Red Dragon FM - news archive

This is an archive of news about Red Dragon FM. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Stuart and Sarra enter the Dragon
From Radio Today. Posted September 21 2009, 4.10pm
Stuart Cable and Sarra Eglan are to cover the breakfast show on Red Dragon FM. (more)

Sally Oldham to head Global Radio Cardiff station
From Media Guardian. Posted August 18 2009, 8.48am
Sally Oldham to head Red Dragon station in Cardiff with task of 'strengthening Global Radio's position in South Wales'Global Radio has put the former Capital and Local Radio Company executive Sally Oldham in charge of its Cardiff station, Red Dragon. (more)

Oldham takes on the Dragon
From Radio Today. Posted August 18 2009, 7.25am
Sally Oldham has been appointed as the new managing director for Red Dragon FM. (more)

Brown visits the Red Dragon
From Radio Today. Posted July 23 2009, 11.00pm
Gordon Brown answered questions from Red Dragon listeners whilst in Cardiff yesterday. (more)

Red Dragon talks to Shaheen
From Radio Today. Posted May 27 2009, 11.23pm
Britain’s Got Talent contestant Shaheen Jafargholi has been speaking to Red Dragon FM. (more)

Kam and Sally are reunited
From Radio Today. Posted March 29 2009, 11.37pm
Former Galaxy 101 breakfast team Kam and Sally are back together again, with the launch of their new Red Dragon FM show today. (more)

Kam and Sally re-united at Red
From Radio Today. Posted January 5 2009, 10.44pm
Global Radio's Red Dragon FM has re-united former Galaxy 101 breakfast presenters Kam Kelly and Sally Bailey to host the station's new flagship weekday breakfast show between 6am and 10am. (more)

Red Dragon calm in crisis
From Radio Today. Posted December 19 2008, 11.12am
The studios of Red Dragon had to be evacuated last night due to a security alert at the Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay. The station immediately relocated to its emergency studios near by and continued broadcasting from there. (more)

Win tickets to see Gabriella Cilmi with Ford Fiesta
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted October 24 2008, 9.06am
London. 24th October 2008. Live at the Local have teamed up with the new Ford Fiesta to bring Gabriella Cilmi to Cardiff for an intimate gig on the 29th October for just one hundred people, and you can be in the audience. (more)

Global's new networks begins
From Radio Today. Posted October 16 2008, 9.20am
Quarter 3 saw the introduction of the Global's Heart Network and the Hit Music network to RAJAR. There were solid performances for Red Dragon and the Galaxy network, and record lows for BRMB and Leicester Sound. (more)

XFM South Wales sold
From Radio Today. Posted May 30 2008, 11.56am
GCap have sold XFM South Wales to Town and Country Broadcasting for an unspecified fee.The station, which was only launched six months ago, will be rebranded Nation Radio and immediately switch broadcasting from GCap's Red Dragon studios to studios based in Neath. (more)

XFM South Wales Launch Date Announced
From Merry Media. Posted September 26 2007, 7.11am
XFM South Wales will launch on Thursday 29th November at 12pm it has been announced. The station will broadcast from the same site as GCap Media's other Welsh radio station Red Dragon FM in Cardiff.. (more)

Xfm launch date announced
From Radio Today. Posted September 26 2007, 7.10am
The launch date for Xfm South Wales has been set for Thursday 29th November 2007 at 12pm. The new GCap Media station will broadcast from the Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff, on 106.8 and 107.3 FM. (more)

Swansea Sound & Radio Ceredigion Favourites in Wales
From Merry Media. Posted July 12 2007, 2.00am
The Breakfast Show on Swansea Sound with Kevin Johns and the Drivetime Show on Radio Ceredigion with Mark Simon have been voted the Best in Wales in a poll run by Merry Media. (more)

Xfm to launch within months
From Radio Today. Posted July 8 2007, 9.39am
Xfm South Wales is set to launch before the end of the year, and has announced its first two marketing appointments. Lisa Fairclough joins from sister-station Red Dragon FM, whilst new Events Manager Nick Miles rejoins GCap Media, having previously worked at BRMB and Capital. (more)

XFM South Wales Make First 2 Appointments
From Merry Media. Posted July 6 2007, 10.55am
XFM South Wales will be launching before the end of 2007 and have made their first two marketing appointments. Lisa Fairclough will be Marketing Manager, joining from Red Dragon FM.. (more)

Xfm sponsors Festival24
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2007, 9.19am
Xfm South Wales are to sponsor Cardiff's Festival24 this year - long before the station takes to air. The live music event takes place in September, just four months after GCap Media won the FM licence from Ofcom. Sister station Red Dragon are providing musical equipment for the festival. (more)

Red Dragon FM Backtrack on Sacking
From Merry Media. Posted May 31 2007, 3.13pm
Red Dragon FM have back tracked on their controversial decision to terminate Allan Lake's contract last week. The evening presenter was popular with listeners and Red Dragon listened to public opinion and decided to keep him on.. (more)

GCap creates Welsh division
From Radio Today. Posted April 2 2007, 8.08am
The largest radio group in the UK is creating a single Welsh region to incorporate stations from Red Dragon to Buzz 97.1. GCap Media are also bidding for the new South Wales regional with Xfm. The new division, based in Cardiff will be headed by Nick Davidson, the current MD for GCap South Wales. (more)

Red Dragon listeners on show
From Radio Today. Posted February 9 2007, 12.04am
Red Dragon is going down the Big Brother route for their latest on-air competition. The Love Room will be a purpose built room housed in the Red Dragon complex in Cardiff Bay. The room will feature just one double bed, and will be available for viewing 24/7. (more)

John Dash joins UTV as Group PD
From Radio Today. Posted January 16 2006, 11.46am
John Dash will join UTV Radio this month as ILR Group Programme Director with responsibility for programming across UTV’s 17 local radio stations in the UK. With more than 25 years experience in commercial radio, John is one of the industry’s most experienced programmers. (more)

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