Capital (Cardiff & Newport)

Station name	Capital
Broadcasting form	Analogue commercial radio
Broadcasting area	Cardiff & Newport (AL020)
Format	CHR
Target audience
Tagline	South Wales' No.1 Hit Music Station
Language	File:En.png English
Launched	1980-04-11 (as CBC on 96,0 MHz)
Licence holder	Cardiff Broadcasting Company Limited
Licence period	1980-04-11 - 2024-12-31
Group	Communicorp
Website	www.capitalfm.com/southwales/
Regulation authority	Ofcom
Radio-ID	UK0100020

Ofcom

Character of Service	A LOCALLY ORIENTED MAINSTREAM POPULAR MUSIC AND INFORMATION STATION FOR UNDER 44s IN THE CARDIFF AND NEWPORT AREA. (2019-04)
Studio location	Locally-made programming must be produced within the licensed area.
Locally-made hours	At least 3 hours a day during daytime weekdays.
Programme sharing	No arrangements.
Public file	www.capitalfm.com/public-file/south-wales/

Coverage map

File:Map Capital Cardiff.png

Frequencies

Site name	Freq.	Power	Pol.	Site.	Ant.	RDS	GE84
Newport	97,4	500 w		94 m	58 m	C37A
Cardiff	103,2	2 000 w		226 m	56 m	C37A

Documents

Date	Document	Source
2015-11	Format	Ofcom
2019-02	Format Change Request	Ofcom
2019-04	Format	Ofcom

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