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 | 4 |
| 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
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
ⓘ
linked to:
Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
|
| 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 News channel ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
RTÉ One ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
RTÉ2 ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
RTÉjr ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
TG4 ⓘ Virgin Media One (in certain arrangements) ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Media (Ireland)
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
ⓘ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
|
| overspillEffect |
reception in coastal areas of Great Britain under certain conditions
ⓘ
reception in parts of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| owner |
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
|
| primaryCoverage |
Republic of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Ireland
|
| regulator |
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
ⓘ
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 |
MPEG-4 AVC
ⓘ
linked to:
H.264
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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 (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
linked to: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
linked to: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
linked to: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)
subject linked to:
Eir Sport in Ireland
linked to: Saorview (Ireland, overspill/relays)