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RTÉ Radio 1
Image:RTE1.gif
Broadcast area National - Ireland
Frequency 88. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 2-90. 0, (87. 8 northeast) MHz FM
and 252 kHz LW
Digital terrestrial television
DAB
First air date 1 January 1926
Format Mixed network
Owner Radio Telefís Éireann
Website www.rte.ie/radio1

RTÉ Radio 1 (Irish: RTÉ Raidió 1) is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The longwave Radio band is a range of frequencies used for AM broadcasting, which extends from 148 Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland is the only current form of Digital radio transmission in the state 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. This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. 2RN was the first radio broadcasting station in the Irish Free State. 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.

Station 6CK, a Cork relay of 2RN, joined the Dublin station in 1927, and a high-power transmitter at Athlone in County Westmeath opened in 1932. 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 Athlone ( is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Ireland. County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province From the latter date the three stations became known as Radio Athlone, later being renamed Radio Éireann ("Irish Radio") in 1937.

Like most European national stations at that time, Radio Éireann attempted to satisfy all tastes on a single channel. It broadcast a mixed schedule of light entertainment and heavier fare, Irish language programming, and talks. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Sponsored programmes, which also featured in the schedule, tended to be lighter in tone and more popular than the programming made directly by Radio Éireann itself.

Radio Éireann began FM transmission in 1966, and was renamed RTÉ Radio later that year. When, in 1979, RTÉ established a new rock and pop station under the name of RTÉ Radio 2 (now RTÉ 2fm), the original RTÉ Radio channel was renamed once again and became RTÉ Radio 1. RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to is RTÉ 's second national radio station.

Radio 1 broadcasts a mixture of news, current affairs, features, arts coverage, drama, sport, music (from popular music favourites through country and traditional to world music and jazz), and general entertainment. Major weekday programmes include:

Its sports coverage includes Drivetime Sport with Des Cahill Monday to Friday 18. 30 to 19. 00, Friday Sportsnight (during the FAI National Football League (Ireland)|National League]] season), Saturday Sport with John Kenny from 14. 00 to 18. 00, and Sunday Sport with Adrian Eames (Winter) and Jimmy Magee (during the GAA Championship season). The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland.

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Reception

Today RTÉ Radio 1 is available in Ireland on 88-90FM and 252 kHz LW. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world It is also available on the web and from the Astra 2D, Eurobird 1 (which are co-located at 28E) and Hotbird satellites and at nighttime also on the mentioned medium- and longwave frequencies in Europe. See Also Astra 2A co-located satellite Astra 2B co-located satellite Astra 2C co-located satellite Hot Bird is the common name of a family of Satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the Equator ( orbital position and Listeners outside Europe can hear a selection of RTÉ Radio 1 programmes on the WRN service. WRN (formerly World Radio Network, is a private London, England–based company that provides transmission services for radio and television broadcasters worldwide

The FM versions of the station differ from those broadcast on longwave, with significant additional sports coverage on the latter, as well as other changes. The MW and LW versions are also known as RTÉ Europe. Both versions of the station are carried at 28E (as is the case with the similar split of BBC Radio 4), and only the longwave version is carried on Hotbird. Both versions are available in the UK and Ireland on Sky Digital, RTÉ Radio 1 on channel 0160, and RTÉ Europe on 0142, with RTÉ Europe also being carried on Virgin Media cable in the UK. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc

DAB broadcasts of the station began in the east of the country (on the Clermont Carn and Three Rock Mountain high power transmitters via the RTÉ DAB Multiplex) on 1 January 2006. Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in Three Rock is a 450 metre mountain located in the Dublin Mountains, in the east of Ireland. Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland is the only current form of Digital radio transmission in the state 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.

RTÉ Radio 1 has been carried on shortwave in DRM during specific events, including the All Ireland finals

The station's tuning signal since 1936 has been the air O'Donnell Abú [1], although since the advent of 24-hour broadcasting in 1997, the tune has been played just once a day, as a prelude to the start of the day's live broadcasting at 05:30 each morning (between 02:00 and 05:30, apart from the hourly news bulletins, Radio 1's output is made up of selected repeats from earlier programmes). Shortwave Radio operates between the frequencies of 3000 KHz (3 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. An interval signal, or tuning signal, is a characteristic sound or musical phrase used in International broadcasting and by some domestic broadcasters Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Closure of Medium Wave frequencies

The Medium Wave transmitters of RTÉ Radio 1 were shut down at 15:00 on 24 March 2008. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland The main transmitter was based at Tullamore and broadcast on 567kHz. The Tullamore transmitter was an AM radio transmission mast located near Tullamore, Ireland. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. A lower powered relay in Cork at 729kHz was also in service. Before 1975, the 567kHz service originated from Athlone [2]. AM transmissions continue on Long Wave 252kHz from Summerhill, Co. Meath. The longwave Radio band is a range of frequencies used for AM broadcasting, which extends from 148 The longwave transmitter Clarkestown is a Longwave Transmitter near Clarkestown County Meath, Ireland (see here for pictures Since the closure, Second Helpings programmes at the weekend have been limited to digital broadcasts only. Since LW is now almost identical to FM, some have suggested that Second Helpings be reintroduced on LW.

2006 and 2007 changes to the station

In January 2006, Ana Leddy was appointed Controller of RTÉ Radio 1. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July Following this, in late May 2006, RTÉ announced several changes to RTÉ Radio 1's schedule [3], among these being:

The changes attracted much comment within the Irish media, with many linking them to the award of an Independent National Radio contract to Dublin station NewsTalk 106 (since renamed Newstalk), which is now in competition with Radio 1 for speech based listeners. Newstalk (formerly called NewsTalk 106) is an Independent Radio station in the Republic of Ireland. The majority of the changes came into effect on 4 September 2006, although the mid-afternoon schedule changes did not begin until October 2006, as the new Derek Mooney programme was not yet ready to begin airing. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 This led to the cancelled Rattlebag programme having to air several weeks of highlights in order to fill the schedule. Previously, RTÉ Radio 1 did not typically make major, if any changes to its schedule from year-to-year, the last major revamp being upon the departure of Gay Byrne in 1999. This article is about the Irish television presenter See Gabriel Byrne for the Irish actor Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

On 4 July 2007, the station announced yet more changes to the schedule, with effect from September 2007:

The cancellation of Vincent Browne's programme, which had a cult following for its reinactment of proceedings at tribunals, attracted much comment. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. A public inquiry is an official Review of events or actions ordered by a country's state's or province's government

RTÉ Radio 1 technically broadcasts 24 hours a day, however from 02:00 until 05:30, RTÉ Radio 1 has only live hourly 2 minute news summaries with the remaining hour being filled with edited repeats of shows already broadcast that day on RTÉ Radio 1 e. g. Today with Pat Kenny.

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