citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message bridge fm city bridgend broadcast area bridgend county vale of glamorgan frequency 106.3 mhz 1 106.3 bridge fm live online streaming rds bridgefm first air date may 2000 format chr owner nation broadcasting website bridgefm.wales bridge fm is a independent local radio station serving bridgend county borough and surrounding areas . it is owned and operated by nation broadcasting and broadcasts on 106.3 fm from studios near the st hilary transmitter in the neighbouring vale of glamorgan . the station plays chart music from the 1980s to the present day alongside local news travel and community information . contents 1 overview 1.1 programming 1.2 news 2 references 3 external links overview edit bridge fm was formerly owned by tindle radio group but sold to town and country broadcasting now nation broadcasting in 2006 becoming the company s fifth local radio station . the very first bridge fm logo used between 2000 and 2003 the second bridge fm logo used between 2003 and 2006 the third bridge fm logo used between 2006 and 2015 programming edit the majority of bridge fm s output is produced and broadcast from nation broadcasting s st hilary studios . all programming and presenters including music is shared with sister station swansea bay radio . 1 split transmission is used to allow the two stations to broadcast local content relevant to their area . presenter led shows air from 6am 10pm on weekdays 8am 6pm on saturdays and 8am 7pm on sundays . the station s main presenters are lee jukes weekday breakfast saturday mornings mark powell weekday drivetime and mike jordan weekday evenings . bridge fm also airs a rugby magazine show rugby nation presented by sean holley on wednesday evenings networked with other nation owned stations . the vodafone big top 40 is produced by global radio at its capital studios in london for broadcast on 145 commercial radio stations in the uk every sunday afternoon . news edit local news bulletins air hourly from 6.02 am 6.02 pm on weekdays and 8.02 am 12.02 pm at weekends with headlines on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime . as of june 2016 the station s news bulletins are provided by independent company radio newshub in leeds . 2 bridge fm also airs national sky news radio bulletins 24 hours a day and detailed local weather forecasts on the half hour . 3 references edit bridge fm public file nation broadcasting signs deal with radio newshub radiotoday 3 june 2016 radio carmarthenshire public file external links edit official website 106.3 bridge fm on facebook 106.3 bridge fm on twitter v t e nation broadcasting radio 106.3 bridge fm nation radio 97.1 radio carmarthenshire 102.5 radio pembrokeshire radio ceredigion 97.5 scarlet fm swansea bay radio v t e radio in wales bbc cymru wales national stations bbc radio cymru bbc radio wales regional commercial stations gold heart north wales heart wales kiss 101 nation radio local commercial stations 96.4 the wave 102.5 radio pembrokeshire 106.3 bridge fm 97.5 scarlet fm capital cymru capital north west and wales capital south wales swansea bay radio radio carmarthenshire radio ceredigion smooth wales sunshine radio swansea sound community charity & non profit stations brfm bro radio calon fm gtfm m n fm point fm radio cardiff radio city 1386am radio tircoed tudno fm student stations bay radio aberystwyth radio noize storm fm tequila radio xpress radio xtreme radio defunct local stations radio hafren heart cheshire and north east wales heart north wales coast radio maldwyn valleys radio xs welsh dab multiplexes cardiff and newport mid and west wales north wales severn estuary swansea sw wales uk national bbc services bbc radio 1 bbc radio 2 bbc radio 3 bbc radio 4 bbc radio 5 live uk national commercial services absolute radio classic fm talksport uk national dab multiplexes bbc national dab digital one coordinates 51 30 17 n 3 34 13 w 51.504665 n 3.570254 w 51.504665 ; 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