s ▁to ▁North ▁and ▁Mid ▁Wales ▁from ▁stud ios ▁in ▁G wers yll t , ▁near ▁W re x ham . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Heart ▁North ▁Wales ▁station ▁launched ▁at ▁ 6 am ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁former ▁Heart ▁North ▁West ▁and ▁Wales ▁station . ▁The ▁re brand ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁rela unch ▁of ▁Heart ▁Wales ▁- ▁meaning ▁a ▁fully ▁separate ▁North ▁and ▁Mid ▁Wales ▁lic ence , ▁effectively ▁rest oring ▁a ▁regional ▁service ▁to ▁South ▁and ▁West ▁Wales . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁G M G ▁Media ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁FM ▁lic ence ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁new ▁Real ▁Radio ▁station ▁serving ▁North ▁and ▁Mid ▁Wales . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁company ▁p led ged ▁to ▁produce ▁separate ▁local ▁programming ▁and ▁news ▁bullet ins ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁off - pe ak ▁pan - W ales ▁output . ▁Following ▁an ▁agreed ▁format ▁change ▁request , ▁the ▁existing ▁service ▁covering ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁Wales ▁was ▁instead ▁expanded ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁national ▁service ▁with ▁no ▁opt - outs . ▁Real ▁Radio ▁Wales ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁at ▁ 8 am ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Global ▁Radio ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁Northern ▁lic ence ▁for ▁Real ▁Radio ▁Wales ▁and ▁seven ▁other ▁stations ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁Communic orp . ▁The ▁ad jo