List of channels on UPC (Ireland)



UPC Ireland (owned by Liberty Global Europe) is principally a digital television cable service available through subscription in Ireland, though there are areas that still receive an analogue service and the delivery technology can also vary. It was itself formed by the merger of Chorus Digital and NTL Ireland known as Chorus NTL until rebranded as UPC Ireland.

This is a list of the channels currently available on the UPC Ireland service. The availability of channels varies depending on the package chosen and not all channels are available in all areas. However the numbering of each channel, where available, remains consistent. Launch and removal dates are shown from the UPC Ireland rebrand on 4 May 2010, onwards.

Note that the full list applies only to cable platforms. The original Chorus Digital line-up continues on MMDS (a wireless cable technology) and analogue platforms also have a number of different line-ups. High-definition channels are only available to customers with a Digital+ HD set-top box with a HD pack subscription required for High-definition versions of Sky Movies and Sky Sports. The ex-NTL areas (DVB-C) UPC MMDS have less channels, no HD but can in theory use the UPC PVR. The ex-Chorus areas (DVB-T) UPC also have fewer channels, as do the ex-NTL analogue ones, which is about 50% of the ex-NTL areas. On 27 March 2013 Comreg published a Decision (D06/13) that all MMDS licences will expire on 18 April 2016 and the spectrum will be auctioned off and new licences issued on a service and technology neutral basis.

The most recent channel to launch was Radio Nova on channel 937 on 24 January 2014.

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UPC Packages - There are three main package options available – Value, Select Extra and Max with additional premium subscription packages available for sports, movies and other select channels plus some pay-per-view options for events. The following colour keys are used to denote which package a channel belongs to: