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Nearly a year previously, on [[December 20]], [[2005]], RTÉ announced that DAB trials would begin along the east coast on [[January 1]], [[2006]]. This date was 80 years after Radio Éireann (RTÉ's predecessor) began. By [[January 5]], two transmitters, [[Clermont Carn]] and [[Three Rock Mountain]], were transmitting a single multiplex on channel 12C, carrying 6 channels - [[RTÉ Radio 1]], [[RTÉ 2fm]], [[RTÉ Lyric FM]], [[Raidió na Gaeltachta]], [[Today FM]] and the [[World Radio Network]], all at 192 [[kbps]]. In May, this was reduced to just RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2FM at 160 [[kbps]]. These test DAB transmissions ceased on [[July 13]] and DAB remained off-air until the public commencement that November.
A second multiplex appeared in Dublin (Three Rock Mountain transmitter) on block 12A in March 2007 carrying [[Today FM]], [[Q102]], [[Phantom
DAB development was limited by the lack of Band III frequencies until the [[GE06 Conference]] earlier this year. Prior to GE06 (formerly known as [[RRC-06]]), the Republic of Ireland had only two channels allocated to DAB: 12C to RTÉ for the entire country and 12A allocated to commercial broadcasting. However, roll-out using the lower channels made available after the conference will most likely be limited until the RTÉ television broadcasts in Band III are moved to UHF.
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