To support the Regional Variations
information, The Avengers Declassified presents a brief guide
to the ITV network as it stood between July 1968 and 1974. Some broadcasters,
such as London Weekend Television, 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
Yorkshire Television Area Served:
Yorkshire
Base: Leeds
Commenced Broadcasting: Monday 29th July 1968
Ceased Broadcasting: became part of ITV1 on Sunday 27th
October 2002 Replaced by: ITV1 National Service
Granada Television Area Served:
Lancashire
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
ATV Area Served:
Midlands
Base: Birmingham
Commenced Broadcasting: Friday 17th February 1956
Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 31st December 1981 Replaced by: Central Television
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
Independent Television
Service for Wales & the West Areas Served:
Wales & West of England
Bases: Bristol & Cardiff
Commenced Broadcasting: Monday 4th March 1968
Ceased Broadcasting: Sunday 20th May 1968 Replaced by: Harlech
Harlech (HTV) Areas Served:
Wales & West of England
Bases: Bristol & Cardiff
Commenced Broadcasting: Monday 20th May 1968
Ceased Broadcasting: became part of ITV1 on Sunday 27th
October 2002 Replaced by: ITV1 National Service
Thames Television Area Served:
London and surrounding counties (Weekdays only)
Base: London
Commenced Broadcasting: Tuesday 30th July 1968
Ceased Broadcasting: Thursday 31st December 1992 Replaced by:
Carlton
Television
London Weekend Television Area Served:
London and surrounding counties (Weekends only)
Base: London
Commenced Broadcasting: Friday 2nd August 1968
Ceased Broadcasting:
became part of ITV1 on Sunday 27th
October 2002 Replaced by: ITV1 National Service
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
Section researched and compiled
by Simon Coward, Alan Hayes, Andrew Pixley and John Tomlinson
Map adapted from public domain graphic at Wikipedia
