Tower Television

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum


Background

Tower Television, sometimes known as Tower TV, Radio Tower TV, Tower Radio TV or Tower Radio and TV, was a planned pirate television channel to be broadcast from Sunk Head Fort, an offshore fort built during the second world war. The fort was fitted with equipment for radio and television transmissions, and allegedly broadcast a couple test transmissions. Content for the channel was allegedly produced, but never aired due to the fort being abandoned, and in 1967, Sunk Head Fort was completely demolished by the British Navy, who claimed it was unsafe due to a vessel crashing into its base 9 years prior.

ID (1965)


Visuals: Two capital T's, one on top of the other, are in front of an explosion above the Earth on a background of stars in space. The text "TOWER TELEVISION" appears in front of the Earth.

Technique: An image was printed and recorded with a camera.

Audio: Unknown.

Availability: Images of the logo taken from advertisements for the channel, promos related to the production of the channel's content, and newspaper reports on the ill-fated channel. When found, the logo should appear at the start of the content. More information and images can be found here.

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