Bridge FM is the local commercial radio station broadcasting in south Wales' Bridgend County Borough and the surrounding areas on a frequency of 106.3 MHz.

Bridge FM transmits to an area of around 136,000 people, playing hit music, along with local news, travel information and competitions. The station is owned by Town & Country Broadcasting, and is part of a group of six local radio stations (the others being Bay Radio, Radio Carmarthenshire

Radio Carmarthenshire

Radio Carmarthenshire is a British Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Carmarthenshire county on 97.1 and 97.5 FM from studios in Narberth, Pembrokeshire in South Wales. It launched on 13 June 2004...

, Scarlet FM

Scarlet FM

Scarlet FM is a local radio station covering the Llanelli, Burry Port and Pembrey areas of south Carmarthenshire in west Wales. It plays contemporary and classic songs...

, Radio Pembrokeshire

Radio Pembrokeshire

Radio Pembrokeshire is an independent local radio station located in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales.- History :The prelude to Radio Pembrokeshire was Haven FM, which broadcast on 107.0 MHz from a small makeshift studio at Bethany Chapel in Pembroke Dock during the summer of 1999...

and Radio Ceredigion

Radio Ceredigion

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). Town and Country Broadcasting also operates one regional station, Nation Radio

Nation Radio

Nation Radio launched on 16 June 2008 as a regional radio station broadcasting to the South Wales area from Neath.Nation Radio took over the Ofcom broadcasting licence held by Xfm South Wales when GCap Media sold the station to Town and Country Broadcasting for an unspecified fee on 30 May 2008....

in south Wales.

Bridge FM can be heard in parts of Cardiff and as far away as Newport, as well as in parts of Bath and Somerset.

History

Bridge FM was formally owned by Tindle Radio Group

Tindle Radio Group

The Tindle Radio Group is a media company which owns stations in southern England, the Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Great Blakenham in Suffolk....

 but sold to Town and Country Broadcasting

Town and Country Broadcasting

Town and Country Broadcasting Limited is a media company registered in Wales. It currently owns and operates seven radio stations across Wales...

 in 2007 becoming the company's 5th Radio Station.

Past Presenters

• Jay Curtis
  Jay Curtis
  Jay Curtis is a Welsh broadcaster, columnist and actor.-Childhood:Jay's first taste for acting began at a very young age when he performed Oliver on stage with Theatre Cwm Glo in Ystradgynlais...
  
  
• Karen Vincent
• Mark and Katie (Breakfast Show)
• Lee Thomas
• Gareth Davies
• Steve Gibbs
• Adam Court
• Lorraine White
• Chris Bull
• Sarah Boswell
• Simon Hirst

Weekdays

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme
2200 - 0700	Bridge @ Night (automated)
0700 - 1100	Mark Franklin
1100 – 1400	Chris Blumer
1400 – 1900	Lee Jukes
1900 – 2200	Karen vincent

Friday variations

Time	Main presenter/programme
1900 - 0200	Club Bridge FM (automated)

Saturday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme
0200 - 0800	Bridge @ Night (automated)
0800 - 1300	Lee Jukes
1300 - 1800	Michelle Owen
1800 - 0200	Club Bridge FM (automated)

Sunday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme
0200 - 0800	Bridge @ Night (automated)
0800 - 1200	Louise Apsee
1200 – 1600	Dave Easterbrook
1600 – 1900	The Vodafone Big Top 40: Rich Clarke Richard Clarke (radio personality) Richard "Rich" Clarke is a British radio presenter and DJ from Worcester, England currently employed by Global Radio as a presenter on Capital FM and The Vodafone Big Top 40.-Student radio:...  & Kat Shoob Kat Shoob Katherine 'Kat' Shoob is a British radio presenter on The Vodafone Big Top 40.Shoob modelled for Maxim in September 2006.Shoob presented The Mint, a phone-in quiz that was shown on ITV1 and ITV2...
1900 – 0700	Bridge FM (automated)

External links

• http://www.bridge.fm/ Bridge FM Official Site
• http://www.townandcountrybroadcasting.com/ Town And Country Broadcasting