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'''Nation Hits''' (formerly Nation 80s) is an [[Independent Local Radio]] station broadcasting to South West Wales. The station originally launched as '''Swansea Bay Radio''' on 5 November 2006 with a soft Adult Contemporary and easy listening music format, before switching to playing only 1980s music in March 2012. The station was rebranded as ''Nation 80s'' on 1 June 2012. The station has since rebranded again and is now known as ''Nation Hits'', as of 16 January 2013.
'''Nation Hits''' (formerly Nation 80s) is an [[Independent Local Radio]] station based in [[Neath]], broadcasting to mid and west [[South Wales]].
==History==
The station originally launched as '''Swansea Bay Radio''' on 5 November 2006 with a soft Adult Contemporary and easy listening music format, before switching to playing only 1980s music in March 2012. The station was rebranded as ''Nation 80s'' on 1 June 2012. The station has since rebranded again and is now known as ''Nation Hits'', as of 16 January 2013.


The station, which broadcasts from the [[Kilvey Hill transmitting station|Kilvey Hill]] transmitter in Swansea, and across South Wales on DAB radio (MXR), also carries hourly local news bulletins, regular weather forecasts and travel bulletins.
The station, which broadcasts from the [[Kilvey Hill transmitting station|Kilvey Hill]] transmitter in Swansea, and across South Wales on DAB radio (MXR), also carries hourly local news bulletins, regular weather forecasts and travel bulletins.

Revision as of 13:24, 8 February 2015

Nation Hits
Broadcast areaNeath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Swansea, eastern Carmarthernshire
Frequency102.1 MHz and DAB 12C
Programming
FormatHits
Ownership
OwnerTown and Country Broadcasting
History
First air date
5 November 2006
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
51°37′45″N 3°55′13″W / 51.6292°N 3.9202°W / 51.6292; -3.9202
Links
Websitewww.nationhits.com

Nation Hits (formerly Nation 80s) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Neath, broadcasting to mid and west South Wales.

History

The station originally launched as Swansea Bay Radio on 5 November 2006 with a soft Adult Contemporary and easy listening music format, before switching to playing only 1980s music in March 2012. The station was rebranded as Nation 80s on 1 June 2012. The station has since rebranded again and is now known as Nation Hits, as of 16 January 2013.

The station, which broadcasts from the Kilvey Hill transmitter in Swansea, and across South Wales on DAB radio (MXR), also carries hourly local news bulletins, regular weather forecasts and travel bulletins.

Management

The station is owned in its entirety by Town & Country Broadcasting Ltd which also operates six other radio stations in Wales - Nation Radio, 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire, 97.5 Scarlet FM, 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire, 106.3 Bridge FM and Radio Ceredigion.

Presenters

News staff

See also

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