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BBC Radio Cymru
Broadcast area	Wales
Frequency	FM:92.4-96.8, 103.5-104.9 MHz DAB Freeview: 720 (Wales only) Virgin Media: 936 Online
First air date	03 January 1977
Format	Welsh language station
Audience share	3.4% (September 2007, [1])
Owner	BBC

BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Cymru Wales's Welsh language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales on FM since 1977. It was one of the few FM-only radio services in the UK at the time of its launch. The station now broadcasts for 20 hours a day (0500-0100) and is also carried on DAB Digital Radio within Wales, and also on Freeview and satellite. The station has also been broadcasting on the Internet since January 2005 [2].

Radio Cymru was the first dedicated Welsh language broadcasting outlet, allowing much more airtime for Welsh language programmes than had previously been available on the old Radio 4 Wales (or the Welsh Home Service prior to 1967). Over the years it has done much to promote the language, with its sports commentators coining new terms which later became accepted by Welsh linguists.

It is similar in format to many radio stations with news shows at breakfast, 1pm and 5pm (Post Cyntaf, Taro'r Post and Post Prynhawn), DJs who chat to callers and run competitions (Jonsi, Ray Gravell), and until recently a daily soap opera (Rhydeglwys). A more unusual programme is Y Talwrn, a poetry competition in which teams must come up with poetry in specific styles on specific topics.

The evening output of Radio Cymru (8pm to 1am) is branded "C2" and is aimed at a younger audience than the rest of the station. It covers the contemporary Welsh music scene extensively. The service typically opens at 8pm each weeknight with Magi Dodd presenting from Cardiff.

Other presenters include Dafydd Du, Glyn Wise, Huw Stephens and Lisa Gwilym.

Most of C2's programmes are produced in Cardiff with the exception of Lisa Gwilym's Thursday/Friday night show, which is produced in Bangor.

Radio Cymru presenters, sorted alphabetically

• BBC Radio Cymru at bbc.co.uk