Local radio stations in the county include Chester's Dee Radio, Capital North West and Wales, Smooth Wales, Cheshire's Silk Radio and Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire. It is one of only four counties in the country (along with County Durham, Dorset, and Rutland) that does not have its own designated BBC radio station; the south and parts of the east are covered by BBC Radio Stoke, while BBC Radio Merseyside tends to cover the west, and BBC Radio Manchester covers the north and parts of the east. The BBC directs readers to Stoke and Staffordshire when Cheshire is selected on their website. There were plans to launch BBC Radio Cheshire, but those were shelved in 2007 after the BBC license fee settlement was lower than expected.
Local radio stations in the county include Chester's Dee Radio Capital North West and Wales Smooth Wales Cheshire's Silk Radio and Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire It is one of only four counties in the country (along with County Durham Dorset and Rutland) that does not have its own designated BBC radio station; the south and parts of the east are covered by BBC Radio Stoke while BBC Radio Merseyside tends to cover the west and BBC Radio Manchester covers the north and parts of the east The BBC directs readers to Stoke and Staffordshire when Cheshire is selected on their website There were plans to launch BBC Radio Cheshire but those were shelved in 2007 after the BBC license fee settlement was lower than expected