Broadcasting regulator Coimisiún na Meán sought commitments on Irish language services when renewing Galway Bay FM contract
A spokeswoman for the regulator said that, based on a recommendation in the Future of Media Commission’s report, Coimisiún na Mean’s work programme includes a review of the provision of Irish language services across the media, a process expected to be completed during 2024.
“It is too soon to know what the review might conclude about the role of local radio stations in providing content in the Irish language. As the term of a local radio sound broadcasting contract typically lasts for 10 years, Coimisiún na Meán has decided to include commitments that would facilitate the further development of Irish language services once the review is complete,” the spokesperson said.
She confirmed a decision on the new commitments was taken at the commission meeting on July 20th, when it considered a new contract for Western Community Broadcasting Ltd, trading as Galway Bay FM. “This was the first new contract considered by Coimisiún na Meán since it adopted its work programme. The commission agreed that the additional Irish language commitments should be included as part of the station’s programming commitments and that these commitments should be incorporated into new commercial radio sound broadcasting contracts that successfully complete the ongoing licensing process,” she said.
The new regulator has an executive chairperson and three commissioners, one of whom is Rónán Ó Domhnaill, who was previously An Coimisineir Teanga. In that role he advocated for strengthening language legislation, and a revised Official Language Act, putting more obligations on public bodies to provide State services in Irish, was passed in 2021.
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