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cheekyangus 23-06-2019 23:39
Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Apparently Keep It Country announced during a broadcast that when they change name to Spotlight TV they will no longer be on Freeview due to cost.

So there will be an almost national space left on Freeview soon. Almost, as they have the slot that isn't in Wales as E4 uses it there due to S4C

Though given the BBC/S4C situation (with them helping fund it) these days and a small rule change with their SD multiplex they could move S4C to the space the BBC Scotland channel uses (the BBC has recently already configured their SD Mux in rest of the UK to work like in Scotland), then C4 could use the space they use in the rest of country for E4 and the KIC space could be national.

Media Boy UK 23-06-2019 23:59
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36000187)
Apparently Keep It Country announced during a broadcast that when they change name to Spotlight TV they will no longer be on Freeview due to cost.

So there will be an almost national space left on Freeview soon. Almost, as they have the slot that isn't in Wales as E4 uses it there due to S4C

Though given the BBC/S4C situation (with them helping fund it) these days and a small rule change with their SD multiplex they could move S4C to the space the BBC Scotland channel uses (the BBC has recently already configured their SD Mux in rest of the UK to work like in Scotland), then C4 could use the space they use in the rest of country for E4 and the KIC space could be national.
When will it close?

cheekyangus 24-06-2019 00:21
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36000189)
When will it close?
I think I read end of June.

RichardCoulter 24-06-2019 02:51
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36000191)
I think I read end of June.
AIUI, it will be removed from Freeview when it changes name to Spotlight TV and reduces the amount of country music that it shows.

Media Boy UK 26-06-2019 03:47
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
From July 1st Spotlight TV, previously Keep It Country will move to Freeview Channel 264.

Keep It Country will stop broadcasting on Freeview Channel 87 as soon as Wednesday (June 26th) night.

RichardCoulter 26-06-2019 21:21
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36000452)
From July 1st Spotlight TV, previously Keep It Country will move to Freeview Channel 264.

Keep It Country will stop broadcasting on Freeview Channel 87 as soon as Wednesday (June 26th) night.
Yeah, it's going streaming instead (cheaper).

nodrogd 01-07-2019 20:45
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
KIC’s CEO is quoting the £4 million Freeview wanted for them to stay in the slot as an unviable figure to pay out. Hence the snipe earlier about the BBC/ITV/C4 “cartel” he sees as milking money out of any channel joining Freeview.

Will be interesting to see if Total Country, which now has a Freeview licence, will pursue a vacated slot.

nodrogd 23-07-2019 18:14
Re: Keep It Country leaving Freeview when it changes name
 
Spotlight TV has re-appeared on KICs old channel 87 slot for viewers in Manchester, where they have joined the Greater Manchester local mini-mux.


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