Listen
Smart Speakers
"Play Gateway ninety seven point eight"
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 to Fitness!
Recent Posts
Local sport fixtures – 28th November
High Sheriff of Essex Nick Alston visits Gateway 97.8
Neil Gits His Winter Coat Out
Clare Bailey gives advice on how to save money on Black Friday
Ronan Keating appointed ‘director of love’ ahead of Christmas
Brits ditch exercise in December
Local sport fixtures – 27th November
Inspiring our Christmas travel and beyond
Brits making do with poor vision due to cost of living crisis
Unsigned Gateway with Steve Shrimpton – 24th November
Search our site
Basildon News
Dedicate a song to a loved one with the Light up a Life radio dedication show
New female self defence class launches in Basildon
Basildon Round Table fireworks display
The Panto Adventures of Peter Pan
Basildon at Christmas event is back for 2022
Essex Karate launch two new classes
Basildon: Separate food and garden waste collections start on 3 October
La Danse Fantastique launches new academy
Thurrock and Brentwood Mind: Suicide Prevention
Latest Show Blogs
Clare Bailey gives advice on how to save money on Black Friday
Ronan Keating appointed ‘director of love’ ahead of Christmas
Brits ditch exercise in December
Inspiring our Christmas travel and beyond
Brits making do with poor vision due to cost of living crisis
Unsigned Gateway with Steve Shrimpton – 24th November
George Clarke reveals our sofa secrets
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
F1 update – Abu Dhabi GP
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!
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.
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: London museum shuts ‘racist and sexist’ medical history exhibition
Sky News: ‘He clearly wants to win’: Matt Hancock makes it to the final of I’m A Celebrity
Sky News: Tony Robinson: Climate change message should not be doom and gloom
Sky News: New Pokemon games set sales record – despite worst fan reception
Sky News: Flashdance and Fame singer Irene Cara dies
Sky News: Squid Game actor charged with sexual misconduct
BBC Essex News
BBC Essex News: Colchester: Reclaim the Night march held during World Cup
BBC Essex News: Rochford: Murder charge after man dies from serious injuries
BBC Essex News: Hughes claims WBA world title in major upset
BBC Essex News: Lucy Wildheart: Knee injury forces fighter out of Bethnal Green contest
BBC Essex News: Aldershot Town 2-0 Southend United
BBC Essex News: Midnight discharge at Colchester Hospital unacceptable – family