List of channels on Saorview

This is the list of channels which can be received on the Saorview service. These are either offered from RTÉNL, or the BAI.^[1]

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

General entertainment

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Shows commercials	Format
1	RTÉ One		Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	Yes	16:9 SDTV
2	RTÉ Two HD	Upscaled to HD.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	Yes	1080i HDTV
3	TV3		TV3 Television Network Ltd. (Doughty Hanson & Co)	24 hours	1	Yes	16:9 SDTV
4	TG4		Teilifís na Gaeilge	24 hours	1	Yes	16:9 SDTV
5	RTÉ News Now	Timeshares with Euronews. LCN repeat on channel 15.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	06:00 - 00:00	1	No	16:9 SDTV
5	Euronews	Timeshares with RTÉ News Now. LCN repeat on channel 15.	SOCEMIE	00:00 - 06:00	1	Yes	16:9 SDTV
6	3e		TV3 Television Network Ltd. (Doughty Hanson & Co)	24 hours	1	Yes	16:9 SDTV
7	RTÉjr	Timeshares with RTÉ One +1.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	06:00 - 19:00 (Weekdays)	1	No	16:9 SDTV
8	RTÉ One +1	Timeshares with RTÉjr on weekdays.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	19:00 - 06:00 (Weekdays) 24 hours (Weekends)	1	Yes	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 No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Shows commercials	Format
11	Future Service 1		TBA	TBA	2	N/A	16:9 SDTV
12	Future Service 2	Shows HD pictures in a loop.	TBA	24 hours	2	No	1080i HDTV
13	Future Service 3		TBA	TBA	2	N/A	16:9 SDTV
14	Future Service 4	Shows a test card and test tone.	TBA	24 hours	2	No	16:9 SDTV
16	Future Service 6		TBA	TBA	2	N/A	16:9 SDTV
17	Future Service 7		TBA	TBA	2	N/A	16:9 SDTV

Radio stations

Radio channels are incapable of broadcasting a picture.

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Format
200	RTÉ Radio 1	LCN repeat on channel 210.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
201	RTÉ Radio 1 Extra	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)
202	RTÉ 2FM	LCN repeat on channel 212.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
203	RTÉ Lyric FM	LCN repeat on channel 213.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	160 kbit/s (stereo)
204	RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta	LCN repeat on channel 214.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	112 kbit/s (stereo)
205	RTÉ Pulse	LCN repeat on channel 215.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
206	RTÉ 2XM	LCN repeat on channel 216.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
207	RTÉ Choice	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	LCN repeat on channel 218.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
209	RTÉ Junior	Timeshares with RTÉ Chill. LCN repeat on channel 219.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	07:00 - 21:00	1	128 kbit/s (stereo)
209	RTÉ Chill	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)

Upcoming channels and events

2011

November

• Irish TV (working title)^[2]

2012

May

• RTÉ Plus on channel 8, replacing RTÉ One +1

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^[3]
• Irish Film Channel
• Chilli Hits (working title)^[4]
• Houses of the Oireachtas Channel

Unknown dates

• TV3 +1 (A timeshift service for TV3)^[5]
• 3Kids (A children's service from TV3, timeshared with 3Classics)^[6]
• 3Classics (A classic Irish documentary and film service from TV3, timeshared with 3Kids)^[7]
• TG4 +1, broadcasting between 19:00 and 07:00 daily^[8]
• Ponc, broadcasting between 16:50 and 19:00 daily^[9]
• Cúla 4, broadcasting between 07:00 and 16:50 daily^[10]
• Euronews as a 24 hour channel^[11]
• Easy FM www.easyfm.ie (Country Music)
• Digital Radio Ltd. (80s hits)
• Raidió Rí-Rá (Irish Language Popular Music service)
• Pay TV channels on the service
• BBC One NI
• BBC Two NI
• Channel 4

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 No.	Channel name	Date removed	Reason
7	RTÉ Two SD	18/04/2011	Removed to make space for RTÉjr and RTÉ One +1.

Related articles

• Saorview
• Saorsat
• RTÉ Network Limited

References

1. ^ http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=MEDIA+AND+MARKETING-qqqs=mediaandmarketing-qqqid=49668-qqqx=1.asp
2. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
3. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
4. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
5. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
6. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
7. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
8. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
9. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
10. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
11. ^ HANCOCK, CIARÁN (15 July 2010). "Free-to-air digital TV could cost RTÉ €70m". Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0715/1224274738640.html. Retrieved 15 July 2010.