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Real Radio Wales is an independent local radio
Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to Commercial broadcasting stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Republic of Ireland....
 that broadcasts on FM from Morganstown, Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
 across South and West Wales
Wales

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. It is also available on DAB
Digital audio broadcasting

Digital Audio Broadcasting , also known as EUREKA, is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in the UK and Europe....
 via the MXR Severn Estuary
MXR Severn Estuary

MXR Severn Estuary is a regional commercial Digital audio broadcasting multiplexing in the United Kingdom, which serves the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset....
 multiplex and on Sky Digital channel 0146.

In 2008 GMG was awarded the last UK analogue licence covering North and Mid Wales
Wales

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. It intends extend the Real Radio format across all of Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 by the end of 2009 basing its mid and north Wales operations in Wrexham
Wrexham

Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham , and the largest town in North Wales, located to the east of the region....
.

Radio was the first radio station within the GMG Radio's Real Radio
Real Radio

Real Radio is a brand of independent local radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. The brand was developed by John Myers in the year 2000, who was also responsible for the similar early format of Century FM....
 brand.






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Real Radio Wales is an independent local radio
Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to Commercial broadcasting stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Republic of Ireland....
 that broadcasts on FM from Morganstown, Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
 across South and West Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
. It is also available on DAB
Digital audio broadcasting

Digital Audio Broadcasting , also known as EUREKA, is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in the UK and Europe....
 via the MXR Severn Estuary
MXR Severn Estuary

MXR Severn Estuary is a regional commercial Digital audio broadcasting multiplexing in the United Kingdom, which serves the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Somerset, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset....
 multiplex and on Sky Digital channel 0146.

In 2008 GMG was awarded the last UK analogue licence covering North and Mid Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
. It intends extend the Real Radio format across all of Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 by the end of 2009 basing its mid and north Wales operations in Wrexham
Wrexham

Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham , and the largest town in North Wales, located to the east of the region....
.

History

Real Radio was the first radio station within the GMG Radio's Real Radio
Real Radio

Real Radio is a brand of independent local radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. The brand was developed by John Myers in the year 2000, who was also responsible for the similar early format of Century FM....
 brand. The station was launched in October 2000 with an introduction from Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas John Woodward Officer of the British Empire , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, particularly noted for his powerful voice and wide vocal range....
, followed by John Myers
John Myers

John Myers is a United Kingdom radio executive and presenter. He is currently the chief executive of GMG Radio, owned by the Scott Trust, which owns the Smooth Radio, Real Radio, Rock Radio and Century Network brands....
 introducing the song A Star is Born. The format is very similar to the Century Network, which Myers had established in the mid-1990s.

Programming

Real Radio is a music and speech station, playing classic and modern tunes for South Wales. Real air songs for adults, as well as supporting a little selection of new tunes. They play songs from the 60s to the present, but mostly concentrate on older hits, which class it in the Adult Contemporary Format.

The station also carries news bulletins every hour (including half-hour headlines at breakfast and drivetime) from Cardiff and the Guardian Media Group's Manchester news Hub (after 8pm on weeknights and 4pm at weekends).

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