Mae ±«Óãtv Cymru yn darparu cynnwys amrywiol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg i gynulleidfaoedd ledled Cymru, yn ogystal â chynnwys blaenllaw ar gyfer rhwydwaith ehangach y ±«Óãtv. Lansiwyd ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 yn 2018 fel gwasanaeth optio allan gan Radio Cymru, sy’n rhan o rwydwaith ±«Óãtv Cymru Wales, ac sy’n darparu arlwy adloniant Cymraeg cenedlaethol amgen yn ystod oriau brig amser brecwast i ategu rhaglen newyddion llafar presennol Radio Cymru ar y prif wasanaeth.
Ym mis Gorffennaf 2023, fe wnaeth y ±«Óãtv ddechrau ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar ei gynnig i ddarparu rhagor o oriau Cymraeg gwreiddiol gan ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 er mwyn iddo ddod yn Wasanaeth Cyhoeddus yn y DU yn ei rinwedd ei hun. Roedd Radio Cymru 2 wedi cynnig 25 awr yr wythnos o raglenni cerddoriaeth ac adloniant fel dewis amgen gan Radio Cymru.
Ar ôl cynnal ymchwil i’r gynulleidfa a’r farchnad, yn ogystal â chyfnod o ymgynghori, mae Bwrdd y ±«Óãtv wedi dod i’r casgliad y dylai Radio Cymru 2 ddarparu rhagor o oriau Cymraeg gwreiddiol a dod yn Wasanaeth Cyhoeddus yn y DU yn ei rinwedd ei hun.
Mae cyflwyniad Prawf Lles y Cyhoedd a’r ymatebion i’r ymgynghoriad gan randdeiliaid, a ddefnyddiwyd i lywio penderfyniad y Bwrdd, wedi’u cyhoeddi isod.
Mae’r ±«Óãtv nawr wedi cyfeirio’r cynnig at Ofcom a fydd, fel rheoleiddiwr y ±«Óãtv, yn penderfynu a gaiff y cynnig fwrw ymlaen ai peidio. Mae gwybodaeth am sut bydd Ofcom yn dod i’w benderfyniad ar gael ar .
±«Óãtv Cymru Wales provides a wide range of English and Welsh-language content for audiences across Wales, as well as flagship content for the wider ±«Óãtv network. ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 was launched in 2018 as an opt-out service from Radio Cymru, part of the ±«Óãtv Cymru Wales network, providing an alternative national Welsh-language entertainment offer in breakfast peak to complement the existing Radio Cymru all-speech news programme on the main service.
In July 2023, the ±«Óãtv opened a public consultation on its proposal to extend the number of originated Welsh-language hours offered by ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 so that it becomes a UK Public Service in its own right. Radio Cymru 2 had offered 25 hours per week of music and entertainment programming as an opt from Radio Cymru.
After undertaking audience and market research, as well as a period of consultation, the ±«Óãtv Board has concluded that Radio Cymru 2 should extend its originated hours and become a UK Public Service in its own right.
The Public Interest Test submission and the consultation responses from stakeholders, used to inform the Board’s decision, are published below.
The ±«Óãtv has now referred the proposal to Ofcom who, as the ±«Óãtv’s regulator, will decide whether the proposal can proceed or not. Information on how Ofcom will reach their decision can be found on .
±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 Public Interest Test submission
Consultation Responses
Ar 27 Gorffennaf 2023, dechreuodd y ±«Óãtv ymgynghoriad pum wythnos ar y ei gynnig arfaethedig i ddarparu rhagor o oriau Cymraeg gwreiddiol gan ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 er mwyn iddo ddod yn Wasanaeth Cyhoeddus yn y DU yn ei rinwedd ei hun. Cawsom ymatebion ffurfiol neu anffurfiol gan un ar ddeg o randdeiliaid. Mae ymatebion y rhanddeiliaid yr ydym wedi cael caniatâd ar gyfer eu cyhoeddi wedi’i nodi isod:
On 27 July 2023 the ±«Óãtv opened a five week consultation on the proposed extension of the number of originated Welsh-language hours offered by ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 so that it becomes a UK Public Service in its own right. We received formal or informal responses from eleven staleholders. Where permission has been given, responses from stakeholders are published below.
Consultation (now closed)
Roedd ymgynghoriad y ±«Óãtv ar gyfer ei gynnig i ddarparu rhagor o oriau Cymraeg gwreiddiol gan ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 ar agor ar 27 Gorffennaf 2023 ac mae bellach wedi cau.
The ±«Óãtv’s consultation on the extension of the number of originated Welsh-language hours offered by ±«Óãtv Radio Cymru 2 was open from 27 July 2023 and is now closed.