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Sky News is 19 years old today. On Febraury 5th 1989 at 6pm, Sky News hit the airways and has provided a 24 hours-a-day news services ever since.

Don’t expect Sky News to make any fuss about their 19th birthday, they’ll leave that for next year.

Happy Birthday Sky!

Posted by TV Newsroom on Tuesday 5 February 2008
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