List of television channels available in Ireland

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This is a list of channels available in the Republic of Ireland.

Contents

[edit] Main channels

[edit] Analogue channels

Channel Name Owner/parent company Irish Analogue * Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other
RTÉ One Raidió Teilifís Éireann 1 1 101 101 101 Internet
RTÉ Two Raidió Teilifís Éireann 2 2 102 102 102 Internet
TV3 TV3 Group 3 3 103 103 103 Internet
TG4 Teilifís na Gaeilge 4 4 104 104 104 Internet
3e TV3 Group 6 105 106 106 Internet
City Channel (Dublin) City Channel 107
City Channel (Galway) City Channel 107
Channel South City Channel 107

[edit] Northern Ireland analogue channels

Channel Name Owner/parent company Sky UPC
BBC One NI British Broadcasting Corporation 141 108
BBC Two NI British Broadcasting Corporation 142 109
UTV UTV Media plc Manual tuning only 110
Channel 4 Channel Four Television Corporation 135 111
Channel 5 Northern & Shell Manual tuning only

For information on channels shown in Northern Ireland, see List of television stations in Northern Ireland.

[edit] Children's

Channel Name Owner/parent company Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other
RTÉjr Raidió Teilifís Éireann 7 601
TRTÉ Raidió Teilifís Éireann 601
Cúla4 Teilifís na Gaeilge 602

[edit] News

Channel Name Owner/parent company Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other
RTÉ News Now / Euronews Raidió Teilifís Éireann 5 TBC Internet

[edit] Sport

Channel Name Owner/parent company Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other
Setanta Ireland Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd 423 105/401
Setanta Sports 1 Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd 424 406
Setanta HD Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd 412

[edit] Community channels

Channel Name Owner/parent company Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other
DCTV Dublin Community Television 802
Cork Community TV Cork Community TV Ltd. 803
P5tv P5tv Ltd 801 Internet

[edit] Forthcoming Channels

Proposed:[1]

  • TV3 HD, content from TV3 in high-definition.
  • TV3+1, TV3 delayed by one hour.
  • 3Kids, children's channel operated by TV3.
  • 3Classics, documentary and film channel.
  • TG4 HD, content from TG4 in high-definition.
  • Cula 4, Irish-language channel aimed at children and teenagers.
  • TG4+1, TG4 delayed by one hour.

Under review

Underdetermined[2]

  • DCTV / NVTV, community television channel.
  • Chilli Hits (working title), 24-hour music channel based on local and international music.
  • Irish TV (working title), 24-hour music channel based on local and international music.
  • NITV (working title); news, current affairs, feature programming, film, drama and documentary from Northern Ireland.
  • FISÈ,a film channel
  • CEOL, a music channel
  • EOLAS, a channel providing parliamentary coverage from the Oireachtas, Stormont and the EU.

[edit] Other channels broadcasting to Ireland

[edit] Specialized channels for Ireland

[edit] Pan-European/International Channels

[edit] UK channels available in Ireland

[edit] Defunct channels

[edit] Unknown dates

  • Telefís na Gaeltachta - this was a pirate Irish language service in the west of Ireland, and a fore-runner of the state-owned broadcaster, TG4.
  • Capital Television - this was another short-lived Dublin channel which only broadcast a caption for a week, along with a testcard at night another week. It, too, was a pirate TV channel.

[edit] 1980s

  • Channel 3 - (Later known as Channel D) was a short-lived Dublin based television station broadcasting from July 1981 to October 1981. It was a pirate TV channel.
  • Nova TV - this was another Dublin pirate TV channel that was broadcast for a short time in the 1980s.

[edit] 1990s

  • Tara TV - this was an Irish channel that was broadcast in the UK on Sky Digital from 1997 until RTÉ forced its closure in 2002. It was also broadcast in Ireland for much of this time.
  • RLO TV - this was another legal/pirate television station (Satellite and UHF), broadcast in Limerick by Radio Limerick One in 1999 and 2000. An official license was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RTÉ by years. During the UHF years while the station was not airing its own content they would broadcast a relay of UK Channel 5.

[edit] 2000s

  • Waterford@8 - this was a sister local TV service of WLR FM in Waterford. It was available on cable in Waterford city and Dungarvan and on MMDS in east Waterford and south Kilkenny. The service launched in 2000, and ceased in 2005.
  • Sky News Ireland - this was an Irish version of Sky News, carried to Ireland on Sky Digital, and by most cable companies. It ceased broadcasting in November 2006 due to low audience figures.
  • Chorus Sports - this was on Chorus Cable, which showed local sports, greyhound racing, and national motor racing events. This ceased broadcasting in January 2007.
  • Bubble Hits Ireland - this was a 24-hour music channel targeting both the Ireland and the rest of Europe (European version). On February 13, 2009, Bubble Hits ceased broadcasting due to a downturn in advertising revenue.

[edit] 2010s

  • Buzz TV - this was a 24-hour interactive television service it ceased operating in July 2010. Two years after its original launch.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.bai.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20110815_BAIDTTEOI_FINAL.pdf
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