A selection of RTÉ Aertel pages were broadcast in-vision during daytime downtime and when morning programmes began, pages were shown overnight on rotation on RTÉ Two after normal programming, under the title Nightscreen.
In April 2018, it was reported that RTÉ asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for permission to reduce the Aertel service on the grounds that it had been superseded by more recent technology.
[2] For legal reasons, RTE has to get permission from the Minister to make significant changes to Aertel.
[3] [4] In November 2019, it was announced that Aertel will be shut down as part of cost-cutting measures at RTÉ.
By 13:45 page 100 disappeared on both channels with only the teletext clock left running, finally signalling the complete closure of the Aertel service itself after more than 36 years of broadcasting.