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Saorview

# saorview - Wednesday 15 May, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Could you live without your TV?

A survey today has revealed that just 5 per cent of people don’t have one, so could you live without yours?

# saorview - Saturday 27 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Prime Numbers

Saorview, sales and Shakhtar Donetsk: The week in numbers

Plus – what’s the monetary value of virginity? And what was Ireland’s best-performing sales sector in September?

From TheJournal.ie Not The News

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: Ice-cream for children’s votes? Tayto Park as possible children’s hospital site? European ‘Rear of the Year’ award for the Taoiseach?

# saorview - Thursday 25 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From TheJournal.ie Saorview

RTÉ handled 2,600 Saorview calls on Wednesday

Many viewers in Northern Ireland cut off, although the Irish government is expected to release details of a new transmitter that will allow northern viewers to tune into RTÉ.

# saorview - Wednesday 24 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix: Now with added Gangnam, United Nations style

Here are the things we loved, learned and shared today.

Rabbit Ears This post contains images

14 things that should be broadcast on the analogue signal

We’d like to keep a few old familiar faces around.

From TheJournal.ie It's All Over This post contains videos
Analogue Memories This post contains images

15 memories from the good old days of analogue TV

All changed, changed utterly.

From The Score Aerial Threat This post contains videos
From TheJournal.ie Saorview

VIDEOS: This is what the TV switchover will look like

Pat Rabbitte’s doing a formal broadcast from RTÉ – but to give you a taster, this is what it looked like when BBC stopped.

# saorview - Sunday 21 October, 2012

From Business ETC Digital TV

Explainer: What is Saorview, and what do you need to do about it?

The analogue TV series is being turned off on Wednesday. Are you one of the 100,000 households who hasn’t switched yet?

# saorview - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Saorview

Some 100,000 still to make the switch to Saorview with just two weeks to go

With the switchover deadline just 14 days away, Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has urged the public not to wait until the last minute.

# saorview - Saturday 6 October, 2012

9 things we’ll miss about old-school Aertel

The digital switchover means the traditional colour-on-black pages will be a thing of the past. Here’s what we’ll miss.

From TheJournal.ie Never Say Die

It’s the end of analogue TV in Ireland – but what happens to Aertel?

Don’t worry: the old black and green text may be gone but you’ll still be able to check page 180 to see what’s on TV.

# saorview - Sunday 23 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Freebies This post contains images

9 things that used to be free… but aren’t now

Little bags of pretzels on airplanes, plastic bags, ‘the channels’… we miss the days of freebies.

# saorview - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you kick off your week…

From TheJournal.ie Going Digital

50 days to go but one-in-four don’t believe digital switchover will happen

A significant number of people believe that the analogue TV signal will not be switched off on 24 October but those behind the switchover insist it will.

# saorview - Tuesday 31 July, 2012

# saorview - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you need to know this morning.

From Business ETC Stay Tuned This post contains videos

Explainer: What is Saorview, and what do you need to do about it?

The analogue TV signal is being turned off in October. Why is that – and what do you need to do to stay tuned?

# saorview - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

From Business ETC UPC

Coming to UPC this week: RTÉ Two HD, RTÉ One+1 and RTÉjr

From this evening, you can watch the Six One news again at 7.01pm. Far out.

# saorview - Friday 14 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Going Digital

Date set for digital TV switchover, here’s what you need to know

The Minister for Communications has confirmed that the analogue TV signal will be switched off on 24 October 2012.

# saorview - Thursday 29 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Saorview Scam

Saorview warns of door-to-door TV ‘sales’ scam

The free digital TV service advises customers that they don’t offer door-to-door sales, and warns people about visitors.

# saorview - Thursday 26 May, 2011

From Business ETC Digital TV

Communications minister launches free-to-air Digital TV service

Ireland’s answer to Freeview, called ‘Saorview’, will ultimately replace the current analogue TV broadcast system.