Sheffield Cablevision
Sheffield Cablevision | |
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Launched | 29 August 1973 |
Closed | 2 January 1976 |
Owned by | British Relay Wireless |
Sheffield Cablevision was a cable television community channel in Sheffield, England which launched on 29 August 1973.[1] The channel was one of five community cable television experiments that were authorised by the UK's Minister for Posts and Telecommunications in 1972.[2] It closed on 2 January 1976 due to lack of funds.[3][lower-alpha 1]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ "Community cable experiments". Terra Media. 30 January 2006.
- ↑ Henwood, Flis; Miller, Nod; Senker, Peter; Wyatt, Sally (2002). Technology and In/equality: Questioning the Information Society. Routledge. pp. 52–53. ISBN 9780203134504.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lack of funds closes local TV". The Guardian. 2 January 1976. p. 6.
Further reading
- "Remember DIY TV?". The Star. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- "Why cablevision works in Sheffield". New Scientist. 11 December 1975. p. 640.