Notts TV
 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nottinghamshire |
| Headquarters | Confetti Media Group, Antenna building, Beck Street, Nottingham |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Notts TV Limited[1] |
| Parent | Nottingham Trent University |
| History | |
| Founded | 9 April 2014 |
| Launched | 27 May 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | Notts TV |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 7 |
| Streaming media | |
| Notts TV On Demand | Watch Notts TV On Demand |
Notts TV is a British commercial local television channel which broadcasts to the city of Nottingham and the surrounding areas. The channel broadcasts on Freeview on channel 7 from the Nottingham relay TV transmitter which is transmitted via the Waltham transmitter which also broadcast the station.[2]
Notts TV is owned and most of its programming is produced by a consortium of four Nottingham based media-related organisations: Nottingham Trent University (NTU), Nottingham Post, 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
Ofcom granted the channel a 12-year licence.[3]
Notts TV launched on 27 May 2014 on Freeview channel 7 followed by Virgin channel 159.[4]
From opening in 2014, the BBC contributed to the funding of Notts TV for the first three years.[5]
In July 2015, the channel also became available on Sky channel 117; the carriage ended in September 2017.
In April 2016, Notts TV moved to channel 7 on Freeview (the number previously occupied by BBC Three 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. OFCOM confirmed the window for continuation licence applications would close on 31 March 2025.[6][7]
References
- ^ Notts TV Limited, Companies House. Retrieved 28 February 2025
- ^ "Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter". May 2004.
- ^ "Licence No. L-DTPS000010BA/5" (PDF). Ofcom.
- ^ "Notts TV goes live". Digital TV Europe. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ New Notts TV channel launches on Freeview BBC News, 27 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2022
- ^ Pridmore, Oliver (17 February 2025). "Notts TV set to close down by the end of the year after more than a decade of broadcasting". Nottingham Post.
- ^ Independent broadcaster to shut down after 10 years BBC News, 17 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025