STV Glasgow to appear on Freeview from 2 June
STV has confirmed that its new TV channel for Glasgow, STV Glasgow, will debut on Monday 2 June broadcasting to 2 million viewers in the west of Scotland.
On air daily from 12pm until 12am, STV Glasgow will host a mix of news, features, live and interactive formats with magazine show, The Riverside Show, running each weekday evening from 6:30pm – 8:30pm live from Pacific Quay.
A total of 26 new roles have been created to deliver the channel with former ITV Daybreak’s Gerry Cassidy appointed as a senior producer on The Riverside Show working alongside channel editor Paul Hughes.
Hughes commented: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity to launch a brand new channel for Scotland’s largest city. We want to celebrate everything that’s great about Glasgow and reflect what is happening in this truly unique city each day.
“There is plenty to do before we get the channel on air but there is an overwhelming sense of enthusiasm about the launch of a brand new TV channel in Glasgow, about Glasgow for the people of Glasgow.”
STV was awarded the licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh to STV back in January 2013. The broadcaster is now working in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University to deliver the STV Glasgow channel, giving students the chance to work in a live television environment.
Freeview viewers in the west of Scotland will find STV Glasgow on channel 26 and will need to retune their televisions to pick up the channel ahead of the launch on 2 June. The new channel hopes to complement STV’s portfolio of locally focussed services on air, online and on mobile.