Raidió Fáilte

Raidió Fáilte (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɾˠadʲiːoː ˈfˠaːlʲtʲə]; meaning "Welcome Radio") is an Irish-language community radio station, broadcasting from Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It started broadcasting under its current licence on 15 September 2006 having operated as a pirate radio station for some time prior to that.

Raidió Fáilte
Broadcast areaGreater Belfast Area – Northern Ireland on FM
Frequency107.1 MHz FM
Digital terrestrial television
DAB
Programming
FormatMixed network
Ownership
Raidió na Life
History
First air date
15 September 2006
Links
Websitewww.raidiofailte.com

The station can be heard on 107.1 FM in the Belfast area, and online through a live stream on the station's website. It is broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week and was broadcast from the cultural centre Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich on the Falls Road for several years and subsequently from The Twin Spires Centre on Northumberland Street off the Falls Road, Belfast. In October 2018 the station moved to a state-of-the-art new building on the junction of the Falls Road and the Westlink motorway.[1][2]

History

Raidió Fáilte began airing on a part-time basis from Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich in the 1990s.

Raidió Fáilte was re-launched in Belfast City Hall on 15 September 2006 when Station Manager Fergus Ó hÍr introduced guest speakers Ferdia Mac an Fhailigh, Chief Executive of Foras na Gaeilge, and Bob Collins, Commissioner of the Equality Commission. A recorded message from the President of Ireland Mary McAleese welcoming the launch of Raidió Fáilte was played at the start of broadcasting.

Programming

Programmes are aimed at the Irish-speaking community in Belfast. A mixture of traditional Irish music, indie, rock and world music and can be heard, together with current affairs and sports coverage and chat. Special programmes relating to Roman Catholic and Presbyterian church services through the medium of Irish have also been broadcast.

See also

References
  1. "'NÍL FOIRGNEAMH RAIDIÓ NÍOS FEARR IN ÉIRINN' Raidió Fáilte ag craoladh ó stiúideo úrnua- NÓS". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Raidió Fáilte in 2018- Raidió na Life & Near FM podcast". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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