The Green Party today committed to … ensuring that everybody on the island has access to the full range of ‘free to air’ digital television channels – including those from RTE, BBC and UTV – when the analogue transmission systems are switched off north and south over the next number of years.
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“Broadcasting regulation, like telecoms and energy regulation, is increasingly difficult to achieve without a cross-border approach and cross-border institutions. In government we will work with the Northern Ireland Assembly and the UK authorities to develop an all-island digital ‘free to air’ broadcasting service carrying RTE1, RTE2, TG4, TV3 and the BBC/ITV public service channels from Northern Ireland. People can already pay for this type of service on cable or satellite, but we believe that, in the interest of fostering cultural understanding and development, and as we are still in the design phase of the new digital transmissions systems, these channels should be freely accessibly across the island,” concluded Cllr Dearey.

now you can support RTE2FTA by buying a very nice pin of the Brigit’s Cross (an old old RTE logo) for just €4 incl p+p on paypal
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One of my very first memories is the RTE logo. The waste paper baskets of RTE made their way to my class room (junior infants 1974) in Bayside National School. My very first paintings were on RTE letterhead with the old Logo. I can’t find the exact logo online anywhere but it was blue lines on white the lines of the cross shrinking as they went to the centre.

Wear it with pride not just on February 1st but all year round. As classic an Irish symbol as the celtic cross, Fáinne or claddagh this beautiful Brigit’s Cross could be yours for just €4. And there’s more, we will include a guide on how to get Free to Air Aertel in the British Isles (without a sky box) and how to get FTA DTT on the Irish North East Coast for under £30 in equipment charges no subs.