programming. Nation Radio syndicates programming to these stations outside of their regional shows. Nation Radio Westcountry takes the Nation Radio South weekday evening show.
{| class="wikitable" |+ !Station !FM Broadcast Area !DAB Broadcast Area<ref name=wohnortuk>[https://wohnort.org/DAB/ukloc.html UK local ensembles, 'DAB Ensembles Worldwide']</ref> !Local opt-out hours<ref>Programme schedules, NationPlayer.com, current as at March 2026</ref> |- |Nation Radio London |East London and west Essex |Greater London |Weekdays 0400-1300 & 1600-2000; Sun-Thu nights 2300-0200 |- |Nation Radio Wales |Cardiff, Newport, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea |SE Wales (incl. Cardiff & Newport), North West Wales, Ceredigion, Mid & West Wales (incl. Carmarthenshire, Aberystwyth, Pembrokeshire, Swansea), NE Wales/W Cheshire |Weekdays 0600-1300 & 1600-2000 |- |Nation Radio Scotland |Glasgow, Paisley, West Dumbartonshire, Helensburgh |Central Scotland, Ayrshire |Weekdays 0600-2000, Sat 0600-1800, Sun 0600-1600 |- |Nation Radio South |South Hampshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and West Sussex |South Hampshire, Berkshire/N. Hampshire, Dorset, Sussex, Salisbury |Weekdays 0600-1000, Mon-Th 1600-2300, Fri 1600-Sat 1000, Sat 2300-Sun 1000 |- |Nation Radio East Yorkshire |Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Humberside |North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire<ref name=bigswitchnb>[https://www.nationplayer.com/bigswitch/ 'The Big Switch', Nation Broadcasting, as at Oct 2025]</ref> |Weekdays 0600-2000, Sat & Sun 1000-1400 |- |Nation Radio Suffolk |Suffolk, North Essex |Suffolk |Weekdays 0600-1000 & 1600-2000 |- |Nation Radio North East |Sunderland, Wearside, County Durham, Darlington |Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Tynemouth, South Shields, Northumberland, Redcar, County Durham |Weekdays 0600-1000 & 1600-2000, Sat & Sun 1000-1400 |- |Nation Radio Westcountry<ref>[https://www.nationplayer.com/nation-radio-westcountry/ 'Nation Radio Westcountry'], NationPlayer.com</ref> | |Somerset (from 9 March 2026); Devon, Cornwall (from 30 March 2026)<ref>[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2026/03/nation-radio-plans-expansion-to-devon-and-cornwall/ Martin, Roy; RadioToday, 2026-03-02]</ref> |Weekdays 0600-1300 & 1600-2000; Sat 0600-1800; Sun 1000-1600 |}
=== Spin-offs === Nation Radio broadcasts 11 spin-off stations, available on the Nation Player app and other online platforms, and in some areas across the UK on DAB. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Station !DAB Broadcast Area<ref name=wohnortuk/> |- |Nation 60s |Salisbury, Wrexham |- |Nation 70s |Hull, London, Glasgow, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Wrexham |- |Nation 80s |London, South Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Kent, Cambridge, Peterborough, Herts/Beds/Bucks, Suffolk, Essex, Bristol, Bath/West Wilts, Swindon, Bournemouth, Cornwall, Devon, Wolverhampton, Coventry & Warks, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Morecambe Bay, Newcastle/Gateshead, Tynemouth/South Shields, Darlington/Bishop Auckland, Alnwick/Morpeth, Ayrshire, Central Scotland, Ceredigion, Mid/West Wales, SE Wales, NE Wales/W Cheshire, NW Wales |- |Nation 90s |London, South Hampshire, Suffolk, Essex, Bristol, Bath/West Wilts, Swindon, Bournemouth, Cornwall, Devon, Wolverhampton, Coventry & Warks, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Morecambe Bay, Hull, Tynemouth/South Shields, Darlington/Bishop Auckland, Glasgow, Ceredigion, Mid/West Wales, SE Wales, NE Wales/W Cheshire, NW Wales |- |Nation 00s |Salisbury |- |Nation Classic Hits |London |- |Nation Dance |Salisbury |- |Nation Hits |Tynemouth |- |Nation Love |Salisbury |- |Nation Rocks |Glasgow, Salisbury, Wrexham, Portsmouth |- |Nation Xmas |Tynemouth |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.nationplayer.com/nation-radio-uk/}}
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