5WA launch story - Mostyn Thomas, 1923

Episode 338,   Feb 09, 2012, 10:12 PM

Radio in Wales began with 5WA in 1923, based in Cardiff in premises above a music shop, and broadcasting on 850 kHz.

Mostyn Thomas, a world renowned baritone, tells here of how he sang Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock) on the opening day – the first Welsh words heard on radio.