:Bridge FM (Wales)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Bridge FM
| logo = File:Bridge fm logo.png
| city = Bridgend
| area = Bridgend and West Vale of Glamorgan
| branding =
| airdate = 1 May 2000 (23 years ago)
| frequency = FM: 106.3 MHz
| rds = BRIDGEFM
| format = AC
| power =
| erp =
| class =
| callsign_meaning =
| owner = Nation Broadcasting
| website = [http://bridgefm.wales/ bridgefm.wales]
}}
Bridge FM is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Bridgend and West Vale of Glamorgan. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting and broadcasts on 106.3 FM from studios at the St Hilary transmitter in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The station plays chart music from the 1980s to the present day, alongside local news, travel and community information.
As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 19,000, according to RAJAR.{{cite web | url=https://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php | title=RAJAR }}
Overview
Bridge FM was formerly owned by Tindle Radio but sold to Town and Country Broadcasting (now Nation Broadcasting) in 2006, becoming the company's fifth local radio station.
File:Bridgefm 1.png|The very first Bridge FM logo used between 2000 and 2003
File:Bridgefm 2.png|The second Bridge FM logo used between 2003 and 2006
File:Bridge FM.svg|The third Bridge FM logo used between 2006 and 2015
=Programming=
Bridge FM's output is produced and broadcast from Nation Broadcasting's St Hilary studios broadcasting on FM, DAB and Online.{{cite news |title=Bridge FM to join DAB in Cardiff and Newport |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/08/bridge-fm-to-join-dab-in-cardiff-and-newport/ |access-date=17 May 2022 |work=RadioToday |date=17 August 2015}} Most programming and presenters is shared with sister stations Swansea Bay Radio, Radio Pembrokeshire, Bridge FM and Radio Carmarthenshire.[https://bridgefmradio.wales/wp-content/uploads/Nation-Broadcasting-Local-Stations-Apr-22.pdf Bridge FM public file]
Presenter-led shows air from 6am - 7pm on weekdays, 8am - 6pm on Saturdays and 8am - 9pm on Sundays. Including Lee Jukes who presents the weekday breakfast programme between 6am-10am.{{cite web |last1=Quartermaine |first1=Ben |title=Schedule |url=https://bridgefmradio.wales/schedule/ |website=Bridge FM Radio |access-date=17 May 2022 |date=22 January 2016}}{{cite news |title=Nation Hits on the move to Bridgend |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/08/nation-hits-on-the-move-to-bridgend/ |access-date=17 May 2022 |work=RadioToday |date=4 August 2014}}
=News=
Local news bulletins air hourly from 6am - 7pm on weekdays and 7am - 1pm at weekends with headlines on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime.[https://bridgefmradio.wales/wp-content/uploads/Nation-Broadcasting-Local-Stations-Apr-22.pdf Bridge FM public file]
National news bulletins from Sky News Radio air hourly at other times.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://bridgefm.wales/}}
{{South Wales radio}}
{{Town and Country Broadcasting}}
{{Radio in Wales}}
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Category:Bridgend County Borough
Category:Radio stations established in 2000
Category:Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom
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