History
The station originally took to the air in Cardiff only. Known as CBC (Cardiff Broadcasting Company), the station launched in April 1980 on 221 metres medium wave (1359 kHz AM) and 96.0 VHF. Following the closure of neighbouring Gwent Broadcasting (GB Radio) in April 1985 CBC began relaying its service as a temporary measure to southern Gwent on 104 VHF and 230 metres medium wave (1305khz). This became permanent when CBC re-launched as Red Dragon Radio in October 1985. Initially there were separate drivetime shows for Glamorgan and Gwent but these were dropped for a single service by the early nineties.
On 3 January 2011 the station was rebranded from Red Dragon to 97.4 & 103.2 Capital as part of a merger of owners Global Radio's Hit Music and Galaxy networks to form Capital. Local programming is now restricted to breakfast & drivetime on weekdays and weekend mid-mornings.
Capital South Wales is the current media partner for Sparks in the Park, an annual Guy Fawkes Night firework display, arranged each year by Cardiff's local Round Table.
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