Southampton Shrimper
Team Eggheads
So, Essex FM has almost disappeared from the airwaves. The name won't have been mentioned on the air at all for the last two weeks, the only remnant will be on radios with RDS, where the name Essex FM will still be displayed. But that all changes from 6am tomorrow, when the rebrand to Heart is complete, as it will be for radio stations across the South and South East. In all, 33 local radio stations will have lost their local identity completely to become Heart stations.
Now I know many people on here have a very low opinion of Essex FM, I have read as much on these pages many times, but for those of us who can remember the early days, when Essex Radio started up in 1981 and throughout the eighties and maybe into the early nineties, it really was a great station, with presenters such as Jon Scragg, Dave Gregory, Terry Davis, Jon Leech and of course Timbo. Timbo actually was on BBC Essex this morning, having a dig at the death of the old station.
I felt I couldn't let this moment pass, so, for those of you who can remember the good old days when Essex Radio really was Somewhere Special, have a listen to these:
Start of Essex Radio 12 September 1981
Essex Radio theme
Somewhere Special
The Timbo Show
And as a final farewell:
Goodbye Essex
Goodbye Essex FM/Essex Radio, thanks for the memories... :'(
Now I know many people on here have a very low opinion of Essex FM, I have read as much on these pages many times, but for those of us who can remember the early days, when Essex Radio started up in 1981 and throughout the eighties and maybe into the early nineties, it really was a great station, with presenters such as Jon Scragg, Dave Gregory, Terry Davis, Jon Leech and of course Timbo. Timbo actually was on BBC Essex this morning, having a dig at the death of the old station.
I felt I couldn't let this moment pass, so, for those of you who can remember the good old days when Essex Radio really was Somewhere Special, have a listen to these:
Start of Essex Radio 12 September 1981
Essex Radio theme
Somewhere Special
The Timbo Show
And as a final farewell:
Goodbye Essex
Goodbye Essex FM/Essex Radio, thanks for the memories... :'(