Fourth UK television service

In the 1960s and 1970s, a fourth UK television service was envisioned, and popularly referred to as ITV2, before the launch of Channel 4 (and its Welsh counterpart, S4C) in November 1982. == History == === Development === During the drafting of the Television Act 1954, proposals were considered to allow “independent television” to comprise two or more channels within a single region, and to establish mechanisms through which the companies could compete with one another.

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