Southend Radio 105.1 Public File
News Bulletin Schedule
Southend Radio 105.1 broadcasts local news and sport at the following times:-
Weekdays: Hourly from 0600 to 1800, plus 0630, 0730, 0830, 1630, and 1730.
Weekends: Every thirty minutes from 0800 to 1200, and 1300.Local news is produced in-house and is, in the main, made up of local items but also incorporates the main national/international stories at the time.
Latest News
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News Team
Nick Hull is News Editor at Southend Radio, with journalists Martin harris and Verity Wilde.
The team can be contacted directly on 01702 455060 or emailed directly at news@southendradio.com.
Programme Schedule
To see a copy of the latest Programme Schedule click here.
Automated / Networked Programming
Sometimes, during off peak periods, the output you hear on Southend Radio 105.1 is pre-recorded.
- Daily: 2200 - 0600
- Saturday: 0600-0800; 1600-2200
- Sunday: 0600-1200; 1600-2000
We also share some live programmes with our sister stations in the Adventure Radio Network:
- Weekdays: 1000 - 1300 (Southend Radio, Chelmsford Radio, Connect FM Northants, Connect FM Peterborough)
- Weekdays: 1400 - 1900 (Southend Radio, Chelmsford Radio)
- Weekdays: 1900 - 2200 (Southend Radio, Chelmsford Radio, Connect FM Northants, Connect FM Peterborough)
- Weekends: 1200-1600 (Southend Radio, Chelmsford Radio, Connect FM Northants, Connect FM Peterborough)
Station Playlist
For all playlist and programming enquiries please contact:
James O'Neill, Programme Controller, email james.oneill@southendradio.com
Ofcom Localness Guidelines
To view full details visit: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/localness/
Station Contact Details
Southend Radio 105.1
The Icon Building
Western Esplanade
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS1 1EE
Tel: 01702 455070
http://www.southendradio.com
Recent Programming Highlights
Southend Radio 105.1 is dedicated to providing entertaining, informative, and local radio for Southend and surrounding areas. Some of the highlights from the past few months have included live coverage of Southend Festival of the Air, broadcast from locations across the seafront. We gave away a brand new Renault Clio with our In It To Win It promotion, where four listeners 'lived' inside the car for a week. Our Battle of the Bands contest attracted thousands of music fans to the seafront over seven weeks, with the final generating more than four thousand votes from the public audience. Our Drietime presenter James O'Neill ran the London Marathon, raising more than £2000 for Havens Hospices. We have also attempted to break the world record for the most number of women in bikinis in a photograph, which generated nationwide press interest. We also donated thousands of toys to Southend Borough Council's Children & Familes team thanks to a fantastic response to our Christmas Toy Appeal.
Recent News Highlights
Southend Radio's first six months have seen hundreds of news stories - ranging from the exciting to the touching to the ridiculous. Within 8 hours of being on air a dead body had washed up on the beach no more than 1000 metres away - setting the trend for an eventful few months.
Promotion fever swept through the town in May as Southend United made it to the play off semi finals. Sadly a thumping defeat at Doncaster ended the dream for another year. On a more positive note Shrimpers fans won national acclaim for their outstanding behaviour and gracious acceptance of the heavy loss.
The ongoing movement of Southend's driving test centre saw Southend Radio hear from James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, with calls to call off the switch to Basildon. Discussions are still ongoing.
Southend Radio reporters have been straight on the scene on a number of incidents around the area, ranging from flat fires to traffic incidents to escaped snakes!
Features on the DP World development and how we celebrate St George's Day were also broadcast - with plenty more planned for the future!
Station Format
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How To Complain
Any complaints made are logged immediately with an acknowledgement receipt issued to the complainant within 24 hours. The details are then passed on to the relevant department. We will aim to resolve any complaint within 10 working days. If under any circumstances a solution to the complaint can not be agreed, a further complaint can be made with Ofcom. For advertising complaints, if we can not find a solution, the complaint can be taken up with ASA.
People who wish to complain about anything regarding the station or it’s features can do so in the following ways:
1. Submit your complaint direct to James O'Neill, Programme Controller at the following address:
Southend Radio 105.1
The Icon Building
Western Esplanade
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS1 1EE
Or email james.oneill@southendradio.com
Or
2. Directly to Ofcom. Visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk for more information