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Radio station in London
Shine 879
Frequency87.9 FM (as a Pirate)
12D DAB (Essex)
10C DAB (Surrey, Sussex & South London)
10D DAB (Herts, Beds & Bucks)
9A DAB (North London)
Programming
FormatHouse, UK garage, disco, dance music, DnB, Old Skool
History
First air date1997 (as a pirate)
26 February 2022 (DAB)
Links
Websiteshinedab.com

Shine 879 is a regional London-based online and DAB radio station playing 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 DAB multiplex. In August 2024, Shine expanded its coverage to 3 addition muliplex areas covering Surrey, Sussex, London, Herts, Beds and Bucks.

References

  1. "We Are Shine FM! - Shine 879". Shinedab.com.
  2. Peter Robinson (17 August 2002). "Bassline bandits". The Guardian.
  3. Tony Portelli (2006). The Music Industry Raw. AuthorHouse.
  4. "Radio broadcast update January 2022 - Ofcom". Ofcom. 4 February 2022.
  5. "Shine DAB takes over South East England". Shinedab.com. 4 September 2024.

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See also
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom


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