How to listen to Downtown Radio

Find out all the ways you can listen to Downtown Radio - on FM, online, on your smart speaker and on our Rayo app.

What music do we play on Downtown Radio?

Downtown is the HOME OF GREAT MUSIC in Northern Ireland - we play everything from current chart hits to throwback favourites.

Every Sunday afternoon from 4pm until 7pm, Evanna Maxted counts down NI's biggest songs on the NI Hit 40 that you've been listening to across Northern Ireland, on the radio, streaming, watching, downloading and Shazamming!

Here are all the ways you can get involved and listen 👇

Downtown Radio’s transmissions on 1026AM have ended as we prepare for our digital future.

This means if you listen to us on an AM radio you’ll need to retune or upgrade your radio to continue to receive our programmes.

In the Belfast area, including Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus you can receive Downtown on 103.4FM

You can also hear Downtown anywhere in Northern Ireland on a DAB digital radio or by asking your smart speaker to ‘”play Downtown Radio”.

PLUS you can listen to Downtown Radio on the go, with our new free app - RAYO

Downtown can also be accessed on your local FM frequency….

• North West - 102.4FM

• The West - 96.6FM

• Causeway Coast - 96.4FM

• Newry, Mourne and South Down - 103.1FM

• Mid Antrim - 102.3FM

• Newcastle - 103.4FM

• Greater Belfast Area - 103.4FM

• Larne - 97.1FM

Remember Downtown Radio is also available to listen to anywhere via our free app called RAYO

Download the app to your smart phone where you can also listen back to all of our programmes commercial free and try our other stations including Downtown Country, Cool FM, Greatest Hits Radio Northern Ireland and Hits Radio Northern Ireland.

How can I download the RAYO App?

Download the RAYO App on iOS.

Download the RAYO App on Android.

How can I listen to Downtown on smart speakers?

Apple HomePod: "Hey Siri, play Downtown Radio."

Amazon Alexa: "Alexa, play Downtown Radio."