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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Sister_station" title="Sister station">Sister stations</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">Hits Radio South Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">30 September <a href="/wiki/1974_in_radio" title="1974 in radio">1974</a><br />(as Swansea Sound)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">July 2022 (on <a href="/wiki/Medium_wave" title="Medium wave">1170 kHz</a>).</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Swansea Sound</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former frequencies</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1170kHz</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/south-wales">GHR South Wales</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Greatest Hits Radio South Wales</b> (formerly <b>Swansea Sound</b>) is an <a href="/wiki/Independent_Local_Radio" title="Independent Local Radio">Independent Local Radio</a> station owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Bauer_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Bauer Radio">Bauer Radio</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio" title="Greatest Hits Radio">Greatest Hits Radio</a> network. The station broadcasts to <a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neath_Port_Talbot" title="Neath Port Talbot">Neath Port Talbot</a> and South <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a> from studios in the <a href="/wiki/Llansamlet" title="Llansamlet">Llansamlet</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a> on DAB. </p><p>Up until 2022, the station broadcast on 1170 kHz across its target service area. </p><p>As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 136,000, according to <a href="/wiki/RAJAR" title="RAJAR">RAJAR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch">Launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Swansea Sound began broadcasting at 6am, on Monday 30 September 1974. The first voice heard on air was its managing director, Charles Braham: </p><p><i>"Bore da. Good Morning. As managing director I am very proud to say for the very first time that this is Swansea Sound bringing independent radio to Wales, to entertain, to inform and above all give yourselves a real involvement in community matters..."</i> </p><p>Chris Harper presented the station's first breakfast show, opening with <a href="/wiki/MFSB" title="MFSB">MFSB's</a> <i>Love Is The Message</i>. At its launch, it was the first and only commercial radio station in <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> and the seventh in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopaedia_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopaedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the first independent radio station to broadcast a bilingual service in the English and Welsh languages.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopaedia_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopaedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally, the station broadcast on 257 metres (1170 kHz) AM and 95.1 FM before moving its FM frequency to 96.4 in the early 1980s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Frequency_split,_launch_of_The_Wave_(1995)"><span id="Frequency_split.2C_launch_of_The_Wave_.281995.29"></span>Frequency split, launch of The Wave (1995)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Frequency split, launch of The Wave (1995)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until the early 1990s, FM adoption in the UK was relatively low, so it was common practice among stations to simulcast their programming on both AM and FM frequencies. Starting in the late 1980s, the UK government and the IBA required that ILR and BBC stations cease simulcasting and provide separate services on their AM and FM frequencies. </p><p>In September 1995, Swansea Sound's FM frequency became a <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">CHR</a> (contemporary hit radio) station called <i>96.4 Sound Wave</i> (later <i>96.4 The Wave</i>, now <i><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">Hits Radio South Wales</a></i>), while <i>Swansea Sound</i> continued to broadcast its full service format on 1170 AM. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sale_to_UTV_Media_(2006)"><span id="Sale_to_UTV_Media_.282006.29"></span>Sale to UTV Media (2006)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sale to UTV Media (2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2006, <a href="/wiki/UTV_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="UTV Media">UTV Media</a> purchased the Wireless Group, owners of radio stations across the UK including Swansea Sound. It gave the station a new jingle package, logo and slogans, as well as a significant expansion to local programming. </p><p>In late 2016, UTV's television assets were sold to <a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a>. The radio division of the company was later sold to <a href="/wiki/News_UK" title="News UK">News UK</a>, and renamed back to its original name, the Wireless Group. </p><p>At News UK, its sister stations included <a href="/wiki/Talksport" title="Talksport">TalkSport</a> and the relaunched <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Radio_UK" title="Virgin Radio UK">Virgin Radio UK</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Station_sale;_rebrand_as_Greatest_Hits_Radio_(2020)"><span id="Station_sale.3B_rebrand_as_Greatest_Hits_Radio_.282020.29"></span>Station sale; rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio (2020)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Station sale; rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio (2020)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swansea_Sound_logo_2016.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0a/Swansea_Sound_logo_2016.png/220px-Swansea_Sound_logo_2016.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Swansea_Sound_logo_2016.png 1.5x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="85" /></a><figcaption>The final Swansea Sound logo used before its rebrand.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 8 February 2019, Swansea Sound was sold alongside The Wave and the Wireless Group's network of local radio stations to <a href="/wiki/Bauer_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Bauer Radio">Bauer Radio</a>. The sale was ratified in March 2020 following an inquiry by the <a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the terms of the deal, both Swansea Sound and The Wave, along with over 40 stations brought by Bauer in a “hold separate” ownership until early 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 May 2020, Bauer announced that Swansea Sound would rebrand and join the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio" title="Greatest Hits Radio">Greatest Hits Radio</a> network from 1 September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the station's local output - including Breakfast, daytime and Welsh language shows - was retained due to conditions placed on the station's AM broadcast licence by OFCOM. </p><p>As of April 2021, Greatest Hits Radio broadcasts 15 hours of local programming each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and six hours on Sundays, alongside hourly local news bulletins and peak-time traffic updates. </p><p>In July 2022, Greatest Hits Radio ended broadcasting on its medium-wave transmitter (1170 kHz) in South West Wales, after nearly 48 years on air. The closedown also removed the OFCOM requirement for the station to broadcast separate programming.<sup id="cite_ref-radiotoday_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiotoday-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_programming_cuts">Local programming cuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Local programming cuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 12 January 2023, it was announced that, in April 2023, Greatest Hits Radio would replace its local daytime programming - including breakfast, morning and afternoon shows - with networked programmes.<sup id="cite_ref-radiotoday_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiotoday-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bauer management told the industry news website, RadioToday, that the separate content for South Wales was <i>no longer viable going forwards</i>, although the station would retain its late-night Welsh-language programme, airing from Sunday to Thursday nights.<sup id="cite_ref-radiotoday_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiotoday-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station is also expected to retain opt-outs for local news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising. A small number of contracts for freelance presenters were reported as <i>up for review</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-radiotoday_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiotoday-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 2022, RAJAR reported the station had a reach of 14,000 weekly listeners. </p><p>On 2 April 2023, the station broadcast its final English-language local programme. It was hosted by long-serving presenter Steve Dewitt from the <a href="/wiki/Gowerton" title="Gowerton">Gowerton</a> studios. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio" title="Greatest Hits Radio">Greatest Hits Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">Hits Radio South Wales</a> (formally <a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">The Wave</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_Radio_South_Wales&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php">"RAJAR"</a>. <i>www.rajar.co.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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South Wales">96.4</a></li> <li>Swansea Bay Radio <a href="/wiki/Easy_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Easy Radio">102.1</a></li> <li>Radio Tircoed <a href="/wiki/Radio_Tircoed" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Tircoed">106.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easy_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Easy Radio">Swansea Bay Radio</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greatest Hits Radio South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">Hits Radio South Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of radio stations in the United Kingdom">List of radio stations in the United Kingdom</a></dd></dl> <div class="portal-bar noprint metadata noviewer portal-bar-unbordered" role="navigation" aria-label="Portals"><span class="portal-bar-header"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals" title="Wikipedia:Contents/Portals">Portals</a>:</span><ul class="portal-bar-content"><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Radio_icon.png/21px-Radio_icon.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Radio_icon.png 1.5x" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="22" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Radio" title="Portal:Radio">Radio</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">BBC Cymru Wales national stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Cymru" title="BBC Radio Cymru">BBC Radio Cymru</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Cymru_2" title="BBC Radio Cymru 2">Cymru 2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Wales" title="BBC Radio Wales">BBC Radio Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional commercial stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_(British_radio_network)" title="Gold (British radio network)">Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_North_and_Mid_Wales" title="Heart North and Mid Wales">Heart North and Mid Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_South_Wales" title="Heart South Wales">Heart South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_(UK_radio_station)" title="Kiss (UK radio station)">Kiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nation_Radio_Wales" title="Nation Radio Wales">Nation Radio Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local commercial stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_South_Wales" title="Hits Radio South Wales">Hits Radio South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/102.5_Radio_Pembrokeshire" title="102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire">Radio Pembrokeshire </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_FM_(Wales)" title="Bridge FM (Wales)">Bridge FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Cymru" title="Capital Cymru">Capital Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_North_West_%26_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital North West & Wales">Capital North West & Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_South_Wales" title="Capital South Wales">Capital South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easy_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Easy Radio">Swansea Bay Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Carmarthenshire" title="Radio Carmarthenshire">Radio Carmarthenshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smooth_Wales" title="Smooth Wales">Smooth Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Radio_(Herefordshire_and_Monmouthshire)" title="Sunshine Radio (Herefordshire and Monmouthshire)">Sunshine Radio</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greatest Hits Radio South Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Community, charity & non-profit stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bro_Radio" title="Bro Radio">Bro Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calon_FM" title="Calon FM">Calon FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GTFM" title="GTFM">GTFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B4n_FM" title="Môn FM">Môn FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_City_Radio" title="Newport City Radio">Newport City Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Cardiff" title="Radio Cardiff">Radio Cardiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_City_1386AM" title="Radio City 1386AM">Radio City 1386AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Tircoed" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Tircoed">Radio Tircoed</a></li> <li>Sound Radio</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Student stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Bay Radio (Aberystwyth)</li> <li>Radio Noize</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm FM">Storm FM</a></li> <li>Tequila Radio</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xpress_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Xpress Radio">Xpress Radio</a></li> <li>Xtreme Radio</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct local stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BRfm" title="BRfm">BRfm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_Cheshire_and_North_East_Wales" title="Heart Cheshire and North East Wales">Heart Cheshire and North East Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heart_North_Wales_Coast" title="Heart North Wales Coast">Heart North Wales Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_FM" title="Point FM">Point FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Ceredigion" title="Radio Ceredigion">Radio Ceredigion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Hafren" title="Radio Hafren">Radio Hafren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Maldwyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Maldwyn">Radio Maldwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tudno_FM" title="Tudno FM">Tudno FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valleys_Radio" title="Valleys Radio">Valleys Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XS_(radio_station)" title="XS (radio station)">XS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Welsh DAB multiplexes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NOW_Cardiff_%26_Newport" class="mw-redirect" title="NOW Cardiff & Newport">Cardiff and Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MuxCo_Mid_%26_West_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="MuxCo Mid & West Wales">Mid and West Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MuxCo_North_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="MuxCo North Wales">North Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MXR_Severn_Estuary" title="MXR Severn Estuary">Severn Estuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea_SW_Wales_(DAB_Multiplex)" title="Swansea SW Wales (DAB Multiplex)">Swansea SW Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UK national BBC services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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