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Independent Television Service for Wales and the West (ITSWW) was a temporary emergency service provided by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) in light of the early termination of service of the previous franchise holder, Television Wales and the West (TWW) after their loss of ITV franchise was announced in 1967.
Oct 23, 2017 · The Independent Television Service for Wales and the West started on 4 March 1968 with two pieces of music by Trevor Duncan, Psycho Waltz and Psycho Shuffle, separated with a recording of Ivor Roberts making the authority announcements.
Independent Television Service for Wales and the West. Credits. Not to be confused with American television company Independent Television Service. Background. This was an interim TV service, set up by ITV between the shutdown of TWW and the launch of HTV . Logo (March 4-May 19, 1968)
Television Wales and the West (TWW) was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for a franchise area that initially served South Wales and West of England (franchise awarded 26 October 1956, started transmissions on 14 January 1958, the eighth franchise to launch) until 1968.
A stopgap service, named the Independent Television Service for Wales and the West, was established. Broadcasting from TWW’s former Pontcanna studios in Cardiff and staffed by ex-TWW employees, this interim service operated until Harlech (later rebranded as HTV) was prepared to assume its franchise responsibilities early, on May 20, 1968.
Independent Television Service for Wales and the West (ITSWW) was a temporary emergency service provided by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) in light of the early termination of service of the previous franchise holder, Television Wales and the West (TWW) after their loss of ITV franchise
This book provides, for the first time, a detailed historical narrative and critical analysis of independent television (ITV) in Wales. Focusing primarily on th... Front Matter
