Shine 879

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.^[1] Shine 879 originally started life as Shine FM, a pirate radio station broadcasting from East London and Essex from 1997 until 2012.^[2][3]

Shine 879

London
Frequency	87.9 FM (as a Pirate) 12D DAB (Essex) 10C DAB (Surrey, Sussex & South London) 10D DAB (Herts, Beds & Bucks) 9A DAB (North London)
Programming
Format	House, UK garage, disco, dance music, DnB, Old Skool
History
First air date	1997 (as a pirate) 26 February 2022 (DAB)
Links
Website	shinedab.com

Having initially returned online, on 26 February 2022 commenced broadcasting on the Essex NOW DAB multiplex.^[4] In August 2024, Shine expanded its coverage to 3 addition multiplex areas covering Surrey, Sussex, London, Herts, Beds and Bucks.^[5]