ASB

ASB is a privately-owned free-to-air television channel in the United Kingdom, which began transmitting on 30th October, 1986. The channel, according to it’s website, features an electic mix of comedy, soaps, drama, new series, news and factual programmes.

History
After Channel 4 launched in 1982, viewers began asking for a fifth terrestrial channel, and so in 1984, the IBA announced that they would indeed be launching a fifth channel to tie in with the BBC’s launch of BBC 3 in 1985. Designed to be educational, fun and informative, ASB would show the best from the IBA’s other two channels as well as a fair amount of their own unique programming, similar to how BBC 3 worked. ASB launched on 30th October, 1986 at 6:00 pm. Heavy promotion for the new channel was made since around March on ITV (except Channel TV) and Channel 4. The first programme shown was the yearly ASB Telethon. The telethon was so succesful that the next one (1988) was shown on ITV.