Raidió na Gaeltachta: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta is the Irish language radio service part of Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland and is available on 92-94FM in Ireland, and via the internet. It began broadcasts on 2nd April 1972, and was the second legal radio station in Ireland. Initally RnaG broadcast for only a handful of hours a day, but following the putting in place of a fourth RTE national radio transmitter network (used for Lyric FM), the station expanded to 24 hours from 1st October, 2001.

RnaG is based in Casla, Co. Galway. It also has studios at Ballydavid, Co. Kerry, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, and RTE Radio Centre in Dublin. The station is operated by RTE, but has a separate advisory council, Comhairle Radio na Gaeltachta, which is appointed by the RTE Authority. RTE also appoints the Ceannaire, or Controller of RnaG, who has day-to-day responsiblity for the service.

RnaG has been criticised for its "no English lyrics" policy, which has kept most popular music from being played on the station and hampered its appeal to young people. For many years it was however the only Irish language broadcaster in the country. Recently it has been joined by Telefis na Gaelige (TG4) and the Dublin independent local radio station, Raidió na Life.