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Edinburgh Television

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Edinburgh Television
Ownership
OwnerChannel Six Broadcasting Ltd.
History
Launched2000 (2000)
Closed2002 (2002)
Availability
Terrestrial
Craigkelly transmitting stationChannel 52[1]

Edinburgh Television was an RSL television station catering Edinburgh, Scotland's capital. The station was owned by Channel Six Broadcasting.

History

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Edinburgh Television was set up by Channel Six Broadcasting, who also bid for a station in Dundee, which was overshadowed by his[who?] plan for the capital.[2] The station broadcast on UHF channel 52 delivering a text-based information service for most of the day.[1] Around May 2000, broadcasts started.[3]

In December 2000, Local Broadcasting Group acquired Edinburgh Television's licence, as well as a number of other RSL stations in the UK,[4] while in September 2001, it announced that its frequency would be used by a local news channel for Edinburgh, which was critical of Scottish TV's Glasgow-centric news service.[1]

Programming

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The station initially aired arts programming,[1] though the bulk of its programming consisted of the Infostream service. It also relayed Sky News and produced a limited amount of original programmes.[5] The channel also aired Art in Scotland, alongside Channel Six.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d City News Bid To Turn On Viewers
  2. ^ 'Channel Six: Do you remember when Dundee had its own TV channel?, Courier, 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Short Wave Magazine" (PDF). June 2000. p. 71. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ VFG to create network of local TV stations
  5. ^ edinburgh tv
  6. ^ Art in Scotland