Swansea SW Wales (DAB Multiplex)

Swansea SW Wales is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which serves South West Wales. It is wholly owned by Bauer Media since they gained control of Wireless Groups local stations in the UK. At around the same time they also acquired Celador, Lincs FM Group and UKRD. Bauer own Kiss, Magic, Hits Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Wave 105 (South Coast), GEM Radio (East Midlands) and also Absolute Radio.

Swansea SW Wales

Licensed area	South West Wales
Frequency	12A (223.936 MHz)
Air date	31 January 2004
Owner	Bauer Radio
Transmitters	Kilvey Hill, St. Hilary, Carmel, Mynydd Sylen, Carmarthen.[1]

^[2] The service was launched on 31 January 2004. It was originally labelled TWG-Emap Swansea and then UTV-Bauer Swansea, but in 2010 changed to Swansea SW Wales. It is transmitted on frequency block 12A from the Carmel, Kilvey Hill and St. Hilary transmitters. Other transmitters: Mynydd Sylen transmitter near Llanelli; Carmarthen transmitter, Carmarthen. Bauer is the multiplex owner and it can be heard as far as Newport in the South East Wales and to the south Western super mare and North Devon coast.

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Services broadcast

The following stations are transmitted on the Swansea SW Wales multiplex

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
BBC Radio Cymru	C347	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	The national Welsh-language service from the BBC	92.4-96.8, 103.5-104.9 MHz
BBC Radio Cymru 2	C347	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	The national 2nd Welsh-language service from the BBC
BBC Radio Wales	C438	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Talk, news and music for Wales	90.2–92.3, 93.9–96.1 103.9 MHz 882 kHz
Heart South Wales	CDCE	112 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Hot adult contemporary music	Various FM 106.0 Swansea, 105.4 Cardiff / Bridgend, 105.9 Newport / 105.2 Carmarthenshire, 105.7 Pembrokeshire
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales	C8CE	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Classic hits
Hits Radio South Wales	C5B5	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary and chart music and information station for under 44s	96.4 MHz (Swansea)
Hits Radio UK	CBEB	80 kbit/s	Mono	Contemporary and chart music
Hits Radio Pride	CAEC	80 kbit/s	Mono	Contemporary and chart music aimed at the LGBTQ+ community
Absolute Radio Country	CCE7	80 kbit/s	Mono	Country music
Absolute Classic Rock	C7C9	80 kbit/s	Mono	Classic rock music
Magic Chilled	CEE6	80 kbit/s	Mono	Soft adult contemporary music
Magic Soul	C3D9	80 kbit/s	Mono	Soul music
Magic at the Musicals	CAEA	80 kbit/s	Mono	Musicals

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