Naiz Irratia

What Naiz Irratia does

Naiz Irratia is a Basque-language digital radio station operating within the broader naiz.eus independent media network, headquartered in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. Founded in 2002 with approximately 20 employees, the station provides live audio streaming and on-demand podcast/archive access through its web platform at irratia.naiz.eus, serving a primarily Basque-speaking audience across the full Basque Country region — including the Spanish Basque Country (Hegoalde), Navarre, and the French Basque Country (Iparralde). The platform offers more than 15 specialized programs organized into thematic categories covering news (Haria, Bigarren Kafea), music across multiple genres (MusikHaria, Sateliteak, Revolutionary Grooves, Reggae Fever), culture (KulturHaria, Zebrabidea, Otea Lili), sports (KirolHaria), literature (Gonagorri, Hala Bazan), and travel and local culture (Bidaiari, Kosta ala Kosta, Herri Inauteriak, Mugaz gaindi).

The underlying technology is a standard web-based digital audio streaming and podcast distribution platform, accessible via desktop and mobile web, with an embedded audio player on the homepage, RSS syndication for podcast aggregators, and cross-promotion embedded throughout the parent naiz.eus ecosystem that also houses publications GARA, 7K, Gaur8, Mediabask, Kazeta, and Hamaika (11 TB). The station does not operate a dedicated mobile application, and no APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through a dual model: recurring subscription/membership fees for registered users accessing premium content, and digital advertising sales across the platform. The organization has received programming grants from the Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia (Gipuzkoa Provincial Council) via initiatives such as 'Ideiak 2024,' indicating partial public-sector funding. No venture capital, private equity, or external investor ownership is disclosed in the source data. The entity operates as part of the independent Naiz media group with no disclosed revenue figures, funding history, or management team details.

Name

Naiz Irratia

Legal name

Naiz

Website

https://irratia.naiz.eus

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Naiz Irratia is a Basque-language digital radio station streaming live and on-demand programming across news, music, culture, and sports, serving Basque-speaking audiences throughout the Spanish and French Basque Country via the naiz.eus media network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Multicultural/Language Broadcasters (Spanish/Asian/Other Local Markets) (MPABACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Radio Streaming & Catch-Up Audio Platforms (MPAIADAJ)

Keywords

• Basque digital radio
• Online audio streaming
• Basque language media
• Podcast on-demand
• Independent media outlet

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription/ Membership: The platform operates a subscription model where registered users pay for access to premium content, including exclusive articles and programming. Users can subscribe via the website with email/password registration, selecting preferred language for contact purposes.
2. Digital advertising: The naiz.eus platform carries advertising as part of its broader media operation, with dedicated advertising contact information provided ([email protected]).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Naiz Irratia is a Basque-language digital radio station within the naiz.eus media network that provides live audio streaming (Zuzenean) and on-demand podcast/archive access across multiple programs covering news, culture, music, sports, literature, and travel topics. The platform offers freemium access with subscription-gated premium content and digital advertising as a supplementary revenue stream. Content is primarily delivered in Basque (Euskara) with additional Spanish and French language programming, covering the entire Basque Country including the Spanish autonomous communities and the French Northern Basque Country.

Product overview

Naiz Irratia is a Basque-language radio station operating within the naiz.eus media network. The platform offers a comprehensive portfolio of radio shows and programs organized into thematic categories: information/news (Haria, Bigarren Kafea), music (MusikHaria, Sateliteak, Revolutionary Grooves, Reggae Fever), culture (KulturHaria, Zebrabidea, Otea Lili), sports (KirolHaria), literature (Gonagorri, Hala Bazan), travel (Bidaiari, Kosta ala Kosta), and special programming (Mikel eta Laboa, Herri Inauteriak, Mugaz gaindi). The service provides both live streaming (Zuzenean) and on-demand access to episodes through its website, with content primarily in Basque language.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Haria: News/information program (Informazioaren Haria)
• Bigarren Kafea
• MusikHaria
• KirolHaria
• Zebrabidea
• KulturHaria
• Gonagorri
• Hala Bazan
• Kosta ala Kosta
• Otea Lili
• Punpairez
• Sateliteak
• Reggae Fever
• Revolutionary Grooves
• Paraleloan
• Mikel eta Laboa

Products and services

• Naiz Irratia Basque-language digital radio station offering live streaming (Zuzenean) and on-demand programming across multiple shows covering news, culture, music, sports, literature, and travel topics. Provides subscription-based premium access with free content available, targeting Basque-speaking audiences across the entire Basque Country including the Spanish autonomous communities and the French Northern Basque Country (Iparralde).
• Naiz Musika Music streaming channel under the Naiz media network providing curated music content and live streaming, operating as a separate channel from Naiz Irratia's news and talk programming. Accessible at musika.naiz.eus.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MediabaskminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMediabask is a Northern Basque Country media outlet within the naiz.eus network. NAIZ Irratia cross-promotes Mediabask content and vice versa. Joint live streaming links are provided on the website (MEDIABASK ZUZENEAN) alongside NAIZ Irratia and NAIZ Musika streams.
• Gipuzkoako Foru Aldundia (Gipuzkoa Provincial Council)minorOthersGipuzkoako Foru Aldundia provides financing for certain programming through the 'Ideiak 2024' initiative, as referenced in the 'Mugaz gaindi' program about EHU and Northern Basque Country students.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NPR (National Public Radio): NPR is the US public radio network combining member-station local programming with national news and culture coverage. It is a useful functional analogue to Naiz Irratia's mix of hyper-local cultural programming and broader news/journalism content within an integrated media ecosystem, though at vastly larger scale.
• Cadena SER: Cadena SER is Spain's leading national radio network with strong presence in the Basque Country through regional stations. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (news, talk, sports, music) at national scale, but does not specialize in Basque-language content the way Naiz Irratia does.
• Spotify: Spotify is the dominant global audio streaming and podcast platform with significant Basque-language podcast catalog and aggressive push into spoken-word content. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same listening hours as Naiz Irratia, particularly among younger Basque-speaking audiences who increasingly discover content via algorithmic recommendation rather than curated stations.
• BBC Radio: BBC Radio operates a portfolio of national and regional stations combining music, talk, news and culture programming, including minority-language services like BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh). It is comparable to Naiz Irratia as a publicly-supported broadcaster serving a defined linguistic/regional community with subscription-free access and a public-service remit.
• COPE (Cadena COPE): COPE is one of Spain's largest national radio networks, with regional affiliates across the Basque Country. It competes for the same regional advertising and listener pool as Naiz Irratia but operates at national scale with no Basque-language specialization.

Direct peers

• EITB (Euskal Irrati Telebista): EITB is the Basque Country's public broadcasting corporation, operating multiple radio and TV channels in Basque and Spanish. It is the most direct competitor to Naiz Irratia, offering overlapping news, culture, music and sports programming to the same Basque-speaking audience, but as a public broadcaster with significantly larger resources and institutional backing.
• Radio Euskadi: Radio Euskadi is the Spanish-language general-interest radio station operated by EITB for the Basque Country. It targets the same regional audience as Naiz Irratia with news, culture, music and sports content, but broadcasts primarily in Spanish rather than Basque, making it a closer functional analogue than a true language peer.
• France Bleu Pays Basque: France Bleu Pays Basque is the French public radio station serving the French Basque Country (Iparralde). It competes directly with Naiz Irratia for French Basque listeners, offers similar local news and culture coverage, but operates in French rather than Basque and is part of the national Radio France network.
• Onda Vasca: Onda Vasca is a private general-interest radio station broadcasting to the Spanish Basque Country, competing with Naiz Irratia for the same regional listener base with overlapping music, news and entertainment formats, primarily in Spanish.

Emerging players

• iVoox: iVoox is a Spain-based podcast and on-demand audio platform hosting thousands of Spanish and Basque-language shows. It functions both as a competitor and a distribution channel for Naiz Irratia-style independent audio producers targeting the same Iberian and Latin American Spanish-speaking audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@naizeus
• Facebookfacebook.com/naizeus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naiz-irratia
• Instagraminstagram.com/naizeus

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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