Radio Essex is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
, England via
DAB and Mid and South Essex via
FM, from studios in The Icon Building on
Southend
Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered ...
seafront, owned by the
Adventure Radio
Adventure Radio is a UK-based media company based in Southend-on-Sea which operates radio stations in Essex.
*Radio Essex
In February 2019, Connect Radio 106.8, Connect Radio 97.2 & 107.4 and Heart Hertfordshire were sold to Communicorp with th ...
Group.
As of September 2022, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 93,000, according to
RAJAR
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.
History
The station until 2015, consisted of two separate stations with separate names.
Chelmer FM began broadcasting on 107.7 FM in 1998, under the ownership of Mid Essex Radio Ltd. The station was re-branded twice, first in 2002 by the
Tindle Radio Group
Tindle Radio is a media company which owns commercial stations in the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Farnham, Surrey, shared with Tindle Newspapers.
History
Sir Ray Tindle acquired Island FM in G ...
as Dream 107.7 (in line with
Dream 100
Dream 100 was an independent local radio station owned and operated by Bauer. It broadcast to Tendring and Essex from studios in Colchester and Ipswich, airing the same music programming as sister station Town 102.
The station was folded into ...
, also owned by Tindle Radio), then again in 2009 by
Adventure Radio
Adventure Radio is a UK-based media company based in Southend-on-Sea which operates radio stations in Essex.
*Radio Essex
In February 2019, Connect Radio 106.8, Connect Radio 97.2 & 107.4 and Heart Hertfordshire were sold to Communicorp with th ...
as
Chelmsford Radio.
Southend Radio
Southend Radio was a local adult contemporary radio station broadcasting to Southend on Sea, in Essex, England from studios in The Icon Building on Southend Seafront, owned by the Adventure Radio Group. It merged in 2015 with Chelmsford Radi ...
began broadcasting on 105.1 FM in 2008. The station was awarded its licence to broadcast in October 2005, beating three rival bids.
The two radio stations began sharing programming from 2009. On 6 June 2013 the stations launched on DAB under the singular service Radio Essex.
On 23 March 2015 all three stations merged and relaunched as Radio Essex.
From August 2017, Radio Essex flipped format from AC to a Top 40 hit music format.
Programming
All programming on Radio Essex is broadcast from its studios in The Icon Building on Southend seafront, which also at times provides programming for other stations owned by Adventure Radio.
The station broadcasts local news bulletins from 6am to 7pm on weekdays, and between 8am and 11am at weekends.
Travel news is broadcast between 6am and 7pm on weekdays and provided live at key times from the Essex Traffic Control Centre at County Hall in Chelmsford. There are also travel bulletins at the weekend.
Technical
Radio Essex broadcasts to Southend-on-Sea on 105.1
MHz
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from a transmitter located at the top of Maitland House in Southend High Street.
In Chelmsford and Mid Essex, Radio Essex can be received on 107.7
MHz
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. This is broadcast from a mobile phone mast at Church Green in the village
Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
.
Analogue (FM)
Digital (DAB)
See also
*
Adventure Radio
Adventure Radio is a UK-based media company based in Southend-on-Sea which operates radio stations in Essex.
*Radio Essex
In February 2019, Connect Radio 106.8, Connect Radio 97.2 & 107.4 and Heart Hertfordshire were sold to Communicorp with th ...
*
Chelmsford Radio
*
Southend Radio
Southend Radio was a local adult contemporary radio station broadcasting to Southend on Sea, in Essex, England from studios in The Icon Building on Southend Seafront, owned by the Adventure Radio Group. It merged in 2015 with Chelmsford Radi ...
References
Radio Essex duo Martin and Su give sneak peek into their new show days before return to radioRadio Essex signs Scott Robinson from 5iveChris Brooks appointed new PC at Radio EssexMartin and Su join Radio EssexScott Robinson from 5ive to co-host Radio Essex showRadio Essex launches on DAB digital radioRadio Essex Schedule
External links
Radio EssexRadio Today - Southend Radio Ready To GoRadio Today - Southend and Chelmsford Radio to merge
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Radio stations in Essex
City of Chelmsford
Southend-on-Sea (town)
Radio stations established in 1998
Radio stations established in 2008