ITV Westcountry

ITV Westcountry, formerly known as Westcountry Television and Carlton Westcountry, was the ITV franchise holder for the South West of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset and western Dorset. The company replaced its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), from 1 January 1993. The station was owned and operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited (formerly Westcountry Television Limited).

This article is about the former ITV regional franchise until 2013. For the merged franchise region since 2014, see ITV West Country.

ITV Westcountry
TypeRegion of television network
BrandingITV1
Country
United Kingdom
First air date
1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)
Founded19 October 1991 (1991-10-19) (company)
TV transmittersStockland Hill, Huntshaw Cross, Caradon Hill, Redruth, Beacon Hill
HeadquartersPlymouth
Broadcast area
South West England
OwnerITV plc
Dissolved27 October 2002 (2002-10-27) (lost on-air identity)
13 February 2009 (2009-02-13) (two regions separated)
31 December 2013 (2013-12-31) (franchise)
Former names
Carlton Westcountry
Westcountry Television
Picture format
1080i HDTV, downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV
Affiliation(s)ITV
LanguageEnglish
ReplacedTSW
Replaced byITV West Country

ITV West Country incorporating the former ITV Westcountry ("West") and ITV West ("East") regions was (until 31 December 2013) a non-franchise ITV regional station covering South West England. With the formal split of the Wales and West Channel 3 licence in January 2014, a separate licence was created for Wales with the West licence merged with that of West Country. ITV West Country thus became a franchise region. Both companies which make up the new regional licence still legally exist. ITV Wales & West Ltd, ITV Wales & West Group Ltd and Westcountry Television Ltd are each, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed on www.companieshouse.gov.uk as a "Dormant company". This article however, covers the Westcountry Television part of the franchise.

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