Jul 4 2017
Ofcom confirms final set of new local TV channels to go live by the end of July
Ofcom has confirmed that the final set of new local TV channels are due to go live by the end of July. Since November 2013, local TV services have been going on air on Freeview and other platforms in selected locations across the UK, based on spare Freeview frequencies fitted around existing national services. The […]
Jun 7 2018
Ofcom seeks to scrap local TV roll-out
Media regulator Ofcom has proposed scrapping the further roll-out of local TV channels across the UK, citing concerns over “economic viability”. More than 30 local TV stations have already been set up in the UK as part of a plan laid out in 2011 by then culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. But several of the channels […]
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By Expat • UK Local TV • Tags: BBC, Local TV, Ofcom