Essential Radio Ayrshire
Official College Radio
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Listen live to Essential Radio with CarPlay, voicenotes, song requests and Listen Again - Ayrshire College’s own radio station.
Essential Radio
Love Music. Love College. Doing It The Ayrshire Way.
Welcome to the official Essential Radio app, bringing the feelgood sound of Ayrshire College with you wherever you are.
Whether you're at home, travelling, working or studying, Essential Radio delivers a fantastic mix of today's biggest hits, familiar favourites, specialist music programmes and local information 24 hours a day.
The Essential Radio app has been designed to make listening simple, reliable and enjoyable. Everything you need is available in one place, allowing you to enjoy live radio, interact with the station and stay connected throughout the day.
FEATURES
• Listen live in high-quality audio
• Apple CarPlay support
• See what's playing now
• Browse recently played songs
• View the full programme schedule
• Send song requests directly to the studio
• Record and send voicenotes
• Browse the latest playlists
• View local weather information
• Read the latest news
LISTEN LIVE
Enjoy uninterrupted live streaming wherever you are. Whether you're tuning in for breakfast, daytime music, specialist evening shows or weekend programmes, Essential Radio is always with you.
LISTEN AGAIN
Missed your favourite programme? Catch up whenever it suits you with our Listen Again service and enjoy selected shows on demand.
GET INVOLVED
Essential Radio is more than just a radio station. Using the app you can send song requests, record voicenotes, interact with presenters and become part of the station.
PROUDLY SUPPORTING AYRSHIRE
Essential Radio is the official radio station of Ayrshire College, providing music, entertainment and opportunities for students to develop broadcasting, journalism, production and media skills while entertaining listeners across Ayrshire and beyond.
Whether you're discovering Essential Radio for the first time or already one of our regular listeners, the official app makes it easier than ever to enjoy everything the station has to offer.
Download the Essential Radio app today and take the feelgood sound of Ayrshire College with you wherever you go.
Love Music. Love College. Doing It The Ayrshire Way.
Ratings & Reviews
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We’ve made a few improvements to the Essential Radio app:
Improved the listener voicenote experience inside the app.
Fixed microphone access when recording a voicenote.
Improved navigation back to Essential Radio from the voicenote screen.
Improved compatibility with newer iPhones and the Dynamic Island.
General reliability and performance improvements.
The developer, Brian Woolfson, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Brian Woolfson
- Size
- 2.9 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Essential Radio. Operated by Ayrshire College.