On April 1st 2023, RTÉ announced the closure of the long wave service of Radio 1 on 252 kHz. Based in Clarkestown in Co. Meath, the transmitter designed …
History of campaign to keep RTÉ on long wave
Programme #51 (April 2021)
In the April 2021 edition, we speak to Simon Maher of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and 8Radio.com about the recent decision by RTÉ to close down its DAB transmission …
Programme #37 (February 2020)
There’s been a lot of discussion of late about the threat to the future of public service broadcasting and public service media in general so this month …
Programme #36 (January 2020)
On this month’s edition of Wireless we reflect on the recent deaths of high-profile RTÉ radio presenters. We also review the best of Wireless in 2019 including more discussion on the crisis facing RTÉ and public service broadcasting, the …
Gay, Marian and Larry and the future of RTÉ as a public service broadcaster
The recent deaths of RTÉ broadcasting giants Gay Byrne, Marian Finucane and Larry Gogan prompted an enormous outpouring of sadness from the public, reflecting the genuine fondness and respect that people felt for them. Coming in …
Programme #35 (December 2019)
In this programme we mark another radio anniversary, 30 years of neighbouring station Clare FM, and interview Ger Sweeney, author of a new book on the topic. We dig deeper into the philosophy of public service broadcasting and discuss the …