Timeline of RTÉ Radio

This is a timeline of RTÉ Radio.

1920s
  • 1925 – Test broadcasts of 2RN begin.
  • 1926 – 1 January 2RN commences broadcasting.
  • 1927 – Station 6CK is established in Cork.

1930s
  • 1932 – The Athlone transmitter broadcasts a high power 60KW signal.
  • 1938 – Radio Athlone becomes Radio Éireann.

1940s
  • 1948 – Radio Éireann broadcasts on shortwave from Athlone.

1950s
  • 1953 – The Athlone transmitter's power is increased to 100 KW.

1960s
  • 1960
    • The Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 establishes a statutory corporation called Radio Éireann. This change comes ahead of the launch of a television service the following year.[1]
  • 1961–1965
    • No events.
  • 1966
    • Radio Éireann is renamed as Radio Telefís Éireann.
    • VHF-FM broadcasts commence.
  • 1967
    • No events.
  • 1968
    • No events.
  • 1969
    • No events.

1970s
  • 1970
    • No events.
  • 1971
    • No events.
  • 1973
    • RTÉ Radio moves from Henry Street to Donnybrook.
  • 1974
    • 2 March – RTÉ Cork Local Radio is established[2] as an opt-out service which operated for a limited number of hours per week, relaying the national service (RTÉ Radio 1) at other times. The service was popular but had its hands tied by the limited number of local hours it could output.[3]
  • 1975
    • A new transmitter at Tullamore replaces Athlone.
  • 1976
    • No events.
  • 1977
    • No events.
  • 1978
    • No events.

1980s
  • 1980
    • No events.
  • 1981
    • No events.
  • 1982
    • RTÉ broadcasts Radio 2 on 1278 kHz in Dublin and in Cork.
  • 1983
    • No events.
  • 1984
    • 5 November – Breakfast news programme Morning Ireland launches on Radio 1.[5]
    • 6 November – Classical music service RTÉ FM3 commences, sharing its frequency with Raidió na Gaeltachta [6]
  • 1985
    • No events.
  • 1986
    • No events.
  • 1987
    • No events.
  • 1988
    • Radio 2 becomes 2FM.
    • RTÉ operates a temporary station, Millennium 88FM, to mark the year of the Dublin Millennium. The station closes the following April.
  • 1989
    • 1 September – RTÉ establishes pop music station Atlantic 252 in partnership with Radio Luxembourg
    • RTÉ Cork Local Radio is rebranded as Cork 89FM.[7]

1990s
  • 1990–1993
    • No events.
  • 1995–1998
    • No events.
  • 1999
    • RTÉ FM3 becomes RTÉ Lyric FM. The renamed station is separated from Radio na Gaeltachta, and expands its remit to include other types of minority music.[9] The resulting station was Lyric FM (currently styled RTÉ lyric fm). It also moved from Dublin to Limerick as part of a policy of regionalisation.[10]

2000s
  • 2001
    • No events.
  • 2002
    • 2 January – After more than 12 years on air, Atlantic 252 closes.
  • 2003
    • Radio 2 on 1278 kHz closes.
    • 31 December – RTÉ Radio stops broadcasting on shortwave, concentrating on satellite transmission and relay via the World Radio Network[13]
  • 2004
    • January – Radio 1 begins broadcasting on long wave from the Clarkstown transmitter which was previously used to broadcast Atlantic 252.
    • RTÉ closes 2FM on medium wave (612 kHz).
  • 2005
    • No events.
  • 2006
    • 1 January – The RTÉ DAB Multiplex launches.
  • 2009
    • RTÉ begins daily shortwave radio broadcasts to Irish in Africa between 19.30 and 20.30 UTC on 6220 kHz via WRN[16]

2010s
  • 2010
    • 29 October – Saorview is launched, making RTÉ's digital radio channels available via Digital Terrestrial Television
  • 2011
    • No events.
  • 2012
    • 3 May – Saorsat is launched, bringing RTÉ Digital TV and Radio services to areas not reached by Saorview or DAB.[17]
  • 2014
    • 24 September – RTÉ announced that broadcasting of RTÉ Radio 1 on 252 kHz would cease on 27 October 2014.[19] Following representations from Irish listeners in the UK and others that date has now been postponed until 2017[20], later extended until at least June 2019.[21]
  • 2015
    • No events.
  • 2016
    • No events.
  • 2017
    • No events.
  • 2018
    • No events.
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References
  1. "Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  2. Kealy, Alacoque (1981). "Irish Radio Data: 1926-1980".
  3. Sterling, Christopher H. (2003-12-02). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. ISBN 9781135456481.
  4. "RTÉ: History Of 2FM". Archived from the original on March 9, 2008.
  5. Michael Good (4 November 2009). "Morning Ireland: How it all began". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  6. "RTÉ Radio's New Quality Service (Subscription required)". The Irish Times. 6 November 1984. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  7. Dennis, Editor Campbell (2009-08-03). International Telecommunications Law [2009] - II. ISBN 9780557090457.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  8. "Cork 89FM – The Blackpool Sentinel". theblackpoolsentinel.wordpress.com.
  9. "Classic Moves (Subscription required)". The Irish Times. 9 September 1998. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  10. "The Man From Lyric (Subscription required)". The Irish Times. 4 April 1999. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  11. "RTE warned not to 'dumb down' over ratings war – Independent.ie".
  12. "RTE Radio Cork – Peoples Republic Of Cork Discussion Forums". www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com.
  13. Radio News January 1st, 2014.
  14. Noonan, Laura (19 January 2008). "Anger as RTÉ to switch off medium wave band". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  15. "RTE radio launches stations on digital platform". Independent.ie.
  16. RTÉ began daily shortwave service to the Irish in Africa 18 March 2009.
  17. "SAORSAT SATELLITE LIFTS IRELAND TO UNIVERSAL PUBLIC BROADCAST ACCESS". Saorview. 3 May 2012.
  18. Official report: RTÉ today, tomorrow
  19. RTE Radio 1 moves from long wave transmission
  20. "RTÉ's longwave service extended until 2017". December 19, 2014 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. Lonergan, Aidan. "RTÉ Longwave 252 to stay until closure by June 2019 – with digital replacement planned". The Irish Post.
  22. "Ireland broadcaster to close its DAB radio services".
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