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{{Short description|Regional radio network in England}} {{Infobox radio station | name = GWR FM | logo = | logo_size = 200px | country = England | area = [[Bristol]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], and [[Wiltshire]] | branding = | airdate = | frequencies = {{plainlist|*96.3 ([[Bristol]] [[Yate]], [[Nailsea]], [[Keynsham]], [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]] [[Thornbury, South Gloucestershire|Thornbury]]), *103.0 ([[Weston-super-Mare]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]) *97.2 ([[Swindon]]) *102.2 ([[Chippenham]] [[Corsham]], [[Melksham]], [[Trowbridge]], [[Calne]])}} | format = [[Hot adult contemporary]] | owner = GWR FM Group, later a part of [[GCap Media]] | website = }} '''GWR FM''' was a [[Broadcast network|network]] of three [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]] in the south west of [[England]] broadcasting to Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and surrounding areas. All three stations were rebranded and joined the [[Heart (radio network)|Heart Network]] on 23 March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AUTHOR: Andrew Rogers |title=RW + WR = GWR |url=https://transdiffusion.org/2001/08/15/radiowest/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Transdiffusion |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Donovan |first=Paul |title=The Radio Companion |isbn=978-0-586-09012-1}}</ref> The stations in the network were: *GWR FM Bristol, which was launched in 1981 as Radio West. It relaunched as GWR in 1985 *GWR FM Bath, first broadcast as GWR Radio Bath in 1987, becoming the third station in the network and sharing some programming with the Bristol station *GWR FM Wiltshire, which launched in 1982 as Wiltshire Radio. In 1985, Wiltshire Radio relaunched as GWR, to coincide with the re-launch of the Bristol station
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