North West Awarded Local Television Licence For Derry

mickyperry

http://www.itc.org.uk/latest_news/press_releases/release.asp?release_id=723

18 July 2003

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) announced today that North West Television Services Limited ("North West") has been awarded the licence to provide a local television service on the frequency identified for Londonderry. The licence will commence on 17 October 2003.
The ITC received two applications for the Derry licence, which was advertised this year (see News Release 14/03). In considering the competing applications, the ITC applied its published criteria, which include:
- the ability of each applicant to provide a genuine addition to the range of television services which is available in the locality, and to meet the needs of tastes and interests not already catered for by existing services;
- the views of appropriate bodies (community support); and
- where the current licensee applies for a local television RSL, the compliance record of that licensee; the quality of the service provided by that licensee and how the service compares with the proposed service which was outlined in the original application; and the effect which the cessation of the service provided by the current licensee and its replacement by a service provided by a new licensee may have on the service available to the local audience.
North West's programme proposals include a number of services which are not catered for on other television services in the area. The application demonstrated a significant level of support from the local community.
It was the ITC's view that by reference to the published criteria by which the applications were assessed North West's application had greater merit.

NORTH WEST AWARDED LOCAL TELEVISION LICENCE FOR DERRY

DMC

So its buh-bye Channel 9.

icdg

No, they are Channel 9! They have had their licence renewed.

They also hold licences for Limevady and Colraine, see

http://www.itc.org.uk/tv_in_your_area/northern_ireland/regional_services/index.asp

Richard

I wonder when the Belfast one is getting under way. I think a company called "Northern Visions" has something to do with it, but I haven't heard much recently.