RTÉ announces details of six new trial DAB digital radio services
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
On Tuesday 12 June 2007 RTÉ announced details of six new trial digital radio stations, designed to bring wider choice to listeners on digital radio.
As part of its DAB digital radio trials, RTÉ introduced four new services this week with a further two in development for transmission later this summer.
RTÉ Junior is pop radio for children from twos to teens as well as for young parents. Predominantly music, RTÉ Junior is programmed around a child's day and broadcast daily from wake-up to bed-time (7am to 9pm).
RTÉ Gold is a classic hits service capturing the very best of music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
RTÉ Digital Radio News: Provided by RTÉ News and Current Affairs RTÉ Digital Radio News is a rolling news bulletin station, with all of the top national and international news stories at the touch of a button.
RTÉ 2XM is designed to be the station of choice for students and young adults, specialising in playing new music first.
Later this summer the following two new trial services will go live:
RTÉ Digital Radio Sport: Provided by RTÉ Radio's sports department RTÉ Digital Radio Sport is a rolling sports bulletin station, with all of the top national and international sports' news stories at the touch of a button.
RTÉ Choice will bring listeners a day-time choice of comedy, documentaries, vintage shows, music, international programming and well known presenters broadcasting at alternative times.
Managing Director of RTÉ Radio, Adrian Moynes, welcomed the trial stations saying;
"DAB digital radio represents a great opportunity to extend what we offer to listeners. We hope that listeners on digital radio will enjoy these 6 new trial services and will work with us to develop and improve them"
"RTÉ is already working with the radio industry and with regulatory bodies to explore this exciting new technology which we believe represents the future for Irish radio"
RTÉ's six new DAB-only radio stations are available to anyone living in the Greater Dublin and North East coast area who owns a DAB digital radio. The six services will remain on public trial until November 2007.
