Scarlet FM is a local radio station covering the Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...

, Burry Port

Burry Port

Burry Port is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. The town's population is roughly 8,000 although in the 2001 census there were 4209 residents....

 and Pembrey

Pembrey

Pembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay.-History:The name Pembrey is an Anglicisation of the Welsh, Pen-bre...

 areas of south Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

 in west Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. It plays contemporary and classic songs. The station used to be based at The Foothold Centre in the Stebonheath area of Llanelli, but has since moved to the main Town and Country Broadcasting studios in Narberth, Pembrokeshire

Narberth, Pembrokeshire

Narberth is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. . It was founded around a Welsh court, but later became a Norman stronghold on the Landsker Line. It became the headquarters of the hundred of Narberth. It was once a marcher borough...

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The station can also be heard in Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England with a small harbour, surrounded by cliffs.The parish stretches along the coast from 'The Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay toward the east and 4 miles along The Torrs to Lee Bay toward the west...

, Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, some 50 miles away on the other side of the Bristol channel, as well as in nearby Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, although the stations on-air branding and presentation does not acknowledge either area.

Programmes on Scarlet FM are mainly hosted by presenters who also work on its sister stations Bay Radio, Radio Carmarthenshire

Radio Carmarthenshire

Radio Carmarthenshire is a British Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Carmarthenshire county on 97.1 and 97.5 FM from studios in Narberth, Pembrokeshire in South Wales. It launched on 13 June 2004...

 and Radio Pembrokeshire

Radio Pembrokeshire

Radio Pembrokeshire is an independent local radio station located in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales.- History :The prelude to Radio Pembrokeshire was Haven FM, which broadcast on 107.0 MHz from a small makeshift studio at Bethany Chapel in Pembroke Dock during the summer of 1999...

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Presenters

• Richard Clarke (The Big Top 40 Show)
• Mike Doyle (Sunday mornings)
• Ed Goddard (Weekday afternoons, Saturday mornings)
• Gareth Morris (Sunday breakfast)
• Ben Stone (Saturday afternoons)
• Andrew Thomas (Tommo at Breakfast, 2nd Chance Sunday)
• Richard Clarke (The Big Top 40 Show)

External links

• http://www.scarletfm.com/ Scarlet FM website
• http://www.radiopembrokeshire.com/ Radio Pembrokeshire
• http://www.radiocarmarthenshire.com/index.html Radio Carmarthenshire
• http://www.baywales.com/ Bay Radio