That's 60s explained

That’s TV3
Country:United Kingdom
Owner:That’s Media Ltd
Launch Date: (as That’s TV3)

That's TV3 is a television channel owned by the That's TV network. That’s TV3 launched on 21 August 2024. It replaced That’s Memories of which replaced That’s 60s.[1]

History

The channel began as a music television channel focused on 1960s music,[2] with veteran disk jockey Tony Blackburn who chose to play the Move's "Flowers in the Rain" starting it, repeating the first song he played on BBC Radio 1.

On 1 July 2024, That’s 60’s was replaced by That’s Memories on cable and satellite,[3] of which on Sky later moved to channel 191. That’s 60s was later replaced by That’s 80s on Freeview, closing down the channel. That’s 60s is still available as a block on several That’s TV channels.

That’s Memories focused on documentaries. Despite this, many music blocks aired during the morning, such as That’s Dance, That’s Rock Anthems and That’s 60s.

The launch of the channel That's TV3 saw the channel rebranded for a second time in a couple of months and appeared on the EPG alongside That’s Melody and That’s Rock, channels which started out as That’s 80s and That's 90s, on 21 August 2024. This brought the channel inline with That’s TV and That’s TV2, both of which are already being broadcast on Freeview and Sky and are both entertainment channels.

Content

The content of That’s TV3 is similar to That's TV and That’s TV2, with a mix of music blocks and entertainment content.

Former content in That’s Memories was based on history documentaries such as world war content. Former content on That’s 60s had 1960s music videos, which were limited due to many of 1960s music videos being wiped.

That's 60s

That’s 60s was the original service of both That’s TV3 and That’s Memories. It started off as a block on the local That’s TV networks, before becoming a sole channel replacing Classic Hits. It aired on Sky channel 365 and Virgin Media channel 296 and Freeview channel 75 (77 in Greater Manchester). It was replaced by That’s Memories on 1 July 2024 on cable and satellite, with That's 60s continuing as a programme block within that channel, and later by That’s Melody (That’s 80s at time of closure) on 17 July 2024.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/thats-tv-making-more-changes-on-sky-and-freeview/
  2. Web site: Tony Blackburn debuts new That’s 60s channel for UK .
  3. Web site: 2024-06-12 . New channel coming to all Freeview users . 2024-08-16 . RXTV . en-GB.