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| Launched | 25 March 1990 |
| Closed | 2 December 1990 (Replaced by Sky One) |
| Owned by | BSB (Later BSkyB) |
| Audience share | n/a (Channel, closed) |
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| Analogue | Marcopolo 1, 11. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) British Satellite Broadcasting ( BSB) (1986-1990 was a company set up in 1986 to provide Direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the 86174 |
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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. British Satellite Broadcasting ( BSB) (1986-1990 was a company set up in 1986 to provide Direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom 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. Jupiter Moon was a Science fiction Television series first broadcast by BSB 's Galaxy Channel from 26 March 1990 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. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Secret Army is a BBC television drama series created by Gerard Glaister. Grange Hill is a British Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about two rag and bone men living in Oil Drum Lane a fictional street Till Death Us Do Part is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975 Are You Being Served? was a long-running British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985 Dad’s Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. Porridge was a British situation comedy that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1973 to 1977 running for three series two Christmas specials as well as American series broadcast on 'Galaxy' included China Beach and Murphy Brown. For the San Francisco California beach of the same name see Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Murphy Brown is an American Situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998
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. Spider-Man is an Animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. 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. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire 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'. Trish Bertram is a British television Continuity announcer and voice-over artist.
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