Sheffield Cablevision
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Sheffield Cablevision was a cable television
community channel
in Sheffield
, England
which launched on 29 August 1973. The channel was one of five community cable television experiments were authorised by the UK's Minister for Posts and Telecommunications in 1972. It was on the air every night from 8pm to 10pm, but closed on 2 January 1977.
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
community channel
Community television
Australia's Community Television is a form of Citizen media much like Public Access Television in the United States and the Community Channel in Canada...
in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which launched on 29 August 1973. The channel was one of five community cable television experiments were authorised by the UK's Minister for Posts and Telecommunications in 1972. It was on the air every night from 8pm to 10pm, but closed on 2 January 1977.