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| RTÉ One
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| Launched: | 31st December 1961
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| Audience Share: | 40% (approx)
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| Previous Names: | Telefis Éireann (1961-1966), RTÉ Television (1966-1978), RTÉ1 (1978-1995)
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| Owned By: | Radio Telefis Éireann
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| Web Address: | www.rte.ie
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| Availability
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| Terrestrial Analogue: | Usually channel 1
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| NTL Digital: | Republic of Ireland channel 101, Northern Ireland channel 754
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| Chorus Digital: | channel 1
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| Satellite: | Sky Digital channel 101 (Republic of Ireland only).
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RTÉ One is the Republic of Ireland's oldest and most popular television channel, produced by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. The station began life in 1961 as Telefís Éireann. RTÉ One carries mostly Irish made programmes, consisting of News, Current Affairs, Lifestyle programming and Drama.
RTÉ One was also the sole Irish TV channel until 1978, when RTÉ Two (also known for many years as Network 2) was created. Since 1998 RTÉ One also competes with TV3, a commercial TV channel now mostly owned by Britain's ITV plc and Canada's CanWest Global. 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.
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 SkyBritish Sky Broadcasting BSkyB formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. It also produces TV content, and TV c Digital satellite service for Republic of Ireland subscribers only.
See also
- List of RTÉ television programmingThis is a list of current and historical television programmes produced for Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE). RTE also shows a range of foreign produced shows. Currently broadcast by RTE About the House All Kinds of Everything ( game show) Bachelors Walk ( com
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