Real Radio (Wales)

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Real Radio (Wales)
Broadcast area South and West Wales and Severn Estuary
Frequency 105.2 MHz Carmarthenshire;
105.4 MHz Cardiff;
105.7 MHz Pembrokeshire;
105.9 MHz Newport;
106.0 MHz Swansea/Carmarthen;
106.2 MHz Fishguard;
105.9 MHz Aberdare;
106.1MHz Ebbw Vale;
105.2 MHz Abergavenny
First air date October 2000
Format Contemporary
Audience share 10.4% (September 2007, [1])
Owner GMG Radio

Real Radio Wales is an independent local radio that broadcasts on FM across South and West Wales. It is also available on DAB via the MXR Severn Estuary multiplex and on Sky Digital channel 0146.

Based near the M4 in Northwest Cardiff, it was the first radio station within the GMG Radio's Real Radio brand. The station was launched in October 2000 with an introduction from Tom Jones, followed by John Myers introducing the song A Star is Born. The format is very similar to the Century Network, which Myers had established in the mid-1990s. Real Radio's evening and overnight news bulletins are produced in Manchester from 105.4 Century FM

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Music

Real radio plays a variety of different music, ranging from the late 1960s to the present day. It is mainly for the adult generation. Although they dont play a brilliant variety of songs the station still manages to get by.

Talk

Real have a sports phone in every evening in the football season, for one hour (6.00pm - 7.00pm) They also talk about different things each day like "what's on in Wales" and "questions/ competitions".

Real are very big fans of Cardiff FC. In comparession to "The Wave" in Swansea, are a bit more enthusiastic with their sport.

Adverts They also have been awarded WALES' LARGEST COMMERSIAL RADIO STATION.