Bridge FM (Wales)

Bridge FM

Bridgend United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Bridgend
Frequency	FM: 106.3 MHz
RDS	BRIDGEFM
Programming
Format	AC
Ownership
Owner	Nation Broadcasting
History
First air date	May 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)
Links
Website	bridgefm.wales

Bridge FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Wales, broadcasting to Bridgend county. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting and broadcasts on 106.3 FM and DAB from studios at the St Hilary transmitter in the Vale of Glamorgan. The station plays chart music from the 1980s to the present day, alongside local news, travel and community information.

As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 19,000, according to RAJAR. ^[1]

Overview

Bridge FM was formerly owned by Tindle Radio but was sold to Town and Country Broadcasting (now Nation Broadcasting) in 2006, becoming the company's fifth local radio station.

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  The first Bridge FM logo, used between 2000 and 2003
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  The second Bridge FM logo, 2003–2006
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  The third Bridge FM logo, 2006–2015

Programming

Bridge FM's output is produced and broadcast from Nation Broadcasting's St Hilary studios on FM, DAB and online. ^[2] Most programming and presenters are shared with sister stations Radio Pembrokeshire and Radio Carmarthenshire. ^[3] Presenter-led shows air from 6am to 7pm on weekdays, and 6am to 6pm at the weekend. ^[4]

News

Local news bulletins air hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and 7am to 1pm at weekends, with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime. National news bulletins from Sky News Radio air hourly at other times.

References

1. "RAJAR".
2. "Bridge FM to join DAB in Cardiff and Newport". RadioToday. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
3. "Public File" (PDF). Bridge FM. April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2022 – via Internet Archive.
4. "Bridge FM: Schedule". Nation Player. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

External links

• Official website

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