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The RTÉ Guide is a television and radio listings magazine in Ireland published by RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, a subsidiary of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

The magazine offers detailed programme listings for RTÉ channels, as well as Virgin Media One, TG4, Virgin Media Two, BBC One, BBC Two, UTV, and Channel 4, as well as less detailed listings for variations of BBC Wales, ITV Wales, S4C and a number of satellite and cable channels. RTÉ Radio programme listings are also published. Lifestyle and celebrity articles are also included in the magazine.

RTÉ Guide

History and profile

The RTÉ Guide began publication on 1 December 1961 as the RTV Guide and changed its name to the current name on 8 July 1966.

RTÉ Guide

From 8 January 1977, the RTÉ Guide switched from tabloid format to a compact magazine size and also changed from monochrome into colour. Initially, listings were carried for Radio Luxembourg, AFN and BBC Northern Ireland but these were later dropped after a few years and only RTÉ programme listings were carried. After United Kingdom listings magazines such as Radio Times and TV Times were deregulated from 1 March 1991, the magazine began carrying BBC, UTV/HTV Wales and Channel 4, (with S4C) listings also from 13 April 1991.

RTÉ Guide

A special Christmas double issue of RTÉ Guide is published every year to cover the Christmas and New Year period.

In April 2018, the design of the RTÉ Guide was changed for the first time in a number of years.

On 19 May 2019, it was reported that RTÉ was considering selling the RTÉ Guide. On 16 June 2019, it was reported that the Sunday Business Post owner, Enda O’Coineen, might acquire the RTÉ Guide. However by 5 December 2019, RTÉ had abandoned the proposed sale.

Circulation

The Audit Bureau of Circulations circulation figures for the RTÉ Guide were:

130,327 for July 2002 to December 2002

118,263 for July 2003 to December 2003

102,795 for the first six months in 2006

61,881 for 2012

53,695 in 2014

51,413 for 2015

48,089 for 2016

45,861 for 2017

43,195 for 2018

Figures subsequent to 2018 are not available because the RTÉ Guide'' is no longer registered with the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

See also

Television in the Republic of Ireland

Radio in the Republic of Ireland

References

External links

RTÉ Guide Online

Magazines published in Ireland

Listings magazines

Magazines established in 1961

1961 establishments in Ireland

Guide

Guide

Television magazines

Weekly magazines published in Ireland