Channel 6

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Why is channel 6 called channel 6?

You've got RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4 (even though TG4 came before TV3, but it was rebranded so I can understand that), then Channel 6.

Where's Channel 5 or tv5 or whatever you want to call it???

copacetic

because there is already a TV5 and Channel 5 which are reasonably well know here even though not based here.

sweetie

aren't setanta the 5th irish channel?

flogen

sweetie wrote:

aren't setanta the 5th irish channel?

Yeah - pretty much, and I'd say that was a small part of the reason (although getting confused with the UK's Five or Channel 5 and France's TV5 was probably a bigger one).

Mossy Monk

sweetie wrote:

aren't setanta the 5th irish channel?

TG4 were the third Irish channel.

philstar

i'm surprised ch 6 is still going.....its just a glorified video machine churning out american repeat after repeat after repeat

Mossy Monk

It's what the masses want.

copacetic

Mossy Monk wrote:

It's what the masses want.

not judging by their ratings!

Mossy Monk

Channel 6's problem is hardly anyone knows that they exist.

S.M.B.

Mossy Monk wrote:

TG4 were the third Irish channel.

And the channel was called TNaG for its first few years.

TV3 came along in the meantime and when TNaG decided to change their name TG3 would of been a pretty stupid idea really.

Thrill

Mossy Monk wrote:

Channel 6's problem is hardly anyone knows that they exist.

And i'm one of those. I've never heard of it.

How long has it been on the air and can you get it on sky digital?

philstar

thrill wrote:

And i'm one of those. I've never heard of it.

How long has it been on the air and can you get it on sky digital?

i take it yr being sarcastic yes??

copacetic

thrill wrote:

And i'm one of those. I've never heard of it.

How long has it been on the air and can you get it on sky digital?

190 on sky

Thrill

philstar wrote:

i take it yr being sarcastic yes??

No, I honestly never heard of it until now. I don't watch an awful lot of T.V. anyway.

copacetic wrote:

190 on sky

Thanks copacetic. Must take a look at it later. See what I've been missing.

Dodge

philstar wrote:

i'm surprised ch 6 is still going.....its just a glorified video machine churning out american repeat after repeat after repeat

They show a lot of North American stuff before anyone else; The Office, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Trailer Park Boys, My Name is Earl

Mossy Monk

Dodge wrote:

The Office, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Trailer Park Boys

Didn't bravo show Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Trailer Park Boys well before Channel 6? IIRC ITV2 showed The Office before them too. I am open to correction.

copacetic

Dodge wrote:

They show a lot of North American stuff before anyone else; The Office, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Trailer Park Boys, My Name is Earl

mmm, if you mean after someone else then you are right otherwise what a load of rubbish.

monkeyfudge

I don't think they're all that bad...

It somehow doesn't feel as tatty as TV3...

Some great imports in there... They show House and Heroes as well... They even took out banner adverts on boards advertising Heroes when it first started.

But being buried up in the nether regions of Sky Digital means I tend not to flick on to it too often.

matrim

I don't think Channel 6 is that bad. Yes they mainly show imports, but for someone who only has basic NTL they show some programs that you can't get without digital. As has been said Heroes, My Name is Earl, The Office, Numbers. Even some of the older stuff they show is good and not shown on other channels on basic NTL, Seinfeld, Curb your Enthusiam, King of the Hill, Family Guy.

philstar

thrill wrote:

Thanks copacetic. Must take a look at it later. See what I've been missing.

well as paul daniels would say...."not alot"

Elmo

Channel 6 aren't spending loads of money of this station. They plan to spend 14m over 3 years as far as I know.

The Closer is another excellent show on C6.

It's an Irish company making money out of what UK channels have done for a number of years now.

Give it a while, it might improve.

well as paul daniels would say...."not alot"

You say that about alot of the channels out there.

Also did City Channel appear before Setanta Ireland?

C6 is available on the DTT Test platform FTA. (In Dublin and parts of Louth)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_6_%28Ireland%29

philstar

im not a gael gor...but isn't there some law stating that a broadcast station either radio or TV has to broadcast at least 10% of its output as gaelige??

don't think channel 6 show any??

Mossy Monk

Does that only apply if it is terrestrial?

Elmo

im not a gael gor...but isn't there some law stating that a broadcast station either radio or TV has to broadcast at least 10% of its output as gaelige??

Nil se sin cheart. Thats not right.

TG4 is a bilingual station providing 2 - 3 hours a night of Irish Lanuage programming which is what they set out to do when they began. They also provide childrens and sports programming which provides a number of more hours. RTE provides 365 hours of TV to TG4 and also has an Irish Language unit producing programming for RTE such as Leargas.

TV3 has one programme as gealige, the TV3 event Guide which sometimes broadcasts in English. In their first 3 years they had to provide 15% of Irish Programming and now they must provide 25%. (They must also provide a news service)

Channel 6 have a similar deal with the BCI. (They do not have to provide a news service)

There is no requirment for the Irish Language.

ScruffySlayer

I thought the reason that they were called Channel 6 was that there was another station who'd taken the Channel Five brand and weren't up and running yet?

Thrill

Got my first look at channel6 a couple of days ago and I get the impression it's very much like sky1 in it's programming. Seems good.

Elmo

I thought the reason that they were called Channel 6 was that there was another station who'd taken the Channel Five brand and weren't up and running yet?

There is p5 the local channel in the midlands.

They initally got a licence from the UK so perhaps that is why they called themselfs Channel 6.

philstar

thrill wrote:

Got my first look at channel6 a couple of days ago and I get the impression it's very much like sky1 in it's programming. Seems good.

well if its like Sky1, it can't possibly be good (unless you like wall to wall simpsons)

as for as im concerned...sky1, channel 6 and the like are the "mcdonalds" of TV i.e. reprocessed cr*p

Elmo

as for as im concerned...sky1, channel 6 and the like are the "mcdonalds" of TV i.e. reprocessed cr*p

But you can help but eat/watch.

I think it is a tiny bit better then Sky One.

Dodge

Its beyond me how anybody could have negatie feelings towards a fecking TV station! If it has a programme you want on it, watch it, if it doesn't don't. Jeesh its not that hard is it lads?!