Sir, – Paul Clements (An Irishman's Diary, August 30th) relates how in 1924 the BBC was set up in the newly formed state of Northern Ireland. The identifier call sign was 2BE, suggested at the time by prime minister Lord Craigavon as standing for "the second city of the British Empire".
On January 1st, 1926, in the Irish Free State, Radio 2RN was formally opened by Dr Douglas Hyde, who was to become the first president of Ireland in 1938. The call sign Radio 2RN was designated by London, phonetically reproducing the last words of the song Come Back to Éireann. This title was maintained until 1932 when it was changed to Radio Éireann. – Yours, etc,
TOM COOPER,
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