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West Country
Today’s West Country region joins two very old ones: the Bristol area once served from Wales, and the far south-west once served from Plymouth.
REGION FILE
West Country covers Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. ITV first reached the area in 1958 through TWW; today the regional bulletin is ITV News West Country. BritCast TV works anywhere here with broadband.
Who has run ITV here
- 1958–1968TWW
Television Wales and the West covered both sides of the Bristol Channel. - 1961–1981Westward Television
Served Devon and Cornwall from Plymouth. - 1968–HTV West
Bristol-based, later merged with the far south-west into one region. - 1982–TSW, then Westcountry
Television South West, replaced in 1993 by Westcountry Television.
Made in the region
- Robin of Sherwood (HTV)
- Into the Labyrinth (HTV)
- Gus Honeybun’s birthday spots (Westward)
Towns and cities covered
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West Country: quick answers
Which ITV region am I in?
If you live in Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall, your aerial most likely points to the West Country transmitters. Satellite and streaming apps choose your region from your postcode.
What is the West Country regional news called?
ITV News West Country, shown on ITV1 in the early evening and after the late national news.
Which ITV company served West Country first?
TWW, from 1958. Television Wales and the West covered both sides of the Bristol Channel.