ABSTRACT
Local TV is being called the last great television adventure because transmitting via the internet as well it can reach communities where people no longer want to watch conventional programming. It is exciting too in that it is also programming by the people for the people using the interactive technology that is now available. All this has been made possible in the UK by OfCom, the governing body of UK communications industry, granting two -year Restricted Service Licences across the country for towns and cities to experiment with local TV programming. This move by the UK government, following in the US’s footsteps, is welcomed because it
Encourages broadcasting by community groups, voluntary associations, colleges and universities as well as by radio broadcasters, smaller television producers, video workshops and access centres. By connecting citizens to one another, it could regenerate a sense of community and combined identity. If combined with the new information communications technologies, it could enable a more responsive, interactive political system to develop at a local level.
