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Swansea SW Wales
Licensed areaSwansea
Frequency12A (223.936 MHz)
Air date31 January 2004
OwnerBauer 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.

[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

Service Service ID Bit rate Audio channels Description Analogue availability
BBC Radio Cymru C347 128 kbit/s Joint stereo The national Welsh-language service from the BBC 92.4-96.8, 103.5-104.9 MHz
BBC Radio Cymru 2 C347 128 kbit/s Joint stereo The national 2nd Welsh-language service from the BBC
BBC Radio Wales C438 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Talk, news and music for Wales 90.2–92.3, 93.9–96.1 103.9 MHz 882 kHz
Heart South Wales CDCE 112 kbit/s Joint stereo Hot adult contemporary music Various FM
106.0 Swansea, 105.4 Cardiff / Bridgend, 105.9 Newport / 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 105.7 Pembrokeshire
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales C8CE 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Classic hits
The Wave C5B5 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Contemporary and chart music and information station for under 44s 96.4 MHz (Swansea and the surrounding areas)
Hits Radio UK CBEB 80 kbit/s Mono Contemporary and chart music
Hits Radio Pride CAEC 80 kbit/s Mono Contemporary and chart music aimed at the LGBTQ+ community
Absolute Radio Country CCE7 80 kbit/s Mono Country music
Absolute Classic Rock C7C9 80 kbit/s Mono Classic rock music
Magic Chilled CEE6 80 kbit/s Mono Soft adult contemporary music
Magic Soul C3D9 80 kbit/s Mono Soul music
Magic at the Musicals CAEA 80 kbit/s Mono Musicals

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References

  1. ^ a b "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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