The Avengers Declassified: They Keep Repeating Steed

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The Avengers Declassified presents a brief guide to the ITV network as it stood between 1965 and July 1968, when franchises were up for renewal. Some broadcasters, such as ATV London, did not carry Avengers episodes at all, but are included to present a full picture of British regional broadcasting. Background colours relate to those on the map above.

	Grampian Television Area Served: North East Scotland Base: Aberdeen Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 30th September 1961 Ceased Broadcasting: merged with Scottish Television and rebranded as STV North on Tuesday 30th May 2006
	Scottish Television Area Served: Central Scotland Base: Glasgow Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 1st August 1957 Ceased Broadcasting: merged with Grampian Television and rebranded as STV on Tuesday 30th May 2006
	Border Television Areas Served: English-Scottish Borders and the Isle of Man Base: Carlisle Commenced Broadcasting: Friday 1st September 1961 Ceased Broadcasting: became ITV Tyne Tees and Border in 2006
	Ulster Television Area Served: Northern Ireland Base: Belfast Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 31st October 1959 Still in Operation as UTV
	Tyne Tees Television Area Served: North East England and North Yorkshire Base: Newcastle Upon Tyne Commenced Broadcasting: Thursday 15th January 1959 Ceased Broadcasting: became part of ITV1 on Sunday 27th October 2002 Replaced by: ITV1 National Service
	Granada Television Area Served: North of England (Weekdays only) Base: Manchester Commenced Broadcasting: Thursday 3rd May 1956 Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 28th July 1968 (Yorkshire); November 2008 Replaced by: Yorkshire Television (Yorkshire area) and ITV North West
	ABC North Area Served: North of England (Weekends only) Base: Manchester Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 5th May 1956 Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 28th July 1968 Replaced by: Granada Television (North West) and Yorkshire Television
	ATV Midlands Area Served: Midlands (Weekdays only) Base: Birmingham Commenced Broadcasting: Friday 17th February 1956 Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 31st December 1981 Replaced by: Central Television
	ABC Midlands Area Served: Midlands (Weekends only) Base: Birmingham Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 18th February 1956 Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 28th July 1968 Replaced by: ATV (which took over the full Midlands schedule)
	Anglia Television Area Served: East Anglia Base: Norwich Commenced Broadcasting: Tuesday 27th October 1959 Ceased Broadcasting: became part of ITV1 on Sunday 27th October 2002 Replaced by: ITV1 National Service
	Television Wales & West Areas Served: Wales & West of England Bases: Bristol & Cardiff Commenced Broadcasting: Tuesday 14th January 1958 Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 3rd March 1968 Replaced by: Independent Television Service for Wales & the West (temporary service bridging the gap between the early termination of TWW broadcasts and the launch of Harlech Television on 20th May 1968)
	Teledu Cymru — TWW Network for Wales Areas Served: Wales (Welsh language service) Bases: Bristol & Cardiff Commenced Broadcasting: Monday 27th January 1964 Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 3rd March 1968 Replaced by: Independent Television Service for Wales & the West (temporary service bridging the gap between the early termination of TWW broadcasts and the launch of Harlech Television on 20th May 1968)
	Rediffusion London Area Served: London and surrounding counties (Weekdays only) Base: London Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 24th September 1955 Became 'Rediffusion London' on Monday 6th April 1964 Ceased Broadcasting: Monday 29th July 1968 Replaced by: Thames Television (merger between ABC and Rediffusion)
	ATV London Area Served: London and surrounding counties (Weekends only) Base: London Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 24th September 1955 Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 1st August 1968 Replaced by: London Weekend Television
	Southern Television Area Served: South of England Bases: Southampton & Dover Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 30th August 1958 Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 31st December 1981 Replaced by: Television South (TVS)
	Westward Television Area Served: South West of England Base: Plymouth Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 29th April 1961 Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 31st December 1981 Replaced by: TSW
	Channel Television Area Served: Channel Islands (Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey) Base: St. Helier, Jersey Commenced Broadcasting: Saturday 1st September 1962 Still in Operation