public function channel($channel) {
		if (!isset($channel['link'])) {
			$channel['link'] = '/';
		}
		if (!isset($channel['title'])) {
			$channel['title'] = '';
		}
		if (!isset($channel['description'])) {
			$channel['description'] = '';
		}

		$channel = $this->_prepareOutput($channel);
		return $channel;
	}