1 News (Great Scorria)
1 News is the name given to the news brand of TVGS 1. Newscasts using this brand are carried on the TVGS News channel. Other news bulletins (known as News on the Hour) are presented with a generic TVGS News name. The flagship news bulletin is the nightly 6pm news hour, but 1 News also has midday and late night news bulletins, as well as current affairs shows such as Breakfast and 7PM.
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In 1968, in the first months of the GSBC television service, a limited news operation was provided by the local stations, they agreed to share a newsreel that was updated two or three times a week. A network link was built throughout 1972. The first nationwide (except Pearl) telecast was held at 7pm on October 28, 1972, as GSBC Network News, a fifteen-minute newscast, followed by regional services until 7:30pm.
