26th July 1976
Channel Television switches to colour
Channel Television switched from black and white to colour broadcasts in 1976, with a party in a tent beside its transmitter on Jersey’s Freemont Point. It had taken a long time and much discussion for the technicians to work out how to transmit the signals without causing interference to neighbouring networks, on account of the power that their own transmitter would need to put out. In the end, they settled on installing a SABRE aerial in Alderney, developed specifically by IBA engineers. This relayed colour broadcasts from Stockland Hill in Devon, and thus completed the “colourisation” of the UK’s independent television network.
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Jersey invader Philippe de Rullecourt is born
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Jersey’s Island Games come to an end
- Jersey hosted the 16th Island Games in 2015, with competitors from 24 islands travelling to compete in 14 sports.
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Jersey Evening Post editor is tried for publishing secrets
- The Jersey Royal Court sat on a Saturday to hear a case against WE Guiton, both owner and editor of the Jersey Evening Post.
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Prince Charles and Camilla visit Jersey
- The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited the Channel Islands as part of their tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee.
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