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| GauTV | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Zallywood Productions |
| Slogan | "Home of golden entertainment" |
| Country | South Africa |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Website | www.gautv.co.za |
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GauTV (Gauteng Television) is a community channel that is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It launched in October 2015 after a 3 year battle to obtain a licence.
History[edit]
In 2012, GauTV was facing a legal challenge with ICASA after the broadcaster was denied an operating licence.
Mzansi Community Satellite, trading as GauTV sought the licence from ICASA to provide satellite-based television to Gauteng viewers. It says the authority's decision to keep not to grant it a licence was unfair and not keeping with the relevant legislation.[1]
In 2014, Alex TV (also known as LX TV) a rival station catering to the northern part of Johannesburg launched on Openview in April offering informative and educational entertainment as well as current affairs.[2]
In 2015, after running for a year Alex TV closed down in the same month it launched. In October of that year, GauTV finally got its own channel through MultiChoice's DStv platform broadcasting from 06:00 - 18:00 (12 hours a day) where most of the population aren't available during that time.[3]
By March 2017, the channel increased its broadcasting hours from 12 hours to 24 hours.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.screenafrica.com/page/news/television/1538174-Prospective-broadcaster-denied-operating-licence#.UTYJRu7X-So
- ↑ "TV with Thinus: BREAKING. Alex TV, now called lx tv, added to OpenView HD (OVHD) as a new TV channel, covering life in Alexandra township". May 2, 2014.
- ↑ "DSTV adds GauTV channel covering Gauteng".
- ↑ "TV with Thinus: Community TV channel GauTV increasing its broadcasting hours from 12 to 24 hours per day from 1 March; adds new talk show with Candy Tsamandebele". February 6, 2017.
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