There are about three hundred hours a year of Gaelic television in Scotland, and approximately half this amount in Irish in Northern Ireland, although Irish speakers in the North also have access to the ninety or so hours of Irish language programmes broadcast each week from the Republic. The arrival of satellite TV in community languages has played a very important part in ensuring the vitality of a large number of languages. Growing numbers of satellite channels serve minority communities in the UK, most of which are targeted at the south Asian communities. It aims to 'provide a highly targeted entertainment service of the highest quality' in English, Urdu and Hindi. There are also channels which serve Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Turkish and Arabic-speaking viewers.
Radio also plays an important role in language vitality.
Gaelic language programming amounts to about 45 hours per week. The regional BBC station broadcasts about three hours a week of Irish-language programmes on radio, but Irish speakers in the North can also choose from around 80 hours a week of programmes from two national stations in the Republic. Some 15 radio stations carry programmes for other minority communities. Most, including the BBC Asian Network, Radio Sunrise in Bedford, Asian Sound in East Lancashire, and Sabras in Leicester, cater for speakers of south Asian languages. Other stations target different language groups, for instance London Greek Radio and London Turkish Radio.