BBC Essex live
England - Online
BBC Essex live
England - Online
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About BBC Essex live
Technical details, frequency and station information
BBC Essex is a British radio station broadcasting to listeners in England. Its schedule is a mixed one, moving between music, talk and entertainment across the day.
Because it also streams online, BBC Essex does not depend on how close you are to a transmitter. That usually solves the problem for anyone outside the coverage area in England or picking up a weak signal.
You can listen to BBC Essex live right here: hit play and the stream starts. There is nothing to download and nothing to register.
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Frequently asked questions about BBC Essex live
No — BBC Essex broadcasts over the internet only, so there is no frequency to find on a set. That is a deliberate trade: an online station skips the cost of a broadcast licence and reaches the whole country from day one, but it needs a connection at the listener's end. Press play above and it runs in the browser.
BBC Essex keeps a mixed schedule rather than committing to a single genre, which is the older model of radio: one station serving a whole audience through the day rather than one slice of it. It broadcasts by stream, so it reaches listeners anywhere.
Local, based in England — though the stream carries it well beyond its broadcast footprint.
Not especially — around 30 to 60 MB an hour. On a capped tariff a full working day of BBC Essex would be noticeable, so wi-fi is worth using where you can.
Usually the connection rather than the station: streaming needs a steady flow and any dip interrupts it. Reloading the page fixes most cases; switching network or closing other tabs handles the rest.