Radio Tircoed

Radio Tircoed 106.5FM
City Swansea (Tircoed Forest Village)
Broadcast area Tircoed, Penllergaer, Pontardulais, Gorseinon, Pontlliw and surrounding areas
Slogan South Wales' Best Variety Radio Station
Frequency 106.5 MHz, Online & Tune In Radio App
First air date 14 July 2007
Format Community Adult Contemporary Music Station
Language(s) English, Welsh
Owner Tircoed Village Trust
Website Radio Tircoed

Radio Tircoed 106.5FM 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.

The station, which broadcasts from studios at the Tircoed Village Hall, was originally founded in 2005 as a RSL station, transmitting on 87.7FM during certain times of the year, usually in June or July (the run up to the Tircoed summer fete) and during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Radio Tircoed's first transmission took place from December 2006 to January 2007, and on 13 February 2007, the station was given permission by OFCOM to broadcast 24 hours a day on a permanent basis. While the permanent launch was delayed, the station successfully broadcast more RSL sessions during July 2008. The station began full-time broadcasting on Monday 1 December 2008 at 8am on 106.5 FM - the first song played was Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones.

The station is run by a core staff of over 40 volunteers. 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 programmes in the Welsh language. The majority of the station's output is locally produced and presented, although some late night programming is syndicated.

Radio Tircoed also maintains a presence within the community, in its immediate transmission area and in the wider sense, by providing audio facilities for community events such as village fetes, dog shows and concerts.

Presenters

  • Geoff Archer (Sunday evenings)
  • Morgan George Bayliss (co-host on The RT Rock Show and BassTime)
  • Dovydas Venslovas (co-host on SmashDown! and BassTime)
  • Karl Burtonshaw (Sunday afternoons)
  • Neil Davies (Sunday mornings)
  • Lyn Edwards (Monday drivetime)
  • Matt Graveling (Best of British - syndicated)
  • Chris Hancock (Jurassic Rock)
  • Abid Hussain (SmashDown! Show)
  • Phil Huntley (Off The Radar)
  • Paul Johnson (Monday/Wednesday mornings)
  • Martyn Kelly (The RT Rock Show)
  • Dave Kerr (Wake Up Its Friday, Saturday Weekend Breakfast Bap)
  • Paul Kerr (Weekend Breakfast Bap)
  • Mike Lewis (Monday - Thursday breakfast, Saturday daytime, also Station Director)
  • Dave O'Rourke (Rock 'n' Soul)
  • Mike O'Rourke (The Halfway House)
  • Paul 'Happy Jack' Phillips (Friday afternoons)
  • Lisa Price (Women's Bits)
  • Chris Quinn (Friday Drivetime)
  • Anthony Rees (Chill Out Zone)
  • Andy Smith (Euro Eruption - syndicated)
  • Phil Thomas (Tuesday/Thursday mornings)
  • Wyn Thomas (Thursday drivetime)
  • Dennis Whitehead (The Community Show)
  • Gareth Williams (Friday Mornings)
  • Tim Cooper (The Red Thread)
  • Chris Tanner (The Tuesday Night Music Box, The Saturday Night Inn)

External links

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