The media in Wales provide services in both

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and Welsh, and play a role in modern Welsh culture. BBC Wales began broadcasting in 1923 have helped to promote a form of standardised spoken Welsh,Davies (2008) p. 87 and one historian has argued that the concept of

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as a single national entity owes much to modern

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. The national broadcasters are based in the capital,

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Newspapers and news magazines

History of newspapers in Wales

The initial growth of newspaper publishing in Wales was slow in comparison to that of urban England, mainly due to distribution problems caused by poor transport networks and in particular rail links.Davies (2008) p. 615 It was further hindered by taxes on paper, advertising and the newspapers themselves. This changed in the early 19th century when Wales experienced sweeping social changes due to the

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. A rapid surge in population growth, along with the adoption of radacalist political views and the growth of Nonconformity saw the development of newspapers publishing in Wales. However the market for newspapers in Wales was much smaller than in England and was also to some extent split between two languages. The first weekly newspaper in Wales was ''

The Cambrian The Cambrian, a weekly newspaper started by George Haynes and L. W. Dillwyn in 1804, was the first newspaper published in Wales. Its original publisher was Thomas Jenkins. The full masthead proclaimed ''The Cambrian and Weekly General Advertise ...

'', published in 1804 and based in Swansea. Printed only in the English language, it was initially restricted to circulation in the southern towns of Wales, but over time its distribution increased, reaching not just South Wales, but also the

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, America, India and the British colonies. The newspaper mainly covered local and general news, but also advocated mining, agricultural, and commercial interests. The success of ''The Cambrian'' was followed by other weeklies, including the '' North Wales Gazette'' ( Bangor, 1808) and the ''

Carmarthen Journal The ''Carmarthen Journal'' is a newspaper founded in 1810 in Wales and now based in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building housing the ''Carmarthen Journal'' asserts that the ''Carmarthen Journal'' is the oldest newsp ...

'' (

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, 1910). The first Welsh-language weekly, ''

Seren Gomer ''Seren Gomer'' was the first Welsh-language weekly newspaper. The first number was published in 1814 in Swansea by the local Baptist minister and writer Joseph Harris (Gomer). Publishing history The weekly was intended to cover news from the w ...

'', was founded by

Joseph Harris (Gomer) Joseph Harris (1773 – 10 August 1825) was a Welsh Baptist minister, author, and journal editor. A Welsh language poet, he took the Biblical name of Gomer as his bardic name. On 1 January 1814 he launched the first Welsh-language weekly ''Seren G ...

in Swansea in 1814. It covered national, foreign, political and religious news, and also included literary contributions from notable Welsh Nonconformists. Although it had a considerable circulation, the tax on paper made the ''Seren Gomer'' unviable, and it stopped after 85 issues. It was relaunched as a fortnightly in 1818 and then a monthly in 1820. Few newspapers were established in Wales in the 1820s and 1830s. Both the ''Cardiff Weekly Reporter'' and the ''Newport Review'' were launched in Cardiff in 1822, and in 1836 the Welsh-language weekly ''Cronicl yr Oes'' (''The Chronicle of the Age'') began distributing from

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in North Wales. 1836 also saw the printing of a West Wales paper, the ''Cambrian Gazette: Y Freinlen Gymroaidd'' ("The Welshmen's Charter"), based in Aberystwyth. All four were short lived. More successful papers from that period included the '' Monmouthshire Merlin'' (Newport, 1829–91) and ''

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'' (1832-1984). In 1843, '' Yr Amserau'' (''The Times''), which was to become the first successful Welsh-language newspaper, was launched. Established across the border in

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by Gwilym Hiraethog, it was later bought by

Thomas Gee Thomas Gee (24 January 181528 September 1898), was a Welsh Nonconformist preacher, journalist and publisher. Gee was born in Denbigh, Wales. At the age of fourteen he went into his father's printing office, Gwasg Gee, but continued to atte ...

of Denbigh in 1859 and amalgamated with ''Baner Cymru'' (''The Banner of Wales'') (1857) to form ''

Baner ac Amserau Cymru The ''Baner ac Amserau Cymru'' (established in 1857) was a weekly Welsh language newspaper, distributed throughout Wales and in the Liverpool area. It contained local and national news and information. It was formed by the amalgamation of ''Baner ...

''.Davies (2008) p. 616 This became a powerful influence on Welsh life, and through its most notable contributor John Griffith, writing under his pen name ''Y Gohebydd'' (The Correspondent), the paper would champion radical causes, including the defence of Nonconformist views. When stamp duty on newspapers was abolished in 1855, the effect was a rise in the number of publications, and most of the denominational papers in Wales originated around this period. The

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'' (''Star of Wales'') launched in Carmarthen 1851, but had a short run followed by a more successful launch when it re-established in 1856. This was followed by the Congregationalists' '' Y Tyst Cymreig'' (''The Welsh Witness'') (1867), the Calvinistic Methodists' '' Y Goleuad'' (''The Illuminator'') (1869), the

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' '' Y Gwyliedydd'' (''The Sentinel'') (1877) and the Anglican '' Y Llan a'r Dywysogaeth'' (''The Parish and Principality'') (1881). These religious papers were published nationally and reported on home and wider British news, though they also gave leadership on political and social issues. Outside of Cardiff and Swansea, two other towns in the south Wales, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, developed as newspaper publishing hubs in the mid- to late 19th century. Josiah Thomas Jones of Aberdare launched both '' Y Gwron Cymreig'' ("The Welsh Hero", 1854–60) and '' The Aberdare Times'' (1861-1902), while David Williams (Alaw Goch), Abraham Mason and William Williams (Carw Goch) also of Aberdare, published ''

Y Gwladgarwr ''Y Gwladgarwr'' ("The Patriot") was a liberal Welsh language newspaper, established in 1858, published weekly in Aberdare by Abraham Mason, and distributed around the districts of South Wales. Devoted to Welsh literature, the paper provided poet ...

'' ("The Patriot", 1858–82). The most important of these newspapers was '' Tarian y Gweithiwr'' ("The Workers' Shield"), which had a strong Liberal-Labour bias and stood for workers' rights; this made it popular with the coal miners and tinplate workers of the region. Merthyr Tydfil in turn was home to ''

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'' (1832–74), '' The Merthyr Star'' (1859-1881), '' Y Fellten'' ("The Lightning Flash", 1868–76), and two Chartist publications '' The Workman'' and '' Udgorn Cymru'' ("The Trumpet of Wales"). In the north, Bangor and

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rose as important print towns. The '' North Wales Gazette'' was first published in Bangor in 1808 before changing title to the ''

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'' in 1827. In direct conflict was the '' Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald'', whose editorials were Liberal and Nonconformist, in contrast with the support of the ''Chronicle'' for

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ism and the Established Church.

Modern national newspapers

Unlike

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and

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, the Welsh national press is limited. The only English-language Wales-based national newspapers are the ''Western Mail'', produced by Reach plc and The National produced by Newsquest. The Western Mail's Sunday counterpart is the ''

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''. One study in the 1990s found that the most widely read newspaper in Wales was '' The Sun''. Despite the popularity of London-based newspapers in Wales, most UK newspapers do not produce regional editions for the Welsh audience, although until 2003 ''The Mirror'' was branded as the ''Welsh Mirror''. Since the 1970s, there has been a decline in the number of Fleet Street newspaper journalists based in Wales; now all national UK newspapers rely on the Press Association reporter in Wales.

Modern regional newspapers

Daily newspapers

The most popular local newspapers in Wales, as of 2018, are the ''Daily Post'', the Swansea-based ''

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'', the Cardiff-based ''

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'' and Western Mail, and the Newport-based ''

South Wales Argus The ''South Wales Argus'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Newport, South Wales. ''The Argus'' is distributed in Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, and Torfaen. History The paper was founded as the ''South Wales Arg ...

''. The

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edition of the ''

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'' is distributed in that region. The ''Evening Leader'' is the main evening newspaper for North East Wales.

Weekly newspapers

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'' ("The Welshman", Welsh pronunciation: � ˈkəmrɔ was Wales' last Welsh language weekly newspaper, first published in 1932. By the time of its cessation in 2017 its sales had dwindled to around 2,000 copies. It now shares content through social media and has applied for funding from the

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for the resumption of physical publication.

Literature

Publishers

There are a number of large, medium, and small sized publishing houses across Wales, however the industry has seen contraction in recent years. The Wales Books Council states that there are 109 publishers in Wales. Funding for literature in Wales is dominated by the

in Cardiff and

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in Aberystwyth. * Gomer Press is the largest and oldest publisher of English and Welsh language books in Wales, established in 1892. It is based in Llandysul, and publishes around 120 titles a year. In September 2019 it was announced Gomer would be closing their publishing arm to focus on printing. Its 55 employees will be retained but will no longer publish new titles, of which it produced 36 in 2018. It marks the end of 127 years of publishing. * Publish & Print are publishers based in

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, founded in 2014 by Welsh writer Dave Lewis. * Accent Press are publishers based in Mountain Ash and Cardiff, founded in 2003 by Hazel Cushion. *

Parthian Books Parthian Books is an independent publisher based in Cardigan, Wales. It was founded in 1993 by Lewis Davies and Gillian Griffiths. An editorially-led publishing house, Parthian publishes a range of contemporary fiction, poetry, non-fiction and d ...

are Cardigan based publishers established in 1994 by Richard Lewis Davies and Gillian Griffiths. * Seren are Bridgend based independent publishers established in 1988. They are a subsidiary of Poetry Wales Press Ltd. * Dref Wen are Cardiff based publishers established in 1998 specialising in children's books written in both English and Welsh. * Welsh Academic Press are a publishing house established in 1994 focused on historical and political non-fictio. Their imprint St David's Press focus on leisure, sport and history. * Crown House Publishing are a Carmarthen based publishing company established in 1998. They specialise in literature about education, coaching, NLP, hypnosis, self-help and personal development * Graffeg are publishers founded in 2003 by Peter Gill specialising in illustrated children's and non-fiction books. * Deadstar Publishing are graphic novel publishers based in Cardiff established in 2011. *

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were established in 1922 and publish 50 to 70 new titles each year. Their work focuses on the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Modern magazines

''Around Town'' is a free lifestyle and events magazine which publishes four variant editions that serve

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, Cardiff, Swansea and Rhondda Cynon Taff. ''

Golwg ''Golwg'' (Welsh for "View", ) is a Welsh-language magazine established in 1988. The magazine is published by the company with the same name on a weekly basis. It covers current events and features and claims a circulation of 12,000 a month, the ...

'' ("View"; Welsh pronunciation: �ɡɔlʊk is a Welsh-language magazine established in 1988. It covers current events and features and claims a monthly circulation of 12,000, the largest circulation of any magazine in Wales. ''Cambria'', which referred to itself as the 'National Magazine of Wales', was first launched in 1997 and was published bi-monthly. A glossy publication covering the arts, current affairs, topical subjects, history and lifestyle, it was aimed at

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readers. It faced closure in 2015 after losing its funding from the Welsh Books Council, but was temporarily saved after a newly formed company, MegaGroup Newspapers, bought a half share in the publication. It printed its final issue in 2016 and MegaGroup was made insolvent in 2017. ''Planet'', a bi-monthly magazine covering the arts, literature and politics in Wales and the wider world, is produced in Aberystwyth. Each edition features poems and short stories alongside cultural reviews and political analysis. A Welsh edition of the ''

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'', called TES Cymru, dedicates a number of pages to Wales' devolved education system, with a reporter based in

. South Wales Media Ltd produce local community magazines in the Swansea & Neath Port Talbot counties. The Ponty Mag which covers Pontardawe, Clydach Mag covering Clydach, Swansea East Mag and SA4 Magazine. The also produce Swansea City FC fanzine Jack Swan magazine. Furthermore, Wales has a network of local Welsh-language newsletters. Known as '' papurau bro'' ("local papers"), they are produced by volunteers and generally published monthly, serving a

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market. The first such publication was ''

Y Dinesydd ''Y Dinesydd'' (Welsh for ''The Citizen'') is a monthly local Welsh-language newspaper (normally called a '' papur bro'') for Cardiff, Wales, established in April 1973.

'' ("The Citizen"), established in Cardiff in April 1973. There are currently over 50 ''papurau bro'', produced throughout Wales.

Zines

There are a large number of specialist

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produced in Wales, including ''Gagged!'' (the South Wales anarchist newsletter), ''The Free Flyer'' (the free paper for "

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, Builth,

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, Llandrindod, Llanwrtyd,

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and

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"), and the ''Cambrian Snooze'' newsletter in Aberystwyth.

Digital

For 2019–20 the

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has allocated a £200,000 budget to stimulate and continue digital and hyperlocal journalism in Wales. Golwg360
In 2009 Golwg launched Golwg360, a news website offering daily Welsh and international news in the Welsh language. It was initially launched with £600,000 funding from the Welsh Government, and is currently funded through the

. Senedd Home
Blogger Owen Donovan operates an extensive network of blogs covering a range of hyperlocal and national events. Three blogs are published, namely Senedd Home (reporting on business of the Senedd and Welsh Government), State of Wales (about Welsh national issues and developments), and Oggy Bloggy Ogwr, which reports on Local Authority matters in Wales. Nation.Cymru
Nation.Cymru is a national English language news service established in 2017 by Bangor University journalism lecturer and former

editor Ifan Morgan Jones, alongside its current CEO Mark Mansfield. The service states it aims to address the absence of a national print media in Wales, and provide pan-Wales reporting to better inform Welsh people particularly about politics, the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), and the functioning of the devolved Government. It has an agreement with Owen Donovan of Senedd Home to report on stories related to Welsh parliamentary business. Sports media
Other websites in the sphere include sports pages Dai Sport and Y Clwb Pel Droed. Business media and hyperlocal reporting
Business news is dominated in Wales by Business News Wales, and hyperlocal sites operate such as Caerphilly Observer, Wrexham.com, Deeside.com, Cwmbran Life, The Bangor Aye, We Are Cardiff, Cardiff Directory Wales and My Cardiff North.

Broadcasting

History

At 5 pm on 13 February 1923, 5WA Cardiff, a forerunner of BBC Radio Wales, first broadcast from a music shop at 19 Castle Street in

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. Later that evening Mostyn Thomas sang

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, which was the first

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song to be broadcast. A commemorative plaque records the event. However 5WA Cardiff ended on 28 May 1923.

Television

Public service television broadcasting

BBC Wales is based in Broadcasting House,

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, northern

, and provides BBC One Wales and BBC Two Wales television channels. BBC Wales produces the most-watched Welsh news programme ''

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'', current affairs programme ''Week In Week Out'', sports coverage in '' Scrum V'' and ''Sport Wales'', science-fiction programmes including '' Doctor Who'' and ''

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'', and factual programmes such as ''X-Ray''. S4C is the main Welsh-language station and has its headquarters in

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, northern Cardiff. The channel features around 10 hours a week of programmes made in Welsh by BBC Wales, such as ''

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'' (News) and ''

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'' (a long-running soap opera) as well as programmes made by independent production companies.

Commercial television broadcasting

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is based in

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, western Cardiff and produces regional news and factual programmes such as '' Wales Tonight'', ''Wales This Week'', ''Sharp End'' and ''The Wales Show''. In 2012 Chancellor

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invited new local television licence bids in order to establish stations akin to US decentralized affiliate broadcasters. Since introduction, there have been two dominant companies who operate the majority of local licenses in the UK, specifically

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, who run Cardiff TV and North Wales TV, and

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, who run the That's Swansea Bay station.

Radio

Public service radio broadcasting

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