Fire Hit TV Coming soon to freeview
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-broadcast-licences/updates/052013
Fire Hit TV,Heart TV,Drama.
Have all got new freeview licences from Ofcom.So what going on?
Drama.Well this is no big shock as we all Know it coming to freeview on 8/7/13
Heart TV.Could it be machester only?
Fire Hit TV.I have no idea what this channel is.It will be intresting to see where the spaces for it come from and the hours and LCN number.
Fire Hit TV,Heart TV,Drama.
Have all got new freeview licences from Ofcom.So what going on?
Drama.Well this is no big shock as we all Know it coming to freeview on 8/7/13
Heart TV.Could it be machester only?
Fire Hit TV.I have no idea what this channel is.It will be intresting to see where the spaces for it come from and the hours and LCN number.
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Fire Hit TV could be related to Fire Hit Radio - an FM station in Bournemouth and on DAB digital radio across the South Coast. The owners have had previous experience in TV operations, so entirely plausible they might want to expand in to TV.
Thanks Bangers for the information.So look like another music channel comeing to freeview.
Fire Television Ltd has the same address as the radio station, so it is indeed related to Fire Radio.
Fire Hit TV is an interesting one. As it's a southern based radio station, I wouldn't expect them to be interested in Manchester for their TV service. As the TV channel appears to be a new venture for them, going all-out national on terrestrial from launch is a bold move. As such I'm wondering whether it is the first of the "quasi-national" channels on the local mux - or they've managed to strike a deal for it only to be present in Southampton and Brighton.
Yes..
Doncaster is outside the area of the Leeds local TV area. Any service for Doncaster from Emley Moor would overlap the Leeds coverage area and there aren't enough channels available for that. The best you can hope for at the moment is that the Leeds service area is extended, or the Sheffield service is extended using a new, more local, transmitter site (not Emley Moor) and that may require an additional aerial.
Will it be a dramatic entrance?
getting more info is getting harder, but I did see a job advert on twitter for a studio multi skilled operator and director based in Cardiff for Triple (Fire's owners) which is not a normal base for the company.. which is a odd location for them.
I'm interested as to whether this will be a national channel on Freeview, or Manchester only, or whether they are aiming to be the "national" element on the local mux.
Going fully national on a commercial mux for their first TV venture seems a very bold (and expensive) move. But, I suppose if they've done the maths...
https://twitter.com/FireHitTV
Cardiff local multiplex would've made some kind of announcement if this was the case.
Manchester mux made a announcement say channel would be coming soon to replace the one that close.
When did you last retune ?
HD channels are now 100-4
51/2/3/6 are Manchester local channels.
51-3 are also in N.Ireland
Yesterday (to get the new Drama channel). Still, it should be said, I don't have any Freeview HD kit, so I didn't see the move - and there still appeared to be a gap there.
https://twitter.com/FireHitTV/status/354000326350745601
Interesting that they are targetting Manchester and Cheshire - not Trafford or Salford who should also stand a chance of getting it - and arguably a better chance than most of Cheshire!