Sep 24 2014
RTÉ Radio 1 Moves from Long Wave Transmissions in new focus on FM, DAB and Digital Access. RTÉ Radio 1 is announcing the cessation of its Longwave 252 service. The service will cease transmission on Monday 27th October 2014 as RTÉ Radio 1 focuses on FM and DAB transmission, and digital access points. The vast […]
Dec 12 2013
RTÉ’s Christmas present to viewers (apart from showing ET on Christmas Day) is high definition. The long-planned RTÉ One HD will be launched as early as next Monday, it is understood, with the channel replacing its standard-definition equivalent on the Saorview platform. It will also be added to the UPC channel line-up and become available […]
Sep 17 2013
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ has outlined proposals for a new free-to-air TV service for the Irish diaspora in Britain the UK. The news was revealed in the Irish broadcaster’s newly released five-year-plan, though any new service would be subject to the broadcaster receiving increased levels of funding in the coming years. RTÉ has seen its […]
Jan 21 2013
According to on-air announcements, RTÉ’s digital satellite service RTÉ Radio 1 Extra will be withdrawn from UK digital satellite shortly. RTÉ’s long wave station on 252 kHz, of which the satellite service was a simulcast of, continues to broadcast RTÉ Radio 1. The EPG of the Irish broadcaster’s station on Sky (and via non-Freesat mode […]
Jan 1 2013
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of Euronews, the pan-european news channel broadcast from Lyons in France. The anniversary is being marked on the channel by an on-screen graphic celebrating “20 years of story telling”. The channel was originally available via Eutelsat’s 13 degree East satellite position in five languages from 6am till […]
May 29 2012
TV viewers in Northern Ireland will be able to watch TG4 and RTÉ One and Two on Freeview following digital TV switchover, the UK Government confirmed today. RTÉ and Irish language broadcaster TG4 have formed a not-for-profit venture which will be responsible for the installation of the new infrastructure. Freeview delivery of these channels will […]
Jan 27 2012
Saorsat, the free-to-air satellite companion to Ireland’s DTT service Saorview, is slated to launch this February or March. Documents released by RTÉNL, the network’s division of the public broadcaster, said tests have been underway since December 2011. Saorsat will be carried on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat at 9° East. It is anticipated that suitable receivers will be […]
Feb 4 2010
RTÉ and TG4 will be available on free-to-air digital TV to viewers in Northern Ireland, thanks to a new deal between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. The deal also means that the BBC will continue to be available for digital TV viewers in the Republic. The Irish and British Governments have agreed a […]
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Oct 15 2014
RTÉ postpones closure of long wave radio service
RTÉ is postponing the closure of its long wave radio transmitter, the Managing Director of RTÉ Radio has told the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Jim Jennings said what was evident was that more time was needed to engage with groups affected. The closure has been postponed to 19 January 2015. RTÉ had previously […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Ireland, Long Wave, Radio, RTÉ