The BBC has just announced that the new Gaelic TV Channel, BBC ALBA, will be launched on 19th September. The channel is a partnership between BBC Scotland and the government-funded MG ALBA. The first night’s programmes include a live concert from the Isle of Skye featuring some of Scotland’s best musical talent.
The BBC Scotland Controller, Ken McQuarrie, said it was a realisation of a long-held ambition of the Gaelic community and he added:
BBC ALBA will offer a new and enhanced service to the Gaelic audience and will also reach out to the wider Scottish audience by offering a range of attractive and compelling programmes
The service hasn’t been without conflict as the UK Government was accused of trying to impose itself on the service following the appointment of former Labour MSP Alasdair Morrison as chairman of MG Alba, formerly the Gaelic Media Service.
All that aside this must be good news and I’ll certainly be checking the online content for the music.
More information from the Gaelic Media Service
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