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=== 2000s === [[File:'Y Gymraeg', Cymdeithas yr iaith Gymraeg - Welsh political poster.jpg|thumb|A political poster used in the early 1970s depicting a judge wearing a garment styled as the flag of the United Kingdom, trampling over the words; 'Y Gymraeg' (The Welsh [language]) which was created after 11 Welsh speaking protestors were arrested]] On 24 July 2004 (five weeks after launching), [[Radio Carmarthenshire]]'s studios in [[Narberth, Pembrokeshire|Narberth]] were invaded by eleven activists from the Welsh Language Society. They were protesting against Radio Carmarthenshire's decision to limit the amount of its Welsh-language programming. The offices and studios were stormed during a live broadcast, taking Radio Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire off-air for fifteen minutes. According to [[Keri Jones]] (who later branded the members of the group as "[[terrorist]]s"), his head of sales was injured, and needed hospital treatment for a fractured wrist sustained during the scuffles which ensued. Police arrested eleven activists, and subsequently released them pending further enquiries. The chair of the movement Steffan Cravos was later found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cymdeithas-chief-cleared-of-gbh-2368399 | title=Cymdeithas chief cleared of GBH| date=2005-11-18}}</ref> The society claimed that 50% of the population in Carmarthenshire speak Welsh as a first language, but less than 5% of Radio Carmarthenshire's output was in Welsh. As a result of complaints and pressure from the society and individuals, the United Kingdom's broadcasting watchdog [[Ofcom]] issued Radio Carmarthenshire with a 'yellow card' warning in late 2004; any further claims{{clarify|date=November 2016}} of the station not conforming to its licence agreement would result in the station being severely reprimanded by Ofcom.
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