Who else had Ulster tv growing up?

[Whitburnbear]

Yeah i seem yo remember some programmes were from Ulster TV.

Didnt they link up with ITV ?

 

[Wugs]

30 years ago yes.
We are both 60 now so you might run a mile.

 

[bemersydebear]

Growing up in Fife on the coast, we got a local tv man to install Border and North of England BBC aerials. Picture was a bit ropey at times but you could live with it.

Growing up with me supporting Liverpool and my old man Man Utd, it was great.

Living in the Borders we used to get Shoot on a Sunday from the North East which showed Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough & Carlisle who were in the old 1st division at the time I’m sure. Sunderland were at Roker and Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park in those days.

 

[amabluestar]

That was the only English league game that was shown throughout Scotland at that time

STV never showed any live games from England other that one but I think Grampian did show some?
Of course those that received Border TV in the South of Scotland got every English game

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 was on stv on a Friday night.
Oh how I danced and sang after the final whistle.

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

Used to go down to large every Sunday for english games. Always had a designated driver. Earlier poster was correct about pubs shutting at 2:30,but games were shown in hotel at the front

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

Sorry largs

 

[gersfanal]

My mate in Bangor in NI could pick up stv and watched scotsport every Sunday

Good old Arthur Montford ?

 

[Brotybear]

We used to drive down to Girvan on FA Cup final day to watch it if Rangers weren't in the Scottish final.

In the 60s we couldn’t get STV in the south end of Girvan. Ulster TV was brilliant for English football with the Big Match on a Sunday afternoon. There were very few games shown live in those days, but the FA Cup Final and the Scotland v England games were particular highlights.

 

[rangeral]

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 was on stv on a Friday night.
Oh how I danced and sang after the final whistle.

yes due to Scotland v England the next day

 

[Talktalk]

I seem to remember it was to get you an extre channel and you could get the English first division games on it.

We used to get STV Grampian and if we got my wee brother to stand on a chair on top of the kitchen table holding the areal up we got Borders which was handy for football.

If the tide was in my brother got the day off as we got a perfect picture.

 

[Careca]

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 was on stv on a Friday night.
Oh how I danced and sang after the final whistle.

Never realised this was an exception.
Leeds v Rangers game with English commentary was another cracker

 

[EssexBear]

I seem to remember it was to get you an extre channel and you could get the English first division games on it.

Yes lived in Wee village near Solway firth and we had Ulster from an aerial when it was friendly ! But could never guarantee a picture - then we got what was called piped TV probably a prelude to cable and we then got BBC Scotland and Border ITV - we never got Scotsport but got English football on Sunday afternoon

 

[kilbirnie bear]

You could get it in the south bit of Ardrossan but not the north end.

No idea why.

My auld man said we didn’t get it in Kilbirnie.They had to go to Largs or one or two pubs in Beith had it

 

[Renfrew@UKGB&NI]

My auld man said we didn’t get it in Kilbirnie.They had to go to Largs or one or two pubs in Beith had it

Your old man is right. My mates who didn't have tickets for Leeds game at Ibrox had to go to beith to watch live as the whole match was not shown in stv region till half 10

 

[Slipshod]

Was there a little black box under the tv or am I making that up?

I grew up in Kilmarnock so lucky enough to get it

You received it in Kilmarnock through British Relay.

 

[blue barney]

My papa had it in Saltcoats through the relay. Remember watching the Leeds first leg game out there.

The Harris of Saltcoats relay cable service was one of the first to have sky tv way before folk had dishes. Most houses in largs had the relay as the aerial signal was so weak. All you needed was a converter box.

 

[Macca]

I didn't have it but my uncle would tape the big game on a Sunday and send me it.only chance you really had back then to see the likes of Liverpool and Spurs on telly unless it was a cup final

Exactly ythe same for me, uncle in London sent me the games ups, mad when you think about the saturation of football nowadays

 

[I've won the sweep]

My mate in Bangor in NI could pick up stv and watched scotsport every Sunday

He's bound to have picked up some interference on transmission, due to Arthur's jaickets.

 

[RobSkin]

My mate in Bangor in NI could pick up stv and watched scotsport every Sunday

I got a Scottish aerial when I moved to Bangor got to watch all the Rangers televised games.

 

[j1m1c]

Got it in kilwinning. Ulster news every night at 6. Some great finals Man U v Liverpool milk cup, Man Utd v Everton fa cup final (whiteside). Also Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 clincher in the league.

Remember having to go down to my sisters in Kilwinning to watch Leeds v Rangers.

 

[Johnny The Fox]

Do they still do "The Angelus" at 6 o clock.

That was on RTE. There was none of that nonsense on Ulster TV!

 

[coplandted]

Growing up in the 80's in the Border TV region meant we got a live game every Sunday. Was pretty much nearly always either the big two of Liverpool or Everton from what I remember. Oh how times have changed!

Downside was Scotsport was a bit of a lottery. Sometimes they showed it, sometimes they didn't.

Most memorably, whilst all of Scotland were watching Scotland v Switzerland at Euro96, we were watching England v Holland. Great game though!

 

[Greigorypeck]

Aye we got it in Ardrossan