241
edits
mNo edit summary |
(Add category) |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
York TV launched in the autumn of 2003 promising to provide a local TV service to the people of York. However the patchy coverage made it even harder to watch at the time than YSTV, which was quite an achievement. | York TV launched in the autumn of 2003 promising to provide a local TV service to the people of York. However the patchy coverage made it even harder to watch at the time than YSTV, which was quite an achievement. | ||
At launch they expressed an interest in sharing news gathering facilities, and as such arranged a meeting with [[Station Director]] of the time,[[Dave Baker]]. They made a less than inspiring start by failing to turn up, and as such the idea was not proceeded with. | At launch they expressed an interest in sharing news gathering facilities, and as such arranged a meeting with [[Station Director]] of the time, [[Dave Baker]]. They made a less than inspiring start by failing to turn up, and as such the idea was not proceeded with. | ||
Those who could actually pick up the station reported a station screening the same few episodes of "Jimbo and the Jet Set" on rotation daily, text-in shows notably without texts and copious amounts of QVC. | Those who could actually pick up the station reported a station screening the same few episodes of "Jimbo and the Jet Set" on rotation daily, text-in shows notably without texts and copious amounts of QVC. | ||
Two years later, with YSTV's output now online for all to view, they again contacted the station with a view to broadcasting two shows - [[Learning Curves]] and [[Acoustic Treatment]] - to a "wider" audience (a debatable concept given the station's coverage). | Two years later, with YSTV's output now online for all to view, they again contacted the station with a view to broadcasting two shows - [[Learning Curves]] and [[Acoustic Treatment]] - to a "wider" audience (a debatable concept given the station's coverage). Unfortunately nothing came of this as the producers of both shows were too busy to arrange sending their programmes to York TV. | ||
At some point in 2005/2006 they rebranded as "York @ 54" (referring to their UHF channel). It has been said that YSTV produces more original content than them. | At some point in 2005/2006 they rebranded as "York @ 54" (referring to their UHF channel). It has been said that YSTV produces more original content than them. | ||
Their website is at www.york.tv | Their website is at http://www.york.tv/ | ||
[[Category:Related_Organisations]] |