Presenter Name
Show Name
1200 - 1600
Ads help us keep this site online
Last played tracks
Song Meta
Song Meta
Song Meta
Song Meta
Gateway 97.8: Our Local Radio
Welcome to our website! We're Gateway 97.8 - your local radio station for Basildon and East Thurrock. We've been serving this community since 2007; covering local elections, local news, local events and holding local politicians to account. You can rely on Gateway 97.8 to keep you informed and entertained!
Search our site
Basildon News
Heatwave!
James McMurdock congratulates BOSP on “exceptional” Ofsted Judgement
Essex hospice partners with BBC MasterChef UK finalist Anurag Aggarwal to launch innovative community bistro
Billericay Soapbox Derby 2026 highlights
BOSP is awarded ‘Exceptional’ by Ofsted in every category!
Community invited to St. Luke’s Hospice Garden Party
St. Luke’s Hospice launches ‘Caring Together’ campaign to unite community behind local hospice care
St Luke’s Garden Party
Rare Productions holding auditions for We Will Rock You
Latest Show Blogs
Love Island star Farmer Will on Britain’s 3.06pm snack crash
Tom Parker Bowles on the Meditterranean lifestyle
Tradespeople, builders, and construction businesses demand urgent government action
Billericay Summerfest 2026
Local singer releases new songs
Political Panel – June 2026
Rebecca Adlington on antibiotics saving her life
Anna Williamson on how cooking is a modern day dating trend
Stats released by leading charity supporting ex-service personnel on PTSD Awareness Day
Recent Posts
F1 update – Austrian GP
Radio Advertising
With no cookies, load times or distractions - radio is a fantastic way of reaching an engaged audience. We can help you reach your local area.
Learn More
Ads help us keep this site online
Advertise your Local Event in 'Kelly's Diary'
Our local events guide is back and looking fresher than ever. Feel free to list your event, and you never know, we could give it a mention on air!
Entertainment
Sky News: Hollywood actor Danny Glover reveals he has Alzheimer’s disease
Sky News: Victor Willis, Village People’s YMCA songwriter, dies
Sky News: Voice of Gene Wilder recreated by AI for Wonka series
Sky News: Queen welcomes JK Rowling to Palace of Holyroodhouse
Sky News: BBC staff face real-terms wage cut as ‘bleak’ pay proposal revealed
Sky News: Top Boy actor Michael Ward ‘overpowering’ as he raped woman in car, court told
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Two dead after plane crashed during flight experience
BBC Essex News: Nowak case officers face gross misconduct investigation
BBC Essex News: Anglia Ruskin nursing course under regulator review
BBC Essex News: ‘Rude’ PC threw body-worn camera towards colleague
BBC Essex News: Planning refusals are inconsistent, says developer
BBC Essex News: Farage declares earning £270,000 for promoting gold bullion