Broadcasting in Sardinian language

 This recording is rather interesting not by the fact of reception, but by its content: special programme in Sardinian language dedicated to the culture, history and modern life of Sardinia. It has been received on the Sardinian frequency of RAI Radio 1, at one of the time slots when regional insert of RAI Sardegna is on air.

Initially I thought, it is Portuguese when heard a weak signal on 91.3 MHz during today's sporadic propagation from that region (Virgin Radio on 90.3 MHz was much stronger at the same time), however the signal got stronger later, revealing interesting language, not heard by me before.

Sardinian language originates from dialects of Latin and is considered one of the most close to Latin among modern languages of Europe by some linguists. Isolation on the stage of formation and some archaic elements make it quite different from all other modern languages of the Romance group. However, some Byzantine Greek, Catalan, Spanish and Italian influence also exists due to rich history of the region. Sardinian has status of regional language of the European Union. The number of native speakes is ~ 1 - 1.35 millions. There are about 7 radio stations in Sardinia, except RAI Sardegna, which are preparing programmes in various dialects of Sardinian language for the listeners:

• Radio Barbagia - 91.9, 92.0, 97.2, 103.0 MHz (Logudorese dialect)
• Radio Cuore Oristano - 97.0 MHz
• Radiolina - many frequencies (Campidanese dialect)
• Radio Sant'Elena - 103.8 MHz
• Radio Studio 2000 Vintage - 94.5 MHz (Campidanese dialect)
• Radio Super Sound - many frequencies (Campidanese dialect)
• Radio X - 96.8 MHz

This amazing language is in use mainly among elderly residents of Sardinia nowadays, and its perspective is unclear, UNESCO assigned Definitely Endangered status to it, which means that children no longer learn the language as mother tongue in the home. So, it is especially great that some Italian radio stations are actively support Sardinian language by using it in own broadcasts.

Unfortunately, there are still many languages with lesser number of speakers which are not presented on radio waves at all, e. g. in russia, where politics of assimilation and silent genocide of national minorities is being realized for centuries, some of the languages are doomed to extinct before forthcoming collapse of russia and will never appear in broadcasts.

Here is my audio sample recorded on 2nd of August 2021 on 91.3 MHz (RAI Sardegna via transmitter in Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara) at 10.48 UTC: