2RN

2RN was the first radio broadcasting station in the Irish Free State. It began broadcasting on 1 January 1926 and continued until 1933, when it was succeeded by Radio Athlone (later Radio Éireann). The station was run by the Irish Post Office, under the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Since 2013 RTÉ use the name as the identity of their broadcasting network, see 2RN (RTÉ Networks).