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Nation Radio
Broadcast areaSouth Wales
Frequency106.8 MHz
(Cardiff area),
107.3 MHz
(Swansea area)
DAB Digital Radio
(South East Wales, Mid and West Wales, Wrexham and Chester)
Programming
FormatMainstream pop and guitar music
Ownership
OwnerNation Broadcasting
History
First air date
29 November 2007
Links
Websitenationradio.wales

Nation Radio is a regional radio station, broadcasting to South Wales on FM and in West and North East Wales on DAB. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios near the St Hilary transmitter on the outskirts of Cowbridge.[1]

The station's music playlist originally consisted of new and classic guitar-led music, reflecting the franchise won originally by XFM, but in 2015, the format was changed to include mainstream pop music.

History

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Nation Radio logo used until 2016.

Nation Radio began broadcasting on 16 June 2008, taking over the regional Ofcom broadcasting licence, which was held by XFM South Wales until GCap Media sold the station to Town and Country (now Nation Broadcasting) for an unspecified fee on 30 May 2008.[2][3][4]

In 2013, Nation Radio increased its coverage area via DAB - it began broadcasting to north-east Wales and parts of Cheshire and Merseyside in March, via MuxCo's Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool multiplex.[5] In August, the station launched in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire via the Muxco Mid and West Wales multiplex.

Programming

All of Nation Radio's programming is produced and broadcast from its St Hilary studios, including presenter-led shows from 6am - 10pm on weekdays, 6am - 6pm on Saturdays and 8am - 8pm and 10pm - 1am on Sundays.[6] Specialist programming includes the weekly rugby magazine Rugby Nation (presented by Sean Holley) on Wednesday evenings (networked on all Nation-owned stations) and an unsigned music show, Airplay, on Sunday evenings.

Local news bulletins air hourly from 6.00 to 18.00 on weekdays (with headlines at 6.30, 7.30, and 8.30 during The Big Welsh Wake-Up) and from 8.00 to 12.00 at weekends. As of June 2016, the station's news bulletins are provided by independent company Radio NewsHub in Leeds.[7]

References

  1. ^ WalesOnline: Channel Xfm radio changes hands. Icwales.icnetwork.co.uk (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ Shepherd, Rob (30 May 2008). "GCap sells Xfm South Wales". Broadcast. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  3. ^ "XFM South Wales sold". Radio Today. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Xfm south Wales: GCap sells station to Town and Country Broadcasting", ''Media. Guardian. Retrieved on 31 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool". MuxCo. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Nation Radio public file
  7. ^ Nation Broadcasting signs deal with Radio NewsHub, RadioToday, 3 June 2016

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