Capital South Wales and User talk:JayTheDevil: Difference between pages
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Edits to Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== October 2008 == |
|||
{{Refimprove|date=September 2008}} |
|||
{{Infobox Radio station| |
|||
[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits{{#if:Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby|, such as the one you made to [[:Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby]],}} did not appear to be constructive and has been removed. Please use [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the sandbox]] for any test edits you would like to make, and read the [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<!-- Template:uw-vandalism1 --> [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 17:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC) |
|||
image=[[Image:RedDragon NewLogo.PNG]] |
|||
|name = 103.2 & 97.4FM Red Dragon | |
|||
|format =[[Mixed Hits]]| |
|||
|city = [[Cardiff]] |
|||
|slogan = South Wales' Hit Music Station / Haven't you heard ? |
|||
|frequency = 103.2 MHz & 97.4 MHz |and [[DAB]] Digital Radio| |
|||
|area = [[Cardiff]], [[Newport]], [[Rhondda|Rhondda Valleys]], [[Caerphilly]] & nearby [[Barry Island]]| |
|||
|owner = [[Global Radio]]| |
|||
|website = [http://www.reddragonfm.co.uk] Red Dragon FM| |
|||
}} |
|||
== Introduction== |
|||
'''Red Dragon''' is an [[independent local radio]] station serving the cities of [[Cardiff]], [[Newport]] and the surrounding areas of South East Wales, broadcasting to a potential audience of around 1.6million people. Coverage in the [[Rhondda|Rhondda Valleys]] is slightly better on [[DAB Digital Radio]]. It is currently owned by [[Global Radio]] (Previously Gcap Media) and forms part of its [[One Network]] brand. Its studios are located in the [[Red Dragon Centre]] in [[Cardiff Bay]]. |
|||
The station originally took to the air in Cardiff only. Known as '''CBC''' (Cardiff Broadcasting Company), the station launched in April 1980 on 221 metres medium wave (1359 kHz AM) and 96.0 VHF. |
|||
[[Image:Red Dragon FM Logo.jpg|frame|right|Former logo]] |
|||
== Coverage area == |
|||
The 103.2FM signal, which is the strongest of the two frequencies, comes from the transmitter at [[Wenallt Hill|Wenallt]] near Cardiff, with the 97.4FM signal transmitting from [[Christchurch, Newport|Christchurch]] in Newport. The signals reach as far out as the [[Valleys]] to the north and the city centre of [[Swansea]] at its furthest to the west, as well as unofficially covering a significant area of the [[West of England]] to the south and east. The station output cannot be heard past [[Swansea]], as this is where Red Dragon's collegues at [[96.4FM The Wave]] broadcast. |
|||
Red Dragon also broadcasts the 103.2 signal on the NOW Cardiff & Newport [[Digital audio broadcasting|DAB]] Multiplex. |
|||
== Presenters / DJs == |
|||
* Dan Mills |
|||
* Darren Lee |
|||
* Leigh Jones |
|||
* Matt Lissack |
|||
* Niall Foster |
|||
* Tony Scott |
|||
* Lucio ([[Hit 40 UK]]) |
|||
== Music policy == |
|||
Red Dragon plays [[Mixed Hits]] as well as [[Top 40]], current and recent hits. The station provides the "South Wales Ten Most Wanted." Also, Red Dragon FM airs the networked UK Chart show, [[Hit 40 UK]]. |
|||
== The station name == |
|||
According to rumour, the station was almost named "Yellow Daffodil". When The Red Rose Group acquired the station in 1985 the name was supposedly considered to match the group's "Red Rose Radio" in the North of England. But this rumour has since been discounted by the director of Red Dragon. |
|||
However, it was the red, rather than flower connection that was continued. Known as Red Dragon Radio throughout the late eighties, the station later became Red Dragon FM. |
|||
However, in late 2006 the station was re-branded as simply "Red Dragon", which is how the station has been referred to by locals for many years. |
|||
Radio displays show the station as "Redragon" in order to save space on the screen. |
|||
== References == |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
== External links == |
|||
* [http://www.reddragonfm.co.uk Red Dragon] |
|||
* [http://www.gcapmedia.co.uk GCAP Media] |
|||
* [http://www.reddragonfm.co.uk/playlist.asp Red Dragon Playlist] |
|||
* [http://www.thewave.co.uk The Wave - South West Wales] |
|||
{{The One Network}} |
|||
[[Category:Radio stations in Wales|Red Dragon]] |
|||
[[Category:One Network]] |
|||
[[cy:Red Dragon]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 12 October 2008
October 2008[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, did not appear to be constructive and has been removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. David Biddulph (talk) 17:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)