The Irish News, a newspaper based in the North, has been running substantial coverage of the recent announcement by RTE that it will be shutting down its medium wave service.
On its first day of coverage run nearly six pages of articles on the RTE shutdown of medium wave. The coverage includes a front-page article, an editorial, and four pages of articles on inside pages.
Thanks to the Irish News for allowing us to link to the PDF versions of the following articles:
- Front page: Minister weighs in on RTE’s switch-off
- Editorial: RTE must show equality to all
- Broadcaster defends plan to cease MW transmissions
- Trusty old AM has edge in terms of availability – by Ean member Enda O’Kane
- Foreign Affairs Minister Ahern steps in
- Switch-off gets poor political reception
- UK regulator contradicts RTE claim that MW harms environment
- Dead air from Belfast-born boss amid row
- The broadcaster’s history
Update: February 13
Update: February 15
RTE committed to entire island
Update: February 16
Update: March 3