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Saorview is Ireland's national DTT service. The Irish word Saor means "free"; thus it is a partial calque of Freeview, the name of the DTT service of the United Kingdom. Saorview is available from 64 DTT transmitters covering 98% of the population as of the end of Q3 2012.
By 2012, SAORVIEW offered 98% coverage for all channels. This was a significant improvement in free-to-air television coverage. [21] Similar services such as Saorview available in the United Kingdom (i.e. Freeview) and other parts of Europe are not compatible with Ireland's DTT service. [22]
All HD channels in Ireland broadcast at 1080i. There are currently two channels available to Saorsat viewers, three channels available to Saorview viewers, one-hundred-and-eleven channels available to Sky Ireland viewers and sixty-six channels available to Virgin Media Ireland viewers on their respective EPGs.
RTÉ has made it clear that Saorview/Saorsat will not carry television services from outside the Republic of Ireland and that people in Ireland should seek other digital services to view additional channels other than what is offered. [9] In contrast, the Irish government has already signed an agreement to permit retransmission of BBC channels ...
Sky News Ireland - this was an Irish version of Sky News, carried to Ireland on Sky Digital, and by most cable companies. It ceased broadcasting in November 2006 due to low audience figures. It ceased broadcasting in November 2006 due to low audience figures.
On 24 October 2012 all analogue television transmission ended in Ireland, [2] and the station now provides the Irish DTT service Saorview to Cork city and environs. [3] It is owned and operated by 2RN , a subsidiary [ 4 ] of the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ .
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This was done to make it straightforward for citizens on both sides of the border, [87] referring citizens to both Saorview's website [88] and the Department's Digital Switchover Website. [89] On 24 October 2012, all analogue television transmission in Ireland ended, leaving Saorview as the primary source of broadcast television in Ireland.