Swansea Sound
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| Swansea Sound | |
| Broadcast area | South West Wales |
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| Slogan | The Heart of South West Wales |
| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| First air date | 30 September 1974 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Audience share | 7.8% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Owner | UTV Radio |
Swansea Sound is a radio station based in Swansea, Wales. It was the first Independent Local Radio station to be established in Wales and was the ninth of its kind in the whole of the United Kingdom. It is also older than both BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.
The station is available on medium wave, at 1170kHz (257m), in the Swansea area, extending "from Tenby to Porthcawl, and beyond" according to one of their straplines, and somewhat further on DAB. The reach to Tenby, however, is across the sea - the station is typically unavailable in the valley areas around Carmarthen. The station can also be heard in North Devon, across the Bristol Channel, although this is not acknowledged by the station's official coverage area.
The Programming Director is Steve Barnes, and the station is based on Victoria Road in Kingsbridge, near Gorseinon - along with its sister station, The Wave, which plays more modern music, and occupies the FM channel once held by Swansea Sound before The Wave was launched in 1995.
Swansea Sound is dedicated to broadcasting Welsh language programming most evenings, with hourly news updates, discussions and music - mainly through the medium of Welsh.
Their only transmitter is in Winch Wen, on the side of Kilvey Hill and doesn't use the same mast on the top of Kilvey Hill as its sister station 96.4 FM The Wave.
[edit] Presenters
Usual presenters include Kevin Johns, Leighton Jones, Steve Dewitt, Steve Shaw, JJ, Lloyd Coles, Alun Jones, Gareth Wyn Jones, Tom Cadwalladr, Wyn Evans, Chris 'Smithy' Smith, Wyn Evans, Phil Hoyles, Plastic Sam, Marc Tierney, Phillip Stephens and Alun Rhyddid. The station also provides live commentary of all Swansea City football matches.
[edit] Past Presenters
Past presenters have included Chris Harper, Crispian St John, Alan Roberts. John Sachs, Doreen Jenkins, Adrian Jay, Terry Mann, Viv Evans, Jules Christian, Christopher Musk, Dave Bowen, David Thomas, Bob McCord, John Hawkins, Wyn Thomas, Willie Bowen, Steve Lloyd, Emma Davies (now co-hosting the breakfast show on 96.4 FM The Wave), Tony Dibbin, Chris Smart, Corrine Fallows, Steve Wiggins (now at Real Radio FM, Andrea Fay, Steve Barnes, Ed Parnell, Andrew Armitage, Bill Everatt (now MD at Celtica Radio), Karl Burtonshaw (also at Celtica Radio), Andy Lee, Stewart Freeman,Paul Evans, Phil Fothergill, Mike Menner, Chris Reynolds and Paul Holmes.
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