Launched 12 July 2016 Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV) Freeview Channel 8 | Owned by Bay TV Swansea Ltd. Country United Kingdom | |
Broadcast area Swansea, Llanelli, Neath, Port Talbot |
Bay TV Swansea is a local television station which broadcasts to Swansea and the towns of Llanelli, Neath and Port Talbot via the Kilvey Hill transmitting station. The station went on air in July 2016 making it the second local television station in Wales after Made in Cardiff. Bay TV Swansea is based on the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's primary campus in Swansea. It was the 21st local television channel to be launched in the United Kingdom. The channel provides news, sport and entertainment programming to viewers on all major television platforms and provides some of its output without charge to the BBC. Bay TV Swansea was awarded its broadcasting licence from the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in January 2014.
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