6 november 2014 owned by made television picture format 576i 16 9 sdtv audience share local tv macro network note 1 0.01 % september 2015 2015 09 barb country united kingdom broadcast area leeds headquarters leeds media & broadcasting centre chapeltown leeds sister channel s made in bristol made in cardiff made in tyne & wear website www.madeinleeds.tv availability terrestrial freeview channel 7 satellite sky channel 117 cable virgin media channel 159 made in leeds is a local television station serving leeds and west yorkshire . the station is owned and operated by made television ltd and forms part of a group of four city based tv stations . it broadcasts from studios and offices in the chapeltown area of leeds . contents 1 overview 2 programming 3 references 4 external links overview edit in february 2013 the broadcast regulator ofcom announced made television had been awarded a licence to broadcast the local tv service for leeds and west yorkshire serving a potential audience of 3.5 million viewers the largest footprint in the made tv network . 1 in may 2012 media regulator ofcom extended the invitation for local operators in cities across the united kingdom to operate a new local television service in their area . 2 3 there were four other bids for the licence leeds tv a group including leeds united metro8 leeds north and yourtv leeds . 4 the channel began broadcasting on freeview sky and virgin media platforms on thursday 6 november 2014 following the launches of made tv s bristol and cardiff stations the previous month . after three months on air made in leeds claimed a weekly audience of around 431 000 viewers . 5 the station currently claims a monthly audience of 715 000 viewers . since august 2015 the station has also been streaming live online via its website . on 5 april 2016 made in leeds moved from freeview channel 8 to freeview channel 7 . 6 programming edit made in leeds is required to broadcast 37 hours a week of first run local programming . 7 its flagship programme is the twice nightly local news magazine on the aire which airs at 6pm and 9pm each weeknight with hour long review editions on saturdays and sundays . 8 the main feature programme is the channel s entertainment magazine show the lowdown which airs at 6.30 pm on weeknights . other local programmes include the local music showcase vibrations topical debate show between the lines highlights from leeds university s student tv service lstv and football chat show all leeds aren t we . programmes produced by the other made tv stations in bristol cardiff and tyne & wear also air on the channel along with acquired programming from other broadcasters including local tv stations around the uk . references edit audience data for local tv channels across england wales & n. ireland are measured and reported together as local tv macro network . ofcom awards leeds local tv licence . ofcom . retrieved 1 march 2013 . ofcom . licensing local television statement . ofcom . retrieved 6 february 2013 . o brien mark 14 may 2013 . made in leeds the next milestone for broadcasting from the north . guardian northerner . retrieved 16 may 2013 . robinson paul 15 february 2013 . leeds united lose out in race to run local tv channel . yorkshire evening post . retrieved 1 march 2013 . made in leeds viewing figures revealed made in leeds 4 february 2015 made in leeds to move up on freeview made in leeds 4 april 2016 ofcom allows six local tv stations to cut back on local programming news and current affairs press gazette 8 october 2015 on the aire made in leeds external links edit official website made in leeds on facebook made in leeds on twitter v t e local television in the united kingdom independent stations bay tv swansea estuary tv london live mustard tv notts tv nvtv sheffield live shoreditch tv made television big centre tv made in bristol made in cardiff made in leeds made in liverpool made in tyne & wear stv city stv edinburgh stv glasgow that s tv that s lancashire 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