BBC Essex is a local radio station broadcasting on Essex and owned by BBC.
| Address | 198 New London Road - Chelmsford - Essex - CM2 9XB |
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| Category | Jazz |
| Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/essex/ |
| Programs and Speakers | Wally Webb, Breakfast Show, Mark Forrest, Nick Risby, Late Night music and Entertainment, James Whale, Ian Puckey, Drivetime on BBC Essex, News Weather & Travel, Best of the Days. |
| https://www.facebook.com/BBCEssex | |
| https://twitter.com/BBCEssex | |
| Iphone App | http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcessex |
| Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/user/BBC |
About Radio BBC Essex
BBC Essex is the local radio service available for Essex and the surrounding area. They currently capture around 18% of the market share in Essex and they broadcast out of the city of Chelmsford. Currently the station can be found on 95.3 FM, 103.5 FM in Great Braxted, 729 AM in Manningtree 1530 am in Rayleigh and 765 AM in Bakers Wood.
The vast majority of the songs played on BBC Essex include upbeat pop as well as tabloid style news and presentations. There are regular news bulletins as well as ongoing top countdowns of upbeat rock and pop from across the UK. The station is known for its quality programming as well as for being one of the BBC programs that isn't necessarily stuffy or serious.
BBC Essex has a number of ongoing presenters including Sadie Nine, Rob Jelly, Dave Monk, Tony Fisher and Ronnie Barbour several occasional presenters and pass presenters have risen to critical acclaim through the station including Tim “Timbo” Loyd.
As well as commentating on local news, new music, tabloid style news etc, BBC essex also concentrates a fair amount on local sports. You can find ongoing news from their podcasts on the website as well as regular coverage of local sporting teams through the BBC Essex updates.
As one of the strongest and most popular radio stations across Essex, the program does also see regular digital streams through both its application and the website.
BBC Essex also runs a twitter page and a facebook page for regular updates on all of its commentators, sports and news sections. You can tune into the program through their website or via the BBC Iplayer application. There is ongoing news and information from the station creators regularly being displayed on the application as well.
