Bro Radio

Bro Radio
City Barry
Broadcast area Barry and surrounding areas
Slogan The Voice of the Vale
Frequency 98.1 MHz, Online
First air date 31 March 2009
Format Adult Contemporary
Language(s) English, Welsh
Owner Vale of Glamorgan Broadcasting CIC
Website Bro Radio

Bro Radio is a community radio station broadcasting to Barry and surrounding areas in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.

The station broadcasts locally on 98.1 FM and online and is based at studios and offices within the Barry YMCA 'Hub' centre. It was launched on Tuesday 31 March 2009 with presenter Gareth Sweeney introducing the first song, Let's Get the Party Started by Pink.

Bro Radio's schedule consists of locally produced programming including music-led daytime output, local news & features, interviews, sports & events coverage, Welsh language output and specialist programming during the evenings and at weekends. The station also carries local news bulletins on weekdays and hourly national bulletins from Sky News Radio 24 hours a day. Aside national news, all of the station's output is produced and presented locally.

Presenters

  • June Cecilia (Thursday 11pm - 1am)
  • Patrick Downes (Bring the Noise - Saturday mornings)
  • Rhys Edwards (Weekdays 11am - 1pm)
  • Phil England (In the Groove - Thursday 9pm - 11pm)
  • Leroy Keeble (Club Classics Saturday 9pm - 12am)
  • Gareth Knight (Weekday breakfast 7am - 10am)
  • Simon Field (Bro Beat Club - Monday 7pm - 9pm)
  • Dean Caldwell (Sunday mornings)
  • 'Krazy Doug' (The Punk Rock Show)
  • Ian Macdonald (Sunday afternoons)
  • Geoff Selby (Weekday afternoons)
  • Nigel Streeter (The Weekend Wildcard)
  • Gareth Sweeney (Weekday drivetime, also Station Manager)
  • Graham Weighell (The Swinging Sixties)
  • Tim Cooper (The Red Thread)
  • Jacob Page (The Youth Show)

External links

Coordinates: 53°19′25″N 3°29′19″W / 53.3235°N 3.4887°W / 53.3235; -3.4887

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