Welsh-language radio

Welsh-language radio uses Welsh as the principal language of presentation and conversation. The category is about what a listener can expect to hear spoken, not about a requirement that every song or guest contribution be in Welsh. It can include reporting, sport, music, interviews and programmes devoted to culture. Different services can share the language while taking very different approaches to their schedules. Language is especially useful alongside the Wales category. A service for audiences in Wales can be presented in Welsh or English, and that choice materially changes who can follow its speech programmes. The category does not prescribe one musical genre or suggest that every programme has an identical cultural subject. Those are separate editorial decisions made by each station. Welsh-language programmes can address communities across Wales without belonging to one city. A station’s coverage and format should be recorded alongside its language, so a listener looking for news can distinguish it from a music-led companion choice. The definition remains stable even as individual shows and presenters change.