New TV channel for the Limerick area

The City Television network has been given the go ahead to broadcast in the south of the country.

It’s expected the media company, who already operate one cable television channel The City Channel Dublin and other affiliates in Galway and Waterford, will begin a service for the south of the country named “Channel South” in November after the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland awarded the company a new south license yesterday.

The service is expected to cater for Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford, Clare and south Tipperary. The channel is expected to broadcast 24 hours a day and will provide local programming along with regional news, sport and weather.

Currents City Channels broadcast on the NTL digital platform as well as on cable and MMDS in Waterford and Galway.

City Television network Official Site.
Jazz Biscuits view on the current Dublin Channel.