Radio Essex
The Hit Music Station
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You can hear Radio Essex on DAB Digital Radio, FM, Radioplayer UK and the internet
Facts and stats
Radio Essex was formerly two stations, Southend Radio and Chelmsford Radio. Radio Essex DAB launched in June 2013 as a DAB service of the two, and the FM stations were merged on 23 March 2015.
From August 2017, Radio Essex flipped format from AC to a Top 40 hit music format.
| Editorial area | Essex |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 40 |
| Most played | Dua Lipa, Lola Young, Becky Hill feat. Shift K3YRadiomonitor |
| Audience figures | 34,000 weekly listenersRAJAR March 2025 |
| Launched | 18 October 1998 |
| Owner | Adventure Radio |
| National sales | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Members of | Radiocentre Radiocentre |
| Former names | Southend Radio Chelmsford Radio Dream 107.7 (Chelmsford only) Chelmer FM (Chelmsford only) |
Contact Radio Essex
| Postal address | The Icon Building, Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1EE |
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| Telephone: reception | +44 1702 455070 |
| Telephone: studio | +44 1702 455060 |
| Official website | radioessex.com |
| Wikipedia | Radio_Essex |
| Main email | info@radioessex.com |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@radioessex.com |
Social media
| X | @RadioEssex | |
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| X: Newsdesk | @radioessexnews | |
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| SoundCloud | radioessex (0 followers) compare |
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Chris Brooks Programme Director
Joe Kinch Presenter
Martin Day Presenter
Scarlett Howard Presenter
Scott Robinson Presenter
Shaun Moore Journalist
Stevie Shillinglaw Head of News
Joe Kinch Presenter
Martin Day Presenter
Scarlett Howard Presenter
Scott Robinson Presenter
Shaun Moore Journalist
Stevie Shillinglaw Head of News
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