RTÉ One
RTÉ One is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by RTÉ. It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ 1 upon the launch of RTÉ 2 in 1978. It is funded partly by the government's licence fee; the remainder of the funding is provided by commercial advertising. Because RTÉ is funded partly by the licence fee it shows considerably fewer advertisements than most other channels available in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ireland Northern Ireland Worldwide (online and via RTE ONE International) |
| Headquarters | Donnybrook, Dublin |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish Irish Sign Language |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) (2013–) 576i 16:9 (SDTV) (2005–) 576i 4:3 (SDTV) (1961–2005) |
| Timeshift service | RTÉ One +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (ultimately owned by Government of Ireland) |
| Key people | George Dixon (Channel Controller) |
| Sister channels | RTÉ2 RTÉjr RTÉ News TRTÉ |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 December 1961 |
| Former names | Telefís Éireann (1961–1966) RTÉ (1966–1978) RTÉ 1 (1978–1995) |
| Links | |
| Website | rte.ie/tv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Saorview | Channel 1 (HD) Channel 11 (+1) |
| Freeview (Northern Ireland only) | Channel 54 |
| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| RTÉ Player | Watch live (Available depending on rights) |
| Sky Go | Watch Live (Ireland only) |
RTÉ One is available to 98% of the Irish population in HD on the Saorview DTT service. It is also available in Northern Ireland via Saorview, Freeview, Sky, and cable provider Virgin Media. The channel is also available online through RTÉ Player.