TV host signs off with powerful message as channel shuts down after 10 years
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. TV channel London Live is closing after over 10 years. Bosses made the announcement with a statement addressed to their ‘loyal followers’ today.
Posted on X, the message began on a sombre note, admitting that ‘sadly’, the channel will be going off air. ‘The TV channel will no longer be on air from 12am on 20th January and the final news programme will be on 16th January at 6pm,’ the statement confirmed.
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‘We want to thank you for following and supporting us over the last 10 years. ‘We have loved helping to share the stories that matter in London, making sure the voices that count are heard. ‘In our biased opinion, London is the best city in the world, made up of brilliant people. Thank you for being a part of our journey.’.
Viewers were quick to reply, sharing how ‘sorry’ they were upon learning of the closure. User PhilJonesy3 also thanked the station for creating ‘some cracking telly’. This evening, presenter James Dickman signed off for the final time, having worked at London Live for seven years and been its lead news presenter for the past three years.
In his last broadcast, he said: ‘This is it for me. Tonight is my last show on this news programme at this channel. To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro's London news hub. ‘Over seven years, it’s been a privilege to inform you and, at times, give you a little bit of joy, I hope, every weekday evening.’.
