HISTORY 1971 - present day
1971: Urdd members, led by Sulwyn Thomas, experimented with recorded programmes and a 'live' broadcast from Teifi Day Room. After this, a more permanent arrangement was needed. The League of Friends donated £75 towards the purchase of equipment.
1972: Christmas day 1972 saw the official 'on air' broadcast to the patients. The first studio became known as the 'broom cupboard' which was near Teifi ward. The programme lasted some two hours. Following this success, and demand, more programmes were broadcasted on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings. Not long after, we had broadcasts seven nights a week,
1975: At the end of 1975, the broom cupboard became too small, so a Portakabin was purchased at a cost of £4000 which was raised by the volunteers.
1976: On the 19th June 1976, the first broadcast was relayed to the patients from the new studio.
1981: The late Mr.Wyn Jones, who was our technical person made history by broadcasting for 20 hours non-stop in Welsh.
1996: Due to the poor condition of the Portakabin, the studio was moved to the current location which is at the top of the nurses' home, new wing.
2000: At the beginning of the new millenium, it was decided to apply for a transmitter licence and broadcast on FM. It was after this time that Radio Glangwili started to provide a 24 hour service, being sustained by a 30 CD carousel.
2007: More improvements were made to update the equipment. We were fortunate in receiving £5000 from the National Lottery, £500 from the Carmarthen Round Table, and £1000 from Tesco. This enabled us to purchase a high-tech computer system which we currently use.
2013: In April 2013, the 20 hour record for a non-stop Welsh broadcast was broken by Alun Jones, who happens to be Wyn Jones' son. He managed to broadcast for 24 hours continuously in Welsh.
2014: This year saw a further influx of volunteers wishing to join the team at Radio Glangwili, to the extent that we now have live broadcasts from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday. Also we have others visiting the wards regularly and even some names on our waiting list. Also in 2014, Alex Hall completed a 24 hour bilingual broadcast to raise money for Cilgerran ward at the hospital.
2016: Yet again, in 2016 we saw more volunteers wanting to join the team of broadcasters. The ongoing program of Work Experience continues, and has been a very popular week as regards the school pupils wanting to further their experience in the media scene. A further 24 hour broadcast was completed by two female pupils from Ysgol Bro Myrddin, namely Gwen Hall and Phoebe Morgan. They were determined to complete the session even after being in school for 8 hours previous to their broadcast. Their chosen charities were Mind Cymry and New Pathways.
1972: Christmas day 1972 saw the official 'on air' broadcast to the patients. The first studio became known as the 'broom cupboard' which was near Teifi ward. The programme lasted some two hours. Following this success, and demand, more programmes were broadcasted on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings. Not long after, we had broadcasts seven nights a week,
1975: At the end of 1975, the broom cupboard became too small, so a Portakabin was purchased at a cost of £4000 which was raised by the volunteers.
1976: On the 19th June 1976, the first broadcast was relayed to the patients from the new studio.
1981: The late Mr.Wyn Jones, who was our technical person made history by broadcasting for 20 hours non-stop in Welsh.
1996: Due to the poor condition of the Portakabin, the studio was moved to the current location which is at the top of the nurses' home, new wing.
2000: At the beginning of the new millenium, it was decided to apply for a transmitter licence and broadcast on FM. It was after this time that Radio Glangwili started to provide a 24 hour service, being sustained by a 30 CD carousel.
2007: More improvements were made to update the equipment. We were fortunate in receiving £5000 from the National Lottery, £500 from the Carmarthen Round Table, and £1000 from Tesco. This enabled us to purchase a high-tech computer system which we currently use.
2013: In April 2013, the 20 hour record for a non-stop Welsh broadcast was broken by Alun Jones, who happens to be Wyn Jones' son. He managed to broadcast for 24 hours continuously in Welsh.
2014: This year saw a further influx of volunteers wishing to join the team at Radio Glangwili, to the extent that we now have live broadcasts from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday. Also we have others visiting the wards regularly and even some names on our waiting list. Also in 2014, Alex Hall completed a 24 hour bilingual broadcast to raise money for Cilgerran ward at the hospital.
2016: Yet again, in 2016 we saw more volunteers wanting to join the team of broadcasters. The ongoing program of Work Experience continues, and has been a very popular week as regards the school pupils wanting to further their experience in the media scene. A further 24 hour broadcast was completed by two female pupils from Ysgol Bro Myrddin, namely Gwen Hall and Phoebe Morgan. They were determined to complete the session even after being in school for 8 hours previous to their broadcast. Their chosen charities were Mind Cymry and New Pathways.