Broadcast area | Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Llanelli and South East Wales |
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Frequency | DAB: 12A (Swansea) DAB: 12C (South East Wales) |
Programming | |
Format | Classic hits |
Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer |
Hits Radio South Wales | |
History | |
First air date | 30 September 1974 (as Swansea Sound) |
Last air date | July 2022 (on Medium Wave). |
Former names | Swansea Sound |
Former frequencies | 1170 MW |
Links | |
Website | GHR South Wales |
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales (formerly Swansea Sound) is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Bauer Radio as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. The station broadcasts to Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Llanelli and South East Wales from studios in the Llansamlet area of Swansea on DAB.
Up until 2022, the station broadcast on 1170 kHz across its original target service of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Llanelli.
As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 136,000, according to RAJAR.[1]