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| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | British Relay Wireless |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 August 1973 |
| Closed | 2 January 1976 |
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][a]
- ^ "Community cable experiments". Terra Media. 30 January 2006.
- ^ Allen, Rod; Miller, Nod (2002). "Panaceas and Promises of Democratic Participation: Reactions to new channels, from the wireless to the World Wide Web". In Henwood, Flis; Miller, Nod; Senker, Peter; Wyatt, Sally (eds.). Technology and In/equality: Questioning the Information Society. Routledge. pp. 52–53. ISBN 9780203134504.
- ^ a b "Lack of funds closes local TV". The Guardian. 2 January 1976. p. 6.
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