- Station name Station name
- Shine 879
- Description Description
- Having initially returned online, on 26 February 2022 commenced broadcasting on the Essex NOW fm multiplex. In August 2024, Shine expanded its coverage to 3 addition multiplex areas covering Surrey, Sussex, London, Herts, Beds and Bucks.
- Launch date Launch date
- 26 February 1997
- Owner Owner
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- Contact Contact
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Shine 879
United Kingdom
Format
128kbps • MP3
It plays house, UK garage, disco, and other genres of dance music across the South East of England. Shine 879 originally started life as Shine FM, a pirate radio station broadcasting from East London and Essex from 1997 until 2012.
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 | shinedab.com |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
87.9 MHz
Service type
DAB
First air date
26 February 1997
Digital service
DAB · 87.9 MHz
Digital broadcast
DAB · 87.9 MHz
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Station details
Station details
5 details
Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 20675 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, England |
| Launched | 26 February 1997 |
| Website | shinedab.com |
| Primary frequency | 87.9 MHz |
Stream health
Stream health
7 details
Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 17 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | s3.radio.co |
| Final host | s3.radio.co |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | s3-madrid2.radio.co |
| Latency | 964 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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Metadata source
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Stream checked
17 hours ago
Last successful stream
17 hours ago
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Station profile
About station About Shine 879
It plays house, UK garage, disco, and other genres of dance music across the South East of England. Shine 879 originally started life as Shine FM, a pirate radio station broadcasting from East London and Essex from 1997 until 2012.
Having initially returned online, on 26 February 2022 commenced broadcasting on the Essex NOW fm multiplex. In August 2024, Shine expanded its coverage to 3 addition multiplex areas covering Surrey, Sussex, London, Herts, Beds and Bucks.
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