Swansea SW Wales (DAB Multiplex)

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Swansea SW Wales
Licensed areaSwansea
Frequency 12A (223.936 MHz)
Air date31 January 2004
Owner Bauer Radio
TransmittersKilvey Hill, St. Hilary, Carmel, Mynydd Sylen, Carmarthen. [1]

Swansea SW Wales is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the Swansea Bay area. It is wholly owned by Bauer Media since they gained control of Wireless Groups local stations in the UK. At around the same time they also acquired Celador, Lincs FM Group and UKRD. Bauer own Kiss, Magic, Hits Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Wave 105 (South Coast), GEM Radio (East Midlands) and also Absolute Radio.

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[2] The service was launched on 31 January 2004. It was originally labelled TWG-Emap Swansea and then UTV-Bauer Swansea, but in 2010 changed to Swansea SW Wales. It is transmitted on frequency block 12A from the Carmel, Kilvey Hill and St. Hilary transmitters. Other transmitters: Mynydd Sylen transmitter near Llanelli; Carmarthen transmitter, Carmarthen. Bauer is the multiplex owner and it can be heard as far as Newport in the South East Wales and to the south Western super mare and North Devon coast.

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Services broadcast

The following stations are transmitted on the Swansea SW Wales multiplex

ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
BBC Radio Cymru C347128 kbit/sJoint stereoThe national Welsh-language service from the BBC92.4-96.8, 103.5-104.9 MHz
BBC Radio Cymru 2 C347128 kbit/sJoint stereoThe national 2nd Welsh-language service from the BBC
BBC Radio Wales C438128 kbit/sJoint stereoTalk, news and music for Wales90.2–92.3, 93.9–96.1 103.9 MHz 882 kHz
Heart South Wales CDCE112 kbit/sJoint stereo Hot adult contemporary musicVarious FM
106.0 Swansea, 105.4 Cardiff / Bridgend, 105.9 Newport / 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 105.7 Pembrokeshire
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales C8CE128 kbit/sJoint stereo Classic hits
Hits Radio South Wales C5B5128 kbit/sJoint stereo Contemporary and chart music and information station for under 44s96.4 MHz (Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, east Carmarthenshire and surrounding areas)
Hits Radio UK CBEB80 kbit/sMonoContemporary and chart music
Hits Radio Pride CAEC80 kbit/sMonoContemporary and chart music aimed at the LGBTQ+ community
Absolute Radio Country CCE780 kbit/sMono Country music
Absolute Classic Rock C7C980 kbit/sMonoClassic rock music
Magic Chilled CEE680 kbit/sMono Soft adult contemporary music
Magic Soul C3D980 kbit/sMono Soul music
Magic at the Musicals CAEA80 kbit/sMono Musicals

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  1. 1 2 "OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Bauer Radio Limited of TIML Golden Square Limited (Absolute Radio) [Case Decision]" (PDF). U.K. government. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2018.{{cite web}}: External link in |authorlink= (help) "Bauer Radio Ltd / TIML Golden Square Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. ↑ See 'End Notes' on page 28 of "OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Bauer Radio Limited of TIML Golden Square Limited (Absolute Radio) [Case Decision]" (PDF). U.K. government. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2018.{{cite web}}: External link in |authorlink= (help) "Bauer Radio Ltd / TIML Golden Square Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Radio broadcast update June 2020". 10 May 2021.

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