RTÉ One
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| RTÉ One | |
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| Launched | 31 December 1961 |
| Owned by | Radio Telefís Éireann |
| Audience share | 25.7% (2005, [1]) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Formerly called | Telefís Éireann (1961-1966) RTÉ Television (1966-1978) RTÉ1 (1978-1995) |
| Website | www.rte.ie/tv/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Irish analogue | (see article) |
| Irish digital | Mux 1 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | channel 101 (ROI) channel 162 (NI) |
| Cable | |
| UPC Ireland | channel 101 |
| Virgin Media (UK) | channel 875 (NI only) |
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 Éireann. RTÉ One is almost universally available on the VHF and UHF bands in Ireland (though VHF has mostly been phased out), and is available on the Sky Digital satellite service in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as cable and MMDS, including the Virgin Media digital cable service in Northern Ireland. The channel technically broadcasts 24 hours a day. The network's headquarters are in Donnybrook, Dublin.
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[edit] Programming
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RTÉ One carries both Irish made programmes, consisting of News, Current Affairs, Lifestyle programming and Drama together with imported acquired programmes. The channel's flagship programme is The Late Late Show, aired on Fridays at 21:30 WET/IST. The channel carries most RTÉ News and Current Affairs programmes. During breaking news events, news specials may be aired on the channel. RTÉ One also airs certain television shows from America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK although the majority of imports are broadcast on RTÉ's sister station RTÉ Two. Most of RTÉ's home produced drama and reality shows are broadcast on RTÉ One and the station is seen as the flagship of the RTÉ network.
[edit] On-air identity
- See main article: RTÉ One On-Air Identity
Throughout the years, RTÉ One has gone through many changes to its on-air identity, mostly in tune with the changing of the statutory logo of the cooperation that operates it. The average life of an RTÉ One ident is around three years, with minor modifications and changes along the way.
[edit] History
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The station began life in 1961 as Telefís Éireann. It was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, upon the renaming of the Radio Éireann Authority to RTÉ, and became RTE1 upon the launch of RTÉ2 in 1978. Originally the station broadcast in black and white, but began colour transmissions in 1969 (though it was many years before all home-produced programming was in colour).
RTÉ One was also the sole Irish TV channel until 1978, when RTÉ2 (also known for many years as Network 2) was created. Since 1998 RTÉ One also competes with TV3, RTÉ One today not only competes with the other Irish TV channels, but also with the UK TV networks and other satellite and cable channels that are widely available across Ireland through cable, MMDS and satellite subscription services.
It took a while before RTE One began broadcasting at hours similar to most other television networks at that time. RTE One as with RTE Television previously would only start broadcasting from around 3:00/4:00pm until after midnight. In 1988 RTE One began broadcasting proper afternoon television starting at around 12:00pm. It was not until the early 1990s that full morning television started on RTE One and not until 1996 until they went 24-hours. Even to this day RTE One does not broadcast a proper breakfast television programme, leaving this to Ireland's only independent television station TV3 to do it, with RTE One showing just repeats of programmes shown the day before, Neighbours and old dramas such as Magnum PI and Dallas.
[edit] Online content
From March 2007, content from RTÉ One (and its sister network RTÉ Two) has been available online on it's website www.rte.ie. The shows are played in conjunction with RealPlayer. All add breaks are cut out and sponsorship in generally not followed through from the television. Certain shows, such as imports, have not been made available online as of yet, although their are plans to make them available online. Those imports that are online are not available to those outside the Republic of Ireland due to first run and licensing issues. There is also a move to diversify the content so it will be available for viewing on other platforms such as windows media player.
[edit] High-definition
RTÉ HD is a forthcoming channel to be launched in the very near future on the Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) HD service which currently covers the Republic of Ireland and soon to be on the new Digital terrestrial television service. The new HD network will be a simulcast of the RTÉ One and RTÉ Two network, and will be based on the BBC HD concept in the United Kingdom. The channel will mainly consist of programs from the RTÉ One network and will, in the beginning, broadcast programs such as sporting events and highly popular programs which are already filmed in high definition such as RTÉ News, The Late Late Show and You're A Star. It is also said that foreign imports already recorded in HD will also be bought in and broadcast simultaneously in HD.
[edit] RTÉ One Main Analogue Transmitters
- Main article: RTÉ Network Limited
| UHF | VHF | Location |
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| - | D | Mullaghanish |
| - | E | Maghera |
| - | E | Kippure |
| - | F | Mount Leinster |
| - | I | Truskmore |
| 23 | - | Holywell Hill |
| 29 | - | Three Rock Mountain |
| 40 | - | Cairn Hill |
| 52 | - | Clermont Carn |
| 53 | - | Spur Hill |
- Source: [2] (Accessed 18 October 2006)
[edit] Typical RTÉ One evening schedule
[edit] Monday to Friday
| 18:00 | 18:01 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:30 | 22:00 | 22:15 | 22:30 | 22:45 | 23:00 | 23:15 | ||
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| Monday | The Angelus | RTÉ News: Six One | Nationwide | Léargas | EastEnders | House Hunters | RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock | 21st Century Child | Surgeons | Questions and Answers | ||||||
| Tuesday | Arts Lives | EastEnders | Fair City | The Restaurant | The Clinic (TV series) | Animal Rescue | Criminal Minds | |||||||||
| Wednesday | Nationwide | Rachel's Favourite Foods | The View | Off the Rails | Boston Legal | The Midweek Movie | ||||||||||
| Thursday | True Lives | EastEnders | Showhouse | Ryan Confidential | Prime Time | Hanging with Hector | Far Away Up Close | |||||||||
| Friday | Nationwide | Rough Diamond | The Raw Bar | EastEnders | The Late Late Show | Shark | ||||||||||
Note: News and Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink.
[edit] Weekend
| 18:00 | 18:01 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:25 | 22:20 | 22:30 | 22:50 | |
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| Saturday | The Angelus | RTÉ News: Six One | The Big Big Movie | Winning Streak | RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock | Tubridy Tonight | Saturday Night Movie | |||||
| Sunday | You're A Star | No Frontiers | Show Me the Money | You're A Star
The Result |
Brides of Franc | ER | Would You Believe | The Week in Politics | ||||
Note: News and Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink.
[edit] Source
- ”Irish Viewers to get a '6' Sense Soon.” (9 February 2006). The Irish Independent Business p10
[edit] See also
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