Radio Hafren
Radio Hafren was a local commercial radio station in the United Kingdom, serving Mid Wales and the English border counties and broadcasting on 756 AM and 102.1 FM. It was officially launched on Christmas Day 2010 after its bid to take over the licence of Radio Maldwyn was accepted on 15 December 2010.
On the 11 August 2014, at 10:21am Radio Hafren starting broadcasting on 102.1 FM to the two largest population centers (Newtown and Welshpool) in its coverage area, using a frequency allocated in 2011. On Wednesday 11 February 2015 Radio Hafren closed down.[1]
Based in Newtown, Powys, in the primarily rural setting of Mid Wales, the stations 756 AM Frequency has an extensive broadcasting range which also includes parts of North Wales, Shropshire, Cheshire, and Worcestershire.
Between Midnight and 2am, the output switched to a selection of programmes featuring new and unsigned artists from the internet only station Celtica Radio.
Former Presenters
- Stuart Hickman (Weekday Breakfast)
- Dave Englefield (Weekday Drivetime & Vinyl Countdown)
- Steve Edge
- Andrew John (Local & Farming News)
- Gordon Davies (Country & Western)
- Steve Snelling (Rock Show)now at Radio Deeside
- Alun-Wyn Dafis (Ser am Saith) now at Celtica Radio
- Gary King (Totally 80's & 90's)
- Sean Bell (Club Classics)
- Mike Wittingham (Classic Tracks)
- Charlie Hockin (Silent Disco)
- Bill Everatt (Profile & Occasional Features)
- Alan Nicklin (Guilty Pleasures)
- Gary Jackson (Sounds of the 70's)
- Ben Carmichael (Monday Night Mix Tape & Whats on Guide)
- David Mortimer (Weekday Breakfast)
- Mark Hinton (Weekday Breakfast)
- Leon Tippler (Leon's World of Music)
- Sarah Bowen (Local News)
- Jonathan Davies (Saturday Mornings)
- Dave Gould (Old School Hits)
- Tony Wickham (The Jazz Experience)
- John Sambrook (Fishfry) now at Celtica Radio
References
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 3°16′37″W / 52.5168°N 3.2770°W
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