| Shine 879 | |
| City: | London |
| Airdate: | 1997 (as a pirate) 26 February 2022 (DAB) |
| 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) |
| Format: | House, UK garage, disco, dance music, DnB, Old Skool |
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]
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 muliplex areas covering Surrey, Sussex, London, Herts, Beds and Bucks.[5]