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Background and Format: Capital South Wales (formerly Red Dragon) aims to provide newly released music, news and showbusiness news on 97.4 FM & 103.2 FM, DAB Digital Radio and Online. Advertising information can be found here. Programme Maker/Production Company: Global Radio Target audience: Listeners aged 15-34. Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. Tips for PRs: Capital South Wales' programming is locally produced and presented for 7 hours each weekday and 4 hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The daytime shows are PRable, with the station interested in Capital-friendly interviewees. Regional Programme Controller and station Producer Neil Sloan can be reached at neil.sloan@communicorpuk.com Although they do not broadcast Welsh-speaking programmes, some of their commercials are broadcast in Welsh and they occasionally produce Welsh speaking content for the web site. No programming is automated on Capital Monday to Friday, occasionally other automated output is broadcast on Capital FM for operational reasons. The newsroom can be reached on +44 (0)2920 942 940 The studio can be reached on +44 (0)2920 949 494 Awards: 2016 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Breakfast Show of the Year (under 2 Million TSA): Capital Breakfast With Matt, Polly And Geraint (gold) Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Thursday 6 February 2014 Global, the UK’s leading music & entertainment company, has announced it has agreed a deal to divest radio stations in the regions required by the Competition Commission to Communicorp. It is the leading radio company in Ireland and was the successful acquirer in a competitive sales process and has been approved by the Competition Commission as a suitable owner of the divested stations. The stations that Global has sold to Communicorp are Capital South Wales, Capital Scotland, Smooth East Midlands, Smooth North West, Smooth North East. Real North Wales, Real Yorkshire and Real XS Manchester. All stations required to be divested by the CC are being sold in one deal. The stations have been sold on a brand licence model which means that Global has licensed its award winning brands to Communicorp. As a result of the deal all existing Real stations will be relaunched as Heart. In addition the Capital network will be enhanced with a new station in North Wales. Smooth will grow to become the fourth largest radio brand in the UK, behind Capital, Heart and Classic FM. Stephen Miron, Global’s Group CEO said: “We are delighted to have agreed this deal with Communicorp so quickly. Most importantly the conclusion of this deal solidifies Global’s position as the number one commercial radio company in the UK, and enables our brands to continue to grow, extending their reach into all parts of the UK, making Global’s offering truly national. The future launch of Heart in five new regions, Smooth in many new regions and a new Capital in North Wales is particularly exciting and enables us to continue our strategy of ‘national brands de