BCA-TV

BCA-TV
CountryIreland
Broadcast areaDublin
HeadquartersDublin
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBallyfermot Community Association
History
LaunchedSeptember 3, 1974; 51 years ago (1974-09-03)
ClosedApril 7, 1976; 50 years ago (1976-04-07)

BCA-TV was an early pirate television station in Ireland owned by the Ballyfermot Community Association between 1972 and 1976. The station was a joint between BCA and Phoenix Relays.

History

In 1973, Phoenix Relays negotiated with the Ballyfermot Community Association to provide a local alternative to RTÉ; its main directors having previously worked with the corporation. Broadcasts started on 3 September 1974 at 8pm during Community Week.[1] On 27 February 1975, RTÉ's Seven Days profiled the station. The station's offices were located in the same facilities as Phoenix Relays, the local relay TV company that collected rentals for "piped TV".[2] The 1975 Community Week opened with a special mass from the Church of the Assumption in June, nine months after going on air.[3]

BCA-TV was an illegal operation from the beginning. In order to advertise its programmes, Phoenix Relays had to cut commercial breaks on its relays of Ulster Television. Broadcasts were done weekly at 8 pm on Wednesday evenings and lasted an hour. Despite being featured on RTÉ, the minister of posts and telegraphs Conor Cruise O'Brien refused to give BCA-TV a licence, which was taken to the courts. The station eventually shut down on 7 April 1976 due to the high costs paid by Phoenix Relays to produce the programmes.[1][4]

The logo of the station was a phoenix (from Phoenix Relays) inside a circle saying BCA-TV below, with five hands touching the circle.[2] Occasionally, the design was accompanied by a COLOUR inscription below the circle as well as additional circles featuring three candles (to the right) and the harp, the national symbol of Ireland, to the left.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b The History of Irish Pirate Television, Irish Broadcasting History & Hall of Fame
  2. ^ a b "Ballyfermot Community Association (BCA TV)". RTE Archives.
  3. ^ Irish Independent, 21 June 1975
  4. ^ a b "Ballyfermot TV 1974 to 1976 Roll 11". Ballyfermot Heritage Group.

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