Media in Cardiff

Later that evening at 9.30pm Mostyn Thomas, sang Dafydd y Garreg Wen, which was the first Welsh language song to be broadcast.

[3] Cardiff's daily tabloid newspaper is the South Wales Echo, founded in 1884 and formerly based in Thomson House, now in 6 Park Street in the city centre.

The national newspapers, the Western Mail and Wales on Sunday, are also based in Thomson House as all are owned by Trinity Mirror.

[4] Both the South Wales Echo and Metro publish daily information for the city such as the weather and entertainment listings.

[5] Cardiff County Council publishes the monthly Capital Times, and the Echo Extra is delivered free to homes.

[16] The Atrium building houses most of the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries faculty (CCI for short) of the University of South Wales.

[20] It was announced on 15 October 2008 that the BBC is to move the filming shows such as Casualty and Crimewatch to studios in Cardiff.

The reality show takes young hopefuls from The Valleys and move them to Cardiff to pursue their dream careers.

Plaque commemorating the first (radio) broadcast in Wales on 13 February 1923
Six Park Street, offices of the South Wales Echo and Western Mail
The Red Dragon Centre contains the studios of Capital FM, Heart and Smooth.
Roald Dahl Plass , outside the Millennium Centre, acts as the exterior of the hub in the series Torchwood