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RTÉ Chill
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RTÉ Chill was a digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It broadcast 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.
Key Information
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]
In November 2025, it was announced that Chill's last broadcast day would be December 31st.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RTÉ digital radio services to begin". The Irish Times. 30 November 2008.
- ^ "RTÉ Radio".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RTÉ to cease radio transmission on DAB network". rte.ie. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Walsh, Andrew; Brophy, Daragh (20 November 2025). "RTÉ will permanently close four digital radio stations - including 2XM and Pulse - on 31 December". TheJournal.ie. Journal Media. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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