BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a Scottish Gaelic language radio station owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. The station was launched in 1985 and broadcasts Gaelic-language programming with the simulcast of BBC Radio Scotland. The station is available from FM transmitters throughout Scotland: its service licence states that BBC Radio nan Gàidheal should be available every day for general reception across Scotland on FM; it can also be heard on digital television platforms, DAB Digital Radio, and online.