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class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Independent_Television_Authority_logo_1972.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Independent_Television_Authority_logo_1972.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="69" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="69" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">ITA logo 1969–1972</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1954</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Superseding agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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<a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">television network</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. The ITA existed from 1954 until 1972. It was responsible for determining the location, constructing, building, and operating the transmission stations used by the ITV network, as well as determining the <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_right" title="Exclusive right">franchise</a> areas and awarding the franchises for each regional commercial <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">broadcaster</a>. The authority began its operations on 4 August 1954, a mere four days after the Television Act 1954 received <a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">royal assent</a>, under the chairmanship of Sir <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clark" title="Kenneth Clark">Kenneth Clark</a>. The authority's first director general, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Fraser_(ITV)" title="Robert Fraser (ITV)">Sir Robert Fraser</a> was appointed by Clark a month later on 14 September. </p><p>The physics of <a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a> broadcasting meant that a comparatively small number of <a href="/wiki/Transmitter" title="Transmitter">transmitters</a> could cover the majority of the population of Britain, if not the bulk of the area of the country. The ITA determined that the first three franchise areas would cover the <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> area, the <a href="/wiki/English_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="English Midlands">English Midlands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northern_England" title="Northern England">Northern England</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>/<a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> belt of industrial cities from <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Hull</a> and the surrounding countryside). All three franchise areas would be awarded on a divided weekday/weekend basis, and it was planned that the franchise holders for these areas would produce the great bulk of network programmes, while the companies given the smaller franchises would produce mainly local programmes for their area only. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchises">Franchises</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Franchises"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ITA awarded franchises to applicant companies, selecting between applicants on the basis of the financial soundness and structure of the company, the proposals for the service to be offered, and often on connections between the applicant company and the area to be served. </p><p>Franchises were awarded initially between 1954 and 1961, with the new television stations usually beginning their broadcasting one-to-two years later. During September 1963 the ITA invited new applications for franchises to operate from July 1964 for three years or until the arrival of a <a href="/wiki/Fourth_UK_television_service" title="Fourth UK television service">second commercial channel</a>, whichever came first, but in fact no changes were made to any franchise holders at that time, except for confirming the merger of the <i>South Wales and the West</i> franchise held by <a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">TWW</a> and the <i>Wales West and North</i> franchise held by <a href="/wiki/Wales_West_and_North_Television" title="Wales West and North Television">WWN</a> following the financial collapse of WWN. (In the event, a second commercial channel did not begin until 1982, under the guise of <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_franchises_awarded_in_1954">Initial franchises awarded in 1954</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Initial franchises awarded in 1954"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The London (Monday to Friday) franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Associated-Rediffusion" title="Associated-Rediffusion">Associated-Rediffusion</a>.</li> <li>The London (Saturday and Sunday) and Midlands (Monday to Friday) franchises were awarded to the Associated Broadcasting Company, later renamed <a href="/wiki/Associated_TeleVision" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated TeleVision">Associated TeleVision</a> (ATV).</li> <li>The Midlands (Saturday and Sunday) and North of England (Saturday and Sunday) franchises were awarded to <a href="/wiki/Kemsley-Winnick_Television" title="Kemsley-Winnick Television">Kemsley-Winnick Television</a> (which subsequently collapsed; the franchise was reallocated in 1955 to the <a href="/wiki/Associated_British_Picture_Corporation" title="Associated British Picture Corporation">Associated British Picture Corporation</a> as <a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Weekend Television">ABC Weekend Television</a>).</li> <li>The North of England (Monday to Friday) franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Granada_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada Television">Granada Television</a>.</li></ul> <p>In January 1955 the ITA authorised the creation of <a href="/wiki/ITN" title="ITN">ITN</a> (Independent Television News), a company owned and operated by the ITV companies collectively, to provide a news service for the new network. </p><p>On 22 September 1955 the ITV service opened in the London area, where the ITA transmitter could reach a population of nearly 12 million. The first commercial on British television was for "Gibbs SR" toothpaste. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchises_awarded_in_1956">Franchises awarded in 1956</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Franchises awarded in 1956"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Central Scotland franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Television" title="Scottish Television">Scottish Television</a> (STV), from three applications.</li> <li>The South Wales and West of England franchise (on both sides of the Severn Estuary) was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">Television Wales and the West</a>, TWW, from ten applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchises_awarded_in_1957">Franchises awarded in 1957</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Franchises awarded in 1957"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The South of England franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Southern_Television" title="Southern Television">Southern Television</a>, from thirteen applications.</li> <li>The North East England franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Tyne_Tees_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyne Tees Television">Tyne Tees Television</a>, from eleven applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchises_awarded_in_1958">Franchises awarded in 1958</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Franchises awarded in 1958"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The East of England franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Anglia_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglia Television">Anglia Television</a>, from eight applications.</li> <li>The Northern Ireland franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/UTV_(TV_channel)" title="UTV (TV channel)">Ulster Television</a> (UTV), from four applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_awarded_in_1959">Franchise awarded in 1959</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Franchise awarded in 1959"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The South West England franchise was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Westward_Television" title="Westward Television">Westward Television</a>, from fifteen applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchises_awarded_in_1960">Franchises awarded in 1960</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Franchises awarded in 1960"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The franchise for the Channel Islands was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Channel_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel Television">Channel Television</a>, from two applications, following the extension of the Television Act 1954 to the Islands by the <a href="/wiki/Television_Act_1954_(Channel_Islands)_Order_1961" class="mw-redirect" title="Television Act 1954 (Channel Islands) Order 1961">Television Act 1954 (Channel Islands) Order 1961</a> (<a href="/wiki/SI_1961" class="mw-redirect" title="SI 1961">SI 1961</a>/2039), as it normally would not apply there.</li> <li>The franchise for the English-Scottish Border and the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a> was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Border_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Television">Border Television</a>, from two applications, following the <a href="/wiki/Television_Act_1954_(Isle_of_Man)_Order_1957" class="mw-redirect" title="Television Act 1954 (Isle of Man) Order 1957">Television Act 1954 (Isle of Man) Order 1957</a> (<a href="/wiki/SI_1957" class="mw-redirect" title="SI 1957">SI 1957</a>/602)</li> <li>The franchise for North East Scotland was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Grampian_Television" title="Grampian Television">Grampian Television</a>, from seven applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_awarded_in_1961">Franchise awarded in 1961</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit 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However, due to the late commissioning of two of WWN's three transmitters, the company never received more than half the projected income and the company failed in January 1964; the two Welsh franchises were consequently merged, with TWW broadcasting to the whole of Wales. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_review_1967">Franchise review 1967</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Franchise review 1967"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1967 franchise review involved substantial changes: </p> <ul><li>All weekday/weekend split franchises were ended except in London.</li> <li>The <i>North of England</i> franchise was split between <i>North West England</i>, awarded to <a href="/wiki/Granada_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Granada Television">Granada Television</a>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Ridings_of_Yorkshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Ridings of Yorkshire">three Ridings of Yorkshire</a></i> to create <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Yorkshire Television">Yorkshire Television</a>.</li> <li>The new seven-day franchise in the Midlands was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">(ATV)</a>.</li> <li>The ITA asked <a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_TV" title="ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Associated-Rediffusion" title="Associated-Rediffusion">Associated-Rediffusion</a> to merge, forming <a href="/wiki/Thames_Television" title="Thames Television">Thames Television</a> which was awarded the London Weekday franchise.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Weekend_Television" title="London Weekend Television">LWT</a> was awarded the London Weekend franchise (from 7 pm on Fridays).</li> <li>Most controversially, <a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">TWW</a> lost its franchise for Wales and the West of England to <i>Harlech Television</i>, which soon became known as <a href="/wiki/ITV_Wales_%26_West" title="ITV Wales & West">HTV</a>.</li></ul> <p>The 1967 franchises were subsequently extended in stages to expire in 1976, then 1979, and finally to expire on 31 December 1981. See the entry for the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> for details of the 1981 and 1991–2 franchise rounds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes_from_1972">Changes from 1972</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Changes from 1972"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 gave the ITA responsibility for organising commercial radio in the UK, and reconstituted the ITA as the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">Independent Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA) with effect from Wednesday 12 July 1972. The IBA was subsequently replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Commission" title="Independent Television Commission">Independent Television Commission</a> (ITC) and the <a href="/wiki/Radio_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Authority">Radio Authority</a> under the provisions of the <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting_Act_1990" title="Broadcasting Act 1990">Broadcasting Act 1990</a>, which themselves were replaced by the Office of Communications (<a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a>) at the end of 2003. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chairman">Chairman</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Chairman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Status</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes Acting Chairman</div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Honour(s) </th> <th>Prime Minister </th> <th>Monarch<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Reign)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clark" title="Kenneth Clark">Sir Kenneth Clark</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1903–1983)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">4 August 1954 </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">31 August 1957 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clark" title="Kenneth Clark">Baron Clark</a> for life in 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a> </td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–2022)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Eden" title="Anthony Eden">Anthony Eden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Macmillan" title="Harold Macmillan">Harold Macmillan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">Sir Ronald Matthews<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1885–1959)</span> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">1 September 1957 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">6 December 1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany,_1944_TR2528.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg/80px-The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg/120px-The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg/160px-The_Inter-allied_Control_Commission_in_Germany%2C_1944_TR2528.jpg 2x" data-file-width="529" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ivone_Kirkpatrick" title="Ivone Kirkpatrick">Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1897–1964)</span> </td> <td align="center">7 November 1957 </td> <td align="center">6 November 1962 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">Sir John Carmichael<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1910–1996)</span> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">7 November 1962 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;" align="center">30 June 1963 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hill,_Baron_Hill_of_Luton" title="Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton">The Baron Hill of Luton</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1904–1989)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">1 July 1963 </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">30 August 1967 </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alec_Douglas-Home" title="Alec Douglas-Home">Sir Alec Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Wilson" title="Harold Wilson">Harold Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Bowden,_Baron_Aylestone" title="Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone">The Baron Aylestone</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1905–1994)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1 September 1967 </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center">11 July 1972 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Heath" title="Edward Heath">Edward Heath</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_ITV" title="History of ITV">History of ITV</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Television_Authority&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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title="ITV4">ITV4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITVBe" title="ITVBe">ITVBe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0"><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios" title="ITV Studios">ITV Studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Choice" title="ITV Choice">ITV Choice</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CITV" title="CITV">CITV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Box_Office" title="ITV Box Office">ITV Box Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Encore" title="ITV Encore">ITV Encore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_News_Channel" title="ITV News 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Group" title="STV Group">STV Group plc</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Television" title="Alpha Television">Alpha Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Communications" title="Carlton Communications">Carlton Communications plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granada_plc" title="Granada plc">Granada plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Studios_Home_Entertainment#2_Entertain/BBC_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="BBC Studios Home Entertainment">Video Collection International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios#Distribution" title="ITV Studios">Pickwick Video Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rank_Organisation" title="The Rank Organisation">The Rank Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Film_Distributors" title="General Film Distributors">General Film Distributors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_%26_Dean_Ireland" title="Pearl & Dean Ireland">Carlton Screen Advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Digital" title="ITV Digital">ITV Digital Ltd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trident_Television" title="Trident Television">Trident Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_Broadcasting" title="News Broadcasting">UTV Media plc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire-Tyne_Tees_Television" title="Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television">Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Divisions,<br />brands and<br />services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0"><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios" title="ITV Studios">ITV Studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Studios_Australia" title="ITV Studios Australia">ITV Studios Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_Yard" title="12 Yard">12 Yard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Talk_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Talk Productions">Big Talk Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattleya_(production_company)" title="Cattleya (production company)">Cattleya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartswood_Films" title="Hartswood Films">Hartswood Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Screen" title="Mammoth Screen">Mammoth Screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multistory_Media" title="Multistory Media">Multistory Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Scientific_Films" title="Oxford Scientific Films">Oxford Scientific Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potato_(production_company)" title="Potato (production company)">Potato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/So_Television" title="So Television">So Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twofour" title="Twofour">Twofour</a></li> <li><a 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TV-am" title="TV-am">TV-am</a> (1983–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMTV" title="GMTV">GMTV</a> (1993–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Breakfast" title="ITV Breakfast">ITV Breakfast</a> (2010–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Teletext</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ORACLE_(teletext)" title="ORACLE (teletext)">ORACLE</a> (1974–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teletext_Ltd." title="Teletext Ltd.">Teletext Ltd.</a> (1993–2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Current<br />regional<br />franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">ITV plc</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Anglia" title="ITV Anglia">Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Border" title="ITV Border">Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Channel_Television" title="ITV Channel Television">Channel TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Cymru_Wales" title="ITV Cymru Wales">Cymru Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_London" title="ITV London">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Meridian" title="ITV Meridian">Meridian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees" title="ITV Tyne Tees">Tyne Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UTV_(TV_channel)" title="UTV (TV channel)">UTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_West_Country" title="ITV West Country">West Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Yorkshire" title="ITV Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">STV Group</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Television" title="Scottish Television">STV Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grampian_Television" title="Grampian Television">STV North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Former<br />regional<br />franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">"Big 4 / 5"</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Weekend_TV" title="ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Central" title="ITV Central">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Weekend_Television" title="London Weekend Television">LWT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated-Rediffusion" title="Associated-Rediffusion">Rediffusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thames_Television" title="Thames Television">Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Yorkshire" title="ITV Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height:100%; background: #E8F0F0">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Television" title="Carlton Television">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Wales_%26_West" title="ITV Wales & West">HTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Service_for_Wales_and_the_West" title="Independent Television Service for Wales and the West">ITSWW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Westcountry" title="ITV Westcountry">ITV Westcountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Television" title="Southern Television">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_South_West" title="Television South West">TSW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_South" title="Television South">TVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_Wales_and_the_West" title="Television Wales and the West">TWW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westward_Television" title="Westward Television">Westward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_West_and_North_Television" title="Wales West and North Television">WWN/Teledu Cymru</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Unsuccessful<br />franchise bids</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CPV-TV" title="CPV-TV">CPV-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemsley-Winnick_Television" title="Kemsley-Winnick Television">Kemsley-Winnick Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lime_Pictures#North_West_Television_franchise_bid" title="Lime Pictures">North West Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Non-franchise<br />regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Thames_Valley" title="ITV Thames Valley">ITV Thames Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees_%26_Border" title="ITV Tyne Tees & Border">ITV Tyne Tees & Border</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Timelines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Franchises<br />and regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ABC_Weekend_TV" title="Timeline of ABC Weekend TV">ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Anglia_Television" title="Timeline of Anglia Television">Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ATV" title="Timeline of ATV">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Border_Television" title="Timeline of Border Television">Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Carlton_Television" title="Timeline of Carlton Television">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Central_Independent_Television" title="Timeline of Central Independent Television">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Channel_Television" title="Timeline of Channel Television">Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Grampian_Television" title="Timeline of Grampian Television">Grampian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Granada_Television" title="Timeline of Granada Television">Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_HTV_West" title="Timeline of HTV West">HTV West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_in_Wales" title="Timeline of ITV in Wales">ITV in Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_London_Weekend_Television" title="Timeline of London Weekend Television">LWT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Meridian_Broadcasting" title="Timeline of Meridian Broadcasting">Meridian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Scottish_Television" title="Timeline of Scottish Television">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Southern_Television" title="Timeline of Southern Television">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Thames_Television" title="Timeline of Thames Television">Thames & Associated-Rediffusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TSW" title="Timeline of TSW">TSW & Westward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TV-am" title="Timeline of TV-am">TV-am</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_TVS" title="Timeline of TVS">TVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Tyne_Tees_Television" title="Timeline of Tyne Tees Television">Tyne Tees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Ulster_Television" title="Timeline of Ulster Television">UTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Westcountry_Television" title="Timeline of Westcountry Television">Westcountry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Yorkshire_Television" title="Timeline of Yorkshire Television">Yorkshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;line-height:100%; background: #DCE8E8">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV" title="Timeline of ITV">ITV <i>(network)</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_children%27s_television_on_ITV" title="Timeline of children's television on ITV">ITV children's TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_Digital_Channels" title="Timeline of ITV Digital Channels">ITV Digital Channels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_News" title="Timeline of ITV News">ITV News</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITN" title="Timeline of ITN">ITN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_regional_news_on_ITV" title="Timeline of regional news on ITV">Regional news</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_ITV_Sport" title="Timeline of ITV Sport">ITV Sport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #D0E0E0;;width:1%">Regulators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ITA</a> (1954–72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> (1972–90)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Commission" title="Independent Television Commission">ITC</a> (1991–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ofcom" title="Ofcom">Ofcom</a> 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title="ITV Nightscreen">ITV Nightscreen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ITV_journalists_and_newsreaders" title="List of ITV journalists and newsreaders">Journalists and newsreaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_ITV" title="List of television programmes broadcast by ITV">Programmes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_programmes_broadcast_by_ITV2" title="List of television programmes broadcast by ITV2">ITV2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_House" title="Television House">Television House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independent_Broadcasting" title="United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting">United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_advertising_operations" title="ITV advertising operations">ITV advertising operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_50" title="ITV 50">ITV 50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginx_TV" title="Ginx TV">Ginx TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3SixtyMedia" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ARD_(broadcaster)" title="ARD (broadcaster)">ARD</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bayerischer_Rundfunk" title="Bayerischer Rundfunk">BR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutschlandradio" title="Deutschlandradio">DLR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Welle" title="Deutsche Welle">DW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hessischer_Rundfunk" title="Hessischer Rundfunk">HR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitteldeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk">MDR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Norddeutscher Rundfunk">NDR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Bremen" title="Radio Bremen">RB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rundfunk_Berlin-Brandenburg" title="Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg">RBB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saarl%C3%A4ndischer_Rundfunk" title="Saarländischer Rundfunk">SR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCdwestrundfunk" title="Südwestrundfunk">SWR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Westdeutscher Rundfunk">WDR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_of_Armenia" title="Public Radio of Armenia">ARMR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Television_Company_of_Armenia" title="Public Television Company of Armenia">ARMTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina">BHRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Radio" title="Bulgarian National Radio">BNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_National_Television" title="Bulgarian National Television">BNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Radio" title="Czech Radio">ČRo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Television" title="Czech Television">ČT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation">CyBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DR_(broadcaster)" title="DR (broadcaster)">DR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Algeria" title="Radio Algeria">ENRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Establishment_of_Television" title="Public Establishment of Television">EPTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Rahvusringh%C3%A4%C3%A4ling" title="Eesti Rahvusringhääling">ERR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Raadio" title="Eesti Raadio">ER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eesti_Televisioon" title="Eesti Televisioon">ETV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_100,7" title="Radio 100,7">ERSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation">ERT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Radio" title="Hellenic Radio">ERA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Public_Broadcaster" title="Georgian Public Broadcaster">GPB</a></li> <li>GRF <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France_M%C3%A9dias_Monde" title="France Médias Monde">FMM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9visions" title="France Télévisions">FTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_France" title="Radio France">RF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Radiotelevision" title="Croatian Radiotelevision">HRT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Radio" title="Croatian Radio">HR</a></li></ul></li> <li>İCTI <ul><li>İR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%B0ctimai_Television" title="İctimai Television">İTV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Radio_and_Television_Corporation" title="Jordan Radio and Television Corporation">JRTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Public_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation">KAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya_National_Channel" title="Libya National Channel">LNC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Radio_and_Television" title="Lithuanian National Radio and Television">LRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_of_Latvia" title="Public Broadcasting of Latvia">LSM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latvijas_Radio" title="Latvijas Radio">LR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Television" title="Latvian Television">LTV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco_Media_Diffusion" title="Monaco Media Diffusion">MMD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_Radio_Television" title="Macedonian Radio Television">MRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTVA_(Hungary)" class="mw-redirect" title="MTVA (Hungary)">MTVA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duna_M%C3%A9dia" title="Duna Média">Duna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nederlandse_Publieke_Omroep_(organisation)" title="Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organisation)">NPO</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AVROTROS" title="AVROTROS">AVROTROS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BNNVARA" title="BNNVARA">BNNVARA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelische_Omroep" title="Evangelische Omroep">EO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humanistische_Omroep" title="Humanistische Omroep">HUMAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRO-NCRV" title="KRO-NCRV">KRO-NCRV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_MAX" title="Omroep MAX">MAX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting" title="Nederlandse Omroep Stichting">NOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_NTR" title="Omroep NTR">NTR</a></li> <li>ON</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PowNed" title="PowNed">PowNed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stichting_Ether_Reclame" class="mw-redirect" title="Stichting Ether Reclame">Ster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VPRO" title="VPRO">VPRO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNL_(broadcaster)" title="WNL (broadcaster)">WNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omroep_Zwart" title="Omroep Zwart">Zwart</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NRK" title="NRK">NRK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Media_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="National Media Authority">NTU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ORF_(broadcaster)" title="ORF (broadcaster)">ORF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Services" title="Public Broadcasting Services">PBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polskie_Radio" title="Polskie Radio">PR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAI" title="RAI">RAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Radio_Broadcasting_Company" title="Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company">ROR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTBF" title="RTBF">RTBF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Montenegro" title="Radio and Television of Montenegro">RTCG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89" title="RTÉ">RTÉ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTL_Group" title="RTL Group">RTL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A1dio_e_Televis%C3%A3o_de_Portugal" title="Rádio e Televisão de Portugal">RTP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Television_of_Serbia" title="Radio Television of Serbia">RTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTSH" title="RTSH">RTSH</a></li> <li>RTT <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Tunisienne" title="Radio Tunisienne">RT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Tunisienne" title="Télévision Tunisienne">TT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Andorra" title="Radio and Television of Andorra">RTVA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTVE" title="RTVE">RTVE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Nacional_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Radio Nacional de España">RNE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Televisi%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola" title="Televisión Española">TVE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiotelevizija_Slovenija" title="Radiotelevizija Slovenija">RTVSLO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%9AV" title="RÚV">RÚV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino_RTV" title="San Marino RTV">SMRTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNRT" title="SNRT">SNRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Swiss Broadcasting Corporation">SRG SSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foundation_Management_for_SR,_SVT,_and_UR" title="Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR">SRT</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sveriges_Radio" title="Sveriges Radio">SR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sveriges_Television" title="Sveriges Television">SVT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Educational_Broadcasting_Company" title="Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company">UR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Television_and_Radio" title="Slovak Television and Radio">STVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspilne" title="Suspilne">SU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9diffusion_d%27Alg%C3%A9rie" title="Télédiffusion d'Algérie">TDA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9_Liban" title="Télé Liban">TL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teleradio-Moldova" title="Teleradio-Moldova">TRM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Radio_and_Television_Corporation" title="Turkish Radio and Television Corporation">TRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVMonaco" title="TVMonaco">TVM</a> <i><abbr title="Monaco">(MC)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_2_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV 2 (Denmark)">TV 2</a> <i><abbr title="Denmark">(DK)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_2_Group" title="TV 2 Group">TV 2</a> <i><abbr title="Norway">(NO)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telewizja_Polska" title="Telewizja Polska">TVP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVR_(TV_network)" title="TVR (TV network)">TVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Independent_Broadcasting" title="United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting">UKIB</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation" title="Channel Four Television Corporation">C4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ITV_plc" title="ITV plc">ITV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S4C_Authority" title="S4C Authority">S4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_Group" title="STV Group">STV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatican_Radio" title="Vatican Radio">VR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VRT_(broadcaster)" title="VRT (broadcaster)">VRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yle" title="Yle">Yle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZDF" title="ZDF">ZDF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Suspended</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belteleradio" title="Belteleradio">BTRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_One_Russia" title="Channel One Russia">C1R</a></li> <li>RDO <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Mayak" title="Radio Mayak">MK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Orpheus" title="Radio Orpheus">OP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Russia_State_Television_and_Radio_Broadcasting_Company" title="All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company">VGTRK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antena_3_Radio" title="Antena 3 Radio">A3R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)" title="Canal+ (French TV channel)">C+</a></li> <li>C1O</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadena_COPE" title="Cadena COPE">COPE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiocentre" title="Radiocentre">CRCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Television#1953–1992:_Czechoslovak_Television" title="Czech Television">ČST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europe_1" title="Europe 1">E1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ERTT" title="ERTT">ERTT</a></li> <li>GRMC <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RMC_(France)" title="RMC (France)">RMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TMC_(TV_channel)" title="TMC (TV channel)">TMC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Independent Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> <i><abbr title="United Kingdom">(GB)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">IBA</a> <i><abbr title="Israel">(IL)</abbr></i></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ITA</a></li> <li>ITCA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Radio_Television" title="Yugoslav Radio Television">JRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libyan_Jamahiriya_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation">LJBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Malta" title="Television in Malta">MBA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magyar_R%C3%A1di%C3%B3" title="Magyar Rádió">MR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTV3" title="MTV3">MTV</a> <i><abbr title="Finland">(FI)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magyar_Telev%C3%ADzi%C3%B3" title="Magyar Televízió">MTV</a> <i><abbr title="Hungary">(HU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hellenic_Radio,_Internet_and_Television" title="New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television">NERIT</a></li> <li>OFRT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_de_Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Fran%C3%A7aise" title="Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française">ORTF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Fran%C3%A7aise" title="Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française">RTF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_and_Television_of_Slovakia" title="Radio and Television of Slovakia">RTVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadena_SER" title="Cadena SER">SER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%BD_rozhlas" title="Slovenský rozhlas">SRo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovensk%C3%A1_telev%C3%ADzia" title="Slovenská televízia">STV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TDF_Group" title="TDF Group">TDF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TF1" title="TF1">TF1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La7" title="La7">TMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV4_(Swedish_TV_channel)" title="TV4 (Swedish TV channel)">TV4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udru%C5%BEenje_javnih_radija_i_televizija" title="Udruženje javnih radija i televizija">UJRT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associate<br /> members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> <i><abbr title="Australia">(AU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> <i><abbr title="United States">(US)</abbr></i></li> <li>ACORAB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Public_Media" title="American Public Media">APM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal_13_(Chilean_TV_network)" title="Canal 13 (Chilean TV network)">C13</a> <i><abbr title="Chile">(CL)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC/SRC</a> <i><abbr title="Canada">(CA)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Media_Group" title="China Media Group">CMG</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Central_Television" title="China Central Television">CCTV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Global_Television_Network" title="China Global Television Network">CGTN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_National_Radio" title="China National Radio">CNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Radio_International" title="China Radio International">CRI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Padre_Anchieta" title="Fundação Padre Anchieta">FPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FreeTV_Australia" title="FreeTV Australia">Free</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Institute_of_Radio_and_Television" title="Cuban Institute of Radio and Television">ICRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Broadcasting" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting">IRIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khabar_Agency" title="Khabar Agency">KA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Broadcasting_System" title="Korean Broadcasting System">KBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="Mauritius">(MU)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Television" title="Bangladesh Television">NBAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> <i><abbr title="United States">(US)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHK" title="NHK">NHK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Organization_of_Radio_and_TV_(Syria)" title="General Organization of Radio and TV (Syria)">ORTAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Oman_Television" title="Sultanate of Oman Television">PART</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rustavi_2" title="Rustavi 2">RB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_New_Zealand" title="Radio New Zealand">RNZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RTHK" title="RTHK">RTHK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Televisyen_Malaysia" title="Radio Televisyen Malaysia">RTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Broadcasting_Service" title="Special Broadcasting Service">SBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Media_Group" title="Shanghai Media Group">SMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TBS_Holdings" title="TBS Holdings">TBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imedi_Media_Holding" title="Imedi Media Holding">TEME</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVNZ" title="TVNZ">TVNZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFMT" title="WFMT">WFMT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teleamazonas" title="Teleamazonas">4TA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABERT" title="ABERT">ABERT</a></li> <li>AFMN</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_India_Radio" title="All India Radio">AIR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica_Televisi%C3%B3n" title="América Televisión">AMÉRICA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Asahi" title="TV Asahi">ANB</a></li> <li>ATEC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia_Television" title="Asia Television">ATV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZNS-TV" title="ZNS-TV">BCB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Televisi%C3%B3n_P%C3%BAblica" title="Televisión Pública">C7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teledoce" title="Teledoce">C12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Trece" title="El Trece">C13</a> <i><abbr title="Argentina">(AR)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> <i><abbr title="Barbados">(BB)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> <i><abbr title="Sri Lanka">(LK)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azteca_Uno" title="Azteca Uno">CMRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting" title="Corporation for Public Broadcasting">CPB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Di%C3%A1rios_Associados" title="Diários Associados">DA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNET" title="WNET">EBC</a></li> <li>EMI</li> <li>EURT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuji_Television" title="Fuji Television">FTN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Ghana Broadcasting Corporation">GBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Communications_Network,_Guyana" title="National Communications Network, Guyana">GBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Globo" title="TV Globo">GLOBO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambia_Radio_%26_Television_Service" title="Gambia Radio & Television Service">GRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Broadcasting_Bureau" title="International Broadcasting Bureau">IBB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inravisi%C3%B3n" title="Inravisión">IRV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation">JBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeem_TV" title="Jeem TV">JCC</a></li> <li>IBTE</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Television" title="Kuwait Television">KBTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaallit_Nunaata_Radioa" title="Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa">KNR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_Broadcasting_System" title="Liberia Broadcasting System">LBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawi_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Malawi Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="Malawi">(MW)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munhwa_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation">MBC</a> <i><abbr title="South Korea">(KR)</abbr></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Broadcasting_System" title="Mainichi Broadcasting System">MBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio" title="Minnesota Public Radio">MPR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Consortium" title="Japan Consortium">NACB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Educational_Broadcasters" title="National Association of Educational Broadcasters">NAEB</a></li> <li><a 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Broadcasting Corporation">PBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Television_Corporation" title="Pakistan Television Corporation">PTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Radio" title="Qatar Radio">QR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Television" title="Qatar Television">QTBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Caracas_Radio" title="Radio Caracas Radio">RCR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCTV" title="RCTV">RCTV</a></li> <li>RD</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rede_de_Emissoras_Independentes" title="Rede de Emissoras Independentes">REI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A1dio_Nacional" title="Rádio Nacional">RN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_Nationale_Tchadienne" title="Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne">RNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Pakistan" title="Radio Pakistan">RP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Republik_Indonesia" title="Radio Republik Indonesia">RRI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Congolaise" title="Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise">RTC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Gabonaise" title="Radio Télévision Gabonaise">RTG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_Television_Ivoirienne" title="Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne">RTI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_Malagasy" title="Télévision Malagasy">RTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiodiffusion_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_S%C3%A9n%C3%A9galaise" title="Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise">RTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision_du_Burkina" title="Radio Télévision du Burkina">RTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SABC" title="SABC">SABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Saudi Broadcasting Authority">SABTVS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">SLBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudan_TV" title="Sudan TV">STS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latina_Televisi%C3%B3n" title="Latina Televisión">T2</a></li> <li><a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abertis" title="Abertis">Abertis</a></li> <li>AH</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Educational_Television" title="Israeli Educational Television">IETV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MBC_Group" title="MBC Group">MEBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retevisi%C3%B3n" title="Retevisión">RETE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Television_and_Radio_Broadcasting_Network" title="Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network">RTRN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentech" title="Sentech">SNTC</a></li> <li>URTI</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐api‐int.codfw.main‐849f99967d‐twdkw Cached time: 20241122180304 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [vary‐revision‐sha1, show‐toc] CPU time usage: 0.520 seconds Real time usage: 0.681 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 3268/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 181430/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 2995/2097152 bytes 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