Gateway 97.8 is the station name for your local community radio station based in the heart of Basildon’s Eastgate. It’s for you if you can tune in and hear it, for you are living, working or driving in its reception area. It’s also for you if you listen on the internet — on this website, wherever in the world you are. It brings the sounds of home to people near and far, brings the latest local news, views and local movers and shakers. It keeps you informed of walks and talks, gigs and concerts, local traffic and travel, markets, sports and the local weather outlook.