BBC Radio Wales

BBC Radio Wales
	Logo used since 2022
Cardiff and Wrexham;
Broadcast area	Wales
Frequency	DAB: 12D MuxCo Mid & West Wales; DAB: 10D/12D MuxCo North Wales; DAB: 12D Now Digital SE Wales; DAB: 12A Bauer Swansea; DAB: 10D MuxCo Wrexham, Chester & Liverpool; FM 90.2–92.3 MHz, 93.9–96.1 MHz and 103.9 MHz; MW: 882 kHz, ; Freesat: 714 (UK-wide); Freeview: 719 (Wales only); Sky: 0117 (UK-wide); Virgin Media: 931 (UK-wide);
RDS	BBCWALES
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News, music, sport, entertainment
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Operator	BBC Cymru Wales
Sister stations	BBC Radio Cymru; BBC Radio Cymru 2;
History
First air date	13 November 1978
Former frequencies	AM: 657 kHz (until June 2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority	Ofcom
Links
Webcast	BBC Sounds
Website	bbc.co.uk/radiowales

BBC Radio Wales is a Welsh national radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, replacing the Welsh opt-out service of BBC Radio 4.

As of August 2022, the station's managing editor is Carolyn Hitt, who is also editor of BBC Wales Sport.

Radio Wales is broadcast in English, whilst sister network Radio Cymru broadcasts in Welsh. According to RAJAR, BBC Radio Wales has a weekly audience of 316,000 listeners and a listening share of 5.3%, as of December 2023.

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