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- It was created in 1982 to challenge the then prevalent beliefs about impartiality, balance and universality of address in broadcasting. It did so through a guerrilla war with the regulatory body ITC, which had the right to vet programmes before transmission.
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1982. 2 August – Test broadcasts commence. These mainly consist of showing the IBA 's testcard ETP-1 between 9 am and 8 pm. 2 November – Channel 4 launches across most of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland – Wales' fourth channel, S4C, had launched the previous evening.
Jan 11, 2021 · Channel 4 launch (2nd November 1982) FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Dave Baldwin. The opening minutes of the UK’s newest terrestrial TV channel. VIDEO: Channel 4 launch. Announcer: Paul Coia. TX DATE: 2nd November 1982. COPYRIGHT: Channel 4 Television Corporation.
Nov 2, 2020 · With literally hundreds of channels and on-demand services now available, it's perhaps hard to imagine a world where viewing options were limited to just three linear TV channels - but that was exactly the case until this day in 1982, when Channel 4 burst onto the airwaves across the UK.
Channel 4: extending voices. The arrival of Channel 4 in 1982 was a milestone in the history of public broadcasting. In particular, the channel was a model of public broadcasting adapted to the complexities of a multi-ethnic society eager for programmes extending not just the number of choices available but the very range of choice.
The Broadcasting Act 1980 began the process of adding a fourth; Channel 4 was formally created, along with its Welsh counterpart, by an act of Parliament in 1982.
Jan 5, 2021 · FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: Dave Baldwin. It’s launch day for Channel 4 – the UK’s first new terrestrial TV channel since the launch of BBC Two in 1964. VIDEO: Channel 4 pre-launch announcement. Announcer: Keith Harrison. TX DATE: 2nd November 1982.
Aug 2, 2021 · November 1982 marked an exciting and important milestone in British broadcasting when Channel 4 and its corresponding service in Wales, Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C), began transmitting programmes in all the ITV regions: the first new and distinctive television service in the United Kingdom for nearly twenty years.
