[1][2] Radio Orwell began transmissions from Electric House, Ipswich on 28 October 1975.
[3] The two stations operated with separate breakfast shows and other programmes were networked from either site to both transmitters.
In 1984-85, the stations experimented with a drive-time news and current affairs programme ("The Home Run") which had presenters in both studios - Allan Lee in Ipswich and Adrienne Rosen in Bury.
This proved too expensive to continue for long and the programme was cut back to one presenter in the Ipswich studio.
The Ipswich station provided programmes which were shared during offpeak times with SGR Colchester.