Notts TV is a soon-to-be-defunct British commercial

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channel which broadcasts to the city of

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and the surrounding areas. The channel broadcasts on

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on channel 7 from the Nottingham relay TV transmitter which is transmitted via the Waltham transmitter which also broadcast the station. Notts TV is owned and most of its programming is produced by a consortium of four Nottingham based media-related organisations:

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(NTU),

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, Confetti Media Group and Inclusive Digital. Other local independent producers also provide content for the channel. Notts TV also has an extensive video on demand library available on its website with most programming becoming available shortly after broadcast.

History

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granted the channel a 12-year licence. Notts TV launched on 27 May 2014 on

channel 7 followed by

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channel 159. From opening in 2014, the BBC contributed to the funding of Notts TV for the first three years. In July 2015, the channel also became available on

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channel 117; the carriage ended in September 2017. In April 2016, Notts TV moved to channel 7 on

(the number previously occupied by

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which closed as a linear channel the month before). On 17 February 2025, the station's parent organisation, NTU, announced it would not renew its licence, valid until 25 November 2025, due to insufficient students undertaking training, and would shut down. As of the time of the decision, the channel has an average staff of nine.

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confirmed the window for continuation licence applications would close on 31 March 2025.Independent broadcaster to shut down after 10 years
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'', 17 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025

References

External links

Notts TV - the county’s local television channel
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