RTÉ Jr Radio
Radio station in Ireland
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RTÉjr Radio was a children's digital radio station of the Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.[1] It was Ireland's first children's orientated radio station with a wide variety of programming from news, poetry, nursery rhymes, storytelling, dramas and more. The station broadcast daily between 7:00 and 21:00 (time-sharing the DAB slot with RTÉ Chill) on DAB and Saorview in Ireland and globally through the RTÉ Radio Player.
Saorview: Channel 207
Virgin Media: Channel 942
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| Frequencies | DAB: Mux 1 Saorview: Channel 207 Virgin Media: Channel 942 |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Children's Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| History | |
First air date | 1 May 2007 (Officially launched 31 December 2008) |
Last air date | 31 December 2025 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WMA, Real |
| Website | rte.ie/digitalradio/rtejr |
The radio station is complemented by the RTÉjr television channel available on Saorview, Virgin Media Ireland, eVision, Aer TV and Sky Ireland.
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 RTÉjr Radio.[2] However on 2 March 2021 it was revealed by RTÉ that the broadcaster would close its DAB radio network while retaining its digital radio services.[3]
On 16 November 2023, RTÉ announced the closure of most of its digital-only services, including RTÉjr Radio, in 2024, as part of the broadcaster's 'New Direction' internal restructuring.[citation needed]
In November 2025, it was announced that RTÉjr Radio's last broadcast day would be 31 December.[citation needed]
In 2026 RTÉ reopened the staition as RTÉ Kids Radio, it is available on The RTÉ Radio App[4]
