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The S4C closedown screen is a series of slides that appear on the Welsh television channel S4C, when the station closes down (signs off). S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ...
Sign-off (or closedown) is the term used to describe the close of operations for a television station during the overnight hours. ...
This programme is not formally listed; in most TV guides you will find "Diwedd" or "Closedown" at the times it's due.
There are two versions of the Closedown Screen -- one for analogue viewers (with programming in English and Welsh), and another for "S4C Digidol" (digital) viewers (with programming in Welsh only, as Channel 4 is available on digital television in Wales). Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...
S4C Analogue Screen Approximately 10 minutes before closedown and 10 minutes before start-up, a series of motionless "slides" are played once through with traditional music. These slides are bilingually presented in both English and Welsh. Music is a form of art and entertainment or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...
"S4C Digidol" Screen On "S4C Digidol" the period of closedown is far longer: generally between the hours of 12:00am to 11:30am. Before closedown the weather forecast for the night is followed by Closedown Screen. Similaraly to the terrestrial version of S4C the screen is played with tradditional music however the information is only shown in Welsh. This Closedown Screen is frequently up-dated and is played before sign off and before start-up. During holidays it opens up at approx. 7:00am and signs off at approx. 10:00am after broadcasting "Planed Plant", then it re-opens at approx. 12:00pm until signing off at 12:00am. Planed Plant is a Welsh language-speaking set of television programmes on S4C and very much like a Welsh CBBC. The age group suitable for watching planed plant are children of the ages of approx 6 to 13 years. ...
"Closedown Screen" Features - The story so far on Pobol y Cwm and the upcoming plot.
- Information on the coming week of Wedi 7.
- The Weather in Wales.
- Gardening Competition from "Y Clwb Garddio".
- Gardening tips of the week.
- TV Listings for S4C.
- Contact Information on "Gwifren Gwylwyr" (viewers' hotline).
Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley) is a Welsh language television soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. ...
Wedi 7 (After 7) is S4Cs nightly magazine programme. ...
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See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...
Trivia S4C is the only existing terrestrial channel in Great Britain, which regularly signs off broadcast (closedown) in the early morning hours (generally between 04.00 and 06.00). S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ...
Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space. ...
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