00:00Since 2017, KMTV has been reporting across Kent's TVs, but a new expansion of its broadcasting
00:06means more people can watch than ever before. Through Freely, the channel is available on
00:10digital terrestrial television, but from tomorrow, you can also watch us through broadband without
00:15an aerial. With the move to Channel 8, it also brings the potential for the show to
00:19be broadcast to parts of the county that it wasn't before.
00:22So because of the way that we're changing our broadcasting, you no longer need an aerial
00:26to see us. So I'll show you exactly how you can get access to KMTV no matter where you
00:30are in Kent. First of all, you need to put in our postcode which is ME44AG. Once you've
00:36done that on your TV or your Freely box, just click the Freely button and you'll be able
00:41to spot us under Live TV. And you'll also find us at our new position on Channel 8 on the
00:47TV
00:47Guide. But with the rise of streaming, how many people are aware of their aerial or broadband
00:53connection and how much TV do people watch?
00:56We have cable TV. And I would say the amount of television I watch in a day varies a lot.
01:03I always watch the news at least three times a day, which my wife objects to, but I point
01:08out that it tends to change as the day goes on. My mum has like sky, so it just like
01:14all
01:15connects to Wi-Fi. I do watch about two hours of television every day. News would take up one
01:25hour of that in the morning. And the rest depends on what's on.
01:31Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I do have. It's fairly local to here, so yeah, I do have aerial TV.
01:36For those who lack broadband, could this present a unique issue for KMTV's audience?
01:41More than half of our audience are made up of households of low income, or mid to low income,
01:47and we certainly don't want them to get left behind. In terms of our public service
01:52and the public service channel part of what we're trying to achieve with KMTV,
01:56we really much see this as an opportunity to explore and speak to new audiences. It's not about
02:04leaving our existing one behind. While questions remain about whether people
02:08without access to broadband could be left behind, KMTV say the money saved by the changes will be
02:13reinvested into more local journalism for you. Finn McDermid for KMTV in Medway.
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