Retro: Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 25, 1985

[south_ferretti]

from ABC
This was before the launch of the private channels; in the meantime, there were only 2 stations available!

TVE1
1.30pm test pattern
1.45 Programacion Regional
3.00 Telediario-1
3.35 Falcon Crest
4.30 ¡Viva la Tarde!
5.30 Cuentos y Leyendas
6.25 Bullfighting: from Badajoz
8.30 Al Mil Por Mil
9.00 Telediario-2
9.35 El Hombre y la Tierra
10.05 La Joya de la Corona (Jewel in the Crown)
11.00 Especial Musical
12.00 Telediario-3
12.20 Teledeporte
12.30 sign-off

TVE2
6.45pm test pattern
6.59 Apertura y Presentacion
7.00 Agenda
7.10 Curso de Ingles
7.25 En Marcha
7.45 Arcoiris
8.00 Tiempos Modernos
9.00 Los Vecinos (Condo)
9.30 Si Yo Fuera Presidente
11.05 El Quinto Jinete
12.00 Mujeres Para Una Epoca "Emilia Sekelli"
12.30 Resumen Informativo
1.00 sign-off

 

[Gregg.]

It's hard to imagine a major European city in 1985 had only two channels. Even if the government wanted full control, you'd think there'd be maybe two popular channels and a fine arts channel, similar to PBS. Or maybe TVE2 is the more refined channel, leaving TVE1 to do everything else. Mexico had numerous TV networks in the 1980s. They were privately owned but compliant with government control.

You'd also think there'd be television before 1:30 pm, at least on one channel. Even if you wanted to run cartoons, cooking shows and Latin American soap operas, you'd think there'd be something other than static on TV in the morning and midday.

It's also odd that there's so little news. TVE1 has a 35 min. newscast at 3pm, another at 9 pm and a 20 min. newscast at midnight. Other than "Resumen Informativo" at 12:30 am, I don't think there's news on TVE2.

 

[south_ferretti]

It's hard to imagine a major European city in 1985 had only two channels. Even if the government wanted full control, you'd think there'd be maybe two popular channels and a fine arts channel, similar to PBS. Or maybe TVE2 is the more refined channel, leaving TVE1 to do everything else. Mexico had numerous TV networks in the 1980s. They were privately owned but compliant with government control.

You'd also think there'd be television before 1:30 pm, at least on one channel. Even if you wanted to run cartoons, cooking shows and Latin American soap operas, you'd think there'd be something other than static on TV in the morning and midday.

It's also odd that there's so little news. TVE1 has a 35 min. newscast at 3pm, another at 9 pm and a 20 min. newscast at midnight. Other than "Resumen Informativo" at 12:30 am, I don't think there's news on TVE2.

It's odd for us right now, but it used to be that way. Portugal also had 2 channels as well.
TVE2 is indeed refined: most of its schedule is devoted to arts, education, culture and imports of American shows and documentaries.

 

[Kolade78!]

In Denmark, Norway and Iceland you only had one station and until 1987 Iceland had a TV free day in the week. An idea the Dutch PM van Agt and West-German chancellor Schmidt contemplated. As a kid I could not imagine the possibility to watch TV in the morning or early afternoon. If you had no school you played or read comics. The American concept of Saturday morning cartoons was frowned upon by my parents altough I was allowed to watch them. (RTL Plus, West-Germany but on Dutch cable, started with that in 1989) Too much TV was not considered healthy. The concept of homework from school BTW does not exist in primary school in the Netherlands. So Dutch kids could and can play a lot.

Radio was more a thing. With Radio 3 bringing loads of pop and Radio 1 (now a news station) more general entertainment.

 

[EddieTheRapFan]

When did you get cable TV in the Netherlands? I've seen cable recordings in YT from the late 80s showcasing European channels like TF1 or BBC1.