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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.
Television Wales and the West (TWW) began broadcasting on January 14, 1958, as the first holder of the ITV franchise for South Wales and the West of England, an area which extended to the rest of Wales in 1964 when it took over the financially troubled Wales West and North Television (known on-air as Teledu Cymru).
Television Wales and the West (TWW) was the British "Independent Television" (commercial television) contractor for the franchise area serving 'South Wales and West of England' 1956–68 (franchise awarded 26 October 1956, started transmissions on 14 January 1958).
Television Wales and the West (TWW) was the British "Independent Television" (commercial television) contractor for the franchise area serving 'South Wales and West of England' 1956–1968 (franchise awarded October 26, 1956, started transmissions on January 14, 1958 ).
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.
On 14 January 1958, the St Hilary transmitter in the Vale of Glamorgan opened and Television Wales and the West (TWW) began to transmit ITV network and regional programmes to south Wales and the west of England.
In Welsh-language programming, TWW pioneered quiz shows and magazine-style programmes, and also provided programmes for learners of the language. The second part of the chapter is a thematic section on the critical issues that dominated TWW during the period between 1956 and 1963.
