Kerrang! joins CGap's Xfm in launching a bid for the licence, which covers an area with almost 1m adult listeners. Emap has said it will invest £3m if it wins its bid, creating new jobs and supporting local talent.

Kerrang! Radio managing director Adrian Serle says, "Wales has an awesome history of rock music that Kerrang! has always supported. You only have to look at the hotbed of talent from this area to know that Kerrang! has a natural home ...