Nation Hits

Nation Hits
Broadcast area	Swansea, eastern Carmarthernshire, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend
Frequency	102.1 MHz and DAB 12C
First air date	5 November 2006
Format	Hits
Audience share	2.4% (December 2010, )
Transmitter coordinates	51°37′45″N 3°55′13″W / 51.6292°N 3.9202°W / 51.6292; -3.9202Coordinates: 51°37′45″N 3°55′13″W / 51.6292°N 3.9202°W / 51.6292; -3.9202
Owner	Town and Country Broadcasting
Website	www.nationhits.com

Nation Hits (formerly Nation 80s) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Neath. The station's broadcasting licence describes its format as a speech and music station for the Swansea area, primarily aimed at the 35-plus age group.^[1]

History

The station originally launched as Swansea Bay Radio on 5 November 2006 with a soft Adult Contemporary and easy listening music format, before switching to playing only 1980s music in March 2012. The station was rebranded as Nation 80s on 1 June 2012. The station has since rebranded again and is now known as Nation Hits, as of 16 January 2013.

The station, which broadcasts from the Kilvey Hill transmitter in Swansea, and across South Wales on DAB radio (MXR), also carries hourly local news bulletins, regular weather forecasts and travel bulletins.

Management

The station is owned in its entirety by Town & Country Broadcasting Ltd which also operates six other radio stations in Wales - Nation Radio, 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire, 97.5 Scarlet FM, 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire, 106.3 Bridge FM and Radio Ceredigion.

Presenters

Niall Foster (Weekday Daytime)
Sam Vaughan (Weekday Evenings)
Neil Greenslade (Drivetime)

Lee Jukes (Weekday Breakfast, Saturday Breakfast)
Louise Apsee(Sunday Breakfast)
Dave Easterbrook (Saturday Afternoon and cover)

News staff

News Editor
Alice Bell

Broadcast Journalist

Mike Hughes
Danny Hayes

References

↑ "Ofcom - Analogue Radio Stations". Ofcom. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

External links

Official website

Nation Broadcasting

Radio	106.3 Bridge FM Nation Radio Nation Hits 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire Radio Ceredigion 97.5 Scarlet FM NME Radio

Radio in the City and County of Swansea

Local Radio (Analogue)	96.4 FM & DAB The Wave - Contemporary 1170 MW & DAB Swansea Sound - Oldies Nation 80s - 1980s Music Xtreme Radio (AM) - Student Radio Radio City 1386AM The ABM University Health Boards Radio Service - Hospital Radio/Variety 106.5 FM Radio Tircoed - Community/Variety

Radio in Wales

BBC Cymru Wales national stations	BBC Radio Cymru BBC Radio Wales

Regional commercial stations	Gold Heart North Wales Heart Wales Kiss 101 Nation Radio

Local commercial stations	96.4 The Wave 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire 106.3 Bridge FM 97.5 Scarlet FM Capital Cymru Capital North West and Wales Capital South Wales Nation Hits Radio Carmarthenshire Radio Ceredigion Smooth Wales Sunshine Radio Swansea Sound

Community, charity & non-profit stations	BRfm Bro Radio Calon FM GTFM Môn FM Point FM Radio Cardiff Radio City 1386AM Radio Tircoed Tudno FM

Student stations	Bay Radio (Aberystwyth) Radio Noize Storm FM Tequila Radio Xpress Radio Xtreme Radio

Defunct local stations	Radio Hafren Heart Cheshire and North East Wales Heart North Wales Coast Radio Maldwyn Valleys Radio XS

Welsh DAB multiplexes	Cardiff and Newport Mid and West Wales North Wales Severn Estuary Swansea SW Wales

UK national BBC services	BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live

UK national commercial services	Absolute Radio Classic FM Talksport

UK national DAB multiplexes	BBC National DAB Digital One

Decades themed radio stations

1940s	40s Junction

1950s	'50s on 5

1960s	'60s on 6 '60s Vibrations Absolute Radio 60s

1970s	'70s on 7 Absolute Radio 70s Totally '70s

1980s	'80s on 8 Absolute 80s Big '80s Free Radio 80s Pure Gold '80s

1990s	'90s on 9 Absolute Radio 90s Pure Gold '90s

2000s	Pop2K Absolute Radio 00s

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