Raio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; IPA: ['radʲo 'tʲɛlʲəfʲi:ʃ 'e:rʲən], pronunciation (help·info)) is the Public Service Broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world.