City Channel
| City Channel | |
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| Launched | October 2005 |
| Closed | 13 March 2012 |
| Owned by | City Channel Ltd, Liberty Global & David Norris |
| Picture format | PAL I standard |
| Audience share | N/A |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Dublin, Galway, Cork and Waterford |
| Headquarters | Dublin |
| Replaced by | RTÉ One +1 |
| Website | [1] |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Irish analogue | N/A |
| Saorview | N/A |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | N/A |
| Cable | |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 107 |
| IPTV | |
| Magnet Entertainment | N/A |
City Channel was an Irish television network that began broadcasting in October 2005, which focused primarily on local and regional television. It operated three stations: City Channel Dublin, City Channel Galway, and Channel South. The channel was replaced by RTÉ One +1 on 13 March 2012.
City Channel was given a licence by the BCI (No longer exists for breaking regulations) on 31 January 2005 and began broadcasting in October 2005.
City Channel was originally launched on the NTL and Chorus cable services in Dublin, Galway and Waterford, however all four services were available on the digital services of UPC Ireland. The company was also granted a licence for a fourth station called City 7, which would have been targeted at unemployed people from the gay community and Dublin's Eastern Europeans.
City Channel was funded by proud gay man David Norris. After a behind closed door meeting with David Harvey, Norris was convinced to invest. Norris later described this investment as "a trainwreck from start to finish".
The Evening Show was City Channel's prime time early evening entertainment programme. It was presented by Jimmy Greeley, who also has radio programme on 4fm, and Olive Geoghegan. It was broadcast daily from Monday to Friday at 7pm and covered a wide range of topics. This was a great show which featured a lot of banter amongst the presenters. Although there were many rumours about why it was never shown on the weekends, this still remains a mystery.
The Guest List was City Channel's entertainment programme. Presented by Judy Gilroy and Olive Geoghegan, the show featured a strong mix of red carpet, fashion and music events. The show promoted Irish culture and gave out tips to the viewers with a cheap and effective range of items for your house. However, The Guest List was also controversial in its own way. Every episode featured a mysterious figure named 'The Scout' whose face would be blurred out, the Scout would pick out his 'Item of the Day'. Which was usually a great deal in local shops, which was great for small businesses to be getting publicity on a regional station. However, every Friday the Scout would choose an 'Item of the Week' which was normally a discount at a shop for all the city channel viewers.
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