§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the five community cable sound radio experiments, indicating when each started operations and the number of hours locally initiated programmes currently being carried by each one.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI announced on 26th July 1977, in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham, East (Mr. Lamond), that I had agreed to authorise experiments in Basildon, Newton Aycliffe, Southwark, Telford and Thamesmead.
The station at Thamesmead opened on 21st January 1978 and currently transmits for about 22 hours per week. The station at Newton Aycliffe opened on 5th June 1978 and currently transmits for 523W about 21 hours per week. The other experimental stations have not yet started to operate.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the six community cable television
Station Date started Date closed down Weekly hours of transmission Bristol … … … … May 1973 March 1975 — Sheffield … … … … August 1973 January 1976 — Wellingborough … … … … March 1974 March 1975 — Greenwich … … … … July 1972 — 3 Milton Keynes … … … … December 1976 — 6 Swindon … … … … August 1973 — 4