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 | December 31, 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 November 16, 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.
In November 2025, it was announced that RTÉjr Radio's last broadcast day would be December 31st.[4]
