RTÉ Jr Radio
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{{About|the Irish children's radio station|the television channel based on it|RTÉjr}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = RTÉjr Radio
| logo = RTÉjr Radio Logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| airdate = 1 May 2018
(Officially launched 31 December 2008)
| frequency = DAB: Mux 1
Saorview: Channel 207
Virgin Media: Channel 942
| area = National - Ireland
| format = Children's Music
| owner = Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
| sister_stations = RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ lyric fm
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Pulse
RTÉ 2XM
RTÉ Chill
RTÉ Gold
RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
| webcast = [http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/0708.asx WMA], [http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/0708.smil Real]
| website = [http://www.rte.ie/digitalradio/rtejr/ rte.ie/digitalradio/rtejr]
}}
RTÉjr Radio is a children's digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2010/0913/youngpeopleslaunch13092010.html |title=About RTÉ: RTÉ Launches RTÉjr and TRTÉ on Television, Digital Radio and Online for Ireland's Youngest Audiences |publisher=RTÉ press release |access-date=2010-09-13}} It is Ireland's first children's orientated radio station with a wide variety of programming from news, poetry, nursery rhymes, storytelling, dramas and more. The station broadcasts daily between 7:00 and 21:00 (time-sharing the DAB slot with RTÉ Chill) on DAB and Saorview in Ireland and globally through the RTÉ Radio Player.
The radio station is complemented by the RTÉjr television channel available on Saorview, Virgin Media Ireland, eVision, Aer TV and Sky Ireland.
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 RTÉjr Radio.{{cite news |last1=Halpin |first1=Hayley |title='Today could be our last': Breakfast presenter addresses widespread RTÉ service and job cuts at start of show |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/will-leahy-reaction-rte-cuts-4882301-Nov2019/ |access-date=7 November 2019 |work=TheJournal.ie |date=7 November 2019 |language=en}} However on 2 March 2021 it was revealed by RTÉ that the broadcaster would close its DAB radio network while retaining its digital radio services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2021/0302/1200334-rte-dab-network/|title=RTÉ to cease radio transmission on DAB network|first=Sinéad|last=Crowley|date=2 March 2021|website=rte.ie}}
On November 16, 2023, RTÉ announced the closure of most of its digital-only services, including RTÉjr Radio, in 2024, as part of the broadcaster's 'New Direction' internal restructuring.
References
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External links
- [http://rtejr.rte.ie/rtejr-listen/ Official website]
- [http://www.rte.ie/about/pressreleases/2007/0613/dabtrialjune07.html RTÉ press release about the launche of digital stations]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Children's radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 2007
Category:Radio stations in the Republic of Ireland
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