RTE Test Questions with Complete
Solutions 2025/2026
when did Ireland get a radio station, what was it called, who set it up and where did it broadcast
- ANSWERS2RN 1925 - set up by C na nG - broadcast in Dublin and Cork
what funded 2RN - ANSWERSlicence fee and advertising
why was 2RN set up - ANSWERSresponse to the emergence of BBC and recognition an
independent state needed a radio station
when did England get it's own television stations and what was the effect on the irish
population - ANSWERS1930s BBC, 1955 ITV(UK, UTV(NI) - 40% of the population were availing
of this
who decided how the proposed Irish TV station would be run and what did they decide -
ANSWERScabinet (voted) - government owned but headed by an independent Broadcasting
Authority and funded by a licence fee and advertising
how was the Broadcasting Authority set up - ANSWERS1960 - Broadcasting Authority Act
3 restrictions on the Broadcasting Authority's independence - ANSWERSsection 17, news and
political items had to be presented in an impartial manner, minister for posts and telegraphs
could write to stop the authority broadcasting on any topic
when was Telifis Eireann opened and what did it later change its name to - ANSWERSnew years
eve 1961 - radio telifis eireann 1966
, how was De Valera seen to be on the fence about the creation of an Irish TV channel -
ANSWERSopened the station but mentioned it could lead to - demoralisation, decadence and
disillusion
when was RTE officially launched and what was its set up NOW essentially - ANSWERS1962 -
semi-state body answerable indirectly through an authority to the government (greater
freedom)
how was the legislation that created RTE drafted - ANSWERSmodelled closely on the BBC
charter
3 problems RTE faced initially - ANSWERStime, cost of production, Irish
explain time as a problem faced by RTE initially - ANSWERSon air 42 hours a week but only 18
hours of those were home produced
explain cost of production as a problem faced by RTE initially - ANSWERShome programme cost
£220 to produce but to import from the US was a tenth of that
explain irish as a problem faced by RTE initially and name 2 programmes they ran regardless -
ANSWERSadvertisers wouldn't pay for small audience - buntus cainte(beginners), Telifis
Scoile(school)
statistic showing the growth in licence fees - ANSWERS1962 36,000 - 1963 150,000
name 2 programmes that were on RTE and what they were about - ANSWERShome
truths(consumer programme), riordans(rural based drama, educated farmers in new techniques
to boost productivity)
Solutions 2025/2026
when did Ireland get a radio station, what was it called, who set it up and where did it broadcast
- ANSWERS2RN 1925 - set up by C na nG - broadcast in Dublin and Cork
what funded 2RN - ANSWERSlicence fee and advertising
why was 2RN set up - ANSWERSresponse to the emergence of BBC and recognition an
independent state needed a radio station
when did England get it's own television stations and what was the effect on the irish
population - ANSWERS1930s BBC, 1955 ITV(UK, UTV(NI) - 40% of the population were availing
of this
who decided how the proposed Irish TV station would be run and what did they decide -
ANSWERScabinet (voted) - government owned but headed by an independent Broadcasting
Authority and funded by a licence fee and advertising
how was the Broadcasting Authority set up - ANSWERS1960 - Broadcasting Authority Act
3 restrictions on the Broadcasting Authority's independence - ANSWERSsection 17, news and
political items had to be presented in an impartial manner, minister for posts and telegraphs
could write to stop the authority broadcasting on any topic
when was Telifis Eireann opened and what did it later change its name to - ANSWERSnew years
eve 1961 - radio telifis eireann 1966
, how was De Valera seen to be on the fence about the creation of an Irish TV channel -
ANSWERSopened the station but mentioned it could lead to - demoralisation, decadence and
disillusion
when was RTE officially launched and what was its set up NOW essentially - ANSWERS1962 -
semi-state body answerable indirectly through an authority to the government (greater
freedom)
how was the legislation that created RTE drafted - ANSWERSmodelled closely on the BBC
charter
3 problems RTE faced initially - ANSWERStime, cost of production, Irish
explain time as a problem faced by RTE initially - ANSWERSon air 42 hours a week but only 18
hours of those were home produced
explain cost of production as a problem faced by RTE initially - ANSWERShome programme cost
£220 to produce but to import from the US was a tenth of that
explain irish as a problem faced by RTE initially and name 2 programmes they ran regardless -
ANSWERSadvertisers wouldn't pay for small audience - buntus cainte(beginners), Telifis
Scoile(school)
statistic showing the growth in licence fees - ANSWERS1962 36,000 - 1963 150,000
name 2 programmes that were on RTE and what they were about - ANSWERShome
truths(consumer programme), riordans(rural based drama, educated farmers in new techniques
to boost productivity)
