BRfm was a
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...
station serving
Brynmawr,
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (; cy, Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr con ...
,
Nantyglo
Nantyglo () is a village in the ancient parish of Aberystruth and county of Monmouth situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Blaina and Brynmawr in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same n ...
and surrounding areas of
Blaenau Gwent in south Wales. The station used to broadcast locally on 97.3 FM and online via the station's website.
BRfm (the station's initials stand for ''Best Radio for Miles'') broadcasts from studios and offices at Lakeside in Nantyglo, near Ebbw Vale. The station's output consists of locally focused programming presented and produced by volunteers.
Programming includes local features and specialist music shows, weekly Welsh language programmes, regular sports coverage and national news bulletins from
Sky News Radio
Sky News Radio is the radio arm of Sky News, owned by Sky UK. It has been operating since June 1999, providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations ar ...
in London.
External links
Official websiteOfficial TV Site
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Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
Radio stations in Wales
Radio stations established in 2007
2007 establishments in Wales
Radio stations disestablished in 2018
2018 disestablishments in Wales