RTÉ Chill
Radio station in Ireland
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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.
Virgin Media: Channel 942
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| Broadcast area | National - Ireland |
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| Frequencies | Saorview: Channel 207 & 209 Virgin Media: Channel 942 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ 2fm RTÉ lyric fm RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Pulse RTÉ 2XM RTÉ Jr Radio RTÉ Gold RTÉ Radio 1 Extra | |
| History | |
First air date | March 2008 (Officially launched 1 December 2008) |
Last air date | December 31, 2025 |
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]
