RTÉ One
RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is a television channel in Ireland. It is the main TV channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most popular channel in Ireland. It started in 31 December 1961 and was called Telefís Éireann. It was the first TV channel in Ireland.[1] It was called RTÉ from 1966, and RTÉ 1 from 1978 when RTÉ 2 started.[2] The channel was only in black and white between 1961 and 1968. From 1968, some programmes were broadcast in PAL colour.[3]
| RTÉ One RTÉ a hAon | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ireland |
| Broadcast area | Ireland & Northern Ireland Worldwide (online) |
| Slogan | "Fuel Your Imagination" |
| Headquarters | Donnybrook, Dublin |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish Irish Sign Language |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) (2013–) 576i 16:9 (SDTV) (2005–) 576i 4:3 (SDTV) (1961–2005) |
| Timeshift service | RTÉ One +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Key people | George Dixon (Channel Controller) |
| Sister channels | RTÉ2 RTÉjr RTÉ News |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 December 1961 |
| Former names | Telefís Éireann (1961–1966) RTÉ (1966–1978) RTÉ 1 (1978–1995) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.rte.ie/tv/rteone.html |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Saorview | Channel 1 (HD) Channel 11 (+1) |
| Freeview (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 53 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 101 Channel 107 (+1) Channel 135 (HD) |
| Virgin Media UK (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 875 |
| Satellite | |
| Saorsat | Channel 1 (HD) Channel 11 (+1) |
| Sky Ireland | Channel 101 (SD/HD) Channel 201 (+1) Channel 801 (SD) |
| Sky UK (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 161 |
| IPTV | |
| Eir TV | Channel 101 Channel 107 (+1) Channel 115 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live |
| Aer TV | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| RTÉ Player | Watch live (Ireland only / Worldwide – depending on rights) |
Some of the money for the channel comes from a government television licence, and the rest comes from advertisements.[4] RTÉ channels have fewer advertisements than other channels because of this. RTÉ One can be watched by 98% of people in Ireland in HD on the Saorview digital service. It can also be watched on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, and online through RTÉ Player.
References
change- ↑ "Who Are These People at Opening Night of Telefís Éireann 1961?". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Opening Night of RTÉ 2". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Changes for TV : Arrival of Colour Television". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "today, tomorrow, together: Annual Report & Group Financial Statements 2012" (PDF). RTÉ. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
