Chelmsford Radio

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Chelmsford Radio
Frequency 107.7 MHz
RDS: CHELMSFD
First air date 18 October 1998 as Chelmer FM
14 February 2002 as Dream 107.7
2 February 2009 as Chelmsford Radio
Format Contemporary
Transmitter coordinates 51°42′56″N 0°34′27″E / 51.7155°N 0.5743°E / 51.7155; 0.5743Coordinates: 51°42′56″N 0°34′27″E / 51.7155°N 0.5743°E / 51.7155; 0.5743
Owner Adventure Radio
Website www.chelmsfordradio.com

Chelmsford Radio 107.7 is the local radio station for Chelmsford and mid Essex, broadcasting from studios in Southend, and owned by the Adventure Radio Group.

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 Tindle Radio Group — owner of Dream 100 in Colchester — and rebranded as Dream 107.7 in mid-February 2002.

In September 2008 the station was sold by Tindle to Adventure Radio, the then owners of Mercury 96.6 and Southend Radio, with whom Ofcom approved a co-location arrangement for Dream to move its studios to the Southend complex. On February 2, 2009 the station re-launched as Chelmsford Radio. Chelmsford Radio shares its programming and resources with Southend Radio as well as Connect FM in Peterborough and Northamptonshire.

The station broadcasts bespoke local news bulletins from 6am to 6pm Weekdays and between 8am and 11am at Weekends.

Travel News is broadcast throughout the day and provided 'live' at times from the multi-million pound Essex Traffic Control Centre at County Hall in Chelmsford. Chelmsford Radio (and Southend Radio and Radio Essex) is the only station in the county to provide this service, although all other Essex radio stations provide accurate traffic information from other providers. There are also travel bulletins at the weekend with additional updates broadcast when required.

The 'Essex Action' feature is a community service designed to help local groups and charities with publicity and also with appeals for volunteers. The service is coordinated by the Southend Association of Volunteers (SAVS) with their counterparts across the county contributing items for broadcast.[citation needed]

Chelmsford Radio has a broad music policy, tailored to its audience, which also features the 9-5 No Repeat Workday between Monday to Friday.[citation needed]

Presenters

  • Dom Atkins - Wake Up Essex (Weekdays 6am - 10am)
  • Tracie Young - Daytime (Monday-Friday: 10am - 2pm)
  • Paul Lovett - Drivetime (Monday-Friday: 2pm - 6pm)
  • Murray J - The Workday Wind Down (Monday-Thursday: 6pm - 10pm) Friday Night Fever (Friday: 7pm - 10pm)
  • Paul (Lovett) & Emma - Saturday Breakfast (Saturday: 8am - 12pm)
  • Adrian Fox with Lee Morgan - Saturday Sport (Saturday: 2pm - 6pm)
  • Daniel Fox Sunday Breakfast 7am to 10am
  • Tracie Young Pure 80s 10am to 1pm
  • Tom Croasdell - Essex Life (Sunday: 1pm to 4pm)
  • Rich & Kat - The Big Top 40 Show (Sunday: 4pm - 7pm)

The news team is Nick Hull (News Editor), Carlo Fiorentino and Tom Croasdell.

Slogans

"Just Great Songs for Essex"

Technical

Chelmsford Radio broadcasts on 107.7 MHz from a mobile phone mast at Church Green in the village Danbury. It broadcasts at an ERP of 100 watts. Before 2002 the station output was broadcast from a transmitter close to the A414 in Danbury.

The 107.7 signal can be received as far away as Basildon, Ongar, Braintree and Colchester.

See also

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