The new Conservative government elected in the 1979 General Election had pledged to establish a Welsh-language television channel, but announced in September 1979 that it would not honour this pledge.
Den nya konservativa regeringen som valdes i valet 1979 hade lovat att upprätta en kymriskspråkig tv-kanal, men tillkännagav i september 1979 att den inte skulle hålla det löftet.