Info: How to listen to BBC Essex

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Find out more about the many ways to listen to BBC Essex with our reception advice guide.

We broadcast on 103.5FM in the north of the county and 95.3FM in the south as well as 729, 765 and 1530 medium wave.

On DAB digital radio we can be found through auto tune or by manually tuning to multiplex 12D - 229.07 MHZ.

You can also listen to us around the world online via the iPlayer, where you can also listen to programmes from the previous seven days.

My BBC Essex medium wave signal is fine during the day but turns to mush in the evening and at night?

Medium wave signals travel much further in the hours of darkness so stations on the continent can drown out our signal at night. Turn your radio around to get the best MW signal.

There is another station interfering with my BBC Essex signal

You can phone Ofcom on 020 7211 0211 to report a pirate station. If possible, make a note of the station name, frequency, time of interference and the type of music they are playing.

Can I get BBC Essex on my DAB radio?

There is DAB coverage across most of the UK but there are areas where DAB is not available.

DAB radios will get BBC Essex in most areas of the county but not all.

If you are thinking of getting a DAB radio it's always worth telling the retailer what you want to listen to; a good retailer should be able to advise on the right type to buy.

My BBC Essex signal was OK until recently, what's happened?

Some electronic equipment can give out radio waves that can degrade your reception, e.g. computers, power adaptors, phone chargers, wi-fi routers.

You or your next door neighbour may have installed a new gadget near your radio, try moving it or use an external FM aerial.

My BBC Essex DAB signal is fine sometimes but often it disappears completely

It is the nature of digital reception that you either get it fine or you don't get it at all. There is no in-between.

Try moving the radio while the signal strength indicator is showing, you may not have to move it far.

I cannot get BBC Essex on DAB but I can get all the other BBC stations

BBC Essex is not broadcast from the Danbury transmitter but national radio stations are. Hence, our DAB signal is not as strong as we would like in central Essex.

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I can't get BBC Essex when I'm on the M25 Essex section, yet I can get BBC Radio Kent loud and clear

This is a known weak area in our coverage, there are no plans to improve it here.

Try our 765 medium wave frequency. You can get BBC Essex on this all the way along the M2 in Kent.

It is all due to local geography, there is high ground around Brentwood that casts a reception shadow over the M25.

My car radio often re-tunes to another BBC station

Turn off the AF/TA button on your radio.