TRTÉ
TRTÉ is an Irish children's television block that airs on public service broadcaster RTÉ2. Its target demographic is people between 7 and 12 years of age. On some networks — Virgin Media Ireland, eir Vision, Saorview and Vodafone TV—TRTÉ is a separate channel in the children's section that simulcasts TRTÉ on RTÉ2.
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ireland (including Northern Ireland) Worldwide (online) |
| Network | RTÉ2 |
| Headquarters | Montrose, Donnybrook, Dublin 25 And Motrose Donnybrook Dublin 14 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Sister channels | RTÉ One RTÉ2 RTÉ News RTÉjr |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 September 1986 (as The Den (Original)) 20 September 2010 (Block) |
| Former names | Dempsey's DEN (1986–1990) The Den (1990–1993, 2002–2010) Den TV (1993–1998) Den2 (1998–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Saorview | Channel 2 (HD) (RTÉ2) Channel 12 (+1) (RTÉ2 +1) |
| Freeview (UK) | Northern Ireland: Channel 53 (RTÉ2) |
In late 2016, significant cutbacks drove TRTÉ to downsize and broadcast fewer programmes such as news2day and other content for the 7 to 15-year-old age group. Its sister block for teenagers was dropped in 2016, while TRTÉ earlier at 4:30, and is now branded as RTÉ2.
Since 2019, the brand has lost viewership. In 2020, TRTÉ was rebranded RTÉ2, with only TRTÉ idents in use at the beginning of programmes. RTÉ2 programme promos are now used for TRTÉ programming.