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It's so frustrating when the likes of KMTV and Notts TV fulfil the original idea with a proper daily news programme and a number of local programmes.

The few indie stations still seem to make the effort at least - what is Sheffield Live's output like nowadays? (and come to think of it, Latest TV in Brighton)

There is an irony about how That's TV has found its niche with archive programming (and even then, some of their acquisitions could be considered reactionary in nature - repeats of Little Britain, for instance)

I always felt one of the mistakes Big Centre TV made early on - asides not being seemingly ready for launch - was going too heavy on TV nostalgia, whether it was buying up Crossroads episodes or churning out stuff like The David Hamilton Show.

Probably would've been great for a Talking Pictures-type operation, but not when you're supposedly running a low budget local channel. There was some worthwhile stuff but I suspect it was fuelled by more than a little self indulgence on Kaleidoscope's part (as much as they otherwise do good archive work)