The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has signed a 10-year contract with United Christian Broadcasters (Ireland) Ltd for the provision of a satellite radio service.
The service will be available on the Sky digital platform in Ireland, the UK and Western Europe.
UCB Ireland will be a dedicated Christian radio service, which will give an Irish perspective of news, issues and life in Ireland, the BCI said today.
Programmes will have an interdenominational focus and the primary target audience will be 25-55-year-olds.
The service will broadcast 24 hours per day, seven days per week, from next January.