This is the list of channels which can be received on the Saorview

Saorview

Saorview is the national free-to-air digital terrestrial television service in Republic of Ireland.The service began operation on 29 October 2010 on a trial basis with full launch on 26 May 2011. By legislation it was required to be available to approximately 90% of the population by end of...

 service. These are either offered from RTÉNL, or the BAI

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland was established on 1 October 2009 effectively replacing the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland ....

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There are currently 9 proper TV channels shared amongst 7 streams, and 11 radio channels shared amongst 10 streams. This does not count LCN repeats.

The most recent channels to be added to the Saorview service were RTÉjr

RTÉjr

RTÉjr is a children's channel operated by Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ Television, which targets a demographic between 2 – 6 years of age. The channel launched as part of Saorview's line-up on May 26, 2011. The channel broadcasts daily between 06:00 to 19:00, sharing broadcasting space with...

 and RTÉ One +1 which launched on 27 May 2011.

General entertainment

EPG Electronic program guide Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...  No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Shows commercials	Format
1	RTÉ One RTÉ One RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...		Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...	24 hours	1		16:9 SDTV Standard-definition television Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
2	RTÉ Two HD RTÉ Two RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...	Upscaled Video scaler A video scaler is a device for converting video signals from one size or resolution to another: usually "upscaling" or "upconverting" a video signal from a low resolution to one of higher resolution A video scaler is a device for converting video signals from one size or resolution to another:...  to HD High-definition video High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels... .	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1		1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...  HDTV High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
3	TV3		TV3 Television Network Ltd. (Doughty Hanson & Co Doughty Hanson & Co Doughty Hanson & Co is a British private equity fund manager focused on leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions primarily of upper middle-market companies in Europe... )	24 hours	1		16:9 SDTV
4	TG4 TG4 TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....		Teilifís na Gaeilge	24 hours	1		16:9 SDTV
5	RTÉ News Now RTÉ News Now RTÉ News Now is a 24-hour news television network in the Republic of Ireland operated byIrish public service broadcaster RTÉ. The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online on June 12, 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on October 29, 2010 on...	Timeshares with Euronews. LCN repeat on channel 15.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	06:00 - 00:00	1		16:9 SDTV
5	Euronews EuroNews Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....	Timeshares with RTÉ News Now. LCN repeat on channel 15.	SOCEMIE SOCEMIE SOCEMIE is the company that produces the news channel Euronews. As of September 2004, Philippe Cayla is the company's chief executive officer and Michael Peters joined the group on May 10, 2005, as the managing director...	00:00 - 06:00	1		16:9 SDTV
6	3e 3E 3E or 3-E may refer to:*3e, general entertainment channel operated in Ireland*3rd meridian east*Third edition in the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons*NY 3E, alternate name for New York State Route 104*OK-3E, abbreviation for Oklahoma State Highway 3...		TV3 Television Network Ltd. (Doughty Hanson & Co)	24 hours	1		16:9 SDTV
7	RTÉjr RTÉjr RTÉjr is a children's channel operated by Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ Television, which targets a demographic between 2 – 6 years of age. The channel launched as part of Saorview's line-up on May 26, 2011. The channel broadcasts daily between 06:00 to 19:00, sharing broadcasting space with...	Timeshares with RTÉ One +1.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	06:00 - 19:00 (Weekdays)	1		16:9 SDTV
8	RTÉ One +1	Timeshares with RTÉjr on weekdays.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	19:00 - 06:00 (Weekdays) 24 hours (Weekends)	1		16:9 SDTV

Hidden services

LCNs in this section are not considered proper channels but are still listed on the majority of Saorview equipment.

EPG Electronic program guide Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...  No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Shows commercials	Format
11	Future Service 1		TBA	TBA	2		16:9 SDTV
12	Future Service 2	Shows HD pictures in a loop.	TBA	24 hours	2		1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...  HDTV High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
13	Future Service 3		TBA	TBA	2		16:9 SDTV
14	Future Service 4	Shows a test card Test card A test card, also known as a test pattern in North America and Australia, is a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast...  and test tone.	TBA	24 hours	2		16:9 SDTV
16	Future Service 6		TBA	TBA	2		16:9 SDTV
17	Future Service 7		TBA	TBA	2		16:9 SDTV

Radio stations

Radio channels are incapable of broadcasting a picture.

EPG Electronic program guide Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...  No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Format
200	RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...	LCN repeat on channel 210.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo STEREO STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth... )
201	RTÉ Radio 1 Extra RTÉ Radio 1 Extra RTÉ Radio 1 Extra is an Irish radio station broadcasting RTÉ Radio 1. It plays sports, educational and religious opt-outs at certain times ....	Uses bandwidth from RTÉ Choice and RTÉ Chill when on-air. LCN repeat on channel 211.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	Varies	1	64 kbit/s (mono Mono Mono is considered to refer most often to:* anything single, e.g. as in monorail, a train system using a single rail, as opposed to the conventional two-rail system... )
202	RTÉ 2FM RTÉ 2fm RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...	LCN repeat on channel 212.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
203	RTÉ Lyric FM RTÉ lyric fm RTÉ lyric fm is an Irish classical music radio station, owned by the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station, which is based in Limerick, was launched in 1999 and is available on FM in Ireland, on satellite, on Sky Digital in Ireland and United Kingdom and via the...	LCN repeat on channel 213.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	160 kbit/s (stereo)
204	RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :...	LCN repeat on channel 214.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	112 kbit/s (stereo)
205	RTÉ Pulse RTÉ Pulse RTÉ Pulse is an electronic dance music station from RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. It broadcasts on the RTÉ DAB Multiplex and Saorview Ireland's free to air DTT service in Ireland. Online worldwide and on the Irish Cable system UPC/NTL channel 943. It plays a varied mix of dance music...	LCN repeat on channel 215.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
206	RTÉ 2XM RTÉ 2XM RTÉ 2XM is a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.-History:Initially the broadcaster placed the station on the digital terrestrial television trial service in late October 2007. Along with 5 other new digital stations, RTÉ Choice was launched on 1...	LCN repeat on channel 216.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
207	RTÉ Choice RTÉ Choice RTÉ Choice is a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann, made specifically for talk-radio.-History:...	Drops to 80 kbit/s (mono) when required. LCN repeat on channel 217.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	112 kbit/s (stereo)
208	RTÉ Gold RTÉ Gold RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB and Saorview Ireland's free to air DTT service. It can also be accessed on the internet via the RTÉ website. The station plays classic hits from top-selling artists spanning the decades from the 1950s to the 1980s...	LCN repeat on channel 218.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
209	RTÉ Junior RTÉ Junior RTÉ Junior is a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It plays children’s music, and is Ireland's first children's radio station. It broadcasts from 07:00 to 21:00, and time-shares its DAB slot with RTÉ Chill...	Timeshares with RTÉ Chill. LCN repeat on channel 219.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	07:00 - 21:00	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
209	RTÉ Chill RTÉ Chill RTÉ Chill is a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. It broadcasts mostly chillout and ambient music as well as other low-tempo genres and generally includes cutting edge artists such as Leftfield, The Orb, Sigur Rós and Juanita Molina...	Drops to 96 kbit/s (mono) when required. Timeshares with RTÉ Junior. LCN repeat on channel 219.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	21:00 - 07:00	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)

October

• 24 - RTÉ Plus will move to multiplex 2, with RTÉjr expanding onto weekends and RTÉ Plus expanding into a 24/7 operation

Before 2013

• A second HD channel will launch on the service, either TV3 HD or TG4 HD
• Irish Film Channel
• Chilli Hits (working title)
• Houses of the Oireachtas Channel
  Houses of the Oireachtas Channel
  Houses of the Oireachtas Channel or informally Oireachtas TV is a public service broadcaster for the two houses of the Oireachtas . The channel was created under the Broadcasting Act 2009 for broadcast on the proposed roll out of Irish Digital Terrestrial Television...
  
  

Unknown dates

• TV3 +1 (A timeshift service for TV3)
• 3Kids (A children's service from TV3, timeshared with 3Classics)
• 3Classics (A classic Irish documentary and film service from TV3, timeshared with 3Kids)
• TG4 +1, broadcasting between 19:00 and 07:00 daily
• Ponc
  Cúla 4
  Cúla 4 is branded children's block on Irish language public broadcaster TG4. The strand was first established in 1996 as Cúlabúla; with the rebrand of TnaG to TG4 in 1999 Cúlabúla was renamed as "Cúla 4"....
  
  , broadcasting between 16:50 and 19:00 daily
• Cúla 4
  Cúla 4
  Cúla 4 is branded children's block on Irish language public broadcaster TG4. The strand was first established in 1996 as Cúlabúla; with the rebrand of TnaG to TG4 in 1999 Cúlabúla was renamed as "Cúla 4"....
  
  , broadcasting between 07:00 and 16:50 daily
• Euronews
  EuroNews
  Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
  
   as a 24 hour channel
• Easy FM www.easyfm.ie (Country Music)
• Digital Radio Ltd. (80s hits)
• Raidió Rí-Rá
  Raidió Rí-Rá
  Raidió Rí-Rá, founded in 2008, is an Irish language chart music radio station broadcasting on the Internet and, for approximately one month a year, on FM radio.-Information:...
  
   (Irish Language Popular Music service)
• Pay TV channels on the service
• BBC One NI
  BBC One Northern Ireland
  BBC One Northern Ireland is the national variation for BBC Northern Ireland of the network BBC One service broadcast by the BBC. The service is broadcast in Northern Ireland from Broadcasting House in Belfast...
  
  
• BBC Two NI
• Channel 4
  Channel 4
  Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
  
  

Former channels

This is a list of channels that have formerly aired on the service. It does not include rebranded channels or channels which have ceased on all platforms at the same time.

EPG Electronic program guide Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...  No.	Channel name	Date removed	Reason
7	RTÉ Two SD RTÉ Two RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...	18/04/2011	Removed to make space for RTÉjr and RTÉ One +1.