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Background and Format: STV Edinburgh aims to provide news, entertainment, politics, sport, for Edinburgh and East of Scotland, available on Freeview 23, Sky channel 117, Virgin channel 159 and online on the STV Player. For more information about advertising, +44 (0)1224 848 810 or craig.lawson@stv.tv or contact +44 (0)141 300 3601 or angela.wylie@stv.tv Programme Maker/Production Company: STV Group plc. Target Audience: STV Edinburgh is aimed at local community groups. Stats: We cannot issue audience figures due to contractual restraints. Please visit BARB at www.barb.co.uk/ Top Tips for PRs: The main STV switchboard can be reached on +44 (0)141 300 3000 The Edinburgh newsdesk can be reached on +44 (0)131 200 8013 General enquiries can be directed to enquiries@stv.tv Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 26 November 2014 STV Group will launch STV Edinburgh, a new City TV channel, in January 2015. The channel will be on air daily from midday to midnight, covering a mix of news and features, with live and interactive formats. The team can be reached on +44 (0)141 300 3000 and edinburgh@stv.tv and can also be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/stvedinburgh Paul Hughes has been announced as Channel Editor at STV Edinburgh. Currently Channel Editor at STV Glasgow, Paul can be reached on +44 (0)141 300 3000 and paul.hughes@stv.tv and can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/paulhughes01. Paul will continue his role as Channel Editor at STV Glasgow following the launch of STV Edinburgh. Michael MacLeod has been appointed as Programme Producer at STV Edinburgh. Michael is currently Assistant Editor at STV and will start his new role in January 2015. Until then he can be reached on +44 (0)141 300 3000 and michael.macleod@stv.co.uk. He can also be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/michaelmacleod1 The Fountainbridge Show will broadcast live from Edinburgh from 7-8:30pm on weekday evenings, reflecting what’s happening in the city each day with a combination of local news, community features and live entertainment. The show will be presented by Ewen Cameron and Hayley Matthews, with roving reporters Zara Janjua and George Ward presenting from different locations around Edinburgh each week night. The show will be preceded by The Fountainbridge News, which will air from 6:30-7pm each evening. Contact details for the show will be announced in due course.