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That's Manchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersThe Flint Glass Works, 64 Jersey Street, Manchester, England
Ownership
OwnerThat's Manchester Ltd

That's Manchester is a local television station broadcasting to Greater Manchester.

Background

That's Manchester is not the first local television service broadcasting to Manchester. During the 2000s Channel M had broadcast to the area until it closed in 2012. In 2013, as part of a national roll-out of local television in the United Kingdom, Ofcom awarded the licence to Your TV, but the channel failed to launch within the two year timeframe as stipulated by Ofcom.[2] That's TV subsequently took over the licence and in May 2015 Ofcom gave That's Manchester a new 10 and a half year licence to provide local TV in Manchester.[3] That's TV Manchester launched at 9pm on 31 May 2015.[1][4]

Broadcasting and reception

That's Manchester is broadcast from the Winter Hill transmitting station and covers the Greater Manchester area of the north west of England. However the channel is one of the few local channels which is not available on Virgin Media.

Programming

That’s Manchester's website describes the channel as the new TV channel for Greater Manchester providing news and entertainment programming 24 hours per day.[5] The main focus of the station's output is news with live and recorded news bulletins occupying much of the station's broadcast hours. The channel also broadcasts current affairs, interviews and debates as well as a daily advice show. Best-of shows are broadcast at the weekend as well as programmes covering the area's sport and weekly programmes for the local Asian and LGBT communities.

Programmes include:

  • Manchester Headline News - An up to the minute rolling 24 hour news bulletin.
  • Talk Manchester - A community programme which was hosted by Ranvir Singh & Craig Charles.
  • The Big Debate - A lively debate on the week's big issue.
  • The Advice Show - Advice, support and ideas to help you make the most out of everyday life.
  • That's Chatty - Chat show hosted by Gem Hepworth.
  • Now We're Talking - Discussing the top trending topics on social media.
  • Manchester Last Week Now - Highlights from the past week's output on That's Manchester.
  • Amy & Sally's Big Night Out - A documentary programme sees Big Brother evictees Amy and Sally Broadbent around Manchester and abroad.
  • The Sarah Greenwood Show - An entertainment programme of mix, art, news, drama, culture and sport with special guests and was hosted by Big Brother evictee Sarah Greenwood and aired from September 2015.
  • Asians of Manchester - A documentary sees Mancunian Asians live together.
  • Digital Nation - A weekly tour of the best of local TV from across the UK and narrated by Tim Bryn Smith.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Audience data for Local TV channels across England, Wales & N. Ireland are measured and reported together, as "Local TV Macro Network".

References

  1. ^ a b "New Manchester Local TV channel has launched | a516digital". a516digital.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. ^ "What's happened to Manchester's proposed TV service? | a516digital". a516digital.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. ^ "Ofcom grants Manchester local TV licence | a516digital". a516digital.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  4. ^ "Placeholder for Manchester local TV appears on Freeview | a516digital". a516digital.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  5. ^ "About Us - That's Manchester". thatstv.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
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