Town and Country Broadcasting Limited (formerly UK Sports Radio Limited) is a media company registered in Wales. It currently owns and operates seven radio stations across Wales. It is owned and managed by Jason Bryant (formerly of talkSPORT and Virgin Radio)
Stations in the group include:
The group also owns a significant stake in Dee 106.3 - the local radio station for Chester and Deeside as well as majority stakes in a number of yet-to-launch DAB Digital Radio multiplexes as part of a joint venture with multiplex operator MuxCo. The group had also owned Radio Hampshire - broadcasting to Southampton and Winchester but this was closed and sold and now operates under the name Play Radio.
Bridge FM and Nation Radio originate from the company's main headquarters in Cardiff, while Radio Pembrokeshire, Radio Carmarthenshire, Radio Ceredigion, Bay Radio and Scarlet FM are broadcast from Narberth.
In July 2010 it was announced [1] the Town and Country Broadcasting was to take over the license to run the NME's spin off radio station, NME Radio, after it was reduced to an online only service following DX Media pulling out.
The new NME Radio was launched on Wednesday 1st September 2010 - with familiar group presenters providing live programming for the national NME Radio service. The station also replaced the now defunct dabbl station on the Cardiff & Newport DAB Multiplex as well as launching a brand new iPhone app.
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