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By Ian Youngs
image captionThirty-four local TV channels are on air around the UK
A decade ago, a plan for new local TV channels to provide a new voice for local communities was set out by the government. Since they launched, the local identities and ambitions of many have eroded, but their operators insist they have fulfilled the original aim.
TV channels for towns and cities around the UK would transform lots of communities , broadcast leadership debates for councils and police commissioners, and provide probably the biggest shake-up in our broadcasting landscape for two decades .
That was the idea behind local TV - Jeremy Hunt s big idea as culture secretary 10 years ago.
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