Thomas Tales

A student radio station is about to open its programming to thousands of new listeners.

Xpress, which is run by students at Cardiff University students' union, broadcasts music and chat for 17 hours a day on the internet, and in the students' union building on Park Place.

The team running the station have successfully applied for a restricted service license (RSL) from the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, which allows them to transmit their programmes on the 87.7FM frequency across Cardiff and the surrounding area for the next four weeks.

According to the radio station's manager, Gareth Rees, the RSL will give them a much bigger audience than they usually get online because commuters in their cars and radio listeners scanning for new channels could start tuning-in to Xpress.

Click Play to hear an interview I did with Gareth earlier today.



Xpress is on air on 87.7FM across Cardiff from Monday, February 9 for four weeks.

You can listen online by clicking here.