Capital TV was a British rolling-music television channel owned by Global as a visual brand extension of radio's Capital FM. The channel played current chart hits.
It reached 820,000 viewers on average every month on Sky alone.[citation needed]
Capital TV was only allowed to play two or three commercial breaks each hour, 5 minutes long each. This was also the format for Heart TV.
History
On 3 July 2012, Global announced it would launch a TV channel of the same name, Capital.[1] The station launched on Sky and Freesat platforms on 11 October 2012 at 11:00 p.m., along with a TV channel of the same name for sister radio station Heart.[2] The channels could also be watched via dedicated iOS apps, as well as online. On 17 October 2012, Capital TV also launched on Freeview in Manchester. Both channels played non-stop music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and also featured some exclusive content, such as the Jingle Bell Ball.[3] On 24 July 2012 it was confirmed BSkyB would be responsible for ad sales on both channels, likewise with the radio station, Capital TV was aimed at a younger target audience.[4]
The channel was not related to the former Restricted Service Licence television channel of the same name, which ran in Cardiff between 2002 and 2009.
