Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
E84549
Saorview is Ireland’s free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform, whose signal can sometimes be received beyond its intended coverage area through overspill and relay transmitters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saorview | 3 |
| Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T711086 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays) Context triple: [BBC Two, terrestrialService, Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)]
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A.
Sky (UK and Ireland)
Sky (UK and Ireland) is a major satellite television and telecommunications provider serving customers across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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B.
Ireland
Ireland is a European island nation in the North Atlantic, known for its distinct Celtic heritage, complex history with the United Kingdom, and transformation into a modern, high-income economy.
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C.
Ora TV
Ora TV is a digital television network and production company co-founded by Larry King that creates and distributes original online video programming.
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D.
Munster
Munster is a historic province in the south of Ireland, known for its major role in Irish history, culture, and conflicts, including the 17th-century wars.
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E.
Gaeltacht regions of Ireland
The Gaeltacht regions of Ireland are designated areas, primarily along the western seaboard, where Irish (Gaeilge) is preserved and promoted as the community’s daily spoken language and a core element of cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays) Target entity description: Saorview is Ireland’s free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform, whose signal can sometimes be received beyond its intended coverage area through overspill and relay transmitters.
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A.
Sky (UK and Ireland)
Sky (UK and Ireland) is a major satellite television and telecommunications provider serving customers across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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B.
Ireland
Ireland is a European island nation in the North Atlantic, known for its distinct Celtic heritage, complex history with the United Kingdom, and transformation into a modern, high-income economy.
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C.
Ora TV
Ora TV is a digital television network and production company co-founded by Larry King that creates and distributes original online video programming.
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D.
Munster
Munster is a historic province in the south of Ireland, known for its major role in Irish history, culture, and conflicts, including the 17th-century wars.
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E.
Gaeltacht regions of Ireland
The Gaeltacht regions of Ireland are designated areas, primarily along the western seaboard, where Irish (Gaeilge) is preserved and promoted as the community’s daily spoken language and a core element of cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital terrestrial television platform
ⓘ
free-to-air television service ⓘ |
| analogueSwitchOffDate | 2012-10-24 ⓘ |
| audioEncoding | MPEG-4 AAC ⓘ |
| branding |
Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
self-link
ⓘ
surface form:
Saorview
|
| broadcastStandard | DVB-T ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| coverageCharacteristic |
line-of-sight dependent reception
ⓘ
subject to terrain and atmospheric conditions ⓘ |
| coverageExtensionMethod |
overspill into adjacent territories
ⓘ
relay transmitters in shadowed areas ⓘ |
| electronicProgrammeGuide | 7-day EPG support ⓘ |
| feature | overspill reception beyond intended coverage area ⓘ |
| fundingModel | television licence fee for public service channels ⓘ |
| includesService |
Oireachtas TV
ⓘ
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ News channel
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ One
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉ2
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
RTÉjr
TG4 ⓘ Virgin Media (Ireland) ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Media One (in certain arrangements)
radio stations from RTÉ and other broadcasters ⓘ |
| intendedCoveragePopulationShare | approximately 98 percent of population ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryServices |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2011-05-26 ⓘ |
| multiplexType | public service multiplexes ⓘ |
| operator |
2RN
ⓘ
RTÉ ⓘ
surface form:
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
|
| overspillEffect |
reception in coastal areas of Great Britain under certain conditions
ⓘ
reception in parts of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| owner |
RTÉ
ⓘ
surface form:
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
|
| primaryCoverage |
Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
|
| regulator |
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
ⓘ
Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) ⓘ
surface form:
Commission for Communications Regulation
|
| relatedPlatform | Saorsat ⓘ |
| relatedPlatformFunction | complements Saorview coverage via satellite ⓘ |
| replaces | Irish analogue terrestrial television ⓘ |
| requires | DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible receiver ⓘ |
| serviceModel | no monthly subscription fees ⓘ |
| serviceType | free-to-air ⓘ |
| signalType | digital terrestrial television ⓘ |
| targetReceptionEquipment |
integrated digital televisions
ⓘ
set-top boxes ⓘ |
| transmissionBand | UHF ⓘ |
| uses | Single Frequency Networks in some regions ⓘ |
| usesNetworkOf |
main high-power transmitters
ⓘ
relay transmitters ⓘ |
| videoEncoding |
H.264
ⓘ
surface form:
MPEG-4 AVC
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays) Description of subject: Saorview is Ireland’s free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform, whose signal can sometimes be received beyond its intended coverage area through overspill and relay transmitters.
Referenced by (4)
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