The station is owned and operated by Vale of Glamorgan Broadcasting, a community interest company (CIC) and broadcasts from studios at the YMCA Hub in Barry, with a secondary studio based at The Old School in Llantwit Major.
Bro Radio broadcasts on 98.1FM in Barry and the central Vale, on 98.4FM in the St Athan and Rhoose areas, on 100.2FM in Llantwit Major and western parts of the Vale, and on 106.1FM in Penarth and the surrounding area, as well as on DAB+ in the eastern Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Caerphilly.
Overview
Apart from national news bulletins, most of the station's output is produced and presented locally by a team of 60 volunteers, a paid operations director and a sales & finance manager.[1]
In August 2020, plans were announced to broadcast in Penarth and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan.[2]
The following year, the station began broadcasting on 106.1FM to Penarth and the Eastern Vale, along with another relay on 98.4FM for the St Athan and Rhoose areas.
On 26 June 2023, Bro Radio began broadcasting on DAB+ in Cardiff, Caerphilly and the Eastern Vale of Glamorgan via the Cardiff DAB small-scale multiplex.[4]
Programming
Bro Radio's schedule consists of locally produced programming including music-led daytime output, local news and sport, current affairs and features, events coverage, and specialist programming during the evenings and at weekends.
News and current affairs
Bro Radio's newsroom produces and broadcasts local news bulletins on the half hour from 7.30am to 11.30am and from 1.30pm to 6.30pm on weekdays, with local headlines on the hour during Vale Drive.
At weekends, local news bulletins also air on the hour between 10am and 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bro Radio also produces a weekly sports show on Monday evenings, along with an online local news service.
The station also airs hourly national bulletins from Sky News Radio 24 hours a day, accompanied by hourly local bulletins on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 1pm.
