diff --git a/litecord/dispatcher.py b/litecord/dispatcher.py
index b2d0ab2..1067df6 100644
--- a/litecord/dispatcher.py
+++ b/litecord/dispatcher.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from logbook import Logger
 
 from .pubsub import GuildDispatcher, MemberDispatcher, \
-    UserDispatcher
+    UserDispatcher, ChannelDispatcher
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class EventDispatcher:
         self.backends = {
             'guild': GuildDispatcher(self),
             'member': MemberDispatcher(self),
+            'channel': ChannelDispatcher(self),
             'user': UserDispatcher(self),
 
             # TODO: channel, friends
@@ -35,10 +36,14 @@ class EventDispatcher:
 
     async def subscribe(self, backend: str, key: Any, identifier: Any):
         """Subscribe a single element to the given backend."""
+        log.debug('SUB bacjend={} key={} <= id={}',
+                  backend, key, identifier, backend)
         return await self.action(backend, 'sub', key, identifier)
 
     async def unsubscribe(self, backend: str, key: Any, identifier: Any):
         """Unsubscribe an element from the given backend."""
+        log.debug('UNSUB bacjend={} key={} => id={}',
+                  backend, key, identifier, backend)
         return await self.action(backend, 'unsub', key, identifier)
 
     async def dispatch(self, backend_str: str, key: Any, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/__init__.py b/litecord/pubsub/__init__.py
index 9586ed9..2021ca8 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/__init__.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 from .guild import GuildDispatcher
 from .member import MemberDispatcher
 from .user import UserDispatcher
+from .channel import ChannelDispatcher
+
+__all__ = ['GuildDispatcher', 'MemberDispatcher',
+           'UserDispatcher', 'ChannelDispatcher']
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/channel.py b/litecord/pubsub/channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b722a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from typing import Any
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from logbook import Logger
+
+from .dispatcher import Dispatcher
+
+log = Logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ChannelDispatcher(Dispatcher):
+    """Main channel Pub/Sub logic."""
+    def __init__(self, main):
+        super().__init__(main)
+
+        self.channels = defaultdict(set)
+
+    async def sub(self, channel_id: int, user_id: int):
+        self.channels[channel_id].add(user_id)
+
+    async def unsub(self, channel_id: int, user_id: int):
+        self.channels[channel_id].discard(user_id)
+
+    async def reset(self, channel_id: int):
+        self.channels[channel_id] = set()
+
+    async def remove(self, channel_id: int):
+        try:
+            self.channels.pop(channel_id)
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+    async def dispatch(self, channel_id,
+                       event: str, data: Any):
+        user_ids = self.channels[channel_id]
+        dispatched = 0
+
+        for user_id in set(user_ids):
+            guild_id = await self.app.storage.guild_from_channel(channel_id)
+
+            if guild_id:
+                states = self.sm.fetch_states(user_id, guild_id)
+            else:
+                # TODO: maybe a fetch_states with guild_id 0
+                # to get the shards with id 0 AND the single shards?
+                states = self.sm.user_states(user_id)
+
+            dispatched += await self._dispatch_states(states, event, data)
+
+        log.info('Dispatched chan={} {!r} to {} states',
+                 channel_id, event, dispatched)
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py b/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
index 59cf08c..f15f0fb 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ log = Logger(__name__)
 
 class Dispatcher:
     """Main dispatcher class."""
-    KEY_TYPE = lambda x: x
-    VAL_TYPE = lambda x: x
+    KEY_TYPE = lambda _, x: x
+    VAL_TYPE = lambda _, x: x
 
     def __init__(self, main):
         self.main_dispatcher = main
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/guild.py b/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
index e8d624f..df97bdb 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
@@ -17,14 +17,44 @@ class GuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
         super().__init__(main)
         self.guild_buckets = defaultdict(set)
 
+    async def _chan_action(self, action: str, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
+        chan_ids = await self.app.storage.get_channel_ids(guild_id)
+
+        # TODO: check READ_MESSAGE permissions for the user
+
+        for chan_id in chan_ids:
+            log.debug('sending raw action {!r} to chan={}',
+                      action, chan_id)
+
+            await self.main_dispatcher.action(
+                'channel', action, chan_id, user_id
+            )
+
+    async def _chan_call(self, meth: str, guild_id: int, *args):
+        chan_ids = await self.app.storage.get_channel_ids(guild_id)
+        chan_dispatcher = self.main_dispatcher.backends['channel']
+        method = getattr(chan_dispatcher, meth)
+
+        for chan_id in chan_ids:
+            log.debug('calling {} to chan={}',
+                      meth, chan_id)
+            await method(chan_id, *args)
+
     async def sub(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
         self.guild_buckets[guild_id].add(user_id)
 
+        # when subbing a user to the guild, we should sub them
+        # to every channel they have access to, in the guild.
+
+        await self._chan_action('sub', guild_id, user_id)
+
     async def unsub(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
         self.guild_buckets[guild_id].discard(user_id)
+        await self._chan_action('unsub', guild_id, user_id)
 
     async def reset(self, guild_id: int):
         self.guild_buckets[guild_id] = set()
+        await self._chan_call(guild_id, 'reset')
 
     async def remove(self, guild_id: int):
         try:
@@ -32,6 +62,8 @@ class GuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
+        await self._chan_call(guild_id, 'remove')
+
     async def dispatch(self, guild_id: int,
                        event_name: str, event_payload: Any):
         user_ids = self.guild_buckets[guild_id]
@@ -46,7 +78,7 @@ class GuildDispatcher(Dispatcher):
 
             if not states:
                 # user is actually disconnected,
-                # so we should just unsub it
+                # so we should just unsub them
                 await self.unsub(guild_id, user_id)
                 continue
 
diff --git a/litecord/storage.py b/litecord/storage.py
index 7d9542d..cb89c3c 100644
--- a/litecord/storage.py
+++ b/litecord/storage.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ class Storage:
         return members
 
     async def chan_last_message(self, channel_id: int):
+        """Get the last message ID in a channel."""
         return await self.db.fetchval("""
         SELECT MAX(id)
         FROM messages
@@ -247,6 +248,11 @@ class Storage:
         """, channel_id)
 
     async def chan_last_message_str(self, channel_id: int) -> int:
+        """Get the last message ID but in a string.
+
+        Converts to None (not the string "None") when
+        no last message ID is found.
+        """
         last_msg = await self.chan_last_message(channel_id)
         return str(last_msg) if last_msg is not None else None
 
@@ -268,7 +274,8 @@ class Storage:
                 'topic': topic,
                 'last_message_id': last_msg,
             }}
-        elif chan_type == ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE:
+
+        if chan_type == ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE:
             vrow = await self.db.fetchval("""
             SELECT bitrate, user_limit FROM guild_voice_channels
             WHERE id = $1