Chelmsford Radio
Programming | |
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Format | Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Adventure Radio |
History | |
First air date | 18 October 1998 as Chelmer FM 14 February 2002 as Dream 107.7 2 February 2009 as Chelmsford Radio |
Last air date | 23 March 2015 |
Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°42′56″N 0°34′27″E / 51.7155°N 0.5743°E |
Links | |
Website | www.southendandchelmsfordradio.com |
Chelmsford Radio 107.7 was an Independent Local Radio station for Chelmsford and mid Essex, broadcasting from studios in Southend, and owned by the Adventure Radio Group. It merged with Southend Radio in 2015 to create Radio Essex.
History
Chelmsford Radio began broadcasting as Chelmer FM in 1998, under the ownership of Mid Essex Radio Ltd. In September 2001, the station was purchased by the
In September 2008 the station was sold by Tindle to Adventure Radio, the then owners of
The 'Essex Action' feature was a community service designed to help local groups and charities with publicity and also with appeals for volunteers. The service was coordinated by the Southend Association of Volunteers (SAVS) with their counterparts across the county contributing items for broadcast.[citation needed]
On 6 June 2013 Chelmsford Radio and sister station
In February 2015 it was announced that Chelmsford Radio, along with Southend Radio and Radio Essex, would be relaunched as one single station known as
Slogans
"Just Great Songs for Essex"
Technical
Chelmsford Radio was broadcast on 107.7
The 107.7 signal could be received as far away as Basildon, Ongar, Braintree and Colchester.
See also
- Radio Essex
- Connect Radio 106.8
- Connect Radio 97.2 & 107.4
- Mercury 96.6
- Southend Radio