MacKenzie launches TalkSPORT DTV

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TalkSPORT radio is launching its own DTV channel, in January. TalkSPORT TV will air on sky digital's channel 235 from 4pm to 10pm.

The programme will combine a broadcast of the radio output, with the addition of digital video content streamed from the TalkSPORT studio.

"There is a huge potential for the TV channel, and we will be developing it from now until the full-scale launch in January, after which we will continue development," said Bill Ridley, programme director at TalkSPORT radio.

TalkSPORT is owned by The Wireless Group, which is currently fighting a court case with RAJAR, the radio measurement authority, claiming that RAJAR's refusal to adopt electronic monitoring of audience figures has led to a substantial under-estimation of the total number of TalkSPORT's listeners.