Channel 6 · ITV regions
London
London was where ITV began, with two companies splitting the week between them, an arrangement that lasted until both licences ended up with one owner in the early 2000s.
REGION FILE
London covers Greater London and the Home Counties. ITV first reached the area in 1955 through ATV; today the regional bulletin is ITV News London. BritCast TV works anywhere here with broadband.
Who has run ITV here
- 1955–1968ATV (weekends)
Associated TeleVision held the London weekend contract until 1968. - 1955–1968Associated-Rediffusion (weekdays)
The very first ITV company, on air on 22 September 1955. - 1968–1992Thames Television (weekdays)
Made The Sweeney, Minder and Rumpole of the Bailey at Teddington. - 1968–2002London Weekend Television
Weekends from Friday evening, from the South Bank studios. - 1993–2002Carlton (weekdays)
Won Thames’s weekday licence in the 1991 franchise auction.
Made in the region
- The Sweeney
- Minder
- The Bill
- Blind Date
- Rumpole of the Bailey
Towns and cities covered
Local clubs: next games
- 14:00Sun 25.10Crystal Palace host Newcastle Unitedground: Selhurst Park / Premier LeagueSKY/TNT
London: quick answers
Which ITV region am I in?
If you live in Greater London and the Home Counties, your aerial most likely points to the London transmitters. Satellite and streaming apps choose your region from your postcode.
What is the London regional news called?
ITV News London, shown on ITV1 in the early evening and after the late national news.
Which ITV company served London first?
ATV (weekends), from 1955. Associated TeleVision held the London weekend contract until 1968.