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

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