LTV

Background

LTV, standing for Local Television, was a pirate TV station in Macroom, Cork, Ireland. The station operated from the 8th of February, 1984 until it was shut down in 1988, around the same time the gardaí were shutting down many pirate broadcasters. Two years later, it's successor, LTV 2, started in Millstreet. LTV broadcast their own programmes, and re-broadcast English channels, such as Channel 4, from it's mast when it did not have it's own content available.

Logo (8th February 1984 - 1988)

Visuals: The text "AN L-T-V- PRODUCTION" is in between two lines made up of dashes. This logo is overlayed on the video with an analogue video titler.

Variants: There is a green text variant.

Technique: 1980s video titler text.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen at the end of broadcasts from the station. The normal logo appears on A Journey Through Caum. The green text variant appeared on the 1986 Crookstown Pioneer Concert. These programmes can be found on the station's YouTube channel.