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Background and Format: Heart Wales, aims to provide news and music for South Wales, available on DAB Digital and Online. Advertising information can be found: www.heart.co.uk/southwales/advertise-in-south-wales/ Programme Maker/Production Company: Global Target audience: Listeners age 25 - 44 in Wales. Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. Tips for PRs: Pre-recorded output can be heard Friday evenings between 7:00pm and 9:00am, Saturday afternoons between 5:00pm and 9:00pm, Sunday mornings between 6:00am and 12:00pm, and Sunday evenings 7:00pm to 10:00pm are pre-recorded. Heart Wales weekday output from 6:00-10:00am, 4:00pm to 7:00pm and weekends from 1:00pm until 5:00pm (Saturday) and 12:00pm until 4:00pm (Sunday) is produced and presented from local studios, based in Cardiff. Off-peak programming (such as Toby Anstis, Matt Wilkinson, Club Classics, The Wind Down, Emma Bunton, Mark Wright, Stephen & Emma, JK & Lucy, Jason Donovan and The Big Top 40 Show is produced at various studios owned and operated by parent company, Global Radio Holdings Limited. Heart supports Global’s Make Some Noise, which is run by Global Charities. The studio can be reached on +44 (0)345 688 8877 and via Text number 82122, start your message with WALES.  The News team can be reached on +44 (0)2920 942 940. The Sales team can be reached on +44 (0)2920 315 100. Awards: 2016 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Breakfast Show of the Year (under 2 Million TSA): Heart’s Breakfast With Jagger And Woody (nominated) 2014 - Radio Academy Awards, Best Competition: Fifty Grand Friday (bronze) 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 t