BBC: Language protester given custody. 19 year old Cymdeithas yr Iaith member Gwenno Teifi is tonight starting a 5 day prison sentence for her part in the protests against Radio Carmarthenshire. The station has repeatedly refused to reflect and promote the culture of Carmarthenshire, and has a policy of playing only "popular" (i.e. English language) chart music. I am listening to the Human League as I type this, who haven't been in the charts for 20 years, but obviously are more relevant to the good burghers of Carmarthen than anything recorded in the Welsh language in the interim.

I'm listening to their webcast at the moment, just to see if their news bulletin mentions the fact that a teenager has gone to prison trying to change their playlists.

Now playing: Easy Like Sunday Morning.

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(Edit.) If you would like to support Cymdeithas' campaign to raise awareness of the Welsh language music scene in Carmarthen - because, let's face it, you wouldn't know any such thing existed from listening to "Radio Sir Gâr" - there's a gig in the Carmarthen Quins Rugby Club on 25 February. Heather Jones, Brigyn, Eusebio. 8pm, £5 on the door.

In the meantime, you can drop Gwenno a message of support:

Gwenno Teifi Ffransis
Young Offenders Wing
HMP Eastwood Park
Felfield
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8DB

Diolch yn fawr.