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Before S4C launched in 1982, Welsh-language programmes were squeezed between English ones on BBC Wales and HTV; S4C now carries Welsh-language television on every platform.

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REGION FILE

Wales covers Wales. ITV first reached the area in 1958 through TWW; today the regional bulletin is ITV Cymru Wales news. BritCast TV works anywhere here with broadband.

Who has run ITV here

  1. 1958–1968TWW
    Television Wales and the West.
  2. 1968–HTV Wales
    Harlech Television, later rebranded ITV Wales.

Made in the region

  • Welsh-language programmes for S4C
  • Wales This Week

Towns and cities covered

  • Cardiff
  • Swansea
  • Newport
  • Wrexham
  • Bangor
  • Aberystwyth

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Wales: quick answers

Which ITV region am I in?
If you live in Wales, your aerial most likely points to the Wales transmitters. Satellite and streaming apps choose your region from your postcode.
What is the Wales regional news called?
ITV Cymru Wales news, shown on ITV1 in the early evening and after the late national news.
Which ITV company served Wales first?
TWW, from 1958. Television Wales and the West.
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