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RTÉ Chill

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RTÉ Chill
Broadcast areaNational - Ireland
FrequencySaorview: Channel 207 & 209
Virgin Media: Channel 942
Programming
FormatMusic
Ownership
OwnerRaidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Pulse
RTÉ 2XM
RTÉ Jr Radio
RTÉ Gold
RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
History
First air date
March 2008
(Officially launched 1 December 2008)

RTÉ Chill is a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It broadcasts mostly chillout and ambient music as well as other low-tempo genres and typically features the output of such cutting-edge artists as Leftfield, The Orb, Sigur Rós, and Juana Molina.

It started broadcasting in March 2008, but had an official launch alongside its sister services on 1 December 2008.[1] The station, which timeshares with RTÉjr Radio is on air between 21:00 and 7:00,[2] and is available on channel 207 on Saorview, Ireland's free-to-air Digital Terrestrial Television service.

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 Chill.[3] 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.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "RTÉ digital radio services to begin". The Irish Times. 30 November 2008.
  2. ^ "RTÉ Radio".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "RTÉ to cease radio transmission on DAB network". rte.ie. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.