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==Public broadcasters==
==Public broadcasters==

WHAT DO THOSE FIGURES MEAN?


*Irish - [[TG4]] (€38m) - [[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta]] (€11m)
*Irish - [[TG4]] (€38m) - [[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta]] (€11m)

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The list below contains information on the different types of media available in the Celtic languages.

Public broadcasters

WHAT DO THOSE FIGURES MEAN?

All

Only a handful of media contain all the Celtic languages. An example is Carn magazine, which has contained columns in all six languages since its 1970s inception.

Cymraeg (Welsh)

Main article: List of Welsh-language media

Gaeilge (Irish)

The following is a list of media available in the Irish language.

Television

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by TG4

Current channels

TG4

"TG Ceathair" originally known as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG) broadcasting on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with a potential population reach of 5-6 million. The station has almost 800,000 people tuning into the station each day in the Republic, almost double what it was in the 1990s with an annual budget of €38 million. The station's anchor shows are the long-running soap Ros na Rún(160,000 weekly viewership), fast-paced drama Rásaí na Gaillimhe (viewership 92,000), trad music programme Glór Tíre (viewership 96,000), popular teen drama Aifric, dating show Eochair an ghrá, documentary about the Irish language abroad Thar Sáile, reportage Fíorscéal (viewership 35,000-65,000), crazy travel show Amú Amigos(viewership 50,000-65,000), Seacht / Seven - university drama set in Belfast (viewership 40,000) the dating game Paisean Faisean (viewership 45,000), South Park in Irish, chat show Ardán, music programmes Pop 4, talent show Glas Vegas, and children's shows Cúla 4, Síle and the news programmes Nuacht TG4 (viewership 35,000) to mention but a few. The station has a 3% share of the national audience which is similar to that of S4C. Around 60% of daily programming on TG4 is in Irish, the remainder is filled with English shows such as The O.C, One Tree Hill, Samantha Who, The Hills, Pimp My Ride and My Super Sweet 16.

Cúla 4 Channel

As of 1 September 2009, a children's channel available on Chorus NTL digital (Channel 602) television with the majority of programmes in Irish, with a range of home-produced and foreign dubbed programmes. Programmes are broadcast Mondays-Sundays from 7am - 10am, then from 2.30pm-7pm.

The same strand of programmes are also available on terrestrial television on TG4.

RTÉ News Now

A 24 hour live news service available on the RTÉ website featuring national and international news. It offers a mix of Irish language, English language and Irish sign language TV news bulletins and political programmes. It broadcasts the following programmes: Cinnlínte Nuachta, Nuacht RTÉ, Nuacht an Lae, Cinnlínte Nuachta, Nuacht TG4, Pobal, Timpeall na Tíre and 7 Lá.

Future digital channels

RTÉ International TV

RTÉ International is a proposed digital TV station that was expected on air as of March 2009, but was postponed indefinitely. It will also contain some Irish language programmes from TG4 and will be available in the UK, Europe and North America for the Irish expatriate community.[1]

Houses of the Oireachtas Channel

A proposed digital television channel in the Republic of Ireland from 2009, which will show live broadcasts from the both Irish houses of parliament Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann in Dublin. It will cover parliamentary debates in both Irish and English.

Any complaints regarding the provision of services, including media in Irish within the Republic can be directed to An Coimisinéir Teanga (The Language Commissioner).

Other channels

BBC Two Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland has its own Irish-language department producing some well-known programmes such as: music programme for young people Imeall Geall, trad music programme Blas Ceoil, youth drama Teenage Cics, documentary Isteach Chun An Oileáin, cartoon Na Dódaí, interior-decor show Gaisce Gnó and community programme Féile an Phobail. It is funded by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund which has been given £12 million over a five year period.

RTÉ One

Irish public broadcaster RTÉ's first television channel, RTÉ One, carries a small number of Irish-language items – principally a daily news bulletin: Nuacht RTÉ.

Local community channels

Dublin Community Television

DCTV broadcasts to over 200,000 households in all major Irish cities, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. The Irish language programme 'Clara Gil' from Northern Visions, uses a conversation with an aged nurse to look at changes in the profession over the past fifty years.

Radio

Radio stations entirely in Irish

There are six radio stations broadcasting entirely in Irish:

National & International
  • RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG) - a national radio station which is part of the RTÉ franchise broadcasting throughout Ireland with an average listenership of 150,000 and an annual budget of approximately €11 million similar in size to BBC Radio Cymru.
Youth
  • Anocht FM - broadcasts on the same frequency as Raidió na Gaeltachta but is aimed at a young audience.
  • Raidió Rí-Rá - a youth-orientated chart music station, currently broadcasting on an FM radio multi-city licence in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway and on the internet. The station is the only youth radio station in a Celtic language and it expects to be available on digital DAB as of summer 2009. The station has an average weekly audience of 8,750.
Greater Dublin
Greater Belfast
Irish trad & rock music

Stations with weekly Irish language programming

Many radio stations in Ireland plus some outside the island also have regular Irish-language programming:


Republic of Ireland (National):

Republic of Ireland (Local/Regional):

Northern Ireland:

Australia:

United States of America:

Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann and Giotaí

Main article: List of artists who have released Irish language songs

A company called Digital Audio Productions specialising in all aspects of radio programming has created two very successful Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann and Giotaí brands of Irish-language radio programmes.

Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann (Ireland's Official Top 40) is a new phenomenon, and it has become increasingly popular to hear the Irish Top 40 hits being presented entirely in Irish on what are regarded as English-language radio stations such as:

Print

Newspapers

Weekly
  • Foinse - Weekly newspaper with a circulation of 150,000 which is published on Wednesdays as a supplement with the Irish Independent.
  • Gaelscéal - National weekly newspaper available every Friday.
  • Nuacht24 - was Belfast based weekly newspaper.
Monthly
  • Saol (monthly newspaper)

Newspapers with Irish language columns

In addition to this, most English-language newspapers have Irish-language columns:

Magazines

  • Càrn
  • Celtica
  • Cuisle
  • Cumasc
  • Éigse
  • An t-Eolaí - science magazine
  • An Gaeilgeoir
  • Harvard Celtic Colloquium - 1981-1994
  • Iris na Gaeilge - (magazine from the society "Irish Cambridge")
  • Journal of Celtic Language Learning
  • Journal of Celtic Linguistics
  • International Congress of Celtic Studies: (1959-1995)
  • Luimne - Mary Immaculate College magazine, 1999-2000
  • Muintir Acla
  • An Músgraigheach, 1943-1945
  • Oghma
  • Táin - Australian magazine with Irish columns
  • Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie - 1987-1997

Publishers

  • Carroll Heinemann
  • Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc
  • Cló Iar-Chonnachta
  • Cois Life Teoranta
  • Coiscéim
  • Dubh Iontas Design Studio

Internet

Software

Several computer software products have the option of an Irish-language interface. Prominent examples include KDE,[2] Mozilla Firefox,[3] Mozilla Thunderbird,[3] OpenOffice.org,[4] and Microsoft Windows XP,[5]

Mobile technology

In May 2008, the mobile phone maker Samsung said that it would create a mobile phone specifically for the Irish language market, which would include Irish language predictive text[6].

Later on, in November 2008, Samsung then announced all of its new phones launched from 2009 onwards would have "Gael Fón" - a feature allowing Irish as a language option, including predictive text, which was developed by the company - as standard.[7]

Gàidhlig (Scottish)

The following is a list of media available in Gàidhlig.

Television

Digital and Satellite channels

  • BBC Alba (TV channel) is a Gaelic language television channel. The channel launched on September 19th 2008 and is currently available on Sky channel 168, with Virgin Media coverage starting in the near future. The channel is funded by the Scottish Government, MG Alba and Bòrd na Gàidhlig. It will cost £18 million a year. BBC Alba is responsible for the channel. Gaelic programming on BBC Two Scotland is to continue until the digital switchover is completed in 2012. It also has radio facilities, broadcasting BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, based in Stornoway.
  • TeleG is a digital channel on Freeview only. It broadcasts only one hour a day.

Other

  • BBC Alba is the Gaelic department of Scottish national broadcaster BBC Scotland. It offers some Gaelic programmes such as Eòrpa, Dè a-nis? and Air ais air an Ràn Dàn.
  • STV is a major contributor to Gaelic programmes showing about 4 hours a week.

Radio

Radio stations broadcasting completely in Gaelic

  • BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a Gaelic language radio station, founded in Stornoway and broadcast from 1985 to '89 under the name Radio Nan Eilean, when it joined with other BBC Scotland radio stations (mainly Inverness & BBC's HQ in Glasgow) & is available around Scotland on FM and internationally online with an annual budget of £4 million.

Radio stations with some Gaelic programmes

  • Isles FM is a radio station based in the Outer Hebrides broadcasting programmes in English and Gaelic.
  • Two Lochs Radio is a small radio station in the Scottish Highlands.
  • Cuillin FM is Skye's main radio station and has several shows each week in Gaelic
  • Moray Firth Radio
  • An Gàidheal Ùr - (as of March 2009 no longer in publication because of lack of funding) was a Gaelic publication which used to be available online or free in some local newspapers.
  • West Highland Free Press (Am Pàipear Beag), includes Gàidhlig columns, Litir do Luchd Ionnsachaidh for learners, and also has part of its letterhead in Gàidhlig.
  • Irish language magazine "Nós", with a mainly young readership, also has some articles in Gàidhlig.

Publishers

Publishers which issue all, or some of their content in Gaidhlig

  • Argyll
  • Birlinn
  • Gairm Publications
  • Luath
  • Ur-Sgeul

Internet

Gaelg (Manx)

  • Claare ny Gael (Gaelic programme) is on Manx Radio every Sunday from 8.00pm to 9.00pm. Every Wednesday there is the Shiaght Laa programme from 6.00pm to 6.30pm.
  • Manx language columns occasionally appear in the Manx Examiner, including Brian Stowell's serialised novel, The Vampire Murders

Brezhoneg (Breton)

Television

  • TVRennes35- TV Rennes 35 television station broadcasting a number of programmes in Breton.
  • France 3, a few local opt-outs in Breton (ca. 60 hours every year) on the regional service France 3 Ouest.

Radio

Radio stations broadcasting in Breton only

Radio stations broadcasting in French and Breton

Kernewek (Cornish)

"Nowodhow an Seythun" Weekly news Podcast in Cornish

"Radyo an Gernewegva" Weekly magazine programme Podcast in Cornish

Both can be found at http://www.radyo.kernewegva.com

"An Gannas" Monthly newsletter available from Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek

Diaspora media

  • Aisrigh nan Gaidheal - Scottish Gaelic radio programme on CKJM in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada.[8]
  • Celtic Heritage Magazine - magazine in Nova Scotia, Canada.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tighe, Mark (2008-11-02). "RTE shelves UK launch". London: The Sunday Times.
  2. ^ "KDE Irish Gaelic translation". kde.ie. Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
  3. ^ a b "Firefox in Irish". mozdev.org. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  4. ^ "Bogearra den scoth, chomh maith agus a bhí sé ariamh, anois as Gaeilge" (in Irish). openoffice.org. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
  5. ^ "Windows XP Pacáiste Comhéadan Gaeilge" (in Irish). Microsoft. Retrieved 2007-06-19..
  6. ^ Samsung unveils first phone 'as Gaeilge'
  7. ^ RTÉ News - Gaeilge on your phone
  8. ^ The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia
  9. ^ The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia
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