Swansea SW Wales (DAB Multiplex)
Swansea SW Wales is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves the Swansea 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 got hold of 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.
Licensed area | Swansea |
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Frequency | 12A (223.936 MHz) |
Air date | 31 January 2004 |
Owner | Bauer Radio |
Transmitters | Kilvey Hill, St. Hilary, Carmel, Mynydd Sylen, Carmarthen.[1] |
[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 broadcast The Wave, Swansea Sound, Wave 80s and Heart South Wales. Multiplex can be heard as far as Newport in the South East Wales and to the south Western super mare and North Devon coast Link to pdf of the Swansea dab mux including maps.
Transmitted stations
The following stations are transmitted on the Swansea SW Wales multiplex (there is room on the multiplex following the removal of Heat and Kisstory)
Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
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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 Wales | C438 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Talk, news and music for Wales | Various FM 657, 882 kHz |
Heart South Wales | CDCE | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | More Music Variety | Various FM 106.0 for Swansea, 105.40 MHz for South Wales. |
Swansea Sound | C8CE | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Classic hits, soft AC, adult-orientated | 1170 kHz (Swansea & surrounding area) |
96.4 The Wave | C5B5 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | contemporary and chart music and information station for under 44s | 96.4 MHz (Swansea & surrounding area) |
Wave 80s | ???? | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | 80s, Classic Hits, adult-orientated | DAB, App and online |
Total Access | ???? | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Chart Hits, station for under 30s | DAB, App and online |
These stations left the multiplex at end of January 2019 after only being on it for a month. This was due to change of multiplex ownership
Talk radio Virgin radio Talksport 2
References
- "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."Bauer Radio Ltd / TIML Golden Square Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- 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."Bauer Radio Ltd / TIML Golden Square Ltd". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 December 2018.