Radio Essen – Dein New Country Radio

Radio Essen presents itself as a local radio station for the city of Essen, combining music with news and information from the city area. The station describes itself as “New Country Radio”, and according to its own description, a live music mix is part of the programme. The broadcast area is the city of Essen, and the website offers local news, for example about the Central Library or the football club Rot-Weiss Essen.

A regular feature is the Frühschicht, which the station presents as its morning show. Listeners are invited to share their opinions on current topics and to take part in activities in the city. There is also the podcast “Essen im Ohr”, which covers local topics, for example the free concerts of the Urbahn Music Sessions in a subway station. Together with the Junior Uni, Radio Essen also runs a radio camp where young people create their own programmes.