RTÉ Network Limited

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name = RTÉ Network Limited

type = Network Transmission
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location_city = Dublin
location_country = Ireland
location = Nationwide
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RTÉ Network Transmission Limited (RTÉNL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Radio Telefís Éireann which runs Ireland's principal terrestrial television and radio broadcast signal transmission networks. They operate 10 main sites, and over 100 smaller relays and transposers, which carry either television, radio, or both.

Carried content

Four television channels - RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 and TG4 - are carried from all main sites; with TV3 being dropped from all bar two relays. Either all three or four stations are on UHF, or RTÉ One and Two are on VHF and TV3 and TG4 on UHF.

Four FM radio stations are carried, although not all on every transmitter or auxiliary rely, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ Lyric FM and Raidió na Gaeltachta. DAB transmitters add the World Radio Network to this. Longwave and Mediumwave radio transmitters carry Radio 1 Europe only.

Today FM is also carried on most main sites as well as many auxiliaries, and many Independent Local Radio stations use the local RTÉNL transmission site, as well as most sites carrying mobile telecoms kit for at least one of Ireland's four mobile telephone providers.

Digital upgrades

An initial frequency plan for a 6 multiplex digital terrestrial television system utilising the main RTÉ transmitters and upgrading the Woodcock Hill, Moville, and Kilduff auxiliary transmitters to full transmitter status. Higher-power television relays have been allocated 4 multiplexes.

The ITUs RRC 06 frequency plan allocates 8 UHF multiplexes to all main sites and a number of higher powered relays as well as a single VHF single frequency network to be run on a regional basis from main sites and a small number of relays.

DAB allocations for national and regional services also exist, with blocks 12A and 12C being licenced to broadcast nationally, and many other blocks allocated for regional. As these are SFN, it is highly likely that additional transmitters will be added later, but the main RTÉ sites are likely to be the first to carry DAB.

Currently, Three Rock Mountain and Clermont Carn are both carrying both DTT and DAB trials. These are "open" to the public insofar as the services are unencrypted and compatible with consumer grade hardware, but they have not been officially launched.

Transmission sites

Main sites

*Kippure, County Wicklow - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Truskmore, County Sligo - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Maghera mountain, County Clare - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Mullaghanish, County Cork - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Mount Leinster, County Carlow - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Cairn Hill, County Longford - UHF television, FM radio
*Three Rock Mountain, County Dublin - UHF television, DAB digital radio, FM radio auxiliary transmitter
*Clermont Carn, County Louth - UHF television, DAB digital radio, FM radio
*Holywell Hill, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio auxiliary transmitter
*Spur Hill, County Cork - UHF television, DAB digital radio, FM radio auxiliary transmitter
*Tullamore, County Offaly - MW radio
*Clarkestown, County Meath - LW radio

Auxiliary transmitters

:"Bolded entries will carry full digital terrestrial television service"
*Abbeyfeale, County Limerick - UHF television
*Achill Island, County Mayo - UHF television, FM radio
*Aghavannagh, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Arranmore Island, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Annagry, County Donegal - UHF television
*Annascaul, County Kerry - UHF television
*Araglin, County Cork - UHF television
*Ardmore, County Waterford - UHF television
*Arklow, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Arthurstown, County Wexford - UHF television
*Ashford, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Ashleam, County Mayo - UHF television
*Athlone town, County Westmeath - FM radio,
*Athlone (Moydrum), County Westmeath MW radio (discontinued).
*Avoca, County Wicklow A - UHF television
*Avoca, County Wicklow B - UHF television
*Ballinastoe, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Ballineen, County Cork - UHF television
*Ballingeary, County Cork - UHF television
*Ballinglen, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Ballintrillick, County Sligo - UHF television
*Ballyandreen, County Cork - UHF television
*Ballybofey, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Ballydavid, County Kerry, - UHF television, FM radio
*Ballymacarbry, County Waterford - UHF television
*Ballynakilly, County Kerry - UHF television
*Ballyporeen, County Tipperary - UHF television
*Ballinure, County Cork - MW radio
*Ballymacarbry, County Waterford - UHF television
*Bandon, County Cork - UHF television
*Bantry, County Cork - FM radio, UHF television
*Bawnfine, County Waterford
*Bealanabrack, County Galway - UHF television
*Belgooley, County Cork - UHF television
*Ben Gorm, County Mayo - UHF television
*Blarney, County Cork - UHF television
*Bonane, County Kerry - UHF television
*Briska, County Mayo - UHF television
*Brittas Bay, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Broadford, County Clare - UHF television
*Cahir, County Tipperary - UHF television
*Cahirciveen, County Kerry - UHF television Kerry
*Casla, County Galway - UHF television, FM radio
*Castlebar, County Mayo - UHF television, FM radio
*Castletownbere, County Cork - UHF television, FM radio
*Clifden, County Galway - UHF television, FM radio
*Clonakilty, County Cork - UHF television
*Clonmany, County Donegal - UHF television
*Clonmel, County Waterford - UHF television, FM Radio
*Collins Barracks (Cork), County Cork - UHF television, FM radio. Carries TV3.
*Corrnamona, County Galway - UHF television
*Crossbarry, County Cork - UHF television
*Crosshaven, County Cork - UHF television, FM radio
*Dingle, County Kerry - UHF television
*Dooncarton, County Mayo - UHF television
*Dromanassig, County Cork - UHF television
*Dungarvan, County Waterford - UHF television, FM radio
*Dunquin, County Kerry - UHF television
*Dunmanway, County Cork - UHF television
*Ennistymon, County Clare - UHF television
*Failmore, County Galway - UHF television
*Falcarragh, County Donegal - UHF television
*Fanad, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Fermoy, County Cork - UHF television, FM radio
*Glanmire, County Cork - UHF television
*Glenbeigh, County Kerry - UHF television
*Glencar, County Kerry - UHF television
*Glencolmcille, County Donegal - UHF television
*Glendalough, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Glengarriff, County Cork - UHF television
*Glenties, County Donegal - UHF television
*Gorey, County Wexford - UHF television
*Greenore, County Louth - UHF television
*Greystones, County Wexford - UHF television, FM radio
*Headford, County Kerry - UHF television
*Inchigeelagh, County Cork - UHF television
*Inistioge, County Kilkenny - UHF television
*"'Iorras, County Mayo - UHF television
*Kells Bay, County Kerry - UHF television
*Kilkee, County Clare - UHF television
*Kilduff, County Tipperary - UHF television
*Killaloe, County Clare - UHF television
*Killeagh, County Cork - UHF television
*Kilmacomma, County Tipperary - UHF television
*Kilmacthomas, County Waterford - UHF television
*Knockanore, County Kerry - FM radio
*Knockmoyle, (Slieve Mish) County Kerry - UHF television, FM radio
*Kinsale, County Cork - UHF television, FM radio
*Lahinch, County Clare - UHF television, FM radio
*Lauragh, County Kerry - UHF television
*Leap, County Cork - UHF television
*Letterkenny, County Donegal - UHF television
*Listowel, County Kerry - UHF television
*Lomanaugh, County Kerry - UHF television
*Maam, County Galway - UHF television
*Maamclassach, County Kerry - UHF television, FM radio
*Macroom, County Cork - UHF television
*Magheroarty, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Malin Head, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Mitchelstown, County Cork - UHF television
*Monaghan, County Monaghan - VHF television, UHF television, FM radio
*Monasootagh, County Wexford - UHF television
*Mountainstage, County Kerry - UHF television
*Mount Gabriel, County Cork - UHF television
*Moville, County Donegal - UHF television, FM radio
*Mulranny, County Mayo - UHF television
*Nire Valley, County Waterford - UHF television
*Passage West, County Cork - UHF television
*Rosscarbery, County Cork - UHF television
*Suir Valley, County Kilkenny - UHF television, FM radio
*Termon, County Donegal - UHF television
*Timoleague, County Cork - UHF television
*Tinahealy, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Tomriland, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Toomes Bridge, County Cork - UHF television
*Tracton, County Cork - UHF television
*Waterford, County Waterford - FM radio
*Westport, County Mayo - UHF television
*Wexford, County Wexford, - UHF television
*Woodcock Hill, County Clare (serves Limerick city) - UHF television, FM radio. Carries TV3.
*Woodenbridge, County Wicklow - UHF television
*Youghal (east), County Waterford - UHF Television
*Youghal (south), County Cork - UHF television

References

* [http://www.bci.ie/DTT/licensing.html] DTT License A-C (Commercial Muxes 1-3)Applicant Plans to the BCI
* [http://www.rtenl.ie/downloads/080220.pdf] DTT Tariff and Coverage indicative upgrade plan
* [http://www.digitaltelevision.ie] Irish Digital TV Information
* [http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Broadcasting/Digital+Television/] Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources Digital TV policy