Heart Essex Radio

Heart Essex is a county edition of the Heart network, combining familiar pop records and presenter entertainment with Essex news and information. Its regional remit brings together several towns rather than restricting the service to the location of one studio.

Essex reporting in the station's archive has covered flooding, events in Harlow and Thurrock, and public-safety developments around the county. Dedicated travel and school-closure information supports that local connection. The public file lists several Essex FM frequencies and describes a mix of local, national and world stories, with sport and weather also included. These information strands accompany the shared Heart programme, giving the county edition a role beyond the music and celebrity features heard across the network.

Essex's service carries Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden on Heart Breakfast, with Pandora Christie and Matt Wilkinson providing the daytime music programmes. JK and Kelly Brook follow with afternoon songs and conversation. The county edition, associated with Chelmsford, takes part in the shared Heart presentation rather than making a different version of every national show.

The evening and weekend output adds several recognisable features. Dev Griffin presents The People's Popular Pub Quiz within his programme; Club Classics with Toby Anstis and Rezzy Ghadjar concentrates on dance favourites. Mark Wright and Olly Murs share Saturday Breakfast, while Will Manning counts down the EE Official Big Top 40. Emma Bunton's Sunday show includes 90s at 9, giving a particular decade its own place alongside the broader familiar-pop selection.