That's Solent

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That's Solent
Launched 26 June 2014 (2014-06-26)
Owned by That's Solent Ltd
Country United Kingdom
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Channel 8 (UHF 29 DVB-T)
Satellite
Sky Channel 117

That's Solent[1] is a local TV channel that will broadcast in the United Kingdom. Scheduled to be launched on 26 June 2014,[2] it is part of the roll out of Local Freeview TV channels [3] initiative that covers the United Kingdom.

TV presenter and Childline founder, Esther Rantzen will be the new station's VP of Programming and the host of its Sunday evening flagship magazine show. Alan Titchmarsh will film a sailing trip around the Isle of Wight.[4][5]

Company

That's Solent Limited was licensed by the Ofcom (the UK telecom's regulator) [6] in 2012 after a bidding process. That's Solent Ltd is owned by SIX TV Ltd, trading as That's TV, with the That's Media Ltd as the ultimate parent company.[7]

Broadcasting and reception

That's Solent will be broadcast from the Rowridge transmitting station on the Isle of Wight and will cover the area around the Solent and Southampton Water, including Portsmouth, Fareham, Southampton and Winchester.[8]

Programming

95% of programming will be produced locally around the Solent region. The channel is backed by Newsquest and Johnston Press, who own the Southern Daily Echo and Portsmouth's The News, who will provide the local news content for the new channel.[9][10]

An indicative programme schedule for That's Solent has been published, which includes a number of news broadcasts and a variety of local programming.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "That's Solent wins Local TV license for Southampton". Isle of Wight News. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  2. ↑ "http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/mux/MuxL/Technical_Plan.pdf". Retrieved 2013-08-31. 
  3. ↑ "Freeview adds local TV and HD slots". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  4. ↑ "Local TV in Southampton: That's Solent to sail in with Esther Ranzten and Alan Titchmarsh". Recombu. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  5. ↑ "Esther Rantzen behind bid for Southampton TV channel". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  6. ↑ "Ofcom awards local TV licence to Southampton company backed by Johnston Press and Newsquest". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  7. ↑ "That's Solent licence application". Ofcom. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  8. ↑ "Predicted That's Solent Coverage". Recombu. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  9. ↑ "New local TV channel". ITV. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  10. ↑ "Rival publishers collaborate over local TV bid". Hold The Front Page. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
  11. ↑ "That's Solent Indicative Programme Schedule". Ofcom. Retrieved 2013-08-04. 
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