Douglas Hyde Opens 2RN 1 January 1926
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Douglas Hyde, founder of the Gaelic League and later first President of the Irish Free State, officially opens 2RN.
- Title
First Radio Broadcast From 2RN
- 1st Broadcast
01/01/1926
- Clip Duration
00:01:16
- Material Type
Audio
- Clip title
Douglas Hyde Opens 2RN 1 January 1926
- Extended description
Douglas Hyde, founder of the Gaelic League and later first President of the Irish Free State, officially opens 2RN.
Listen here to an extract from Douglas Hyde's address at the opening of 2RN on 1 January 1926. Speaking in Irish, Hyde talks of his hope for radio as a unifying force for Irish listeners.
- Information
2RN began broadcasting from a studio and office at 36 Little Denmark Street, Dublin. The transmitter was a 1.5 KW Marconi Q type, broadcasting on 390 meters from a hut in McKee Barracks beside the Phoenix Park.
The station call-sign was originated by the British Post Office, the authority responsible at that time, and the name 2RN was thought to be inspired by the last three syllables of the song title "Come Back To Erin".
The photograph accompanying this clip shows Séamus Hughes the first full time 2RN announcer.
The photographer was Joseph Cashman
© RTÉ Stills Library 0508/035
- Local keywords
Douglas Hyde, Broadcast Media, Séamus Hughes, 2RN, RTÉ, Broadcasting, Radio, Media
- Geographical coverage
Ireland
- Genre
Factual
- Topic
The Media
- First broadcast channel
2RN
- Production year
1926
- Country of production
Ireland
- Original identifier
BB12739
- IPR restrictions
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- Item type
part/extract
- Item sound
Mono
- Language used
Irish (gle)
- Douglas Hyde Opens 2RN 1 January 1926 Broadcast - 01/01/1926
Clip Length - 00:01:16 - Séamus Clandillon, 2RN First Director of Broadcasting Production Year - [1920's]
Contributor - Joseph Cashman (Photographer) - 2RN Announcer's Report & Program Schedule 1926 Production Year - 1926
Publisher Broadcaster - RTÉ - "We Were Very Primitive, But We Got There" Broadcast - 01/01/1996
Clip Length - 00:01:27 - J.J. Walsh opens Cork Studio 26 April 1927 Broadcast - 26/04/1927
Clip Length - 00:00:18