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{{short description|Irish national radio station}}
{{distinguish|RTÉ 2XM}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = RTÉ 2fm
| logo = File:RTE 2fm 2016.svg
| city = [[Dublin]]
| area = [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]]<br />Worldwide (mainly the [[United Kingdom]] on satellite)
| rds = RTE 2FM
| branding =
| frequency = {{Unbulleted list|[[FM broadcasting|FM]]: 90 [[Hertz|MHz]] – 92&nbsp;MHz|97 MHz <small>([[Clermont Carn|Northeast]])</small>|[[Saorview]]: 202|[[Virgin Media Ireland|Virgin Media]]: 902|[[Sky Ireland|Sky]]: 0138|[[Freesat]]:  751}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|31 May 1979}}
| format = [[Music]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| owner = [[RTÉ]]
| former_names = RTÉ Radio 2 (1979–1988)<br>2FM (1988–1999)
| former_frequencies = [[Medium wave|MW]]: 612 kHz and 1278 kHz<br>[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: 12B
| sister_stations = [[RTÉ Radio 1]]<br />[[RTÉ lyric fm]]<br />[[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta]]<br />[[RTÉ Pulse]]<br />[[RTÉ 2XM]]<br />[[RTÉ Jr Radio]]<br />[[RTÉ Chill]]<br />[[RTÉ Gold]]<br />[[RTÉ Radio 1 Extra]]
| webcast = [http://2fm.rte.ie/player/ Web Stream]
| website = [https://www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/ RTÉ 2fm]
}}

'''RTÉ 2fm''', or '''2FM''' as it is more commonly referred to, is an Irish [[radio broadcasting|radio station]] operated by [[RTÉ]]. The station specialises in current [[popular music]] and chart hits and  is the second national radio station in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].

==History==
The station commenced broadcasting on 31 May 1979 and has undergone numerous name and line-up changes.

In 2008, the station had 17% of the national audience, making it the second most popular station in Ireland after [[RTÉ Radio 1]] (23%).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bray |first=Allison |date=2008-11-14 |title=Tubridy rides crest of airwaves |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tubridy-rides-crest-of-airwaves-1538956.html |access-date=2008-11-15 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> According to ''[[The Irish Times]]'', the 9{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}noon slot is "the most critical in the 2fm schedule both in terms of audience figures and advertising revenue".<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGreevy, Ronan |date=8 May 2010 |title=Stand-in presenters to replace Ryan show |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0508/1224269946997.html |access-date=8 May 2010 |work=[[The Irish Times]] |publisher=Irish Times Trust}}</ref> This was presented by [[Gerry Ryan]] from 1988 until [[Death of Gerry Ryan|his sudden death]] on 30 April 2010. ''[[The Gerry Ryan Show]]'' was the longest running show in the station's history.

The station is recognised as being the first in the world to play any new single released by [[U2]], due to the band's long-term friendship with Dave Fanning.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-01-16 |title=World premiere for new U2 on RTÉ 2fm |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0116/u2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118030038/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0116/u2.html |archive-date=18 January 2009 |access-date=2009-01-16 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref> They celebrated their thirty-year association with each other in September 2009 with the airing of a special weekend of programmes, including ''U2's Top 30 Moments''.<ref name="30 years of U2 on RTÉ this weekend">{{Cite news |date=2009-09-25 |title=30 years of U2 on RTÉ this weekend |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0925/u2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928023758/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0925/u2.html |archive-date=28 September 2009 |access-date=2009-09-25 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref>

RTÉ 2fm, like RTÉ Radio 1, technically broadcasts 24 hours a day, however it plays a computerised music feed weekdays from midnight - 6{{nbsp}}am and weekends from 5{{nbsp}}- 7{{nbsp}}am (originally replays of previous day's selected programmes) along with live news updates on the hour, and weekend overnight hours have been home to specialist music recorded shows since 2001. The station regularly broadcasts live from large Irish music festivals, such as [[Oxegen]], [[Electric Picnic]] and Life Festival, and latterly has broadcast live music under the title ''2fm XtrAlive'' (formerly ''2fm Live''), with the most recorded visiting act being [[Manic Street Preachers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-03 |title=MANIC STREET PREACHERS LIVE AT OXEGEN O8 - SUNDAY FEB 8 @ 9.30 |url=http://www.oxegen.ie/2008/node/479 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215101120/http://oxegen.ie/2008/node/479 |archive-date=15 February 2009 |access-date=2009-02-03 |publisher=Official site of [[Oxegen]]}}</ref> The series of shows entitled the 2fm 2moro 2our maintained the station's reputation for homegrown live performance promotion as well as offering career boosts to artists such as [[The Immediate]], [[The Flaws]], [[Ham Sandwich (band)|Ham Sandwich]], [[Concerto For Constantine]] and [[David Geraghty]].

As part of the expansion of RTÉ's young people's music radio output, an all-music (mostly of the [[rock music|rock]] genre) sister station of 2FM, [[RTÉ 2XM]], designed for students and young adults, now operates on the [[RTÉ DAB Multiplex]].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/digitalradio/pressrelease1.html RTÉ Digital Radio Press Release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226003139/http://www.rte.ie/digitalradio/pressrelease1.html |date=26 February 2008 }}. RTÉ. Accessed 19 October 2008.</ref>

==Reception==
RTÉ 2fm is available in Ireland on 90-92&nbsp;MHz FM, and on 97&nbsp;MHz in the northeast.
The station was previously available on 612&nbsp;kHz [[medium wave]] until 12 April 2004 from the Athlone transmitter. It was also available on 1278&nbsp;kHz on low power transmissions from Dublin (until December 2003) and from Cork (until 12 April 2004).

===Radio 2 (1979{{ndash}}1988)===
'''RTÉ Radio 2''', as it was originally known, began broadcasting on 31 May 1979.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/2fm/infocentre/history.html RTÉ: History Of 2FM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309162332/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/infocentre/history.html |date=9 March 2008 }}</ref> "Like Clockwork" by [[The Boomtown Rats]] was the first song on air, played by [[Larry Gogan]]. It was developed as a response by RTÉ to the pirate radio craze sweeping [[Dublin]] and the rest of the country. Its original slogan was "Radio 2 Comin'atcha" and, as well as broadcasting popular music, it carried a number of other musical strands as well as news and current affairs. Its main inspiration in format was [[BBC Radio 1]].  Its original broadcast frequencies were 612 [[Hertz|kHz]] (Athlone/nationwide) and 1278&nbsp;kHz (Dublin and Cork)  [[mediumwave|MW]] (until 2004) and 90-92 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]]. As well as Larry Gogan, other original DJs included [[Vincent Hanley]] and [[Jimmy Greeley]], who transferred from [[RTÉ Radio 1]], and [[Mark Cagney]], who transferred from RTÉ Cork Local Radio. Most of the remaining DJs were recruited directly from the [[pirate stations]], such as Michael McNamara, [[Declan Meehan (radio presenter)|Declan Meehan]], [[Ronan Collins]], [[Gerry Ryan]] and [[Dave Fanning]].

===2FM (1988{{ndash}}1999)===
[[File:2FM logo in 1997.jpg|right|thumb|200px|2FM logo used from 1988 to 1999]]
In 1988 after many years presenting a nightly music show called ''Lights out'' for around 6 years previously ''[[The Gerry Ryan Show]]'', a morning topical radio show, began broadcasts. Not long afterwards, RTÉ began radical changes to Radio 2's format. Most non-pop music programming was dropped. The station was rebranded as "2FM" in 1988. At this stage the basic schedule for the next decade or so was put in place: [[Ian Dempsey]], [[Gerry Ryan]], [[Larry Gogan]], [[Gareth O'Callaghan]], [[Tony Fenton]], Dusty Rhodes, DJ Micky Mac (Michael McNamara), Barry Lang, John Kenny and [[Dave Fanning]] were staples of this period. Many of these presenters have stayed with 2FM over the years while others have moved to competing stations. In 1998, after 18 years with the station, drivetime presenter Barry Lang left to become an airline pilot, in the Middle East.

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2FM in this era was at its most popular. Its mobile broadcasting unit, the roadcaster, made regular trips nationwide, with 2FM organising live events throughout Ireland, such as the "Beat on the Street" with M.C and 'Eye in the Sky' traffic news presenter Electric Eddie, Doug Murray, introducing the station's DJs to the vast crowds which gathered at events throughout Ireland and "Lark in the Park". New bands would often get their "big break" by being featured on the ''Dave Fanning Show''. Gerry Ryan's radio show became a national institution.

===RTÉ 2fm (2000{{ndash}}2009)===

By the year 2000, the 1990s schedule was looking very stale. In addition, 2FM suffered the high-profile departure of Ian Dempsey to the newly established commercial national radio station [[Today FM]]. Both Today FM and the emerging independent local radio sector had eroded 2FM's once unassailable listenership base. Tony Fenton was the most recent departure to Today FM in September 2004. 2FM in turn raided [[TXFM|Phantom FM]] for [[Cormac Battle]], [[Jenny Huston]] and [[Dan Hegarty]], while [[Colm & Jim-Jim]] were poached from [[FM104]]. Old stalwarts such as [[Dave Fanning]] and [[Larry Gogan]] were moved to the weekend to make way for the likes of [[Rick O'Shea]] and [[Nikki Hayes]]. The Gerry Ryan Show continued to be the most popular programme on the station and one of the top-rated radio programmes in the country.

In 1999, veteran producer and disc jockey [[John Clarke (broadcaster)|John Clarke]] was made Head of 2FM. Unlike the previous people in that position, John had worked his way through a number of pirate stations before joining RTÉ in the late eighties.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackie Hayden and Chris Donovan |date=2000-06-08 |title=2FM Comes Of Age |url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/392278.html |access-date=2009-12-26 |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |quote=Last year John Clarke, after many years as a DJ and producer with 2FM, took over as effective head of the station.}}</ref> He rebranded 2FM with a new blue and red logo (as "RTÉ 2fm") and re-arranged the schedule.
During this period (Late 1990s/Early 2000s) long serving station names such as Andy Ruane, Lorcan Murray, Michael McNamara, Mike Ryan, Suzanne Duffy, Peter Collins, Bob Conway, Simon Young and Gerry Wison disappeared from the schedule.

In 2003, [[Ryan Tubridy]] was poached from RTÉ Radio 1 to present ''The Full Irish'' breakfast programme; however in 2005 he returned to Radio 1 for a number of years, heralding an era of instability in breakfast broadcasting as first Ruth Scott and [[Rick O'Shea]] took charge of ''The Rick and Ruth Breakfast Show'', before being replaced 5 months later by [[Marty Whelan]] in September 2005. DJ [[Mark McCabe]] and John Power arrived to present dance music shows at weekends. Later, more changes saw Larry Gogan being moved from his lunchtime slot to "drive time". A news programme, ''[[Newsbeat (Ireland)|Newsbeat]]'', was added to the schedules in response to criticisms that RTÉ 2fm was not fulfilling its remit as a public service broadcaster. Newer alternative DJs such as the "Phantom 3",<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2003-07-09 |title=Three times lucky? |url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2667665.html |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118022056/http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2667665.html |archive-date=18 November 2007 |access-date=2008-10-17 |magazine=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref> Canadian [[Jenny Huston]], [[Dan Hegarty]] and [[Kerbdog]] front-man [[Cormac Battle]] also joined the line-up, as did Jennifer Greene.

From 1999 to 2007 Will Leahy presented the most popular weekend show in the station's history, 'The Saturday Show'. It was broadcast live from Limerick each Saturday. This programme ended its run in 2007 with a record 252,000 listeners, the station's second most successful show in its history after only The Gerry Ryan Show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About RTÉ |url=http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2014/0205/502463-2fm-annnounce-colm-hayes-drivetime-move-will-leahy-to-weekends/ |website=[[RTÉ.ie]]}}</ref>

On 12 January 2007 RTÉ announced a major revamp of 2fm with the axing of Marty Whelan's breakfast show<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Jason |date=2007-01-13 |title='Alarmed' RTÉ radio axes Marty's show |url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/alarmed-rte-radio-axes-martys-show-59201.html |access-date=2008-10-17 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> to make way for ''[[The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show]]'' as 2fm engaged in a spot of poaching for once in persuading Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent to leave FM104.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-03-01 |title=Don't move the dial . . . you might miss 2fm's next line-up change |url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/dont-move-the-dial----you-might-miss-2fms-next-lineup-change-47471.html |access-date=2008-10-17 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> As FM104 continues to broadcast its breakfast show under ''[[The Strawberry Alarm Clock (radio programme)|The Strawberry Alarm Clock]]'' title, the 2fm version was known as the ''Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show'' (initially referred to in pre-publicity as the ''2fm Alarm Clock'', however the name was changed after FM104 threatened legal action). During this 2007 revamp Will Leahy, formerly of the ''Saturday Show'', was promoted to the weekday Drivetime slot, which he broadcast from his base at the RTÉ [[Limerick]] studios on the fifth floor of the Cornmarket.<ref>Leahy, William. ''The Will Leahy Show''. 14 November 2008.</ref><ref name="RTÉ 2fm announce New Year schedule changes">{{Cite news |date=2009-12-22 |title=RTÉ 2fm announce New Year schedule changes |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/1222/2fm.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117011214/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/1222/2fm.html |archive-date=17 January 2010 |access-date=2009-12-22 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref> Larry Gogan was moved to the weekend and Dave Fanning moved to Radio 1 for a period (though he still presented a Sunday night programme on 2fm). The new schedule launched on 5 March 2007.

John Clarke resigned unexpectedly his position as Head of RTÉ 2fm on 14 August 2009.<ref name="John Clarke stands down as head of RTÉ 2fm">{{Cite news |date=2009-08-14 |title=John Clarke stands down as head of RTÉ 2fm |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0814/clarkej.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817130526/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0814/clarkej.html |archive-date=17 August 2009 |access-date=2009-08-14 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref><ref name="John Clarke to quit as Head of 2fm">{{Cite magazine |date=2009-08-13 |title=John Clarke to quit as Head of 2fm |url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/John%20Clarke%20to%20quit%20as%20Head%20of%202fm/5737349.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-08-18 |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817115829/https://www.hotpress.com/news/John%20Clarke%20to%20quit%20as%20Head%20of%202fm/5737349.html |archivedate=17 August 2009}}</ref> Four days later, and after spending some time presenting on RTÉ Radio 1, it was announced that Dave Fanning would be returning to RTÉ 2fm to present his  evening weekday show in his old 7{{nbsp}}pm slot.<ref name="Fanning moves back to 2FM">{{Cite news |date=2009-08-18 |title=Fanning moves back to 2FM |url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0818/fanningd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821064430/https://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0818/fanningd.html |archive-date=21 August 2009 |access-date=2009-08-18 |publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}</ref><ref name="Fanning moves back to 2fm">{{Cite magazine |date=2009-08-17 |title=Fanning moves back to 2fm |url=http://www.hotpress.com/Dave%20Fanning/news/Fanning%20moves%20back%20to%202fm/5737826.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-08-18 |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020052416/https://www.hotpress.com/Dave%20Fanning/news/Fanning%20moves%20back%20to%202fm/5737826.html |archivedate=20 October 2012}}</ref>

===The John McMahon years (2009{{ndash}}2013)===
Clarke was replaced by John McMahon the following month.<ref name="RTÉ announce new Head of 2fm">{{Cite magazine |date=25 September 2009 |title=RTÉ announce new Head of 2fm |url=http://www.hotpress.com/John%20McMahon/news/RT%C3%89%20announce%20new%20Head%20of%202fm/5847951.html |access-date=25 September 2009 |magazine=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref> The return of Fanning followed the failure by RTÉ 2fm in its attempts to target teenagers, while Larry Gogan also returned to weekday lunch-times.<ref name="Why Miriam is primed to do more on radio">{{Cite news |last=Stephen O'Farrell and Laura Noonan |date=18 August 2009 |title=Why Miriam is primed to do more on radio |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/why-miriam-is-primed-to-do--more-on-radio-1862307.html |access-date=18 August 2009 |work=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> There was comment within the Irish media when, despite electing to target a middle-aged audience, the radio station opted in September 2009 not to playlist [[David Gray (British musician)|David Gray]], an English singer-songwriter who was popular with that age group in Ireland.<ref name="No Gray area for 2FM playlists">{{Cite news |last=Sweeney |first=Ken |date=2009-09-20 |title=No Gray area for 2FM playlists |url=http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/sep/20/no-gray-area-for-2fm-playlists/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928001538/http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/sep/20/no-gray-area-for-2fm-playlists/ |archive-date=2009-09-28 |access-date=2009-09-26 |work=[[Sunday Tribune]]}}</ref> Gray's music was played on [[Today FM]] and other stations at the time.<ref name="No Gray area for 2FM playlists" /> In spite of this arrangement, Gray has since turned up on ''Celebrity Sunday'', a programme featuring celebrities and which, when it featured [[Nicky Byrne]], became a [[Twitter]]trending topic.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=18 March 2010 |title=David Gray showcasing music favourites on RTÉ 2FM |url=http://www.hotpress.com/David%20Gray/news/David-Gray-showcasing-music-favourites-on-RT-2FM/6340801.html |access-date=18 March 2010 |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |quote=The previous guest disc jockey was Westlife's Nicky Byrne, and his radio spot became the third most popular trending topic on the social networking site, Twitter.}}</ref> McMahon began his reign by bringing in several schedule changes from early 2010, new additions to the station included the arrivals of [[Hector Ó hEochagáin]] and [[Tommy Tiernan]] live from [[Galway]], and 'Celebrity Sunday' which included guest presenters such as Louis Walsh, Neil Hannon, Thomas Walsh, Mike Scott and Nicky Byrne.

In the aftermath of the sudden [[death of Gerry Ryan]] in 2010, a number of changes were made to the schedule. Hector Ó hEochagáin headed a breakfast show called 'Breakfast with Hector' which broadcast live from Galway each morning. Ryan Tubridy took over the 9{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}11{{nbsp}}am slot, with Rick O'Shea the main afternoon anchor. Will Leahy presented the drive time slot, a show which he broadcast live from Limerick for seven years.

===The Dan Healy years (2013{{ndash}}present)===
In 2014 following the appointment of Dan Healy as head of 2fm, the schedule was revamped. On 17 December 2013 RTÉ announced that Hector Ó hEochagáin would finish presenting the breakfast show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGreevy |first=Ronan |date=17 December 2013 |title=Hector Ó hEochagáin quits 2FM radio show |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/hector-%C3%B3-heochag%C3%A1in-quits-2fm-radio-show-1.1631065 |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 October 2020 |work=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Jennifer Maguire]], [[Bernard O'Shea]] and [[Keith Walsh]]. The regionally produced breakfast and drive time shows were axed, and all weekday shows were centralised to Dublin. An online campaign protested at the removal of Will Leahy and Hector Ó hEochagáin from their regionally produced shows.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirsty Blake Knox |date=10 February 2014 |title=2FM stand by Will Leahy move after 15,000 petition for him to stay in drivetime slot |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/2fm-stand-by-will-leahy-move-after-15000-petition-for-him-to-stay-in-drivetime-slot-29995486.html |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> Larry Gogan, Dave Fanning and Will Leahy were moved to the weekend. [[Nicky Byrne]] took over the 11{{nbsp}}am{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}pm slot.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=4 February 2014 |title=Nicky Byrne joins new 2fm line-up |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0204/502259-nicky-byrne-joins-new-2m-line-up/ |journal=RTÉ News}}</ref> 

In 2016, RTÉ 2fm received new branding, new content and a new website.<ref name="radiotoday.ie">{{Cite web |date=11 January 2016 |title=2fm gets a rebrand with new imaging and logo |url=http://radiotoday.ie/2016/01/2fm-gets-a-rebrand-with-new-imaging-and-logo/}}</ref>

The show hosted by [[Jennifer Maguire]], [[Bernard O'Shea]] and [[Keith Walsh]] was called the [[Breakfast Republic]] which is the second-longest running show, lasting over 5 years, with the majority of its presenters resigning to other shows across RTÉ. [[Doireann Garrihy]] and [[Eoghan McDermott]] fronted the show in the following two years, followed by Garrihy continuing with new hosts [[Carl Mullan]] and [[Donncha O'Callaghan]] until her resignation in May 2024. Mullan and O'Callaghan continued with new host [[Aifric O'Connell]]. However this was shortly followed by O'Callaghan's departure in July. This was a period of a lot of change at 2FM, as Jennifer Maguire left the show, along with the 2 Johnnies as well. In January 2025, there was a major upheaval announced at 2FM which announced a slew of changes focussing on bringing some new voices into the station along with some old voices in Doireann Garrihy returning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=Carl Mullan, Roz Purcell and Aisling Bonner to host RTÉ 2FM Breakfast |url=https://radiotoday.ie/2025/01/carl-mullan-roz-purcell-and-aisling-bonner-to-host-rte-2fm-breakfast/#:~:text=A%20new%20schedule%20for%202FM,take%20over%20at%2012%20noon. |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref> Some of the stalwarts at the station, like Aifric O'Connell, Taran O'Sullivan, David O'Reilly, Blathnaid Treacy have seemingly disappeared from the roster.

===2FM Song Contest===
{{main|2FM Song Contest}}
In 1982, 2FM held its first annual Song Contest with the goal of finding Ireland's most talented songwriter. The contest was created by producer/presenter Kevin Hough and continued for 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Going for a song comes of age ... |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/going-for-a-song-comes-of-age--26039307.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=[[Independent.ie]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-08-17 |title=25th RTÉ 2fm Song Contest launched |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2006/0817/407629-2fmsongcontest/ |language=en}}</ref> Winners included [[Naimee Coleman]], [[Laura Izibor|Laura Izabor]], [[RuthAnne]] and [[David Geraghty|Dave Geraghty]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RTE, Jacob's begin search for talented songwriters |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/entertainment/rte-jacobs-begin-search-for-talented-songwriters-27773202.html |access-date=2022-01-10 |website=independent |language=en}}</ref>

== Frequencies ==

=== Current frequencies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+RTÉ 2fm is broadcast on:
!Broadcast type
!Frequencies
|-
|[[FM broadcasting|FM]]
|90-92 MHz
97 MHz ([[Clermont Carn|Northeast]])
|-
|[[Saorview]]
|channel 202
|-
|[[Satellite television]]
|[[Saorsat]] channel 5227
[[Sky UK|Sky]] channel 0138

[[Freesat]] channel 751
|-
|[[Cable television]]
|[[Virgin Media Ireland|Virgin Media]] channel 902
|-
|[[Internet]]
|[[RTÉ Player|RTÉ Radio Player]] and online streaming services
|}

=== Former frequencies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Broadcast type
!Recent frequencies
!Switch-off date
|-
|[[Medium wave]]
|612 kHz (Athlone)
1278 kHz (Dublin and Cork)
|12 April 2004 (612 kHz and 1278 kHz Cork only)
December 2003 (1278 kHz Dublin only)
|-
|[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]
|channel 12B
|31 March 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ireland {{!}} Countries {{!}} WorldDAB |url=https://www.worlddab.org/countries/ireland#:~:text=On%2031%20March%202021,%20RT%C3%89,DAB%20system,%20and%20cost%20avoidance. |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=[[WorldDAB]]}}</ref>
|}

== Controllers ==
<div style="font-size: 95%">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years served !! Controller
|-
| 1999{{ndash}}2009 || John Clarke
|-
| 2009{{ndash}}2013 || John McMahon
|-
| 2013{{ndash}}present || Dan Healy
|}
</div>

== Logos ==
<gallery>
File:2FM logo in 1997.jpg|2FM (1988–1999)
<!-- Deleted image removed: File:Rte2fmoldlogo.png|RTÉ 2fm (1999–2009) -->
File:Rte2fmlogo.png|RTÉ 2fm (2010–2016)
</gallery>

In January 2016, a new logo was revealed which replaced the old one that had been in use for seven years.<ref name="radiotoday.ie" />

==Digital sister stations==
The launch of [[digital radio]] into Ireland has allowed RTÉ to expand their music radio operation. Whereas 2fm has to play a mix of genres of pop, the digital stations can play a wider range of music and focus more tightly on a particular format. RTÉ operates three music-led digital stations, which could be described as sister stations to 2fm: [[RTÉ 2XM]], a station playing new and alternative music; [[RTÉ Gold]], a station playing popular music from before 1990; and [[RTÉ Pulse]], a station playing dance and electronic music.
There is also a chill out music service, [[RTÉ Chill]], which shares a broadcast slot with children station [[RTÉ Junior]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/ Official website]

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