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SA Radio Live, formerly Radio Tircoed, is a community radio station serving Tircoed, Penllergaer, Pontardulais, Gorseinon, Pontlliw and surrounding areas in the north west of the City and County of Swansea, Wales.[1]
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| Broadcast area | Tircoed, Penllergaer, Pontardulais, Gorseinon, Pontlliw and surrounding areas |
| Frequency | 106.5fm MHz, Online, Via Smart Speakers & The App |
| Branding | From Swansea For Swansea |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, Welsh |
| Format | Community Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tircoed Village Trust |
| History | |
| Founded | 2005 |
First air date | 14 July 2007 |
Former names | Radio Tircoed |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°40′56″N 3°59′51″W / 51.682102821550465°N 3.997469606380462°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Website |
The station, which broadcasts from studios at the Tircoed Village Hall, was founded in 2005 as a Restricted Service License (RSL) station, transmitting on 106.5FM, 365 days a year.
Programming output varies throughout the day with various music-led, talk and feature programmes alongside specialist output in the evenings and at weekends, sports coverage and weekly bilingual programmes in Welsh/English. The majority of the station's output is locally produced and presented, although some late-night programming is syndicated.
SA Radio Live is run by its own Management Team who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the station.
All SA Radio Live presenters volunteer their DJing skills to run the station seven days a week.
Station Managers & Controller - Shaun Tilley
The station welcomes local businesses to support SA Radio Live via advertising and sponsorship.
The station studios were renamed in 2023.
Rebranding
editOn 10 June 2024 it was announced that Radio Tircoed would be rebranded and relaunched as Swansea Live Radio on 30 September.[2] However, after complaints from rival broadcasters about the choice of name, on 18 June it was announced the station would rebrand as SA Radio Live.[3]
On 30 September 2024 at 7am, Radio Tircoed got Rebranded to what is now called SA Radio Live and started with its introduction show with veteren radio presenters; Shaun Tilley & Mal Pope
References
edit- ^ "Radio Tircoed". Ofcom Community Radio Stations. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Community station Radio Tircoed to rebrand as Swansea Live Radio". Radio Today. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Martin, Roy (18 June 2024). "Name change for Swansea Live Radio ahead of launch". Radio Today. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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