Heart TV

Heart TV
Launched	11 October 2012
Owned by	Global Television (Global Group)
Picture format	16:9 576i (SDTV)
Audience share	0.01% (September 2015 (2015-09), BARB)
Slogan	More Music Variety
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	United Kingdom Ireland
Sister channel(s)	Capital TV
Website	heart.co.uk/tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview (Manchester)	Channel 54
Satellite
Freesat	Channel 506
Sky	Channel 387
Astra 2F	12522 V 22000 5/6
Streaming media
Heart	Watch live
TVPlayer	Watch live (UK only)

Heart TV is a British pop music television channel owned by Global Radio. The channels plays mainly 1990s adult contemporary and club classics.

History

On 3 July 2012, Global Radio announced it would launch a TV channel of the same name, Heart. 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 Capital. The channels can also be watched via dedicated iOS apps, as well as online. Both channels play non-stop music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will also feature some exclusive content. On 24 July 2012 it was confirmed BSkyB would be responsible for ad sales on both channels, likewise with the radio station, Heart TV is aimed at a target audience of housewives with children.

In February 2015, Global Radio were reprimanded by the media regulator Ofcom following an incident in October 2014 during which Heart TV played 72 seconds more than the permitted amount of advertising during one particular hour. Global said the incident had occurred because a commercial break was pushed to the end of an hour by software controlling its output, creating too much advertising time for the following hour.