Fantastic variety of programming all in the Welsh language. Great counterpart to Radio Wales (the…read moreEnglish speaking version). The breakfast show is a particular highlight! Good range of welsh and english music played and lots of light hearted banter!

I have also spent a lot of time listening to this station, especially in preparation for my own…read moreWelsh GCSE. There are some excellent programmes, presenters, and great music. My personal favourite is the short instrumental of 'Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' just before the news on the hour - so uplifting!

Xpress Radio (87.7 FM) is a student radio station run by students at Cardiff University, from a…read morestudio and editing suite on the fourth floor of the Students' Union building on Park Place. It's been running for 15 years now, and aims to provide student listeners with decent music and up-to-date hourly news plus information on issues that are important to them. During the daytime, there's usually more mainstream content such as chart music, competitions, features and general banter - then after 6pm there's more specialist music, whether it's jazz or new, emerging talent. On Sundays they have some talking radio - with political debates, comedy, and so on - from 10am to 3pm. Then at 3pm there's a student chart countdown compiled by a collaboration of various universities across the country. For journalism students at Cardiff, and particularly those studying broadcasting, the radio station provides an opportunity to gain some practical experience and something to stick on your CV - although volunteering opportunities are open to students of all disciplines, not just the journalists!

Xpress radio is a student radio station run by students. This particular station has been around…read morefor a long time now, 15 years in fact, running off a small budget given to them by the student's union. You will find mainstream entertainment shows in the day time and the ever so slightly obscure and bizarre speciality shows in the evening. This station is run by a great team of dedicated and passionate students, I would recommend listening to this station even if you aren't a student, and that you can, every so often it will broadcast on 87.7fm for a few weeks. Failing that, get with the times and listen to your radio online at http://www.xpressradio.co.uk/about.php I would also recommend getting involved with Xpress radio as a student as it will enhance your portfolio and if you are lucky enough, you may even win an award for your work at the yearly student media awards held in the Hilton. Get involved, you won't regret it.

Like the development from feeding leafy spheres to the dog under the table, to that fateful moment…read morewhen you first choose to buy the Brussels with your own money, Sprout magazine is thoroughly part of the rite of passage of growing up. Full of discussions about body image, sexuality and school, it is the perfect place for young adults to voice their concerns and opinions with the result being the generation of some rather moving stuff. Meetings are held in Central Library where free tea and biscuits help generate dynamic discussions about the future of the print publication and the website. Contributors' opinions are sought at every point, so if you're in your teens you have the power to make this yours. Marketed as a magazine written by and for those aged 11-25, Sprout is best suited for those 16 and under. Like the toy adverts that use teenagers to make Barbie look cool, Sprout may be over-stretching the mark here. Nevertheless, if you are a young writer who wants the opportunity to go to events for free and exercise your critical mind, this is an excellent service. URBAN CHALLENGE: Blog about something on thesprout.co.uk

There I was getting all het up about the possibility of Vavoom having gone bust when it is looking…read moreincreasingly likely that it's just Tidy that have folded. I won't be half as saddened if this is the case. In fact, in a lot of respects, I'd be more than happy to see the back of the culturally destitute Tidy! Producers of a vacuous lad-mag, with the obligatory scantily clad, busty teenage girls splashed unapologetically all over the front page, and owners of the photographic studio where much of the dross that was featured between its covers was brought into being, Tidy, in my estimations is / was not exactly a business to celebrate! If it has gone bust, I'd like to think that it bored itself to death!

I hate commercial radio, there's something about all those catchy commercial ditties that just get…read morestuck in your head and make me crazy. Still I do occasionally switch to Real Radio for a bit of cheese in the evenings when other stations get serious. I like David Heane's Evening show for a bit of sit along action on the way home for example. It's about as good as commercial radio gets really, there is something on there for everyone and on the Welsh version I like that they give you news on what's going on and different tips like the money saving tips for eating out.

If you want to listen to a bit of light-hearted pop music, both current chart toppers and other…read morecontemporary classic hits, then Real Radio isn't a bad choice. Aimed at 25-54 year olds, it's an independent local radio that broadcasts on FM from Morganstown in Cardiff right across South and West Wales. It does have a slightly cheesy tone - as do most local radio stations - but the music is easy to listen to and their news bulletins are pretty good, combining some national and showbiz stories, and some local news. They also sometimes run some decent competitions, and have regular features such as 'Pop the Question' every weekday (on the mid morning show) when they ask a set of questions, and listeners call in with their answers - with the chance to win a prize (such as a DAB digital radio) if they get them right.

Available on 97.4 and 103.2, Red Dragon FM is a South Wales radio station which plays all the hits…read moreof the moment. This is great if you're between the ages of 8 and 17, but not quite so great is you mind hearing the same songs playing over and over and over and over... No, to be fair, Red Dragon is not nearly so bad as some other station where they literally play the same 20 songs, at least here there are requests for older songs, so you'll occasionally find yourself listening to a bit of a gem. Train's 'Drops of Jupiter' springs to mind. Who's that tutting in the back? Red Dragon FM are very involved in the local community, looking through the galleries on their website showed a massive amount of local events that they've been a part of. They are also very involved while on air, with local listeners forever honing in for competitions or other random involvement. Anyway, this is the kind of station you might flip on while you do the housework or might have to listen to while in work, but it's not going to speak many words or wisdom or enhance the culture in your life.

Love all of the popular chart tunes; want to listen to fun and friendly people and voices on your…read moreradio machine? Then this is your ideal radio station. If you go down to Cardiff Bay and visit the Atlantic Wharf centre, then you're surely in for an entertaining time, or rather your children perhaps really are... A five star radio show; it has competitions, quizzes, phone in call sessions, guess the song and singer games, they have the local news updates, traffic and weather updates, they go out and about locally, they know their gossip about the arts and entertainment world and often help with charities. They are very sensitive towards their audiences, polite and caring. They also have a website. Which is full of games: news, competitions and of ways in how, if you should so wish to, to get in touch. You can watch them speak in their attractive studio of a station. I recommend for all teenagers, and young adults from ages; 12 - 30 year olds, preferably for those who live in Cardiff or Wales.

Back when I about 16 I did a couple of weeks work experience and the Western Mail and it great to…read moreget an inside look at whats goes on there. So I guess the Western Mail is the Welsh equivalent of a tabloid paper. It covers all the national news as well as Welsh stories and gossip so its a good combination really. Everyday it has a different section for education, style, whats on and the very important jobs section on Thursday's! If your into any of the local rugby teams then this is probably the only paper that has a lot of rugby coverage.

Distributed across the whole of Wales (although with limited circulation in North Wales), the…read moreWestern Mail is as far as I know Wales's only national daily tabloid newspaper. It's largely in English rather than Welsh, with lots of 'home' news, features and opinion columns. It's owned by the UK's largest newspaper company, Trinity Mirror and has been published since 1869. It used to be in broadsheet format, but switched in 2004 to a compact. Both the newspaper and its corresponding website offer good coverage of things going on in Wales, and it's very popular amongst business people looking for a new job (check the Jobs pages every Thursday) or who just want to keep on top of news within their industry and from their competitors. Weekend papers - as is the case with London-based national newspapers - contain far more sports coverage and arts and lifestyle features such as travel, fashion and events.

The South Wales Echo is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff and distributed throughout…read morethe South Wales region. It belongs to the Trinity Mirror group, the UK's largest newspaper company, and has been published since 1884. Each day there are actually two editions published - what's referred to as 'News Extra' for morning buyers, and 'City Final' for the evening readers. There is also a weekend edition published every Saturday. It has a much more local feel to it than the Western Mail, which covers news and features across Wales, and a lot of the news really isn't that gripping. I can't say I ever buy this newspaper - but if I find a copy on the train I'll have a flick through and find a few interesting local news articles.

The South Wales Echo is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed…read morethroughout the surrounding area. Founded in 1884, the newspaper is published by Media Wales Ltd (formerly Western Mail & Echo Ltd), part of the Trinity Mirror group. In 2008 Media Wales moved into from Thompson House to Park Street, next to the Millennium Stadium. It is a good source of local news, sport, business and entertainment for the Diff, leaving all-Wales coverage to The Western Mail. The writing isn't astoundingly brilliant, but for a quick catch up on your local vicinity you can flick through it over a cuppa and it'll only set you back a little shrapnel. You can also read articles from the Echo on Wales Online (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/).