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Galaxy (television)

Galaxy (television)

Infobox TV channel
name= Galaxy
logosize=
logofile=Bsb galaxy logo.jpg
logoalt=Galaxy Logo
launch= 25 March 1990
closed date= 2 December 1990
"(Replaced by Sky One")
share= n/a
share as of= Channel
share source= closed
owner= BSB (Later BSkyB)
former names=
web=
availability note=
At time of closure
sat serv 1=Analogue
sat chan 1=Marcopolo 1, 11.86174
cable serv 1=
cable chan 1=Available on some services| dummy parameter=
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Galaxy, was a satellite television channel, one of the five channels run by British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB), focusing on General Entertainment. In its short life, Galaxy broadcast a mix of American imports and home grown programming, such as the short-lived soap opera set in space, Jupiter Moon, and the magazine show 31 West, which got its name from the actual placing of the Marcopolo Satellite at 31 degrees west. The station also transmitted repeats from the BBC library - "Doctor Who", "Secret Army", "Grange Hill", "Steptoe and Son", "Till Death Us Do Part", "Are You Being Served?", "Dad's Army" and "Porridge". American series broadcast on 'Galaxy' included "China Beach" and "Murphy Brown".

The station also broadcast children's programmes under the strand 'Galaxy Club', which featured home grown programming, mixed with imported cartoons and series such as the cartoons "Spider-Man" and "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles". Programmes specially made for the channel included 'Cool Cube' and 'The Galaxy Club Show'.

Closure

Following the merger of BSB and Sky, the decision was taken to hand over Galaxy's transponder to Sky One, who took only a few programmes from Galaxy and incorporated them into its channels line up. 'Galaxy' closed down for the last time at 1am on Sunday December 2 1990. The last programme was the "Donald Pleasance House of Horror". Prior to this last programme, continuity announcer Trish Bertram signed off on behalf of 'Galaxy'.

External links

* [http://members.aol.com/wardlejohn/bsb/bsb_g.htm BSB Galaxy presentation]


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