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YEs, but not as you stated set up because only a government could afford.....

USA, did not have our GPO restricting licences to broadcast, so hundreds of small broadcasters set up with minimal capital.

Government has ultimate control, since they put their man in at the top, and although from time to time government have tried to interfere, by and large they have stayed out of day to day editorial issues. not just in relation to BBC News.

Independence of TV news was sought also by the commercial broadcasters until recently.

Now we have KGB news where the talking heads are politicians conning the audience that they are delivering news: an organisation constantly censured by Ofcom for its abysmal standards of fidelity.

Perhaps Trump will win in 2024, and manoeuvre Farage into power here. Then we can have the Orwellian Dystopian world you seem to crave, facts will be whatever the powers that be deem them to be. I hope you will be happy with it.