Radio Tircoed

Radio Tircoed is a community radio station serving the areas of Tircoed, Penllergaer, Pontardulais, Gorseinon, Pontlliw and the M4 Corridor between J47 and J48, west of Swansea, South Wales.

The station, which broadcasts from studios next to 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 Forest Village 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 around the clock on a permanent basis^{[citation needed]}. While the permanent launch was delayed, the station successfully broadcast more RSL sessions during July 2008^{[citation needed]}. 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 volunteers, with some of the members being with the operation since the original RSL session. Programming output varies throughout the day with various music-led, talk and feature programmes alongside specialist output in the evenings & 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.

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External links

• Official website)