Bro Radio
{{Short description|Radio station in Barry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Bro Radio
| logo = Bro Radio Logo.png
| city = Barry
| area = Barry and surrounding areas
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| airdate = 31 March 2009
| frequency = FM: 98.1 MHz
98.4 MHz
100.2 MHZ
106.1 MHz
Online
| format = Adult Contemporary
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| owner = Vale of Glamorgan Broadcasting CIC
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| website = [http://www.broradio.fm Bro Radio]
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Bro Radio is a community radio station broadcasting to Barry, Llantwit Major, Penarth and surrounding areas in the Vale of Glamorgan ({{langx|cy|Bro Morgannwg}}), South Wales.
The station is owned and operated by Vale of Glamorgan Broadcasting, a community interest company (CIC) and broadcasts from studios at the YMCA Hub in Barry, with a secondary studio based at The Old School in Llantwit Major.
Bro Radio broadcasts on 98.1{{nbsp}}FM in Barry and the central Vale, on 98.4{{nbsp}}FM in the St Athan and Rhoose areas, on 100.2{{nbsp}}FM in Llantwit Major and western parts of the Vale, and on 106.1{{nbsp}}FM in Penarth and the surrounding area, as well as on DAB+ in the eastern Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Caerphilly.
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.
In August 2020, plans were announced to broadcast in Penarth and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan.{{Cite web|last=Spackman|first=Nathan|date=2020-08-03|title=Bro Radio continues expansion across the Vale|url=https://broradio.fm/local-news/bro-radio-continues-expansion-across-the-vale/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Bro Radio 98.1fm|language=en-GB|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903005611/https://broradio.fm/local-news/bro-radio-continues-expansion-across-the-vale/|url-status=dead}}
In December 2020, Bro Radio was named Station of the Year at the annual Community Radio Awards.[https://broradio.fm/local-news/bro-radio-picks-up-station-of-the-year-at-community-radio-awards/ Bro Radio picks up Station of the Year award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903005614/https://broradio.fm/local-news/bro-radio-picks-up-station-of-the-year-at-community-radio-awards/ |date=3 September 2021 }}, broradio.fm, 14 December 2020
The following year, the station began broadcasting on 106.1{{nbsp}}FM to Penarth and the Eastern Vale, along with another relay on 98.4{{nbsp}}FM for the St Athan and Rhoose areas.
On 26 June 2023, Bro Radio began broadcasting on DAB+ in Cardiff, Caerphilly and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan via the Cardiff DAB small-scale multiplex.[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/bro-radio-launches-on-dab-across-cardiff-and-the-eastern-vale/ Bro Radio launches on DAB across Cardiff and the Eastern Vale], RadioToday, 26 June 2023
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 7.30am to 11.30am and from 1.30pm to 6.30pm on weekdays, with local headlines on the hour during Vale Drive.
At weekends, local news bulletins also air on the hour between 10am and 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bro Radio also produces a weekly sports show on Monday evenings, along with an online local news service.
The station also airs hourly national bulletins from Sky News Radio 24 hours a day, accompanied by hourly local bulletins on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 1pm.
References
External links
- [http://www.broradio.fm/ Official website]
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Category:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
Category:Radio stations in Wales