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Heart Cymru is an independent local radio

Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland.-Development of ILR:...

station broadcasting to Gwynedd

Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

and Anglesey

Anglesey

Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

from the Arfon transmitting station

Arfon transmitting station

The Arfon transmitting station is a facility for FM radio and television transmission at Nasareth, Caernarfon, Gwynedd in northwestern Wales . It includes a guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The mast is surmounted by a television transmitting antenna, which brings the total...

. It was previously part of the Marcher Radio Group

Marcher Radio Group

Marcher Radio Group Ltd, previously Marcher Sound Ltd, was a former British media organisation which operated several radio stations in north Wales and north west England...

, but was rebranded as Heart 103 on 22 June 2009 and is now part of Global Radio

Global Radio

Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...

's Heart Network

Heart Network

Heart is a radio network of 17 adult contemporary independent local radio stations in central & southern England and north Wales. Each station broadcasts local breakfast and drive time shows and simulcasts network programming at all other times...

History

When it launched in 1998 as Champion 103, it was the first station to serve Anglesey

Anglesey

Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

and Gwynedd

Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

as a whole, although Marcher Coast 96.3

Coast 96.3

Heart North Wales Coast was an independent local radio station broadcast along the North Wales coast, and owned & operated by Global Radio....

had been broadcasting to a small part of the area for some time. The station originally broadcast from studios at Parc Menai in Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, north west Wales, and one of the smallest cities in Britain. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 10,000 students at Bangor University. Including nearby Menai Bridge on Anglesey, which does not however form part of...

(later sharing facilities with Heart North Wales Coast) before co-locating to the studios of Heart North West and Wales

Heart North West and Wales

Heart North West and Wales is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Cheshire, the Wirral Peninsula and North Wales. The station began broadcasting on 2 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Cheshire and North East Wales , Heart Wirral and Heart North Wales Coast...

in Wrexham.

Although its official transmission area takes in most of the Isle of Anglesey and a large part of Gwynedd (as far south as Harlech

Harlech

Harlech is a town and seaside resort in Gwynedd, within the historical boundaries of Merionethshire in northwest Wales. Lying on Tremadog Bay and within the Snowdonia National Park, it has a population of 1,952, of whom 59% speak Welsh...

), the location of its transmitter means the signal carries across Cardigan Bay

Cardigan Bay

Cardigan Bay is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales....

and can be heard in parts of Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....

and even the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

.

The station broadcasts a mix of Welsh and English language programming - local output is presented largely in Welsh and incorporates Welsh language music with English language local content consisting of peak-time traffic bulletins and daytime news updates. In addition to daily breakfast shows, the station opts out of the network to carry additional local programming including an extended 5-hour drivetime show, a weekend afternoon show and an hour of automated music on weekdays. Network programming is relayed from London

London

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at all other times.

The station's local output was not affected by a restructuring of the Heart Network

Heart Network

in July 2010, which saw sister stations serving the North Wales Coast, Cheshire & North East Wales

Heart Cheshire and North East Wales

Heart Cheshire and North East Wales was an independent radio station broadcasting to north east Wales and north west England from its Mold Road studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham, also shared with Gold and Heart Wirral.The station was owned by Global Radio who purchased the previous owner, GCap Media,...

and the Wirral merged to form Heart North West and Wales

Heart North West and Wales

. The former North Wales Coast station on 96.3FM maintains an opt-out for early morning Welsh language programmes and news bulletins.

Monday–Friday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0100 – 0400	All 80s, All Night (automated)	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
0400 - 0600	Nicola Bonn
0600 – 1000	Kev Bach: Heart Breakfast	Gwersyllt Gwersyllt Gwersyllt is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
1000 – 1300	Toby Anstis Toby Anstis Toby Anstis is a radio presenter on Global Radio's Heart Network of stations. He presents his morning show weekdays from 10.00am - 1.00pm across the Heart branded network....	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1300 – 1400	More Music Lunch (automated, local)	Gwersyllt Gwersyllt Gwersyllt is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
1400 – 1900	Alistair James: Heart Drivetime (Local)
1900 – 2200	Simon Dale	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
2200 – 0100	Simon Beale

Friday variation

Time	Main presenter(s)	Location
1900 - 0000	Club Classics with Simon Dale	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Saturday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0000 - 0200	Club Classics (automated)	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
0200 – 0600	Vanessa Elms
0600 - 0800	Matt Wilkinson
0800 – 1200	Alistair James: Heart Breakfast (Local)	Gwersyllt Gwersyllt Gwersyllt is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
1200 – 1600	Cerian Griffith (Local)
1600 – 1900	Emma Bunton Emma Bunton Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1900 – 0000	Club Classics with Steve Denyer

Sunday

Time	Main presenter(s)/programme	Location
0000 - 0200	Club Classics (automated)	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
0200 – 0600	Vanessa Elms
0600 - 0800	Matt Wilkinson
0800 – 1200	Kev Bach: Heart Breakfast (Local)	Gwersyllt Gwersyllt Gwersyllt is an urban village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
1200 – 1600	Cerian Griffith (Local)
1600 – 1900	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... : The Vodafone Freebees Big Top 40	Leicester Square Leicester Square Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1900 – 2200	Chris Skinner
2200 - 0100	Simon Beale

News

Heart Cymru broadcasts local news updates weekdays half hourly between 6am and 9am, then hourly from 9am to 6pm. At the weekend, local news is broadcast hourly between 8am and 11am. National news updates from London are broadcast at 7pm weekdays and at 6am, 7am, 12noon, 1pm and 2pm at the weekend.

Breakfast bulletins between 6:30am & 9am and drivetime bulletins between 4pm & 6pm are broadcast in Welsh only. English language local bulletins air between 10am & 3pm with a bilingual bulletin broadcast at 6am. Traffic bulletins on the station are also broadcast in English. Welsh language bulletins are produced and broadcast from Global Radio's Cardiff Bay studios with English language bulletins & traffic updates broadcast from Heart's Wrexham studios.

News staff

Broadcast Journalists

Cardiff:

Elliw Hughes (also broadcast journalist for Capital FM South Wales)

Sion Pritchard

Wrexham:

Alex Davies

Andy Downton

Natasia Moore

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