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Real Radio (Wales)
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Real Radio Wales is a Regional Radio station owned and operated by GMG Radio
and forming part of the Real Radio
network. The station broadcasts from studios at Morganstown in Cardiff on various FM frequencies, DAB
via the MXR Severn Estuary
multiplex and across the UK on digital satellite TV (Sky Digital channel 0146).
, the station's founding managing director John Myers introduced the song A Star is Born. In December 2008, GMG was awarded a FM licence to launch Real Radio in North and Mid Wales. Following an agreed format change request, the existing South Wales service has been rolled out to the new coverage area. The station began broadcasting on its North and Mid Wales frequencies at 8am on Tuesday 4 January 2011.
Real Radio Wales is a music and speech station, playing a Hot AC format of classic, contemporary and current music from the 1960s onwards.
The station also carries news bulletins every hour between the hours of 6am and 7pm weekdays and from 6am to 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays (including half-hour headlines at breakfast and drivetime) from Cardiff. Pre-recorded Welsh bulletins air from the Guardian Media Group's Manchester newsroom during the hours of 8pm and midnight on weekdays from 3pm to 11pm at weekends. Overnight bulletins (midnight- 5am) and most bulletins on bank holidays are provided by Sky News
through IRN
.
GMG Radio
GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009...
and forming part of the Real Radio
Real Radio
Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night...
network. The station broadcasts from studios at Morganstown in Cardiff on various FM frequencies, DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
via the MXR Severn Estuary
MXR Severn Estuary
MXR Severn Estuary is a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset....
multiplex and across the UK on digital satellite TV (Sky Digital channel 0146).
Background
The station was launched in October 2000, a year after the GMG Group won its first broadcast licence - after an introduction by Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
, the station's founding managing director John Myers introduced the song A Star is Born. In December 2008, GMG was awarded a FM licence to launch Real Radio in North and Mid Wales. Following an agreed format change request, the existing South Wales service has been rolled out to the new coverage area. The station began broadcasting on its North and Mid Wales frequencies at 8am on Tuesday 4 January 2011.
Real Radio Wales is a music and speech station, playing a Hot AC format of classic, contemporary and current music from the 1960s onwards.
The station also carries news bulletins every hour between the hours of 6am and 7pm weekdays and from 6am to 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays (including half-hour headlines at breakfast and drivetime) from Cardiff. Pre-recorded Welsh bulletins air from the Guardian Media Group's Manchester newsroom during the hours of 8pm and midnight on weekdays from 3pm to 11pm at weekends. Overnight bulletins (midnight- 5am) and most bulletins on bank holidays are provided by Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
through IRN
Independent Radio News
Independent Radio News provides a service of news bulletins, audio and copy to commercial radio stations in the UK and beyond.The managing director of IRN is Tim Molloy, who succeeded long-term MD John Perkins in November 2009...
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Local presenters
- Steve Clarke (Sunday afternoons)
- Dave Brookes (Home Time / The Real Radio Sports Phone-In / Real Sport)
- Jason Harrold (Weekday mornings, Saturday mornings/lunchtime)
- Simon Hawkins (Weekend breakfast)
- Simon Jagger (Weekday breakfast)
- Helen Sweetland (Weekday afternoons, Sunday mornings)
- Chris Wood (Weekday breakfast)
Networked/syndicated presenters
- Richard ClarkeRichard Clarke (radio personality)Richard "Rich" Clarke is a British radio presenter and DJ from Worcester, England currently employed by Global Radio as a presenter on Capital FM and The Vodafone Big Top 40.-Student radio:...
(The Vodafone Big Top 40) - David Heane (Monday - Thursday evenings, High School Days)
- Marc Henry (Sunday evenings, All Request Nightshift)
- Oli Kemp (All Request Nightshift)
- Jo Lloyd (All Request Nightshift)
- Debbie Mac (Real Club Classics)
- Ryan SeacrestRyan SeacrestRyan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
(On Air with Ryan SeacrestOn Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)On Air with Ryan Seacrest is the name of an American syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. As of 2010, the daily morning radio show airs on Los Angeles top 40 station KIIS-FM and was launched at the same time as the television show with the same name, although Seacrest had hosted a...
) - Kat ShoobKat ShoobKatherine 'Kat' Shoob is a British radio presenter on The Vodafone Big Top 40.Shoob modelled for Maxim in September 2006.Shoob presented The Mint, a phone-in quiz that was shown on ITV1 and ITV2...
(The Vodafone Big Top 40) - Elliot Webb (All Request Nightshift)
Former presenters
- Steve 'Wiggy' Wiggins (left in April 2011; now with The Wave 96.4 FM)
- Angela Jay (left in May 2010; now with Heart North West and WalesHeart North West and WalesHeart North West and Wales is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Cheshire, the Wirral Peninsula and North Wales. The station began broadcasting on 2 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Cheshire and North East Wales , Heart Wirral and Heart North Wales Coast...
) - Tony Wright (left in February 2010)
- David Bowen (left in March 2010)
- Chris Moore (left in July 2011; now with BBC Radio WalesBBC Radio WalesBBC Radio Wales is the BBC's national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. Operated by BBC Wales, it began broadcasting on 12 November 1978 following the demise of the old "Radio 4 Wales" when BBC Radio 4 became a national network and moved from medium wave to long wave...
) - Wes ButtersWes ButtersWes Butters , is a radio broadcaster, formerly of BBC Radio 1, and writer.-Early life:...
(left 25 September 2011; now with BBC Radio LeedsBBC Radio LeedsBBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.- Frequencies :It broadcasts from its studios at St...
) - Steve Jordan (left August 2011; now with Yorkshire Coast RadioYorkshire Coast RadioYorkshire Coast Radio is an Independent Local Radio station based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. YCR is officially two Ofcom licenses, one for Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire and one for Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.-History:For many years several...
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FM frequencies
- 88 FM - Wrexham & Rhosllannerchrugog
- 102.3 FM - Pontypridd, Treforest & Nantgarw
- 102.8 FM - Montgomery, Welshpool & Llanymynech
- 105.2 FM - Carmarthenshire/Abergavenny
- 105.4 FM - Cardiff, Barry & Bridgend
- 105.7 FM - North Wales Coast/Pembrokeshire
- 105.9 FM - Merthyr Tydfil/Newport
- 106 FM - Newtown, Llandinam & Llanidloes/Carmarthen/Swansea & Neath Port Talbot
- 106.1 FM - Ebbw Vale
- 106.2 FM - Fishguard & Goodwick
- 106.9 FM - The Vale of Clwyd
- 107.2 FM - Anglesey & Gwynedd
- 107.3 FM - Prestatyn/Bargoed, Gelligaer & Blackwood
- 107.7 FM - Ceredigion