24 . Glasgow Business May/June 2014June/July 2014
The Riverside Show team: (from left) Colin Stone, Jennifer Reoch, Storm Huntly and David Farrell
HAS ITS OWN TV CHANNEL
GLASGOW G
lasgow now has its own TV channel with STV Glasgow taking to the airwaves.
On 2 June, the new channel
began broadcasting to two million people in the west of Scotland on Freeview channel 23. STV Glasgow broadcasts live
from noon until midnight each day from STV’s HQ at Pacific Quay on the south bank of the Clyde. Te channel broadcasts a
magazine programme each day from 6.30pm - 8.30pm called Te Riverside Show, which is presented by Jennifer Reoch, a former Miss Scotland, and David Farrell, previously a Radio Clyde DJ where he went by the name Romeo. Other presenters on Te
Riverside Show line-up are weather presenter Storm Huntly – her real
STV Glasgow provides the city with local programmes Te development and launch
name – and reporter Colin Stone who reports from different locations around the city each evening. Te channel also features a
range of news and features, and live and archived programming covering a range of formats and subjects. An original format programme
that the channel features is My Life In Ten Pictures, an in-depth interview with its subject and the pictures that have particular meaning for them. Te first programme featured Glasgow businessman and peer Lord Willie Haughey. STV Glasgow has also
commited to broadcasting one hour of non-English speaking content per week. Polish drama, Czas Honoru, aired from 4 June, with subtitles.
of the new channel saw the creation of 26 new roles, including former ITV Daybreak producer Gerry Cassidy being appointed as a senior producer of Te Riverside Show. Tey all work with Paul Hughes, channel editor for STV Glasgow to deliver the service. Paul Hughes said: “Tis was 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. “Tere was an overwhelming
sense of enthusiasm about the launch of a brand new TV channel in Glasgow, about Glasgow for the people of Glasgow. “We look forward to bringing
viewers all the latest news, entertainment and features from the city every day.” STV Glasgow broadcasts to two
million viewers in the west of Scotland on Freeview channel 23, Sky channel 117 and Virgin channel 159. Te channel was launched
following the award by Ofcom of licences to STV in January 2013 for channels in Glasgow and Edinburgh. STV Glasgow is delivered in
partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University – both of which are Glasgow Chamber of Commerce members – offering its students the opportunity to work in a live TV environment. Te new channel complements
STV’s current portfolio of locally focused services on air, online and on mobile.
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