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On 20 March 2009, UTV Radio announced Valleys Radio was to be sold or shut down within the next 4 weeks. On Thursday 30 April 2009 at 10am, Valleys Radio ceased transmitting, after many listener messages, emotional speeches and farewells from radio producers and presenters. The final song aired was
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and relocate Swansea Sound to a new media centre in Neath. Wireless applied to extend Swansea Sound West as well and applied for a licence to broadcast from transmitters in Carmarthenshire at Llanelli Carmel and Carmarthen. But due to ownership rules the applications were refused by Ofcom. FM
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The station mainly featured a strong variety of current and classic hits. The station also ran an online 'Music Academy' which allowed listeners to feedback on the music played by the station via the Valleys Radio website.
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These included Gareth Williams, Karen Brown, Bernie Keith, Dafydd Phillips, Steve Powell, Patrick Downes, Tony Peters, Mark Powell, John Curtis, Keri Jones, Simon Hawkins, Jo Price, Dave Bowen, Steve Johnson, Mike Parker.
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were offered FM frequencies for The Heads of the Valleys they wanted to share programming with neighbouring service
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transmitter, with the Ebbw Vale signal being the comparatively stronger of the two.
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Valleys. The broadcast area was covered by two transmitters, 999 kHz from the
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Songpeople - listen to new music online, watch music videos and win prizes
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South Wales Valleys
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"Valleys Radio - For The Heart Of South Wales"
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