area carmarthenshire branding radio carmarthenshire and scarlet fm radio sir g r frequency 97.1 mhz carmarthenshire 97.5 mhz carmarthen first air date 13 june 2004 format adult contemporary audience share 11.6 % march 2011 1 owner nation broadcasting website radiocarmarthenshire.com radio carmarthenshire welsh radio sir g r is a independent local radio station serving carmarthenshire . it is owned and operated by nation broadcasting and broadcasts on 97.1 and 97.5 fm from studios in narberth in neighbouring pembrokeshire . the station which uses dual branding with llanelli based scarlet fm plays chart music from the 1980s to the present day alongside local news travel welsh language programming and community information . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 news 3 references 4 external links history edit following the successful launch of radio pembrokeshire in 2002 the owners led by keri jones founded radio carmarthenshire in mid 2003 in order to bid for the carmarthenshire licence . another applicant carmarthenshire sound led by the wireless group owners of swansea sound and the wave withdrew from the bidding process leaving radio carmarthenshire unopposed . the station began broadcasting on sunday 13 june 2004 from radio pembrokeshire s narberth studios . four months after launch the station was given a yellow card warning by the broadcasting regulator ofcom following complaints about the levels of welsh language programming . 1 as of march 2016 radio carmarthenshire airs a two hour welsh language music show on monday thursday evenings simulcast with radio ceredigion . 2 in august 2006 the station was sold to town & country broadcasting now nation broadcasting . in september 2016 nation broadcasting announced plans to relocate radio carmarthenshire and its two sister services from the narberth studios to the group s headquarters based near the st hilary transmitter on the outskirts of cowbridge . 3 programming edit the majority of radio carmarthenshire s output is produced and broadcast from nation broadcasting s narberth studios . all programming and presenters including music is shared with sister stations scarlet fm and radio ceredigion . 4 most output is also shared with radio pembrokeshire . split transmission is used to allow the stations to broadcast local content relevant to their area . in the case of radio carmarthenshire the station uses dual branding on air simulcasting the entirety of its output with the separate llanelli based licence scarlet fm . presenter led shows air from 6am 9pm on monday thursdays 6am 7pm on fridays 7am 6pm on saturdays and 8am 7pm on sundays . the station s main presenters are jay curtis weekday breakfast ollie cole weekday mornings toby ellis weekday afternoons west wales sport and james southon weekday drivetime saturday mornings . specialist programming includes a welsh language music show on monday thursday evenings and a weekly farming affairs programme on sunday mornings . 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 . 5 radio carmarthenshire also airs national sky news radio bulletins 24 hours a day and detailed local weather forecasts on the half hour . 6 references edit radio station criticised on welsh bbc news 20 october 2004 radio carmarthenshire public file jobs at risk as nation broadcasting plans to relocate stations bbc.co.uk 14 september 2016 radio carmarthenshire public file nation broadcasting signs deal with radio newshub radiotoday 3 june 2016 radio carmarthenshire public file external links edit official website 97.1 radio carmarthenshire on facebook 97.1 radio 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