In April 2015, the station announced that Canadian media company Trek 2000 had invested in Big Centre TV. Responding to the criticism, then-channel director Chris Perry argued that Big Centre TV's teething problems were similar to those experienced by the larger channels, and urged viewers to stay with the station. The Black Country-based Express & Star observed that the launch programme had been "more corporate video than glitz and glamour" consisting of the channel's executives "sitting in front of their computers and discussing a business plan before the station was blessed by a clergyman". The news bulletin was also beset by technical problems, with poor sound quality and an out-of-focus studio camera. The first news bulletin attracted criticism from Birmingham Mail TV critic Roz Laws, who noted that many of the reports concerned stories from several days before the channel's launch. These were aired alongside two of the station's feature programmes, Life Stories and Project M. Opening night programming included an hour-long introduction to the channel, a special edition of the local news programme The Midland, a 1981 episode of Crossroads, and coverage of an ice hockey league match. The station launched at 6 pm on Saturday 28 February 2015, preceded by a testcard and music, ending with the Electric Light Orchestra's " Mr. Prince also served as the station's chairman.īig Centre TV's studios and offices were based at the Goldmine Centre in Walsall, located alongside the town's studio school, where students were able to gain work experience with the channel as part of their studies. Initially, Big Centre TV was jointly launched by Kaleidoscope co-founder Chris Perry and former ATV announcer and television executive Mike Prince, the station's director of programming. The new licence, initially known as Kaleidoscope TV, was given an Ofcom deadline of Saturday 28 February 2015 to begin broadcasting. Kaleidoscope was given 10 minutes' notice that its bid had been successful before an official announcement was made by the regulatory body Ofcom. Kaleidoscope TV Limited was granted a licence to establish a local television station in November 2014, following the collapse of City8, a proposed station centred on the Birmingham area, which went into administration after failing to secure sufficient funding. The station is owned and operated by Local Television Limited and forms part of a group of eight Local TV stations. Local TV Birmingham (typeset as LOCAL TV Birmingham) is a British local television station, serving Birmingham, the Black Country, Wolverhampton and Solihull in the West Midlands of England. Television channel Local TV Birmingham Countryīirmingham, the Black Country, Wolverhampton, Solihull
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