Leeds TV


Leeds TV is a local television station serving Leeds and West Yorkshire. The station is owned and operated by Local Television Limited and forms part of a group of eight local TV stations. It broadcasts from studios and offices in the Chapeltown area of Leeds.

Overview

In February 2013, the broadcast regulator OFCOM announced Made Television had been awarded a licence to broadcast the local TV service for Leeds and West Yorkshire, serving a potential audience of 3.5 million viewers - the largest footprint in the Made TV network.
In May 2012, media regulator Ofcom extended the invitation for local operators in cities across the United Kingdom to operate a new local television service in their area. There were four other bids for the licence - Leeds TV, Metro8 Leeds, 'NORTH' and YourTV Leeds.
The channel began broadcasting on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media platforms on Thursday 6 November 2014, following the launches of Made TV's Bristol and Cardiff stations the previous month. After three months on air, Made in Leeds claimed a weekly audience of around 431,000 viewers. In March 2016 the station claimed a monthly audience of 715,000 viewers.
Since August 2015, the station has also been streaming live online via its website. On 5 April 2016, Made in Leeds moved from Freeview channel 8 to Freeview channel 7.
On Thursday 25 May 2017, Made in Leeds and its sister channels began carrying acquired programming from the UK & Ireland version of factual entertainment channel TruTV as part of a supply agreement with Sony Pictures Television. The station simulcasts TruTV in two daily blocks from 1-5pm and from 9pm-1am. As of November 2017, the Made network simulcasts CBS Reality for eleven hours a day.
On 2 January 2018, Made in Leeds ceased broadcasting on digital satellite and was replaced by a generic Made Television networked feed featuring a daily three-hour block of local news programming for six of the network's licence areas, including Leeds.

Programming

Leeds TV is required to broadcast 37 hours a week of first-run local programming.
As of February 2018, the station's sole local programme is Yorkshire Live, a rolling four-hour block of pre-recorded local news, sport and features airing each weeknight from 5-9pm. A half-hour block also airs on the generic Made Television networked feed on digital satellite each weekday evening. It is currently presented by George Ward and Felix Parkin, and produced by Jake Smith.
Programmes produced by the other Local TV Ltd stations also air on the channel along with acquired programming from independent producers and other broadcasters around the UK, including the thrice-daily programming blocks from CBS Reality - airing from 9-11am, 1-5pm and 9pm-2am.

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryNomineeResult
2016Royal Television Society AwardsBest News ReportOn The Aire
2016Royal Television Society AwardsOne To WatchMark O'Brien
2016Royal Television Society AwardsBest ReporterMark Kielesz-Levine
2016Royal Television Society AwardsBest ReporterMatt Millington
2016O2 Media AwardsBest TeamMade in Leeds
2017Royal Television Society AwardsNews or Current Affairs JournalistMark Kielesz-Levine