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ITV1 is a British advertisment-supported television channel which broadcasts in England and Wales. Together with Grampian TV and Scottish TV (in Scotland), and Ulster TV (in Northern Ireland) 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 and Wales 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.

[edit] ITV contractors

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

• Anglia Television (East of England; October 27, 1959 [also serviced the Lincolnshire area until 1974, when it was transferred to Yorkshire Television's service area]))
• Border Television (English-Scottish border and Isle of Man; September 1, 1961)
• Carlton Television (London weekdays, 9:25 a.m. Monday-5:15 p.m. Friday; January 1, 1993)
• Central Independent Television (Midlands; January 1, 1982)
• Channel Television (Channel Islands; September 1, 1962)
• GMTV (National breakfast franchise, 6 a.m.-9:25 a.m.; January 1, 1993)
• Grampian Television (Northern Scotland; September 30, 1961)
• Granada Television (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])
• HTV (Wales and West of England; May 20, 1968 [formerly operated as Harlech Television, 1968-1970])
• London Weekend Television (London weekends, 7 p.m. Friday-signoff Sunday night/Monday morning [5:15 p.m. Friday-5:59 a.m. Monday after 1982]; August 2, 1968)
• Meridian Broadcasting (South and Southeast England; January 1, 1993)
• Scottish Television (Central Scotland; August 31, 1957)
• Tyne Tees Television (Northeast England; January 15, 1959)
• UTV (Northern Ireland; October 31, 1959 [formerly operated as Ulster Television, 1959-1993])
• Westcountry Television (Southwest England; January 1, 1993)
• Yorkshire Television (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])

[edit] Former contractors (with service region and dates of operation)

• ABC Weekend Television (Midlands weekends, February 18, 1956-July 28, 1968; North of England weekends, May 5, 1956-July 28, 1968)
• Associated-Rediffusion (London weekdays; September 22, 1955-July 29, 1968 [later operated as Rediffusion London, 1964-1968])
• ATV Network (London weekends, September 24, 1955-July 28, 1968; Midlands weekdays, February 17, 1956-July 26, 1968; Midlands all week, July 29, 1968-December 31, 1981)
• Southern Television (South and Southeast England; August 30, 1958-December 31, 1981)
• Thames Television (London weekdays, 6 a.m. Monday-7 p.m. Friday [9:25 a.m. Monday-5:15 p.m. Friday after 1982]; July 30, 1968-December 31, 1992)
• 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-May 20, 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)