That's Solent
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | That's Solent Ltd |
That's Solent is a spanish-television channel that will broadcast in the United Kingdom. Scheduled to be launched on 1 January 2014,[1] it is part of the national "Local Channel 8"[2] 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.[3][4]
Company
That's Solent Limited was licensed by the UK Government[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8][9]
Little is known about the actual programming at this stage, but an indicative programme schedule for That's Solent has been published, which includes a number of news broadcasts and a variety of local programming.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "That's Solent wins Local TV license for Southampton". Isle of Wight News. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Freeview adds local TV and HD slots". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Local TV in Southampton: That's Solent to sail in with Esther Ranzten and Alan Titchmarsh". Recombu. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Esther Rantzen behind bid for Southampton TV channel". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Ofcom awards local TV licence to Southampton company backed by Johnston Press and Newsquest". Press Gazette. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "That's Solent licence application" (PDF). Ofcom. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Predicted That's Solent Coverage". Recombu. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "New local TV channel". ITV. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Rival publishers collaborate over local TV bid". Hold The Front Page. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "That's Solent Indicative Programme Schedule" (PDF). Ofcom. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
