BBC Radio Cymru

BBC Radio Cymru is the BBC’s Welsh-language radio service for audiences across Wales. News, conversation, culture, sport and music can all have a place in its schedule. The language is part of the programme’s purpose rather than a small variation of an English-language station. It allows public stories and everyday experiences to be explored through Welsh, with voices from different parts of the country.

The national Welsh setting matters as well. Reporting can follow a decision affecting Wales, while cultural programmes can give room to writing, performance and music associated with Welsh life. None of this confines the service to one city or to one musical tradition. Radio Cymru can address a varied audience across the country with a varied programme.

BBC Radio Cymru 2 is a separate companion choice with a stronger all-day music emphasis. Both share the Welsh language, but that alone does not make their schedules interchangeable. Radio Cymru’s broader mix of speech and music is a useful starting point for a listener who wants news and discussion as well as entertainment.

The enduring identity is a Welsh-language public radio service with a wide editorial brief. It gives listeners a continuing Welsh-language choice for public life and entertainment rather than only an occasional segment within another station. Welsh speech and a Welsh audience are both essential to that identity and purpose. Established in 1977, Radio Cymru has a long history as a full radio service in Welsh, giving the language a continuing place in national broadcasting.