Radio Telefís Éireann
Type	Statutory Corporation
Founded	1 June 1960
Headquarters	Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland Fr. A State-Sponsored Body is the name given in the Republic of Ireland to a State-owned enterprise (a government-owned corporation that is to say a commercial business Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donnybrook ( Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning The Church of Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Matthew Street, Cork, Ireland
Key people	Mary Finan, Chairperson Cathal Goan, Director-General
Industry	Broadcasting
Products	Television and radio services, transmission, publishing, e-publishing (teletext & web), commercial telecoms services, orchestras and performing arts, and related
Revenue	€342. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. In Telecommunications transmission is the process of sending propagating and receiving an analogue or digital information signal over a physical point-to-point or In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 9 million EUR (2004 [1])
Employees	2,200 – 2004
Website	www.rte.ie

Radio Telefís Éireann^[1][2] (RTÉ; IPA: ['radʲo 'tʲɛlʲəfʲi:ʃ 'e:rʲən], pronunciation (help·info)) is the Public Service Broadcaster of Ireland. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It both produces programmes and broadcasts on television, radio and the Internet. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

RTÉ is a statutory body run by an authority appointed by the Government. The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. General management of the organisation is in the hands of the Executive Board headed by the Director-General. The term director-general is used worldwide to signify the highest executive officer within a Governmental statutory NGO, third sector or Not-for-profit Radio Éireann was one of 23 founding organisations of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950. The European Broadcasting Union ( EBU; L'Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision ("UER" and unrelated to the European Union) is a confederation

Broadcasting

Radio

FM/AM and digital

• RTÉ Radio 1 (music and speech based broadcasting)
• RTÉ 2fm (formerly Radio 2, the RTÉ rock and pop music station)
• RTÉ lyric fm (classical music plus jazz, world music and arts)
• RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (the Irish language station targeted at the Gaeltacht, and the Irish language-speaking community of Ireland)

Digital only

• RTÉ 2XM (youth-orientated music station)
• RTÉ Chill (chillout/ambient music station)
• RTÉ Choice (comedy, documentaries, vintage and factual programming, as well as international music)
• RTÉ Digital Radio News (rolling-news station)
• RTÉ Gold (classic hits music station)
• RTÉ Junior (children's music station)
• RTÉ Playback (listen again service with content from Radio 1 and 2fm)
• RTÉ Pulse (dance music station)
• RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (sister service to RTÉ Radio 1)

International

• RTÉ Europe (broadcast throughout Europe)

The first voice broadcast of 2RN, the original radio callsign for Radio 1, took place on November 14, 1925 when Seamus Clandillon, the 2RN station director said, 'Seo Raidió 2RN, Baile Átha Cliath ag tástáil', Irish for 'This is Radio 2RN, Dublin calling'. RTÉ Radio 1 ( Irish: RTÉ Raidió 1) is the principal radio channel of Irish RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to is RTÉ 's second national radio station. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure RTÉ lyric fm ( Irish: RTÉ liric fm) part of Radio Telefís Éireann, is an Irish Radio station Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta n̪ˠə ˈɡeːɫ̪t̪ˠəxt̪ˠə ( RnaG; Irish for Radio of the Gaeltacht) is the Irish-language Radio Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. ga '''Gaeltacht''' ( plural ga ''Gaeltachtaí'' is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region RTÉ 2XM is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Chill is a digital radio station operated by RTÉ. It time shares with RTÉ Junior, beginning at 2100 and closing at 700 RTÉ Choice is an DAB Irish radio station. It is currently in full trade testing RTÉ Digital Radio News ( Irish: RTÉ Nuacht Raidió Digiteach) is a digital radio (DAB station from the Irish State broadcaster RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Junior is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Pulse is an Electronic dance music station from RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Regular Irish radio-broadcasting began on January 1, 1926. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unfortunately, most Irish people could not receive 2RN's (1. 5 kilowatt) signal. When faced with numerous complaints from Cork regarding the writers' inability to tune to the signal, Clandillon remarked in The Irish Radio Review, a magazine dedicated to the service, that they did not know how to operate their sets. 6CK was established in Cork in 1927; however 6CK was mostly a relay of 2RN.

A high power (initially 60 kW) station was established in Athlone, in 1932, to coincide with the staging of the Eucharistic Congress. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Eucharistic Congresses are gatherings of Clergy and Laymen for adoring and evangelising the Holy Eucharist. 2RN, 6CK and Athlone became known as "Radio Athlone" or, in Irish, "Raidio Áth Luain" and were receivable across virtually the entire country. Radio Athlone became known as "Radio Éireann" in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Radio Éireann tried to satisfy all tastes on a single channel (with very limited programming hours). However, this resulted in a rather conservative programming policy. It was barely tolerated by most Irish listeners, and usually trounced (particularly on the east coast and along the Northern Ireland border) by the BBC and later Radio Luxembourg. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This did not really change until Radio Éireann became free of direct government control in the 1960s.

Now, RTÉ has a nation-wide communications network with an increasing emphasis on regional news-gathering and input. Broadcasting on Radio 1 provides comprehensive coverage of news, current affairs, music, drama and variety features, agriculture, education, religion and sport, mostly in English but also some Irish. RTÉ 2fm is a popular music and chat channel which commenced broadcasting as RTÉ Radio 2 on May 31, 1979, Brendan Balfe being the first voice to be heard on the station at midday, when he introduced the first presenter, Larry Gogan. RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to is RTÉ 's second national radio station. RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to is RTÉ 's second national radio station. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brendan Balfe is an Irish radio personality who has been on-air consistently for more than 40 years on RTÉ. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and RTÉ Lyric FM serves the interests of classical music and the arts, coming on air in May 1999, and replacing FM3 Classical Music, which had catered for the same target audience and time-shared with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, an exclusively Irish language service, which first began broadcasting on Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972. RTÉ lyric fm ( Irish: RTÉ liric fm) part of Radio Telefís Éireann, is an Irish Radio station Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta n̪ˠə ˈɡeːɫ̪t̪ˠəxt̪ˠə ( RnaG; Irish for Radio of the Gaeltacht) is the Irish-language Radio Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Formerly RTÉ operated RTÉ Radio Cork (previously 'Cork 89FM' and 'RTÉ Cork Local Radio'), a local radio service in Cork, but this closed down in the early 2000s.

A slightly adapted version of Radio 1 is broadcast as RTÉ Europe on Sky Digital and Hotbird; the main difference between this and the main FM feed is the inclusion of several programmes taken from RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Hot Bird is the common name of a family of Satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the Equator ( orbital position and

DAB test broadcasts of RTÉ's four stations began on January 1, 2006, along the east coast of Ireland, also carrying the private Today FM and World Radio Network, to which RTÉ is a contributing broadcaster. Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the similarly named Australian Radio station see 2Day FM Radio Ireland Ltd trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish WRN (formerly World Radio Network, is a private London, England–based company that provides transmission services for radio and television broadcasters worldwide DAB was launched to the public in late 2006, and now contains eight RTÉ digital-only stations – RTÉ 2XM, RTÉ Chill, RTÉ Choice, RTÉ Digital Radio News, RTÉ Gold, RTÉ Junior, RTÉ Pulse and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra – as well as the four terrestrial services. RTÉ 2XM is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Chill is a digital radio station operated by RTÉ. It time shares with RTÉ Junior, beginning at 2100 and closing at 700 RTÉ Choice is an DAB Irish radio station. It is currently in full trade testing RTÉ Digital Radio News ( Irish: RTÉ Nuacht Raidió Digiteach) is a digital radio (DAB station from the Irish State broadcaster RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Junior is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB only as part of RTÉ 's digital radio lineup RTÉ Pulse is an Electronic dance music station from RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ's radio stations are also carried on digital cable and satellite platforms in Ireland, as well as on digital terrestrial television, and RTÉ Radio 1 has been carried on shortwave in DRM during specific events, including the All Ireland finals. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Digital Radio Mondiale ( DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly As an attributive All Ireland emphasises the entire island of Ireland, as opposed to either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.

A survey carried out by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs showed that demand for an Irish language radio station aimed at a younger audience than RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta was high. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta n̪ˠə ˈɡeːɫ̪t̪ˠəxt̪ˠə ( RnaG; Irish for Radio of the Gaeltacht) is the Irish-language Radio This means that RTÉ might have plans to launch such a radio station. ^[3]

Television

Channels

• RTÉ One (launched in 1961 as Telefís Éireann, or simply RTÉ when there was just one station)
• RTÉ Two (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2)
• TG4 (formerly called Teilifís na Gaeilge)

Telifis Éireann logo, 1963-1966

While Ireland had been one of the first countries in Europe to go into radio, it was a relative latecomer to television. RTÉ One (Irish RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Ireland 's oldest and most popular Television channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed The state operated on a shoestring budget for much of the time after its formation in 1922, and the Department of Finance would not approve of anything it deemed to be a 'luxury' that the people could do without; television fell into this category, though this did not mean that television was completely absent, south of Northern Ireland. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais is a department of the Government of Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of When the BBC activated its Divis transmitter in July 1955, it was strong enough to be seen in much of Ireland, roughly north of a line from Sligo, running down to Wicklow. Divis (from the Irish, Dubh Ais, meaning black back) is an area of sprawling Moorland to the north-west of Belfast, Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sligo (disambiguation Sligo ( (ˈslaɪɡoʊ "sly-go" Irish ˈɕlʲɪɟəx is the County town of County Sligo in Ireland. Wicklow ( is the County seat of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of the capital Dublin on the east coast of the island it has a population Ulster Television, the Northern Ireland contractor for ITV, followed in October 1959; however, the picture quality was considerably lower for viewers in the Republic than it was for those in Northern Ireland. For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

RTÉ logo 1986-1995

In the late 1950s, a Television Committee was formed; their goal was to set up an Irish television service with as little financial commitment from Dublin as possible. It initially recommended setting up a service along the lines of ITV, plus five mountain tops as transmission sites, which were also equipped for FM radio transmission. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that However, since Éamon de Valera was somewhat wary of television, nothing more of consequence was done until Seán Lemass succeeded him as Taoiseach in 1959. Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Seán Francis Lemass (15 July 1899 &ndash 11 May 1971 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and third Taoiseach of Ireland from 1959 until 1966 The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A year later, Radio Éireann was converted from an arm of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs into a semi-state body and given responsibility for television. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs ( Irish: Aire Puist agus Telegrafa; sometimes called the P⁊T) was a senior post in the government of the Irish A State-Sponsored Body is the name given in the Republic of Ireland to a State-owned enterprise (a government-owned corporation that is to say a commercial business Eamonn Andrews was appointed as the new chairman. Eamonn Andrews, CBE (hon ( 19 December, 1922 &ndash 5 November, 1987) was an Irish born Television presenter

RTÉ1 ident 1988-1991

Telefís Éireann began broadcasting at 19:00 on New Year's Eve, 1961. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (It was originally supposed to go on the air on Christmas of that year, but Andrews gave the 'Radio Éireann' staff time off for Christmas. ) The opening address by President de Valera described the benefits and disadvantages of the new medium; he went on to say that 'Like atomic energy, it can be used for incalculable good, but it can also do irreparable harm. The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. ' There were other messages from Cardinal d'Alton and Lemass; following this, a live concert was broadcast from the Gresham Hotel in Dublin. John Francis Cardinal D'Alton ( October 11, 1882 &mdash February 1, 1963) was an Irish Prelate of the Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The show, which was a countdown to the New Year, was hosted by Andrews, with appearances by Patrick O'Hagan, the Artane Boys' Band and Micheál Ó Hehir. Michael James O'Hehir, also known as Mícheál Ó hEithir ( 2 June, 1920 &ndash 24 November, 1996) was an Irish sports commentator

Television opened up a completely new world to the Irish people. Topics which were hitherto not discussed in Ireland, such as abortion, contraception and various other controversial topics, were now being openly discussed in television studios; The Late Late Show, which began in July 1962 and is still running as of 2007, and its original host, Gay Byrne, pioneered many of these discussions, and has been credited with being a major influence in the changing social structure of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Abortion in Ireland has had a controversial history and remains a disputed subject today The Late Late Show is the world's longest-running Chat show and officially the flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

RTÉ1 ident 1991-1993

RTÉ was the first broadcaster to have public System I 625-line transmissions in 1962, two years before the launch of BBC Two in that format. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The broadcaster made its first official colour transmissions in 1969 – although a mistake in standards conversion may have transmitted the 1968 Wimbledon Men's Finals in colour. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The first programme made in colour by RTÉ was the documentary special "John Hume's Derry", under the 7 Days banner. 7 Days (previously Seven Days) was a current affairs programme that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s Since 1969 RTÉ could transmit programmes made in colour which were imported from UK & US which were shown on RTÉ Television. The next phase was outside-broadcasts in colour, and the first was Ireland's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 & Railway Cup Finals 1971, the first of many such productions by RTE. The first studios at RTÉ's headquarters in Donnybrook went into colour in 1972. This was followed by the news studios in 1974. All of RTÉ's studios at Donnybrook, Dublin were equipped for colour broadcasts by 1976. Donnybrook ( Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning The Church of Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The last studio in RTÉ to go into colour was Studio 1 the then-home of Ireland's flagship talkshow The Late Late Show.

In 1977, a new Fianna Fáil government came to power, and as one of its many promises, the government quickly authorised a second channel to be run by RTÉ. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the RTÉ 2's remit was to provide alternative television. RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland As a consequence, the original RTÉ 2 schedule had many live relays of British programmes; however, there was also some original RTÉ 2 programming. The new television channel went on the air on November 2, 1978, and the opening night featured a gala variety show from the Cork Opera House. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast In 1987, RTÉ 2 was renamed Network 2, with the revamp intended to revive flagging viewership ratings, with many preferring to watch BBC Northern Ireland or UTV, both accessible within much of the Republic. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based All sports coverage was transferred to the newly renamed channel, along with all children's programmes. The few Irish-language programmes provided by RTÉ were now broadcast on Network 2, although RTÉ One now also broadcasts Irish-language programmes.

RTÉ One ident 1995-1998

Although Irish language programmes, such as news bulletins (Nuacht) and the long-running documentary series Léargas ('insight'), have been an integral part of the schedule, a new Irish-language TV service, Teilifís na Gaeilge (now TG4), began broadcasting in 1996. TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

RTÉ developed its only major studio complex outside Dublin in Cork. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast RTÉ Cork, opened in 1995 and became a huge success. It also became a large contributor to network output on both Radio One and RTÉ One.

Presently, both RTÉ One and RTÉ Two provide round-the-clock broadcasts seven days a week, providing comprehensive coverage of news, current affairs, sport, music, drama and entertainment. Most of the broadcasts are in English, including programming imported from the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4 are also available in much of Northern Ireland via terrestrial overspill or on cable (coverage and inclusion on cable systems varies). Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Since 23 April 2002, (18 April 2005 in Northern Ireland) the channels have also been available via satellite on Sky Digital, although these are encrypted and anyone wishing to view the channels needs to obtain a Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland subscription (they are part of the Variety Mix under the new pricing system, or the Family Pack in the pre-2005 system). Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 In addition, some sports programmes are blocked to NI viewers due to rights issues which conflict with the UK.

One of three similarly themed RTÉ One idents 1998-2000

RTÉ's TV channels are not available to Sky subscribers in Great Britain, as owing to rights issues, it would be difficult and costly for RTÉ to broadcast its channels in the whole of the UK. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands However, between 1997 and 2002, Tara Television carried a mix of RTÉ One and Two programmes before disputes with RTÉ over payment led to its closure. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4]

While both the Irish government and RTÉ have expressed an interest in launching a similar service to Tara, no serious attempt has been made to establish one. In the meantime, a thriving grey market in Irish-registered Sky Digital receivers means that Irish people in Britain and much of Europe are able to watch RTÉ and the other Irish channels, provided they import an Irish-registered Sky Digital box. A grey market or gray market is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels which while legal are unofficial unauthorized or unintended by the original manufacturer

In January 2007, RTÉ announced plans to launch a channel, with the working title of RTÉ International, which would offer programmes from RTÉ One and Two as well as TG4. RTÉ International is the Working title of an international television service to be created by the national broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland, Radio ^[5] It would be initially available in Britain, before expanding into the rest of Europe, North America and Australia. The Irish government, while supporting the initiative by proposing new legislation, stated that no extra funds would be available.

In the meantime, all RTÉ News and Current Affairs programmes, as well as specials like the St. Patrick's Day parade and Easter mass, started to stream live free around the world on March 17, 2007 at http://www.rte.ie/live/.

From the outset, RTÉ had faced competition from British TV channels such as those of the BBC and ITV, broadcasting from Northern Ireland, whose signals spilt over into the Republic. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of RTÉ's approach was pragmatic, as it introduced cable television in the 1970s, initially known as RTÉ Relays, and subsequently (following mergers with other companies) as Cablelink, although it later sold its stake in the company, to NTL Ireland which has now become UPC. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In the 1990s, more competition came from satellite television, especially from Sky based in the UK. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the British terrestrial TV channels are now commonly available throughout the Republic, but the number of channels received varies depending on the region. Despite this availability RTÉ still manages to achieve over 50% of the total TV audience for all channels.

One of a number of similarly themed RTÉ One idents 2000-2003

RTÉ carried the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games opening and closing ceremonies live for the first time in the history of the games, together with daily radio and television coverage of the events. The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games were hosted in Ireland, with participants staying in various host towns around the island in the lead up to the games before moving

RTÉ introduced digital on-screen graphics for both RTÉ One and RTÉ Two in 2004 a move which has proven somewhat controversial despite TV3 and TG4 using them from the outset. A digital on-screen graphic (known in the UK and New Zealand by the acronym DOG; in the US and Canada as a bug; and in

In late 2004, RTÉ produced the third series of the talent show 'You're a Star' in widescreen (i. e. the aspect ratio of 16:9). This was RTÉ's first official 16:9 production but the programme wasn't actually available to viewers in 16:9 format even on digital platforms. Instead, it was broadcast like all other 16:9 programmes in the 14:9 'letterbox' aspect ratio. It was not until March of 2005 that RTÉ One and RTÉ Two began broadcasting some programmes in true 16:9 format on digital platforms. This was followed by a complete switchover to 16:9 output on both television channels in May 2005 with the exception of a few programmes. This did not require a make-over of the on-screen identity of the two channels because all of the idents and other presentation output had already been created in 16:9 (as far back as September 2003 for RTÉ One and October 2004 for RTÉ Two) in anticipation of such a switchover. RTÉ's news bulletins (and the rest of the news and current affairs programming) were not broadcast in 16:9 until August 28, 2006 when RTÉ's news output was given a new look. TG4 began broadcasting in 16:9 in late 2006.

RTÉ television genres

Since 2003, RTÉ has branded its television programmes under a number of different genres. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Each genre operates broadly under a Commissioning Editor, except for RTÉ News and Current Affairs which are separately structured and controlled. The genres are;

• RTÉ Arts – producing cultural shows and documentaries. The culture of the people living on the island of Ireland is far from monolithic
• RTÉ Diversity – producing disability, Irish language and minority programming. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.
• RTÉ Religious – producing religious programming. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos
• RTÉ Drama – producing soap operas and other drama series and shows. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio.
• RTÉ Education – producing educational programming aimed at both children and adults.
• RTÉ Entertainment – producing chatshows, comedy shows and reality shows. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary .
• RTÉ Factual – producing present-day documentaries, nature documentaries and scientific programming.
• RTÉ History – producing historical documentaries.
• RTÉ Music – producing shows on all types of music, including Classical, traditional Irish and pop/rock. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the border Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more
• RTÉ News and Current Affairs – producing all of RTÉ's news and current affairs programming. RTÉ News and Current Affairs, or Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ in Irish, is a major division of Radio Telefís Éireann responsible for news programming
• RTÉ Sport – covering both Irish and international sporting events. Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread Levels of participation and spectating are high but as in other western regions participation
• RTÉ Young People's Programmes – producing shows for children and teenagers.

Other activities

RTÉ Publishing has four main constituent parts: Print Publishing, E-Publishing (both internet & teletext), Commercial Telecoms & Digital Consumer Technology Incubation. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Teletext (or "broadcast Teletext" is a Television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early The division publishes the RTÉ Guide and sells DVDs and VHS videos of RTÉ Television programmes, and audio tapes and compact discs of RTÉ radio programmes. The RTÉ Guide (Irish language Iris Radio Telefís Éireann) is a Television and Radio listings magazine in the Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio It operates all of RTÉ's many websites—branded as rte.ie, and providing online news, sport, and entertainment services. The URL RTEie is the brand name and home of RTÉ 's online activities Live streams of all of RTÉ's national radio networks are available online. In addition RTÉ Publishing operates a teletext service on both RTÉ One and RTÉ Two, called RTÉ Aertel, which has news, sport, and programme support information. Teletext (or "broadcast Teletext" is a Television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early RTÉ Aertel is a Teletext service broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland, and also available in its entirety Its commercial telecoms business provides both SMS and IVR telecoms services to all of RTÉ's broadcast services and channels. Short Message Service ( SMS) is a Communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices.

RTÉ Performing Groups supports two full-time orchestras—the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra—as well as the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, and RTÉ Cór na nÓg. These groups perform regularly in the National Concert Hall and The Helix in Dublin. The National Concert Hall ( NCH) (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta is a Concert hall which actually consists of three venues For the Seattle underground newspaper see Helix (newspaper The Helix is a building on the Dublin City University campus between Glasnevin RTÉ Music's slogan is RTÉ – Supporting the Arts.

RTÉ Network Limited (branded as RTÉNL) is operated through a wholly owned subsidiary company, RTÉ Network Transmission Limited, and provides transmission services for all of RTÉ's own channels and also for competing stations such as TV3 Ireland and Today FM. RTÉ Network Transmission Limited ( RTÉNL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Radio Telefís Éireann which runs Ireland's principal terrestrial television and radio TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising

List of other activities

• News
  • RTÉ News and Current Affairs

• Sport
  • RTÉ Sport

• Library
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Publishing
  • RTÉ Guide

• ePublishing
  • rte.ie
  • RTÉ Aertel
  • RTÉ Shop

• Performing Groups
  • RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra
  • RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
  • RTÉ Cór na nÓg
  • RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet

Organisation

RTÉ operates as a statutory corporation. RTÉ News and Current Affairs, or Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ in Irish, is a major division of Radio Telefís Éireann responsible for news programming The RTÉ Guide (Irish language Iris Radio Telefís Éireann) is a Television and Radio listings magazine in the Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial The URL RTEie is the brand name and home of RTÉ 's online activities RTÉ Aertel is a Teletext service broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland, and also available in its entirety The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is the concert music Orchestra of Radio Telefís Éireann. The Radio Telefís Éireann Concert Orchestra has been in existence for 60-years during which it has performed with international stars such as Luciano Pavarotti, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet (Gregory Ellis Keith Pascoe - violins Simon Aspell - viola Christopher Marwood - cello is the resident string quartet to Radio Telefís Éireann, Ireland's Its board is known as the RTÉ Authority. The members of the RTÉ Authority are appointed by the Cabinet upon the recommendation of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. The RTÉ Authority is both the legal owner of RTÉ (in law, it is RTÉ) and is also its regulator.

The RTÉ organisation is divided into six integrated business divisions (termed "IBDs" within RTÉ): RTÉ Television, RTÉ Radio, RTÉ News and Current Events, RTÉ Network, RTÉ Publishing and RTÉ Performing Groups) together with Central Shared Services (People Payments, Procurement, Treasury, IT Infrastructure, Audience Research, Freedom of Information, and Property and Site Facilities) and a Group Headquarters. The RTÉ Irish language channel, TG4, was operated as a subsidiary of RTÉ (Serbhisí Telefís na Gaeilge Teoranta) prior to its separation from RTÉ on 1 April, 2007. TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed

The RTÉ Authority appoints the Director General of RTÉ who in effect fulfils the dual role of Chief Executive and of Editor in Chief. The Director-General heads the Executive Board of RTÉ, which comprises the company's top management and includes the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Communications and the Managing Directors of the Television, Radio, and News divisions.

RTÉ receives income from two main sources:

• The television licence fee. Television licences around the world The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago notes that two-thirds of the countries in Europe and half Within the State, it is necessary to pay a fee of €158 per annum in order to legally possess any piece of equipment capable of receiving television signals (not necessarily those of RTÉ). This money is collected by An Post on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine, and Natural Resources. An Post ( English literal translation 'The Post' The state pays for TV Licence Inspectors who have the power to obtain and execute search warrants of private houses. Failure to possess a valid television licence can result in a fine and a criminal record.

• Commercial Revenue including the sale of advertising and sponsorship. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand There are quotas in place to limit the amount of revenue RTÉ may procure through advertising, in view of the corporation's licence fee income. The commercial division also owned 0. 086% of the Intelsat satellite firm, which they sold in 2005. Intelsat Ltd is the world’s largest commercial Satellite communications services provider

These two sources are approximately split in a 50:50 ratio. The licence fee does not fund RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Aertel, RTÉ Guide or the website rte.ie. RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to is RTÉ 's second national radio station. RTÉ Aertel is a Teletext service broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland, and also available in its entirety The RTÉ Guide (Irish language Iris Radio Telefís Éireann) is a Television and Radio listings magazine in the Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial The URL RTEie is the brand name and home of RTÉ 's online activities

History

This section deals with the history of RTÉ as an organisation. For details on this history of the various services see the separate articles on these services. For history on the broadcasting service prior to 1960, see Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and RTÉ Radio 1. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs ( Irish: Aire Puist agus Telegrafa; sometimes called the P⁊T) was a senior post in the government of the Irish RTÉ Radio 1 ( Irish: RTÉ Raidió 1) is the principal radio channel of Irish

Establishment

Broadcasting in Ireland began in 1926 with 2RN in Dublin. From that date until June 1960 the broadcasting service (2RN, later Radio Éireann) operated as a section of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, and those working for the service were directly employed by the Irish Government and regarded as civil servants. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs ( Irish: Aire Puist agus Telegrafa; sometimes called the P⁊T) was a senior post in the government of the Irish The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. The Civil Service (An Stát-sheirbhís of Ireland is the collective term for the permanent staff of the Departments of State and certain State Agencies

In 1960, RTÉ was established (as Radio Éireann) under the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960, the principal legislation under which it operates. The existing Radio Éireann service was transferred to the new authority, which was also to make provision for the new television service (Télifis Éireann) which opened on 31 December 1961, from the Kippure transmitter site near Dublin. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kippure (Cipiúr is a granite mountain in Ireland, that straddles the County Dublin and County Wicklow borders Eamonn Andrews was the first Chairman of Radio Éireann, the first director general was Edward Roth. Eamonn Andrews, CBE (hon ( 19 December, 1922 &ndash 5 November, 1987) was an Irish born Television presenter The name of the authority was changed to Radio Telefís Éireann under the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1966, and both the radio and television services became known as RTÉ in that year.

Broadcasting ban

Under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs of the day could direct RTÉ "not to broadcast any matter, or any matter of any particular class". In 1971, the first such directive was issued by Gerry Collins, directing RTÉ not to broadcast "any matter that could be calculated to promote the aims or activities of any organisation which engages in, promotes, encourages or advocates the attaining of any particular objectives by violent means". Following this, Collins dismissed the entire RTÉ Authority over an interview with an (unidentified on-air) source who was the chief of staff of the Provisional IRA. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the RTÉ staff members associated with the Irish Worker's Party, including Eoghan Harris and Gerry Gregg, strongly supported the operation of Section 31. The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish Eoghan Harris is an Irish journalist columnist and politician

In 1977, Conor Cruise O'Brien, the then-Minister, issued a new directive in the form of the Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 (Section 31) Order, 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Conor Cruise O'Brien (Conchubhar Crús Ó Briain (also colloquially known as 'The Cruiser' born 3 November 1917 is an Irish politician writer and academic RTÉ was now explicitly banned from broadcasting statements by spokespersons of Sinn Féin, the Provisional IRA, or any other terrorist organisation banned in Northern Ireland by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories These directives were generally reissued on an annual basis until the final one of 1993. ^[6]

The effect of this ban was greater than the one introduced over 10 years later in the United Kingdom. In the UK case, the ban could be easily circumvented using actors' voices; this was not permissible on RTÉ. The ban did not, however, affect UK stations broadcasting in the Republic as, until 1988 at least, viewers in the Republic were still able to hear the voices of Sinn Féin representatives. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970

Future of RTÉ

In 2004, RTÉ and the Minister for Communications, Marine, and Natural Resources agreed that in future, RTÉ would operate under a Public Service Broadcasting Charter. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It is intended that future legislation will abolish the current RTÉ legal structure and change the station into a company incorporated under the Companies' Acts, and separate its regulatory role. Legislation on this matter is still to be published.

On 29 June 2005 the Minister for Communications, Marine, and Natural Resources, appointed the members of a new RTÉ Authority, replacing the previous one appointed in June 2000. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Fintan Drury, chairman of Platinum sports management, and also chairman of Paddy Power plc, was appointed chairman of RTÉ. Paddy Power is Ireland’s largest Bookmaker. Offline it conducts business through a chain of licensed betting offices and by operating Ireland's largest telephone betting service The other members of the Authority are Maria Killian, Patricia King, Ian Malcolm, Patrick Marron, Una Ní Chonaire, Emer Finnan, Stephen O'Byrnes and Joe O'Brien. The new Authority will hold office for not more than three years.

On 11 January 2006, Fintan Drury resigned as chairman of RTÉ, citing a potential conflict of interest in his role as an advisor to the organisers of the Ryder Cup golf tournament and as chairman of a broadcaster involved in a row over broadcasting rights. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from This occurred after government proposals to add the tournament to the list of sports events which must be broadcast on free-to-air terrestrial television, to which British Sky Broadcasting, the rights holders, were objecting. The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the

On 22 February 2006, Mary Finan was appointed Chairperson of the RTÉ Authority. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In September 2006, the Government published on the internet the proposed text of the Broadcasting Bill 2006. September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary This proposes that RTÉ and TG4 will become separate companies limited by guarantee, with the Minister as sole member of both companies (CLGs do not have shareholders). In British or Irish Company law, a company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of Corporation used primarily for Non-profit RTÉ will now be legally obliged to agree a charter every five years and publish a statement of commitments every year, and be under the jurisdiction of the proposed Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The bill was delayed,but was finally introduced into Dail Éireann on 14 April 2008. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The bill as initated retains RTÉ as a statutory corporation, but renames the RTÉ Authority as the RTÉ Board and makes changes to the way it is appointed. It also renames the corporation to Radio Teilifís Éireann. [2].

In the meantime, during 2007 the Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 was passed by the Oireachtas, awarding RTÉ control of one multiplex for digital terrestrial television and giving it responsibilities in relation to broadcasting outside the state. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and In line with this, RTÉ and the government are currently in discussions with regard a new channel proposed for to launch outside the Republic of Ireland, this (as of March 2008) has the working title of Diaspora TV[3]

In April 2007 TG4 became an independent statutory corporation, having previously been a wholly-owned subsidiary of RTÉ since its inception. RTÉ International is the Working title of an international television service to be created by the national broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland, Radio International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity RTÉ continues to contribute programmes to the channel, including Nuacht TG4. Nuacht TG4 is a half hour long Irish language TV news bulletin produced by RTÉ News and Current Affairs for the Irish language TV station TG4.

Since July 2007 RTÉ has been participating in a HD trial in Dublin. It shows programmes such as Planet Earth and Gaelic Athletic Association matches. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh RTÉ have recently announced it is planning to launch two television channels; one general entertainment channel - RTÉ 3 (working name) - and a timeshift service for RTÉ One - RTÉ One +1 (working name). ^[7]

See also

• List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ

Footnotes

External links

• Official Site
• The TV Room – national anthem closedown – used in 1980s/1990s (RealMedia 3. This is an incomplete list of current and historical television programmes produced for Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ of Ireland 9MB video file).
• A website showing the history of Irish TV