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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1982.

Events

14 March – 30th anniversary of BBC 1 Scotland.
26 April – "The Satellite Channel" is launched. In 1984 it is renamed Sky Channel after it is purchased by Rupert Murdoch and in 1989 it becomes known as Sky One. Today it is named Sky1.^[1]
31 August – 25th anniversary of Scottish Television.
2 November – Channel 4 starts broadcasting in the UK at 4:45pm.^[2] Channel 4 operates as a single national service. Adverts are shown on a regional basis, thereby allowing local commercials to be broadcast in Scotland.

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008)
Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
Top Club (1971–1998)
Scotland Today (1972–2009)
Sportscene (1975–present)
The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
Grampian Today (1980–2009)
Take the High Road (1980–2003)^[3]
Now You See It (1981–1986)

Births

10 February – Darren McMullen, television presenter
May – Shantha Roberts, television presenter

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References

↑ Beaumont, Ian. "Sky One". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ "25 facts from Channel 4's 25 years". BBC News. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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[1] Beaumont, Ian. "Sky One". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[Four-2] "25 facts from Channel 4's 25 years". BBC News. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[3] Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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