BBC Radio Cymru
Logo used since 2022 | |
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| Broadcast area | Wales |
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| Programming | |
| Language | Welsh |
| Format | News, music, sport, entertainment |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC |
| Operator | BBC Cymru Wales |
| History | |
First air date | 3 January 1977 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
| Links | |
| Webcast | BBC Sounds |
| Website | Official website |
BBC Radio Cymru is a Welsh language radio station owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts across Wales on FM, DAB, digital TV and BBC Sounds.
The station broadcasts general factual and entertainment programming for 18+1⁄2 hours a day from 5:30am to midnight with overnight programming simulcast from the BBC World Service after closedown.
Its sister station, BBC Radio Cymru 2, providing separate music-led programming at certain hours of the day, broadcasts on digital and online platforms.
The managing editor of BBC Radio Cymru is Dafydd Meredydd, a former presenter and producer.