ITV

ITV
Founded	22 September 1955
President
Company	ITV plc
Notable Series	Coronation Street Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

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ITV (also known by its legal name, Channel 3) is a British advertisement-supported television channel which broadcasts in England and Wales. Together with STV (in Scotland, formerly separate networks Grampian Television and Scottish Television) and UTV (in Northern Ireland, formerly Ulster Television), it makes up the largest of the commercial networks in the United Kingdom.

Technically the station comprises an association of regional broadcasters, however a series of mergers since 1992 has meant that in practice all of the regional franchises for England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now owned by a single company, ITV plc. The company is also the majority shareholder in the other ITV channels: ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV.

ITV contractors

Current contractors (with service region and date of first sign-on)

Station	Region	First sign-on date	Notes
Carlton Television	London weekdays (9:25 a.m. Monday-5:15 p.m. Friday)	January 1, 1993	Although separately licenced from London Weekend Television, the two franchises have been known on-air as ITV London (previously ITV1 London) since 2002
ITV Anglia	East of England	October 27, 1959	Also serviced the Lincolnshire area until 1974, when it was transferred to Yorkshire Television's service area. Previously known as Anglia Television until 2004
ITV Border	English-Scottish border and Isle of Man	September 1, 1961	Previously known as Border Television until 2004
ITV Breakfast	National breakfast franchise (6 a.m.-9:25 a.m.)	January 1, 1993	Previously known as GMTV until September 3, 2010
ITV Central	Midlands	January 1, 1982	Previously known as Central Independent Television until 2004
ITV Channel Television	Channel Islands	September 1, 1962	Previously known simply as Channel Television until 2004
ITV Cymru Wales	Wales	May 20, 1968	Formerly operated as Harlech Television, 1968-1970, then as HTV until 2004; the Wales portion of HTV aired programming in English (as HTV Wales) and Welsh (as HTV Cymru) until the Welsh-language S4C went on-air on November 1, 1982. Also serviced the West of England region until January 1, 2014, when it was transferred to ITV Westcountry's service area
ITV Granada	Northwest England	May 3, 1956	Formerly serviced the North of England region on weekdays until the region was split into Northwest England and Yorkshire in 1968. Previously known as Granada Television until 2004
ITV Meridian	South and Southeast England	January 1, 1993	Previously known as Meridian Broadcasting until 2004
ITV Tyne Tees	Northeast England	January 15, 1959	Previously known as Tyne Tees Television until 2004
ITV Westcountry	Southwest England and West of England	January 1, 1993	Previously known as Westcountry Television until 2004; expanded service to include the West of England region after that region was separated from ITV Wales & West (now ITV Cymru Wales) on January 1, 2014
ITV Yorkshire	Yorkshire	July 29, 1968	Formerly serviced on weekdays by Granada Television and on weekends by ABC Television as part of the North of England region until the region was split in 1968; expanded service to Lincolnshire, formerly serviced by Anglia Television, in 1974. Previously known as Yorkshire Television until 2004
London Weekend Television	London weekends (5:15 p.m. Friday-5:59 a.m. Monday)	August 2, 1968	Formerly ran from 7 p.m. Friday to closedown Sunday night/Monday morning until 1982. Although separately licenced from Carlton Television, the two franchises have been known on-air as ITV London (previously ITV1 London) since 2002
STV Central	Central Scotland	August 31, 1957	Previously known as Scottish Television until 2006. Brands on-air as STV
STV North	Northern Scotland	September 30, 1961	Previously known as Grampian Television until 2006. Brands on-air as STV
UTV	Northern Ireland	October 31, 1959	Previously known as Ulster Television, 1959-1993

Former contractors (with service region and dates of operation)

Station	Region	Dates of operation	Notes
ABC Television	Midlands and North of England weekends	February 18, 1956-July 28, 1968 (Midlands) May 5, 1956-July 28, 1968 (North of England)	Merged with Rediffusion London to form Thames Television in 1968 as a condition of receiving the London weekday contract in the 1967 franchise round
Associated-Rediffusion	London weekdays	September 22, 1955-July 29, 1968	Later operated as Rediffusion London, 1964-1968; merged with ABC Television to form Thames Television in 1968 after ABC won the London weekday contract in the 1967 franchise round, as a condition of ABC's awarding of the contract
Associated Television	London weekends and Midlands weekdays until 1968; Midlands all week after 1968	September 24, 1955-July 28, 1968 (London weekends) February 17, 1956-July 26, 1968 (Midlands weekdays) July 29, 1968-December 31, 1981 (Midlands all week)
Independent Television Service for Wales and the West	Wales and West of England, English-language	March 4-May 20, 1968	Served as an interim ITV contractor for the Wales and West of England region after TWW left the air until Harlech Television was ready to sign on
Southern Television	South and Southeast England	August 30, 1958-December 31, 1981
Thames Television	London weekdays	July 30, 1968-December 31, 1992	Ran from 6 a.m. Monday to 7 p.m. Friday until 1982, and from 9:25 a.m. Monday to 5:15 p.m. Friday after 1982
Teledu Cymru (Wales West and North Television)	Wales, Welsh-language	September 14, 1962-January 26, 1964	Merged with TWW
Television South West	Southwest England	January 1, 1982-December 31, 1992
Television South	South and Southeast England	January 1, 1982-December 31, 1992
Television Wales and the West	Wales and West of England, English-language	January 14, 1958-March 3, 1968
TV-am	National breakfast franchise (6 a.m.-9:25 a.m.)	February 1, 1983-December 31, 1992
Westward Television	Southwest England	April 29, 1961-December 31, 1981