Media in Wales

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The media in Wales is quite varied with there being services for people in both English and Welsh.

Contents 1 Broadcasting 1.1 Television 1.2 Radio 2 Print 2.1 Newspapers 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Television

BBC Wales is based in Cardiff and provides two television stations for Wales, BBC One Wales and BBC 2W. It produces current affairs, news, sport and drama and documentary specifically for the Welsh audience. In particular BBC 2W allocates 8.30pm to 10pm each weeknight to Wales-based soap operas such as ‘Belonging’, documentaries and a news and sports bulletin.

ITV Wales is also based in Cardiff and produces regional news and politics programmes such as ‘Wales Tonight’ and the weekly Welsh politics show ‘Waterfront’. The majority of ITV Wales programming is the same that is transmitted nationally.

S4C is the main Welsh language station serving Wales, and produces current affairs, news and sport, as well as cultural, comedy and documentary for the Welsh speaking audience. Shows include Newyddion the daily news bulletin and the popular Pobol y Cwm soap opera. On terrestrial TV it takes the place of Channel 4 for the 4th slot and it shares some of its programming with Channel 4, but its digital counterpart S4C Digidol is broadcast entirely in Welsh.

[edit] Radio

The BBC produces two national radio stations, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru, which provides the Welsh language service. There are also a number of independent radio stations throughout the country which broadcast in both Welsh and English. The main commercial radio station serving South Wales is Cardiff-based Red Dragon FM.

[edit] Print

[edit] Newspapers

Unlike the other constituent countries of the UK, Wales has few national newspapers. The only Wales-based national newspaper is the Western Mail which is produced by Trinity Mirror. It's Sunday counterpart is the Wales on Sunday tabloid. Most UK newspapers do not produce regional copies of their papers for the Welsh audience, although up until 2003 The Mirror was branded as the Welsh Daily Mirror.

Local newspapers are somewhat more varied with the most popular being the Cardiff-based South Wales Echo and the South Wales Evening Post which is produced in Swansea. The Daily Post of North Wales is popular in the north of the country. A Welsh language daily newspaper Y Byd is planned for launch in Spring 2007.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• S4C - 'Sianel Pedwar Cymru'
• BBC 2W
• Cardiff media
• Welsh topics
• Welsh language
• Television
• Mass media

[edit] External links

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