Swansea included land around Swansea Bay as far as the River Tawe, the manor of Kilvey beyond the Tawe, and the peninsula itself. Swansea was designated chief town of the lordship and received a borough charter at some point between 1158 and 1184 (and a more elaborate one in 1304). From the early 1700s to the late 1800s, Swansea was the world’s leading copper-smelting area. Numerous smelters along the River Tawe received copper and other metal ores shipped from Cornwall and Devon, as well as from North and South America, Africa, and Australia. The industry declined severely in the late 1800s,
That's Swansea Bay output without charge to the BBC. Bay TV Swansea was awarded its broadcasting licence from the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in January 2014.. Programmes include shared series with other local TV channels and the syndicated series "Walks Around Britain". That's Swansea Bay That's Swansea Bay is a British local television station which broadcasts to the Swansea Bay area of West Wales via the Kilvey Hill transmitting station. The station went on air in July 2016 making it the second local television station in Wales after Made in Cardiff. Bay TV Swansea is based on the University of Wales Trinity Saint