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]
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 IrelandMary McAleese welcoming the launch of Raidió Fáilte was played at the start of broadcasting.
Programmingedit
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 alsoedit
Raidió na Life - Irish language community radio station in Dublin
^"'NÍL FOIRGNEAMH RAIDIÓ NÍOS FEARR IN ÉIRINN' Raidió Fáilte ag craoladh ó stiúideo úrnua- NÓS". Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^"Raidió Fáilte in 2018- Raidió na Life & Near FM podcast". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
"In the trenches of a language war". The Economist. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
Lasar, Matthew (25 November 2011). "UK report: community radio stations that target specific audiences do better?". Radio Survivor. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
HAUK, ALEXIS (15 August 2012). "Radio Free Cherokee: Endangered Languages Take to the Airwaves". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
McAdam, Noel (13 January 2009). "Ian Paisley says yes to Irish language radio's request for an interview". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
"Ofcom: Community Radio Annual report on the sector: 2010/2011" (PDF). Ofcom. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
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raidió, fáilte, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Raidio Failte news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Raidio Failte Irish pronunciation ˈɾˠadʲiːoː ˈfˠaːl ʲtʲe 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 Raidio FailteBroadcast areaGreater Belfast Area Northern Ireland on FMFrequency107 1 MHz FMDigital terrestrial televisionDABProgrammingFormatMixed networkOwnershipSister stationsRaidio na LifeHistoryFirst air date15 September 2006LinksWebsitewww raidiofailte comThe 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 Culturlann McAdam o 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 Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRaidio Failte began airing on a part time basis from Culturlann McAdam o Fiaich in the 1990s Raidio Failte was re launched in Belfast City Hall on 15 September 2006 when Station Manager Fergus o hIr 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 Raidio Failte was played at the start of broadcasting Programming editProgrammes 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 editRaidio na Life Irish language community radio station in Dublin List of Irish language media List of Celtic language mediaReferences edit NIL FOIRGNEAMH RAIDIo NIOS FEARR IN EIRINN Raidio Failte ag craoladh o stiuideo urnua NoS Retrieved 6 October 2018 Raidio Failte in 2018 Raidio na Life amp Near FM podcast YouTube Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 6 October 2018 In the trenches of a language war The Economist 21 December 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2015 Lasar Matthew 25 November 2011 UK report community radio stations that target specific audiences do better Radio Survivor Retrieved 17 November 2015 HAUK ALEXIS 15 August 2012 Radio Free Cherokee Endangered Languages Take to the Airwaves The Atlantic Retrieved 17 November 2015 McAdam Noel 13 January 2009 Ian Paisley says yes to Irish language radio s request for an interview Belfast Telegraph Retrieved 17 November 2015 Ofcom Community Radio Annual report on the sector 2010 2011 PDF Ofcom 23 November 2011 Retrieved 17 November 2015 External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raidio Failte amp oldid 1184759757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
