BFBS Colchester Radio

BFBS Colchester Radio gives the BFBS family an edition named for Colchester in Essex, a city closely associated with the armed forces. Its programme brings music and the wider network's forces-oriented material to an audience with a specific geographic reference point.

Ashley Paul presents Colchester Breakfast from the Colchester Community Centre, bringing together music, news and stories from the forces world. Peter Johnson hosts the local afternoon programme, which the broadcaster describes through its connection with the garrison and the home of 16 Air Assault Brigade. These shows give the station a clearly identified local voice within the wider BFBS network.

The breakfast programme combines entertainment with information for people connected with the military community. In the afternoon, garrison conversation and forces news remain part of the mix alongside music. This practical local emphasis matters: the station is not simply a nationally programmed music service carrying the Colchester name, but an edition with programmes directed towards the people based there.

BFBS's broader output supplies further strands, including Forces Life, Sitrep and weekend sport, all represented in the station's programme collection. The local breakfast and afternoon shows sit within that wider perspective on service life. Ashley Paul and Peter Johnson provide the identifiable Colchester connection, while the network material links the garrison's daily experience with military stories, entertainment and discussion from elsewhere.