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BROADCASTING BROADCASTING LECTURESLECTURES
LECTURE 3LECTURE 3
1920’s1920’s© eabproductions© eabproductions
IRISH FREE STATEIRISH FREE STATE
The Irish Free State is created on December 6th 1922 following a War
of Independence with Britain
CIVIL WAR ENDS IN MAY CIVIL WAR ENDS IN MAY 19231923
MICHAEL COLLINS
EAMON DeVALERA
W.T. COSRAVE
MARCONI DUN MARCONI DUN LAOGHAIRELAOGHAIRE
Marconi begins experimental broadcasts from The Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire to the RDS & 30
mile radius. The Government close the station.
NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPERREPORTSREPORTS
AUGUST 1923AUGUST 1923
JOHN CLARKE BARRY WAS THE FATHER OF BILLIE BARRY WHO FOUNDED A VERY
FAMOUS DANCE SCHOOL IN DUBLIN
NEWSPAPER REPORTSNEWSPAPER REPORTSFEBRUARY 1924FEBRUARY 1924
2BE BELFAST2BE BELFAST
2BE LAUNCHES ON 24TH OCTOBER 1924 ON 440m. THIS LATER TRANSFORMS
INTO THE BBC RADIO ULSTER
FIRST PROGRAMME AS GAELIGEFIRST PROGRAMME AS GAELIGE
THE FIRST RADIO PROGRAMME IN GAELIC WAS NOT TRANSMITTED BY 2RN (RADIO EIREANN) BUT ON 2BD ABERDEEN (BBC)
ON OCTOBER 10TH 1923.
J.J. WALSHJ.J. WALSH
APPOINTED POSTMASTER GENERAL JANUARY 16TH 1922. THE TITLE LATER BECAME THE MINISTER FOR
POSTS & TELEGRAPHS
DARRELL FIGGISDARRELL FIGGISTHE GOVERNMENT SET UP A COMMITTEE TO DECIDE
ON WHETHER A NEW IRISH RADIO STATION SHOULD BE STATE CONTROLLED OR A
COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE. THE COMMITTEE WAS
ENGULFED IN CONTROVERSY WHEN
LEAKED LETTERS WRITTEN BY DARRELL FIGGIS TD HINTED AT POLITICAL
CORRUPTION AND FRAUD.
THE IRISH BROADCASTING THE IRISH BROADCASTING COMPANYCOMPANY
THIS COMMERCIAL COMPANY APPLIED TO THE IRISH FREE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR A RADIO LICENCE. THE
GOVERNMENT EVENTUALLY DECIDED
THAT THE STATE SHOULD CONTROL BROADCASTING IN
IRELAND AND SET UP 2RN
The Cork Radio Company, 50 South Mall, Cork City
The International Trading Company Limited, Lapps
Quay, Cork City
Irish Developements Limited, 3 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Dixon & Hempenstall, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
Phillip Sayer Esq., 16 South Andrew Street, Dublin 2.
2RN, DUBLIN2RN, DUBLIN
2RN TEST TRANSMISSIONS BEGIN 14TH NOVEMBER 1925
FIRST TRANSMISSION JANUARY 1ST 1926 ON 390m
FROM STUDIOS LOCATED AT 36 LITTLE DENMARK STREET
DOUGLAS HYDEDOUGLAS HYDE
2RN WAS LAUNCHED BY DOUGLAS HYDE WHO BECAME PRESIDENT OF IRELAND IN 1938
A 2RN A 2RN PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
SCHEDULE SCHEDULE FROM FROM
FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 19261926
EUTHYMOL TOOTHPASTEEUTHYMOL TOOTHPASTE
THE FIRST SPONSORED
PROGRAMME ON 2RN WAS FOR
TOOTHPASTE ON DECEMBER 31ST 1927
6CK CORK6CK CORK
6CK IS LAUNCHED IN CORK ON APRIL 26TH 1927 WITH STUDIOS LOCATED IN THE OLD WOMENS
GAOL IN THE CITY.
THE GAOL (LEFT)
6CK’S FIRST TRANSMITTER (BELOW)
CORK BROADCASTING CORK BROADCASTING MUSEUMMUSEUM
THE GAOL IS CURRENTLY HOME TO THE IRISH MUSEUM OF BROADCASTING
GPOGPO
2RN MOVES FROM LITTLE DENMARK STREET IN 1928 TO STUDIOS IN THE GPO WHERE
THEY REMAINED UNTIL THE 1960’S
THE HISTORY OF IRISH THE HISTORY OF IRISH BROADCASTINGBROADCASTING
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