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Kent County Council's (KCC) internet TV channel, Kent TV is to be switched off for good.

It was introduced in 2007 at a cost of £1.4m and aimed to cover a range of topics of interest to residents and visitors to the county.

Critics however said it wasn't needed and it shouldn't be paid for out of council tax.

Lib Dems at County Hall have welcomed the decision to pull the plug on the controversial TV broadband channel.

Trudy Dean, Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition, said the channel had cost nearly £2 million pounds and should never have been set up using taxpayers money.

"We have used every opportunity to expose the Conservatives use of tax payers money to buy their own private TV channel, and their attempts to exaggerate its performance. Much of the programme content was boring, so the viewing figures were disappointing, and the channel attracted no sponsorship. This decision is £2 million pounds too late," she claimed.

KCC leader, Paul Carter, said the channel was no longer a priority in "different and difficult economic times".