Impact Of RTE Flashcards

1
Q

What was there debate over

A

Whether or not a television service should be established

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2
Q

Where could people receive a signal from the bbc

A

40% of Irish people living on the east coast

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3
Q

What mediums did most people rely on for national and international news

A

Newspapers and radios

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4
Q

When was Irish radio founded

A

1926

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5
Q

What act did the government pass for the purpose of providing a television service

A

Broadcasting authority act

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6
Q

What department run rte

A

Department of post and telegraph

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7
Q

Who was the secretary of the department

A

Leon o broin

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8
Q

What did the secretary of the the department believe rate should do

A
  • Model themselves on bbc

- Educate the viewers

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9
Q

Who retained overall control of rte

A

Ministers for post and telegraph

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10
Q

Who ran rte

A

Radeo teilifis eireann authority

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11
Q

Who was the first head of the authority

A

Eamonn Andrews

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12
Q

Who addressed the nation in rte s first broadcast

A

Eamon devalera

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13
Q

What did rate give people access to

A

Global events and programmes

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14
Q

What programmes opened up a new world of entertainment for viewers

A

Documentaries, talk shows and British and American tv shows

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15
Q

How did rte not become over reliant on imported programmes

A

Because they were quick to commission there own programmes

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16
Q

Who recognised that the church had become adept in communication and technology due to society change

A

Archbishop Mc Quaid

17
Q

What programme did the church create for rte

A

Radharc

18
Q

What where the church’s documentaries about

A

Poor life in Ireland and the third world countries

19
Q

What television dramas (soaps)became popular
Dublin
Kilkenny

A

Tolka row

The riordans

20
Q

When was the late late show launched

A

6 June 1962

21
Q

Who hosted the late late show

A

Gay Byrne

22
Q

Why was the late late show a success

A
  • shocked viewers with its controversial topics

- started discussions on topics people did not talk about

23
Q

What where the controversial topics on the late late show

A

Sex, religion and Irish culture

24
Q

When was Rte established

A

December 1961