RTÉ Gold
RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on Saorview, online, and via Virgin Media TV.
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| Broadcast area | National - Ireland |
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| Frequency | Saorview: Channel 208 Virgin Media: Channel 941 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainly Classic Hits (Some Adult Contemporary) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ 2fm RTÉ lyric fm RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Pulse RTÉ 2XM RTÉ Jr Radio RTÉ Chill RTÉ Radio 1 Extra | |
| History | |
First air date | 30 May 2007 (Officially launched 1 December 2008) |
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| Website | |
Background
The station plays music from top-selling artists spanning the decades from the 1950s to the 1990s. Unlike other classic hits stations RTÉ Gold digs deeper into artists' back catalogues and also plays top album tracks.
Weekday programming has presenter led programmes from 7am - 2pm. At weekends there is a full presenter led schedule from 8am to 8pm.
On 6 November 2017, presented weekday breakfast and drivetime programmes were introduced, hosted by RTÉ radio presenters Will Leahy and Rick O'Shea.[1]
On 6 November 2019, RTÉ management announced that, as part of a major cost-saving program, all its digital radio stations would be closed, including RTÉ Gold.[2] In March 2021, it was announced that the station would remain on air via Saorview, cable and online streaming, but the DAB network would close at the end of the month.[3]
References
- "Will Leahy and Rick O’Shea join RTÉ Gold", RadioToday.ie
- Halpin, Hayley (7 November 2019). "'Today could be our last': Breakfast presenter addresses widespread RTÉ service and job cuts at start of show". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "RTÉ to cease radio transmission on DAB network". rte.ie. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
External links
- Listen to RTÉ Gold on RTÉ Player
- RTÉ digital radio service to begin, The Irish Times, 20 November 2008