Public File
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Company Name: Real Radio Wales
Registration Number: 03815009
Place of registration: Manchester
Registered Office: 1 Scott Place, Manchester, M3 3GG
Station Director - Tony Dowling
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News
Bulletin Schedule:
Mon - Fri ~ 06:00, 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 11:00 - 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30, 19:00 - 00:00. (01:00 - 05:00 UK National)
Saturday ~ (00:00 - 06:00 UK National) 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 - 00:00
Sunday ~ (00:00 - 06:00 UK National) 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 - 00:00
News Team:
Sam Fleet - Head of News and Sport
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Programming
View Programming Schedule
Local programming on Sunday is 0600 - 1800 and networked overnights from Mon-Thurs is now Dave Miller with the Fri-Sun shifts done by a variety of presenters.
All other programming is networked from GMG Radio
OFCOM Localness Guidlines:
View OFCOM's Guidelines
Station Format:
View Real Radio's Format
Programming Team:
Gareth Setter - Programme Director
Chris Moore - Head of Presentation
Chris Ward - Producer
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Contact Information
If you wish to contact the station you can do so by any of the methods listed on our contact page
View Real Radio Contact Page
Highlights
Real Radio continues to provide Wales' best variety of music - and the Real Breakfast Show continues to give you a smile first thing in the morning!
Angela start at 6am and there are interactive competitions from time to time. We provide regular travel, weather, news and sport updates - mixed with the latest happenings in the showbiz lives of the team! At 9am, (every day), we have The Real Golden Hour! Songs from two featured years. Chris Moore starts at 10am and every day, he talks to newspaper editors and representatives from TV to find out what's going on across Wales and on weekend television. Pop The Question rolls on with more contestants and more replays! It's our daily music quiz over two rounds with various workplaces competing against each other to become PTQ champions! Wiggy presents his show from 1pm which features ‘The Headline Hit' - suggested song titles to accompany today's news (or something that's happened to Wiggy!) and Wiggy's Biggies from 3.30, three songs chosen by you!
Dave Brookes presents The Real Drive Home with regular travel bulletins, news and sport - it's everything you need for the end of the working day! He also previews the Real Sports Phone-in that starts at 6pm. From 6pm the Real Sports Phone -in gives you the chance to put your questions and views to sporting pundits and experts from the world of football, rugby - or featured sports in one-off specials. Dave Brookes is the presenter with a selection of pundits including David Giles, Leighton James, Dave Bishop and Colin Addison. At 7pm, the music returns on the final part of The Real Drive Home before David Heane gives you the chance to choose the music from 8pm. He continues to play Wales' best variety of music until midnight when Jude or Alex look after the overnights.
Throughout the day, Real news on the hour will keep you up to date with the news that matters to you and our Real Sports reporters keep an eye on all the Welsh national and regional football and rugby action, both home and away.
Real Action is a daily bulletin focusing on a non-profit making organisation's appeal for that week and our Crimestoppers feature reports on crime across Wales that needs your help to solve.
Weekends begin with High School Days, Friday nights from 8pm, where we play non-stop 80's Anthems for four hours. There's up-tempo disco classics from 6pm on Saturday nights on Disco Divas.
Keep listening to Real Radio, on line, on DAB, on Sky Channel 0146 and on 105 to 106 fm.
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Complaints
Should you wish to complain about the station or anything related to its output please contact either the Managing or Programme Director with the details of your complaint. Your complaint will be acknowledged and a resolution will be sort within 10 days. You can make a further complaint if a resolution is not reached to OFCOM and/or the ASA (where applicable)
Contact the Station MD/PD
View OFCOM's Contact Details
OFCOM (Office of Communications) is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services. Information for consumers and information regarding this station is available on their website www.ofcom.org.uk
