Radio Ceredigion could in future broadcast in English only after Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, decided to put out its tender for licenses without any conditions to broadcast through the medium of Welsh.The decision follows a strong local campaign in July to successfully oppose a request by Radio Ceredigion owners, Town and Country Broadcasting, to reduce its current Welsh medium output on the station.In March 2010 the Welsh language Board requested that the Welsh Government prevent Ofcom from providing broadcasting licenses without any conditions involving Welsh medium provision. There has not been a decision from the government. Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg have written to Leighton Andrews as minister with responsibility for the Welsh language in the Assembly, to request that he makes a decision at once about the future of the Welsh language on local radio.Bethan Williams, Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg said:"Not only is Radio Ceredigion attempting to reduce its Welsh medium provision but Real Radio now have a license to broadcast throughout Wales without broadcasting a word of Welsh, there is no doubt therefore that things are deteriorating substantially. The Welsh Government can tighten the rules and language policies of OFCOM to ensure that there are no further cutbacks - that needs to be done straight away. Leighton Andrews must now follow the advice given by the Welsh Language Board, and insist that OFCOM include a clause in their language plan that would compel them to take into consideration the linguistic nature of an area when awarding local radio licenses."Bethan Williams added:"Since Town and Country Broadcasting took over Radio Ceredigion, the Welsh language has become more and more marginal, and the service less representative of the community with more emphasis on making profit. In an area where over half the population speaks Welsh, Radio Ceredigion should, like every local radio station in Wales, reflect the demand rather than cutting it. There has been an explosion in the range of stations which are available in English, while Welsh language provision has declined severely. This experience strengthens the case for devolving responsibility over broadcasting to Wales."