Bro Radio

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Bro Radio
Broadcast area Barry and surrounding areas
Frequency FM: 98.1 MHz
98.4 MHz
100.2 MHZ
106.1 MHz
Online
Programming
Language(s) English, Welsh
Format Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerVale of Glamorgan Broadcasting CIC
History
First air date
31 March 2009
Links
Website Bro Radio

Bro Radio is a community radio station broadcasting to Barry, Llantwit Major, Penarth and surrounding areas in the Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh : Bro Morgannwg), South Wales.

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The station is owned and operated by Vale of Glamorgan Broadcasting, a community interest company (CIC) and broadcasts from studios at the YMCA Hub in Barry, with a secondary studio based at The Old School in Llantwit Major.

Bro Radio broadcasts on 98.1 FM in Barry and the central Vale, on 98.4 FM in the St Athan and Rhoose areas, on 100.2 FM in Llantwit Major and western parts of the Vale, and on 106.1 FM in Penarth and the surrounding area, as well as on DAB+ in the eastern Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Caerphilly.

Overview

Apart from national news bulletins, most of the station's output is produced and presented locally by a team of 60 volunteers, a paid operations director and a sales & finance manager. [1]

In August 2020, plans were announced to broadcast in Penarth and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan. [2]

In December 2020, Bro Radio was named Station of the Year at the annual Community Radio Awards. [3]

The following year, the station began broadcasting on 106.1 FM to Penarth and the Eastern Vale, along with another relay on 98.4 FM for the St Athan and Rhoose areas.

On 26 June 2023, Bro Radio began broadcasting on DAB+ in Cardiff, Caerphilly and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan via the Cardiff DAB small-scale multiplex. [4]

Programming

Bro Radio's schedule consists of locally produced programming including music-led daytime output, local news and sport, current affairs and features, events coverage, and specialist programming during the evenings and at weekends.

News and current affairs

Bro Radio's newsroom produces and broadcasts local news bulletins on the half hour from 7.30am to 11.30am and from 1.30pm to 6.30pm on weekdays, with local headlines on the hour during Vale Drive.

At weekends, local news bulletins also air on the hour between 10am and 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Bro Radio also produces a weekly sports show on Monday evenings, along with an online local news service.

The station also airs hourly national bulletins from Sky News Radio 24 hours a day, accompanied by hourly local bulletins on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 1pm.

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References

  1. ↑ Bro Radio (June 2013). "Vale of Glamorgan Council Deed of Grant Report" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Spackman, Nathan (3 August 2020). "Bro Radio continues expansion across the Vale". Bro Radio 98.1fm. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Bro Radio picks up Station of the Year award Archived 3 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine , broradio.fm, 14 December 2020
  4. ↑ Bro Radio launches on DAB across Cardiff and the Eastern Vale, RadioToday, 26 June 2023

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