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.

Bro Radio
Broadcast areaBarry and surrounding areas
FrequencyFM: 98.1 MHz
98.4 MHz
100.2 MHZ
106.1 MHz
Online
Programming
Language(s)English, Welsh
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerVale of Glamorgan Broadcasting CIC
History
First air date
31 March 2009
Links
WebsiteBro Radio

The station 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.

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.

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 6.30am to 9.30am and from 1.30pm to 6.30pm on weekdays, with local headlines on the hour during Vale Drive.

The station also produces a weekly current affairs programme, The Vale This Week, on Wednesday evenings, along with an online local news service.

The station also airs hourly national bulletins from Sky News Radio 24 hours a day.

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. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Bro Radio picks up Station of the Year award, broradio.fm, 14 December 2020

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