BCA-TV was an early pirate television station in Ireland owned by the Ballyfermot Community Association between 1972 and 1976.
In 1973, Phoenix Relays negotiated with the Ballyfermot Community Association to provide a local alternative to RTÉ; its main directors having previously worked with the corporation.
[2] The 1975 Community Week opened with a special mass from the Church of the Assumption in June, nine months after going on air.
Despite being featured on RTÉ, the minister of posts and telegraphs Conor Cruise O'Brien refused to give BCA-TV a licence, which was taken to the courts.
The station eventually shut down on 7 April 1976 due to the high costs paid by Phoenix Relays to produce the programmes.