Chelmsford Community Radio

Chelmsford Community Radio, often shortened to CCR, combines music, talk and local stories for Chelmsford and the surrounding villages. The volunteer station began in 2013 at Moulsham Mill and later moved its broadcasts to Anglia Ruskin University's Chelmsford campus. The university partnership gives students and staff opportunities to become involved, including production experience for students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

The move to ARU also supported an expansion of programme-making, with a National Lottery grant helping to fund new software. Although its surroundings changed, the station's subject remains the city and the people living in it. Local guests and volunteer presenters provide the connection between everyday community interests and the music heard across its programmes.

City Talk, presented by Nita Jhummu, discusses subjects affecting the local scene and mixes conversation with music. Kaelyn Spike's Evening Interlude takes a personal approach to music selection, with features and occasional guests. Editions have explored instrumental tracks across different genres, while other programmes have brought in guest selections and summer playlists. That freedom to build an edition around an idea gives the show a character beyond a continuous sequence of familiar hits.

Richard Becker presents The 80's Show, revisiting both well-known records and songs that have slipped out of regular rotation. Dad's Disco is another named strand in CCR's weekend output. Together, the talk programmes, themed music sessions and guest contributions make room for different ages and interests within one community service. The station's identity draws on Chelmsford's long association with broadcasting while giving today's residents a role in creating its sound.