Real Radio (South Wales)

Real Radio Wales is a national radio station broadcasting from studios at Morganstown in Cardiff on various FM frequencies, DAB via the MXR Severn Estuary multiplex. Real Radio Wales is operated on two separate licences for South Wales and North & Mid Wales, both carrying the same programming from Cardiff and Real's network studios in Salford. In February 2014, the Irish media company Communicorp announced it would acquire the Northern licence under a franchise agreement with Global Radio. The station will be split into two services - serving North & Mid Wales (owned by Communicorp) and South & West Wales (owned by Global) - and rebranded as Heart stations on Tuesday 6 May 2014. BackgroundThe station was launched on Tuesday 3 October 2000, six months after the GMG Group won its first broadcast licence to serve south and west Wales. After an introduction by Tom Jones, 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 was 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 the past 25 years to the present day. 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. Other bulletins are provided by Sky News through IRN.

Real Radio Wales is a national radio station broadcasting from studios at Morganstown in Cardiff on various FM frequencies, DAB via the MXR Severn Estuary multiplex. Real Radio Wales is operated on two separate licences for South Wales and North & Mid Wales, both carrying the same programming from Cardiff and Real's network studios in Salford. In February 2014, the Irish media company Communicorp announced it would acquire the Northern licence under a franchise agreement with Global Radio. The station will be split into two services - serving North & Mid Wales (owned by Communicorp) and South & West Wales (owned by Global) - and rebranded as Heart stations on Tuesday 6 May 2014. BackgroundThe station was launched on Tuesday 3 October 2000, six months after the GMG Group won its first broadcast licence to serve south and west Wales. After an introduction by Tom Jones, 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 was 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 the past 25 years to the present day. 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. Other bulletins are provided by Sky News through IRN.