ITV
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Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up in 1955 under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC.
History [change]
ITV was originally set up as a network of television stations and stayed that way until 2002 where local branding stopped and is now known as ITV 1, 2, 3 and 4. These channels are also available in HD.
Current ITV regions [change]
With their original names:
- Anglia Television (now known as 'ITV Anglia', broadcasting to the East of England)
- Carlton Central (now known as 'ITV Central', broadcasting to the center of England)
- Carlton / London Weekend Television (now known as 'ITV London', broadcasting to London)
- Meridian Broadcasting (now known as 'ITV Meridian', broadcasting to the South West of England)
- Tynee Tees Television (now known as 'ITV Tynee Tees', broadcasting to the North East)
- Granada Television (now known as 'ITV Granada', broadcasting to the North West)
