BBC Radio nan Gàidheal explained

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
City:Stornoway and Inverness
Frequency:FM

103.5–105 MHz
DAB
Freeview: 712 (Scotland only)
Freesat: 713 (110)
Sky (UK only): 0129 (117)
Virgin Media: 934 (120)

Rds:BBC GAEL
Format:News, music, sport, talk, entertainment
Owner:BBC
Licensing Authority:Ofcom
Operator:BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Sister Stations:BBC Radio Scotland,
BBC Radio Shetland,
BBC Radio Orkney
Former Names:BBC Radio Nan Eilean,
BBC Air A'Ghaidhealtachd
Former Frequencies:990 MW (until 23 November 2015)
Coordinates:58.9753°N -3.0842°W
Webcast:BBC Sounds

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a Scottish Gaelic language radio station owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. The station was launched in 1985 and broadcasts Gaelic-language programming with the simulcast of BBC Radio Scotland. Its headquarters is located on Seaforth Road, Stornoway along with BBC Alba and MG Alba.

The station is available from FM transmitters throughout Scotland: its service licence states that "BBC Radio nan Gàidheal should be available every day for general reception across Scotland on FM";[1] it can also be heard on digital television platforms, DAB Digital Radio, and online.

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal programmes are also broadcast (with an in-vision graphical overlay) on the Scottish Gaelic digital television channel BBC Alba during periods when the channel is not carrying television programmes.[2]

History

See main article: BBC Home Service.

Scottish Gaelic-language programming has been transmitted in Scotland since 1923, and the BBC's Gaelic-language department was established in 1935. Launching on 17 May 1976, BBC Radio Highland[3] produced a range of Gaelic programming – Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: BBC Radio na Gaidhealtachd – and on 5 October 1979 the Scottish Gaelic service Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: BBC Radio nan Eilean was established in Stornoway. On 1 October 1985, these two separate services united to form Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Radio nan Gàidheal.[4] The main base for BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is on Seaforth Road in Stornoway, having moved in June 2014 from the Church Street studios.

Coverage

Radio nan Gàidheal broadcasts for over 90 hours every week, and joins BBC Radio Scotland's medium-wave feed when they close transmission.[5] Since BBC Radio Scotland itself joins BBC Radio 5 Live when it signs off, the same applies to Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Radio nan Gàidheal as well during parts of Gàidheal's sign-off time. Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Radio nan Gàidheal now frequently broadcasts important Scottish football matches providing Gaelic commentary.

Radio nan Gàidheal shows are available for 30 days after most recent broadcast on the BBC Sounds app and on the BBC's website.[6]

Podcasts of some shows are available from the BBC website and on iTunes for some time after transmission. These include two programmes aimed at learners of the language, entitled Letter to Gaelic Learners and The Little Letter, the latter being a more basic version of the former.[7] Both letters are also available at learngaelic.net, with transcripts.[8]

Funding

The service budget for 2009 was £3.9m with a change of any more than 10% requiring approval of the BBC Trust.[9] The service budget in 2011 was almost the same as 2009 at £3.8m and requires the same controls as previous licences. This funding comes from the BBC Trust, the governing body of the BBC which is operationally independent of management and external bodies.[10] As is the same with all BBC Radio and TV stations, the channel is funded by the licence fees gathered.

Programming

News and talk programmes

News

The news (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Naidheachdan) is broadcast in three-minute bulletins on the hour every hour between 8am and 4pm during the week and three times a day on the weekend.

Shows containing other local and national news include:

Current affairs and Drivetime

Music programmes

Other programmes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Service Licence . BBC Trust . April 2011 . 13 August 2015 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204336/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/2011/radio_nan_gaidheal_apr11.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: BBC ALBA - Mu Radio nan Gàidheal . 2024-07-23 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
  3. Book: McDowell, W.H. . The History of BBC Broadcasting in Scotland 1923–1983 . Edinburgh University Press . 1992 . 257 . 0-7486-0376-X.
  4. Koch, John T. "Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia". ABC-CLIO Ltd, 2006. pp. 1265 – retrieved 22 August 2011
  5. Web site: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal Programming . 20 December 2019 . 13 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171013212144/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radionangaidheal/programmes/schedules . live .
  6. Web site: Radio nan Gàidheal - Listen Live - BBC Sounds . 2024-07-23 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714064013/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_nan_gaidheal . live .
  7. Web site: BBC Sounds - Podcasts . 2024-07-23 . BBC . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Scottish Gaelic resources for intermediate learners (B1) - LearnGaelic . learngaelic.scot . 8 June 2021.
  9. Web site: BBC Radio nan Gàidheal Service Licence . BBC Trust – Radio Nan Gaidheal . 27 March 2009 . 13 August 2015 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305205242/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/2009/radio_nan_gaidheal_mar09.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: BBC Royal Charter. Department for Culture, Media and Sport (on behalf of Elizabeth II). 2006-09-19. 2007-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308013347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/charter_agreement/royalchartersealed_sept06.pdf. 8 March 2007 . live.

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