Channel 7 Television

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Channel 7 Television
Launched	January 1998
Owned by	Grimsby Institute
Slogan	The place to go to see people you know
Website	www.channel7tv.co.uk
Availability
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 879

Channel 7 Television is a local television station based in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 History 3 Programmes 4 Presenters 5 External link 6 References and Notes

[edit] Coverage

Channel 7 reaches 140,000 homes in North and North East Lincolnshire on Virgin Media's digital television network channel 879 and analogue channel 107.^[1]

The channel has recently become available worldwide via their live streaming media facility on their web site.

Channel 7 is licenced with Ofcom as an educational service.^[2]

[edit] History

Channel 7 was originally set up in Immingham's Immage 2000 Studios (now simply 'Immage Studios') in 1996 by John Trevitt for the local community to showcase their talent and for information about local area and its events. The studios were officially opened in 1997 by Lord Puttnam^[3].

However more recently the Grimsby Institute bought out the channel and turned it into a student channel with very little community programmes now being produced. The Grimsby Institute also own Propeller TV, a national Sky TV channel.

Channel 7 officially launched in January 1998.

[edit] Programmes

Programmes that have featured on Channel 7 include:

• Artist Tea
• Chi
• Fast Slug
• In Focus
• Lincolnshire Hotpot
• Viewpoint
• Young, Gifted and Green

[edit] Presenters

Many celebrities have presented programmes on Channel 7. Most notably:

• Julie Peasgood (Brookside, Emmerdale)
• Gary Williams (celebrated swing singer [1])

[edit] External link

• Official website
• Turning Point Television - the makers of 'In Focus'
• Focus 7 - the makers of 'Young, Gifted and Green'

[edit] References and Notes