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Radio Essex

The Hit Music Station
British radio stations

Listen to Radio Essex

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 areaEssex
FormatTop 40
Most playedDua Lipa, Lola Young, Becky Hill feat. Shift K3YRadiomonitor
Audience figures34,000 weekly listenersRAJAR March 2025
Launched18 October 1998
OwnerAdventure Radio
National salesBauer Media Audio UK
Members ofRadiocentre
Radiocentre
Former namesSouthend Radio
Chelmsford Radio
Dream 107.7 (Chelmsford only)
Chelmer FM (Chelmsford only)

Contact Radio Essex

Postal addressThe Icon Building
Western Esplanade
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 1EE
Telephone:
reception
+44 1702 455070
Telephone:
studio
+44 1702 455060
Official website
Wikipedia
Main emailinfo@radioessex.com
Personal emailfirstname.lastname@radioessex.com

Social media

X@RadioEssex
X: Newsdesk@radioessexnews
FacebookRadio Essex
Instagramradioessex (1,122 followers) compare
SoundCloudradioessex (0 followers) compare

Latest news stories

Su Harrison goes solo on Essex radio stations with new morning show
RadioToday - published 16 January 2025, 11.42am gmt
Su Harrison leaves Essex breakfast slot after 24 years with Martin Day
RadioToday - published 17 December 2024, 2.34pm gmt
Former Eagle Radio’s Kim Robson joins relaunched Total Soul
RadioToday - published 2 September 2024, 5.34pm bst
Jamie Cawdell made Radio Essex assistant programme controller
RadioToday - published 10 March 2022, 3.49pm gmt
New station Radio Southend gets ready to launch
RadioToday - published 12 March 2021, 11.04am gmt

People

Chris Brooks Programme Director
Joe Kinch Presenter
Martin Day Presenter
Scarlett Howard Presenter
Scott Robinson Presenter
Shaun Moore Journalist
Stevie Shillinglaw Head of News

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