RTE2 +1

muffler

I had to rescan the telly earlier and I see a test card labelled RTE2 +1 and states that it will launch on 5th February. Happy days

Johnboy1951

Unfortunately it is rather low res ..... so far at least. 544x576 px

Yet, it is good to see it nonetheless.

Johnboy1951

This seems to have reverted to a 2RN test card.

muffler

Must take a look at that again. It was definitely as described earlier but I suppose the best laid plans are open to change at various times.

Gerry Wicklow

As long as it isn't at the expense of News Now being dumped.

muffler

muffler wrote: »

I had to rescan the telly earlier and I see a test card labelled RTE2 +1 and states that it will launch on 5th February. Happy days

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

This seems to have reverted to a 2RN test card.

Yup, gone back to the test card.

brick man

muffler wrote:

Yup, gone back to the test card.

And its carrying subtitles from RTE One so looks like testing aplenty in the background

tototoe

"Meanwhile, the minister has approved RTE plans to provide a new RTE2+1 television service as well as an extended 24-hour RTE One+1 service. Virgin Television had objected to these plans. RTE intends to make these services available on all platforms from February 13."

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/cashstrapped-rte-may-face-difficult-choices-bai-chief-37752315.html

Geedoh

Don't see any sign yet of RTE2 +1 on Saorview yet, but RTE1 +1 is on now with full 24 hour epg.

Digifriendly

Geedoh wrote: »

Don't see any sign yet of RTE2 +1 on Saorview yet, but RTE1 +1 is on now with full 24 hour epg.

Same here in N. Ireland - I am receiving Clermont Carn but no RTE2+1 yet.

Johnboy1951

tototoe wrote: »

"Meanwhile, the minister has approved RTE plans to provide a new RTE2+1 television service as well as an extended 24-hour RTE One+1 service. Virgin Television had objected to these plans. RTE intends to make these services available on all platforms from February 13."

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/cashstrapped-rte-may-face-difficult-choices-bai-chief-37752315.html

Feb 13:

Still no sign of RTE 2+1 on air.

JDxtra

They'll be all gone home for the day at this stage, this isn't happening today.

DopeTech

It's hardly only coming on at 7pm?!

Cushie Butterfield

Sir Dosser wrote: »

It's hardly only coming on at 7pm?!

Wasn’t that the plan anyway (7pm start)?

Digifriendly

No sign of RTE2 +1. Too late I guess for today. Maybe extending RTE1 +1 hours was enough for today so tomorrow we live in hope.

Rick_

Still no sign of RTE 2+1. Just rescanned and nothing new has appeared.

Johnboy1951

2rn has again gone to 250 from 51

Bellerstring

RTE +1 starts before 7pm now!!!!
Oh joy of Joy's!!!
All my prayers have been answered!!!
🙄

Digifriendly

Bellerstring wrote: »

RTE +1 starts before 7pm now!!!!
Oh joy of Joy's!!!
All my prayers have been answered!!!
��

Just Monday - Friday and not at weekends (check epg). But more importantly where is RTE2 +1?

clfy39tzve8njq

Bellerstring wrote:

RTE +1 starts before 7pm now!!!! Oh joy of Joy's!!! All my prayers have been answered!!! 🙄

Does that mean we'll have the Angelus at 7 as well now :-)

Ten Pin

EPG now showing RTE1+1 on air all weekend, not just after 7pm. The original plan was to have it 24 hour except weekends but EPG contradicts that.

AMKC

Bellerstring wrote: »

RTE +1 starts before 7pm now!!!!
Oh joy of Joy's!!!
All my prayers have been answered!!!
��

Just noticed that. Had got used to nothing being on it before 7pm so never looked at it until after that time. Its about time. Its just showing the things that were on already not that hard to do surely although I have noticed certain programs would not be replayed on +1 like Nationwide or parts of the news or late late for instance as well as the programme that looks back over years gone by.

cute geoge

What reason will nationwide ,late late show not be replayed on +1 .previously i have seen reeling in the years not replayed

The Cush

Ten Pin wrote: »

EPG now showing RTE1+1 on air all weekend, not just after 7pm. The original plan was to have it 24 hour except weekends but EPG contradicts that.

No, that was never part of the plan

 RTÉ proposes to extend the broadcast hours of the RTÉ One+1 channel up to 24hours. The minimum broadcast hours will be 06:00 to c02:00 daily, and will be an exact replica of the RTÉ One channel.

 RTÉ One+1 currently shares a broadcast channel slot with RTÉjr on the DTT Multiplex. In order to facilitate the new proposal, RTÉ One+1 will be decoupled from RTÉjr and both channels will be assigned their own 24 hour slot on the Saorview platform. This will have no impact on the RTÉjr service.

The Cush

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

2rn has again gone to 250 from 51

Still on 51 on my HbbTV enabled TVs.

StreetLight

And still on 51 on my non-Hbb TVs.

Johnboy1951

Back again on 51 ..... what the heck are they doing? .....

patsryan

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Back again on 51 ..... what the heck are they doing? .....

Slightly off topic, but I presume the HD test card on 14 was the one used by TV3 / VM1 for a period before they ultimately decided not to go HD on Saorview?

jrmb

Lyric FM is accompanying the 2RN test card on 51. I feel strangely nostalgic.

StreetLight

jrmb wrote: »

Lyric FM is accompanying the 2RN test card on 51. I feel strangely nostalgic.

Change your TV audio setting on that channel to Irish and you'll hear Raidió na Gaeltachta. Change it again to Audio Description for a test tone.

Charles Slane

Info now says "RTE2+1 Launching 19.00 19th Feb"

StreetLight

RTÉ2+1 is now showing on the Saorview EPG.

Gerry Wicklow

Saorview :-

Gerry Wicklow

Saorsat:-

Tony

Just got email with official announcement

"A brand new RTÉ2+1 television service as well as an extended 24 hour RTÉ One+1 service are now available on Saorview.

Beginning this evening, Tuesday 19 February, the new time-shifted RTÉ2+1 will run each evening from 7pm to 2am with RTÉ One+1 running 24 hours."

Maz2016

It’s up and running, finally

refusetolose

will it just appear or what?

can't see it on my epg

jrmb

refusetolose wrote: »

will it just appear or what?

can't see it on my epg

You might have to rescan your tuner

MBSnr

^^^
It just appeared on my Samsung TV. My Walker PVR, on the other hand, required a complete rescan of all frequencies.... Not even a manual scan on both channels (48 and 55) could add it.

Gerry Wicklow

Still only test card and tone on Saorsat

PabloAndRoy

So does this mean a reduction in the costs for VM3 which is on the same mux?

JDxtra

If they can broadcast a promo loop on Saorview for this service during the day - why not just make it 24 hours? Seems ridiculous.

loyatemu

JDxtra wrote: »

If they can broadcast a promo loop on Saorview for this service during the day - why not just make it 24 hours? Seems ridiculous.

they have to employ someone to record RTE2 on VHS then move the tape to another machine for broadcast. 24 hour service would require 3 people on a rotating shift!

Ten Pin

EPG showing programming starting at 12 on Saturday and Sunday

Gerry Wicklow

Still only placeholder, card and tone on Saorsat. No EPG. Saorsat 2nd class citizens again

Maz2016

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

Still only placeholder, card and tone on Saorsat. No EPG. Saorsat 2nd class citizens again

By the end of April 2019

Unknown date - RTÉ2 +1 launches on Saorsat in Northern Ireland.

According to tvchannellists.com , it isn’t launching on Saorsat until April

Maz2016

Ten Pin wrote: »

EPG showing programming starting at 12 on Saturday and Sunday

That would be correct. Per their application , they begin broadcasting 7pm Monday to Friday and 12 at weekends

coylemj

MBSnr wrote: »

^^^
It just appeared on my Samsung TV. My Walker PVR, on the other hand, required a complete rescan of all frequencies.... Not even a manual scan on both channels (48 and 55) could add it.

+1 my (not very technical) sister gets her terrestrial signal from Mt. Leinster. I advised her to do a retune to pick up RTE2+1 on her Samsung TV but she said it was already there when she looked for channel 12.

Ten Pin

Reeling in the years on RTE1+1 now, must have sorted out the rights or else someone forgot to switch off the tape player

SPDUB

Ten Pin wrote: »

Reeling in the years on RTE1+1 now, must have sorted out the rights or else someone forgot to switch off the tape player

It was listed last Monday as well which is why I was checking it out tonight so the rights must be different now

Antenna

On a Walker combo box:

Virgin Media 2 (No 5) mysteriously disappeared in recent days. All other channels were present (this box auto updates the terrestrial list if put in standby from terrestrial rather than Satellite).

Doing a rescan reinstated it.
anyone else experience this??