RTÉ2 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RTÉ2 | |
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Broadcast area | Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Worldwide (online with restricted and unrestricted programming) |
Slogan | We Go There |
Headquarters | Donnybrook, Dublin |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Irish |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | RTÉ2 +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
Key people | Bill Malone (Channel Controller) |
Sister channels | RTÉ One RTÉjr RTÉ News |
History | |
Launched | 2 November 1978 |
Former names | RTÉ 2 (1978–1988) Network 2 (1988–2004) RTÉ Two (2004–2014) |
Links | |
Website | rte |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Saorview | Channel 2 (HD) Channel 12 (+1) |
Freeview (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 54 |
Cable | |
Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 102 Channel 136 (HD) |
Virgin Media UK (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 876 |
Satellite | |
Saorsat | Channel 2 (HD) Channel 12 (+1) |
Sky Ireland | Channel 102 (SD/HD) Channel 802 (SD) |
Sky UK (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 162 (SD/HD) Channel 836 (SD) |
IPTV | |
Eir TV | Channel 102 Channel 116 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Aer TV | Watch live (Ireland only) |
RTÉ Player | Watch live (available depending on rights) |
RTÉ2 is a free television channel in Ireland. It is owned by Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It started in 1978, and was the second TV channel in Ireland, after RTÉ One.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Features". RTÉ News. 18 April 2006.
- ↑ "RTE 2 ...promises, promises | Magill". magill.ie.