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2RN was the first radio broadcasting station in the Irish Free State. It began broadcasting on 1 January 1926 and continued until 1933, when it was succeeded by Radio Athlone. The station was run by the Irish Post Office, under the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama, comedy. ... Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Irish An t-Áire Puist agus Telegrafa) was a senior Irish government minister from 1924 to 1984, when the post and the department was abolished. ...


Studios and wavelengths

The studio for 2RN was originally located at Little Denmark Street, off Henry Street in Dublin[1], moving to the nearby GPO building in 1928. Henry Street (Sráid Anraí in Irish) is located on Dublins Northside and is one of the two principal shopping streets of Dublin, running from the Spire of Dublin and the General Post Office on OConnell Street in the east to St. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... General Post Office in 2006. ...


The 1.5 Kilowatt Marconi transmitter[2] was located at McKee Barracks, near the Phoenix Park. The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... The Marconi Company Ltd. ... Deer grazing near the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park Phoenix Park (in Irish, Páirc an Fhionn-Uisce) is a large park located 3 km to the north west of Dublin city centre in Ireland. ...


The station initially broadcast on 380 metres, although the choice of this wavelength led to complaints from members of the public, as due to the limitations of the receiver technology of the time, transmissions led to interference to and by other stations, especially 6BM in Bournemouth and the Hamburg radio station.[3].


Reception of the station for many Irish listeners outside Dublin was problematic, although even at the time of the inception of the station, there were plans for a high-power transmitter to serve the whole country[4]. In 1927 the Cork broadcasting station 6CK was established, which relayed many of 2RN's programmes, as well as contributing programmes to the network.


Initially the station broadcast three hours a night, from 7.30 pm to 10.30pm, with only a two hour broadcast on Sunday nights[4].


Notes

  1. ^ RTÉ Libraries and Archives - Irish Public Service Broadcasting - 1920s. RTÉ. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  2. ^ Sexton, Michael (2005). Marconi: the Irish connection. Four Courts Press, 104. ISBN 1851828419. 
  3. ^ Pine, Robert (2005). 2RN and the origins of Irish Radio. Four Courts Press, 143. ISBN 1851826041. 
  4. ^ a b Dáil Éireann - Volume 14 - 28 January, 1926. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. - SUPPLEMENTARY AND ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES FOR PUBLIC SERVICES. VOTE 66—WIRELESS BROADCASTING.. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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