- Station name Station name
- Actual Radio
- Description Description
- The station is owned by Pete Chapman. The station, serving a local population of around 350,000, broadcasts shows from its studio in the city centre 24 hours a day. The Colchester station has firmly established itself as the main local radio station for the area.
- Launch date Launch date
- April 2014
- Owner Owner
- Actual Radio Ltd
- Contact Contact
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Actual Radio
United Kingdom
Format
128kbps • MP3
Actual Radio is an Independent Local Radio station serving Colchester & North East Essex in the United Kingdom. Broadcasting via DAB across Essex and Online via smart speaker.
At a glance
Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | actualradio.com |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Coverage area
Colchester and North East Essex
Owner / network
Actual Radio Ltd
First air date
April 2014
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Station details
Station details
9 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 42753 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, England |
| Owner | Actual Radio Ltd |
| Broadcast area | Colchester and North East Essex |
| Launched | April 2014 |
| Website | actualradio.com |
| Listen | actualradio.com |
| Contact | actualradio.com |
| Schedule | actualradio.com |
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Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 19 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | securestreams.autopo.st |
| Final host | securestreams.autopo.st |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | Shoutcast DNAS/posix(linux x64) v2.6.1.777 |
| Latency | 254 ms |
Source information
Source information
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Where the station information came from, with useful related links.
| Current stream format | MP3 |
|---|
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Stream checked
19 hours ago
Last successful stream
19 hours ago
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About station About Actual Radio
Actual Radio is an Independent Local Radio station serving Colchester & North East Essex in the United Kingdom. Broadcasting via DAB across Essex and Online via smart speaker.
The station is owned by Pete Chapman. The station, serving a local population of around 350,000, broadcasts shows from its studio in the city centre 24 hours a day. The Colchester station has firmly established itself as the main local radio station for the area.
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