Background
The station was launched in October 2000, a year after the GMG Group won its first broadcast licence - after an introduction by Tom Jones, the station's founding managing director John Myers introduced the song "A Star is Born". In December 2008, GMG was awarded a FM licence to launch Real Radio in North and Mid Wales. Following an agreed format change request, the existing South Wales service has been rolled out to the new coverage area. The station began broadcasting on its North and Mid Wales frequencies at 8am on Tuesday 4 January 2011.
On 25 June 2012 it was announced Global Radio (the owner of stations such as Capital and Heart) had bought GMG Radio. The former GMG stations, including Real Radio, will continue to operate separately until a regulatory review is carried out.
Real Radio Wales is a music and speech station, playing a Hot AC format of classic, contemporary and current music the past 25 years to the present day.
The station also carries news bulletins every hour between the hours of 6am and 7pm weekdays and from 6am to 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays (including half-hour headlines at breakfast and drivetime) from Cardiff. Other bulletins are provided by Sky News through IRN.
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