Ten 17 was an Independent Local Radio station, broadcast from studios at the Latton Bush Centre in Harlow.

Indeed, the HCRA team were successful in obtaining a £36,000 grant from Harlow Council to build a suite of studios and office space at its Latton Bush Centre.

Essex Radio formed a new legal entity, Harlow FM Ltd, and Russ Lewell and Alan Hall from the original HCRA group became directors of the re-formed company, along with Eric Moonman, Phil Hinton and Mick Garrett (Essex Radio Finance Director).

The rest of the output was provided by a combination of shows presented by trained volunteers and content fed from Essex Radio, with local news interjected.

A few months after launch, though, Ten17 introduced its own breakfast programme, presented by former volunteers Vic James and, latterly, Gary Mulligan.

The technical team was headed locally by Zulqar Cheema and the Station Receptionist was Judy Crosby - who went on to marry Ten 17 Director and Features Presenter, Alan Hall.

Many volunteers who presented programmes on Ten 17 have gone on to have successful careers in broadcasting and the media, including Simon Burrell (Simon James) and James Burrell (James Hill), Scott Hughes, Chris Badcock, Gavin Inskip, David Francis, Debbie (Mac) Mackintosh (now Johnson), Dave Wartnaby, Gary Mulligan and Wyatt Wendels (Planet Rock).. On Peter's departure from Ten 17, Russ Lewell, one of the original founders and presenter, became Station Director.