Big Centre TV is a local television station serving Birmingham and surrounding areas. It launched on February 28, 2015 on Freeview Channel 8. The station is owned by Kaleidoscope TV and produces 41 hours of local programming per week. It aims to provide news, entertainment and sports programming of interest to its target audience of 1.2 million homes in the region. The document provides details on the station's leadership team, programming schedule, transmission coverage area and opportunities for audience feedback.

1. Big Centre TV
By Ahmed S Ellahi

2. Contents :
• Big centre TV And parent company Kaleidoscope.
• How Big Centre TV go its license and remit from
Ofcom.
• Transmission Details.
• Target Audience, Demographics.
• Scheduling.
• Programme Content, Presenters, Producers.
• Audience Feedback, Reviews.
• Introduction – Is there a place for local TV?

3. Meet The Team
Mike Prince
Director of Programmes, Birmingham born and raised. 45 years plus in broadcast TV
in a number of on-screen, production and management roles. Formerly with ATV,
Central Television and several other ITV companies. Former Chief Executive of
Winchester Television. Creator, producer and sales distributor of children’s
Chris Perry
Channel Director, born and raised in The Black Country. Writer, TV historian,
publisher and owner of Kaleidoscope Publishing and Kaleidoscope Archive.
Consultant and programme maker for the BBC, ITV and British Film Institute. Former
Head teacher and Deputy Head teacher
Clare Bramley
Broadcast Media Consultant, Cotswolds-based former CEO of Canis Media, COO
Comux UK, Head of Media Marketing at British Telecom Clare has launched and
managed dozens of TV channels and is an award-winning TV news producer.
Bob Hall
Head of News and Sport, former Central TV sports presenter Bob has worked for the
BBC, ITV, ITN and Channel 4 on all the major sports shows since the early-1980s. He
is best-known to viewers across the UK for his work as a football reporter on many
networked ITV sports shows.
Nick Tiday
Head of Sales, from Warwickshire, and formerly with Wedding TV, BrideClick, Horse
& Country TV and GCAP Media he has over 10 years media sales experience in a
leadership role that covers TV, Digital and Print. Nick specialises in connecting niche
audiences to media outlets.

4. Big Centre TV – Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV) – English.
Big Centre TV is a local television station in the United Kingdom, serving Birmingham,
the Black Country, Wolverhampton, Solihull and Walsall. The station was launched at
6pm on 28 February 2015 on Free view Channel 8, and is owned and operated by
Kaleidoscope TV Limited in partnership with the BBC and Walsall Studio School,
where the channel's headquarters are based.
Kaleidoscope –
Kaleidoscope, a Midlands-based voluntary organisation specialising in television
history, were granted a licence to establish a local television station in November
2014, following the collapse of City8, a proposed station centred on the Birmingham
area, which went into administration after failing to secure sufficient funding.
Kaleidoscope were given ten minutes notice that their bid had been successful
before an official announcement was made by the regulatory body Ofcom.
The new license, initially known as Kaleidoscope TV, was given an Ofcom deadline of
Saturday 28 February 2015 to launch. Big Centre TV is jointly run by Kaleidoscope
owner Chris Perry and former ATV announcer and television executive Mike Prince,
the station's director of programming who was previously involved with the aborted
City8 license.

5. Kaleidoscope TV will launch as part of the government’s initiative for a national
network of local television channels. The licence had originally been awarded to City
TV, a company that went into administration before getting on the air. After
administrators Duff & Phelps Ltd took control of City TV’s assets, numerous bids
were received for the company’s licence. Kaleidoscope TV was the preferred bidder
and after a stringent examination of the company’s finances and programming plans,
Ofcom has agreed to transfer the licence to Kaleidoscope.
Transmission details –
Who can get Big Centre TV?
If you live in the area and have Free-view TV you can view Big Centre TV
programming from 28th February 2015. It is available to around 1.2 million homes in
the local area.
To check if you will be able to receive it look for QVC on channel 57, or POP on
channel 125. If you can see these, you will be able to receive Big Centre when it
launches.
Received with an aerial: Free-view Channel 8 from Sutton Coldfield and Brierley Hill
Received via cable: Virgin Media Channel 159.
Sutton Coldfield (UHF Channel 51 (714.0 MHZ) Horizontal polarisation at 10,000
watts).
Brierley Hill (UHF Channel 29 (538.0 MHZ), Vertical polarisation at 200 watts)
Technical Data- Below is a Heat Map of the geographical demographic are of coverage.

6. The channel will produce and air 41 hours of locally produced programming a week
from around the region. Viewers served by the Sutton Coldfield and Brierley Hill
transmitters will be able to receive the service on Free-view channel 8 within the
anticipated coverage area on the map below.
Who can get Big Centre TV?
If you live in the area and have Free-view TV you can view Big Centre TV
programming from 28th February 2015. It is available to around 1.2 million homes in
the local area.

7. Here is a list of daily shows from Monday to Sunday : 4 main list of topics covered -
Entertainment, Kids, News and Sport – available from 06.00 am to 01.00 am.
Morning - Schedule with programme information.
06:00 - Teleshopping
Teleshopping
07:00 - The Bostin' Bear Club
Programmes for younger viewers introduced by Bostin' Bear and his friends.
07:30 - Midland Sunday Special
A relaxing Sunday morning with sports and conversation from around the Big Centre TV region.
08:30 - Midlands Business Update
Carl Jones takes a look at the latest business news from around the West Midlands.
09:00 - Cuppa TV
Monica Price presents our daily lifestyle show, featuring lively chat and celebrity guests.
09:30 - Bollyheat
Ready for a workout? Get ready for Bollyfit.
10:00 - Carib-Asian Cookery Show
Caribbean and Asian cookery fusion show.
10:30 - Crossroads Check-In
Lee Bannister takes a fun look at this week's episodes of Crossroads on Big Centre TV.
11:00 - Out of Town
Enjoy thirty minutes in the fresh air, as Jack Hargreaves takes a look back at the rural life and
country ways of a bygone age.
11:30 - The Ads Show
Tim Disney takes you on an exciting retro journey through the history of TV commercials and
unearths some classic moments. How many can you remember?

8. Afternoon - Schedule with programme information.
12:00 - Midland Sports Scrapbook
Bob Hall talks to sporting personalities, both past and present.
13:00 - Life Stories
Mike Prince talks one to one with inspirational people who've led fascinating lives.
13:30 - Doorstep History
Taking a look at historical moments and events in the West Midlands.
14:00 - Midlands at Home
Buying or selling property? Let Rebecca-Jane guide you through the local property scene in the
West Midlands along with guests popping in with the latest news and advice.
14:30 - Extra Time
Daily guests drop in to chat about all things sport on the Extra Time couch with Gary James.
15:00 - Extra Time
Daily guests drop in to chat about all things sport on the Extra Time couch with Gary James.
15:30 - Extra Time
Daily guests drop in to chat about all things sport on the Extra Time couch with Gary James.
16:00 - Extra Time
Daily guests drop in to chat about all things sport on the Extra Time couch with Gary James.
16:30 - Extra Time
Daily guests drop in to chat about all things sport on the Extra Time couch with Gary James.
17:00 - Postbag
Chanelle Shea-Calvin looks forward to what's coming up on Big Centre TV and shares your
Facebook posts and Tweets.

9. Evening - Schedule with programme information.
19:00 - The Sofa Club
Join the Sofa Club for the music guests and conversation about the hot topics of the week.
19:30 - Music Box with Danny DCS
Danny DCS host of Birmingham's Asian Music Show in conversation with Punjabi percussionist
Tubsy and singer, composer, song writer Jayden
20:30 - The Midland: Evening News
The latest local news from across the West Midlands.
21:00 - Crossroads Check-In
Lee Bannister takes a fun look at this week's episodes of Crossroads on Big Centre TV.
21:30 - Midlands at Home
Buying or selling property? Let Rebecca-Jane guide you through the local property scene in the
West Midlands along with guests popping in with the latest news and advice.
22:00 - Film Fest
Hampi, Valley of the Kings
00:00 - Win Cash Live
Win Cash Live is here at the same time every day on this channel. Find all of our games at
wincashlive.com
01:00 - Teleshopping
Teleshopping
Programmes end at 01.00 Am

10. Presenters
Bob Hall – Presenter, Head of News
and Sport Monica Price – Presenter
of Cupper TV
Monica Plaha –
Presenter/Journalist/News.
Rebecca Hemmings is the Founder
and Director of Strawberry Words
David Hamilton - The David Hamilton show.
Journalist Presenter – Lois Swinnerton.

11. Were you can leave feed back/Reviews. Or follow links below.
http://www.bigcentre.tv/contact-us
The Goldmine Centre 14a Lower Hall Lane Walsall WS1 1RL.

12. Is There A Place For Local TV
Some of the reasons we need local television is, It gives us citizens of
Birmingham to show our skills and talent which consists in our area. National
news does not give us the opportunity as much, with our own channel the
community can stay updated with our own local news and entertainment.
http://www.localtv.org.uk/where-will-it-be/
The following areas have also been nominated their own broadcasting
channel, and were the 2nd or 3rd Biggest city so I believe we deserve our
own channel :
18 local TV channels have now launched, these include: Grimsby (Estuary TV),
Norwich (Mustard TV), London (London Live), Nottingham (Nott’s TV), Glasgow (STV Glasgow),
Brighton (Latest TV), Sheffield (Sheffield Live), Belfast (NVTV), Bristol (Made TV), Cardiff (Made
TV), Leeds (Made TV), Newcastle (Made in Tyne and Wear), Southampton (That's Solent),
Liverpool (Bay TV),Edinburgh (STV Edinburgh), Birmingham (Big Centre TV),Oxford (That's
Oxford TV) and Manchester (That's Manchester). In England and Northern Ireland you can find
Local TV on Channel 8 and in Scotland and Wales on Channel 23. To find out if local TV is or will
be available at your address visit our page. Use the circles or map below to locate your nearest
station.