RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

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RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta ( RnaG ; Irish for Radio Gaeltacht ) is the Irish-language radio program of Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland and can be used in Ireland on VHF 92.6 - 94.4 MHz (102.7 MHz in the northeast) and via the Internet be received. It started operating on April 2, 1972 as the second legal radio station. RnaG originally only broadcast a few hours a day, but after the fourth national program RTÉ Lyric FM was broadcast, the station expanded to 24 hours from October 1, 2001 .

RnaG is based in Casla , County Galway . There are also studios in Gweedore , Co. Donegal , Baile na nGall , Ard na Caithne , County Kerry ; Castlebar , Co. Mayo and the RTÉ Radio Center in Dublin . The station is operated by RTÉ, but has its own broadcasting council, Comhairle Raidió na Gaeltachta, which is appointed by the RTÉ management. RTÉ also appoints the Ceannaire (program director) of RnaG.

RnaG has long been criticized for having a “no English lyrics” policy that excluded almost all popular music and thus did not reach a young audience. Other voices indicated that the station provides a much needed means of communication for Irish, which is largely a minority language in Ireland . For many years it was the only Irish language broadcaster. A television station, Telefís na Gaeilge ( TG4 ) with headquarters in Baile na hAbhann , and a few local radio stations such as the independent Dublin broadcaster Raidió na Life have only recently been added.

In March 2005 , RTÉ announced that RnaG would also broadcast songs with English-language texts as part of a new pop show between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. In April 2005 , the scheme called Anocht FM (Tonight FM) was introduced. At the weekend, it includes a new program, Geill Slí (eighth of the way), as well as the existing long-running An Taobh Tuathail . Anocht FM is also linked to various programs on the weekend. The new program began on May 2, 2005 at 9:02 p.m. Irish daylight saving time. The first piece with English-language texts was Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes after a public vote .

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