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RTÉjr

RTÉ launches new digital channel across all platforms just for kids

RTÉjr will broadcast on TV, radio, online and mobile and has been created specifically for the 0-7 age group.

RTÉ IS SET to launch a brand new digital channel just for children.

RTÉjr will broadcast on TV (Sky, UPC and Saorview), radio, online and mobile from around 7am to 7pm daily.

The channel has been created specifically for the 0-7 age group.

In a statement, RTÉ said the new service “is a demonstration of RTÉ’s commitment to the 0-7 age group in particular and is part of a phased three-year strategy in the development of services for children by RTÉ”.

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald, RTÉ’s Director General Noel Curran, RTÉ’s Cross Divisional Head of Children’s Content Sheila de Courcy and RTÉ presenters from TV and Radio will help launch the new channel on 15 April.

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