City Channel to launch in Galway and Waterford

City Channel Limited, the company behind Dublin’s new local television station, today announced plans to launch local television services in Galway and Waterford.

City Channel Galway and City Channel Waterford will be on air in early 2006 providing local television to an initial 26,000 homes in Galway and 18,000 homes in Waterford.

The company is concluding carriage agreements with NTL and intends to apply to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland for content provision licences. It has already advised the BCI of these intentions.