Swansea SW Wales (DAB Multiplex)

Swansea SW Wales
Licensed area	Swansea
Frequency	12A (223.936 MHz)
Air date	31 January 2004
Owner	Bauer Radio
Transmitters	Kilvey Hill, St. Hilary, Carmel, Mynydd Sylen, Carmarthen.[1]

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.

[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 it can be heard as far as Newport in the South East Wales and to the south Western super mare and North Devon coast.

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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
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	Hot adult contemporary music	Various FM 106.0 for Swansea, 105.40 MHz for South Wales.
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales	C8CE	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Classic hits	1170 kHz (Swansea & surrounding area)
The Wave 96.4 FM	C5B5	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary and chart music and information station for under 44s	96.4 MHz (Swansea & surrounding area)
Hits Radio UK	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Contemporary and chart music
Country Hits Radio	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Country music
Absolute Classic Rock	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Classic rock music
Magic Chilled	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Soft adult contemporary music
Magic Soul	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Soul music
Magic at the Musicals	????	80 kbit/s	Mono	Musicals

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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.

External links

Switch Digital information website

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[CaseDecision-1] "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.

[2] 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.