RTÉ Gold

RTÉ Gold

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Broadcast area	National - Ireland
Frequency	DAB: Mux 1 Saorview: 208
First air date	30 May 2007 (Officially launched 1 December 2008)
Format	The Greatest Hits of All Time
Owner	Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Website	[1]

RTÉ Gold is an Irish radio station broadcasting on DAB.

The RTÉ NL DAB MUX (multiplex) on channel 12C - 227.360 MHz covers 54% of the population. It is available in Cork and Limerick cities and in the greater Dublin area. To tune RTE Gold in for the first time, select 'auto-tune' or 'scan' on your Digital Radio.

The DAB Ireland MUX 1 along with all of the stations it contains will be found and stored in your radio. From this point on, RTE Gold and other stations are available in a simple list on the radio's display. While each radio model differs, selecting is usually done by turning a knob and pressing 'Select'.

You can also listen to RTÉ Gold on your computer using the RTE Radio Player or by using an internet radio.

RTÉ Gold is also available on Saorview. To access Saorview for free, you need an aerial and a Saorview Approved set-top-box for you old TV or an aerial and a new Saorview Approved TV. All RTÉ's radio services and programme guides are listed on the Saorview EPG, from channel 200 to 209.

RTE Gold is also available on your TV if you are a Virgin Media customer.

The station can also be heard using the Irish Radioplayer app and the RTÉ Radio Player app.

Background

The station plays music from top-selling artists spanning the decades from the 1950s to the 1990s. Unlike other classic hits stations RTÉ Gold digs deeper into artists' back catalogues and also plays top album tracks.

On weekdays, it plays the music clutter-free throughout the day with specialist programmes at 7pm each evening. There are RTÉ presenter led programmes over the weekend from 8am - midnight.

Schedule

Monday - Friday

• 5am - 9am: Gold Sunrise
• 9am - 2pm: Greatest Hits of All Time
• 2pm - 3pm: Gold Lunch
• 3pm - 4pm: Gold Drive
• 4pm- 5pm: Gold love
• 7pm - 8pm:

Monday - The Gold Lounge with Michael Comyn

Tuesday - Gold Country with John Daly

Wednesday - River of Soul with Karl Tsigdinos

Thursday - Gold at the Movies with Amanda Fennelly

Friday - Micky Mac's Dance Collection

• 8pm - 10pm: Gold's Most Requested
• 10pm - 5am: Gold Night Cap

Saturday

• 5am - 8am: Gold Sunrise
• 8am - 9am: Living in the 60s with Larry Gogan
• 9am - 10am: Weekend Breakfast with Paul Moriarty
• 10am - 11am: Living in the 70s with Lorcan Murray
• 11am - 1pm: Aidan on Saturday with Aidan Leonard
• 1pm - 2pm: Living in the 80s with Will Leahy
• 2pm - 3pm: A to Z of the 80s with Michael Cahill
• 3pm - 5pm: All 80s Saturday with Al Dunne
• 5pm - 6pm: Daly's 80s with John Daly
• 6pm - 7pm: Classic Countdown with Larry Gogan
• 7pm - 8pm: Micky Mac's Dance Collection
• 8pm - 9pm: Golden Years with Eric Moore
• 9pm - 5am: Gold Night Cap

Sunday

• 5am - 8am: Gold Sunrise
• 8am - 9am: The Gold Lounge with Michael Comyn
• 9am - 10am: Weekend Breakfast with Paul Moriarty
• 10am - 11am:Living in the 70s with Lorcan Murray
• 11am - 1pm: Ireland's Biggest Jukebox with Colm Hayes
• 1pm - 2pm: Living in the 80s with Will Leahy
• 2pm - 3pm: Classic Countdown with Larry Gogan
• 3pm - 5pm: Michael Cahill on Sunday
• 5pm - 7pm: You Can't Beat The Intro with Robbie Irwin
• 7pm - 8pm: Classic Album with Larry Gogan
• 8pm - 10pm: 70s, 80s and 90s Gold Party
• 10pm - 5am: Gold Night Cap

External links and Sources

• Listen to RTÉ Gold on RTÉ Player
• The Irish Times