 Final logo, used from 2006 to 2013 | |
 The ITV Westcountry region when its franchise ended in 2013 | |
| Type | Region of television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | ITV1 |
| Country | |
First air date | 1 January 1993 |
| Founded | 19 October 1991 (company) |
| TV transmitters | Stockland Hill, Huntshaw Cross, Caradon Hill, Redruth, Beacon Hill |
| Headquarters | Plymouth |
Broadcast area | South West England |
| Owner | ITV plc |
| Dissolved | 27 October 2002 (lost on-air identity) 13 February 2009 (two regions separated) 31 December 2013 (franchise) (after 22 years, 73 days) |
Former names | Carlton Westcountry Westcountry Television |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV, downscaled to 16:9 576i for SDTV |
| Affiliation(s) | ITV |
| Language | English |
| Replaced | TSW |
| Replaced by | ITV West Country |
ITV Westcountry, formerly known as Westcountry Television and Carlton Westcountry, was the ITV franchise holder for the South West of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset and western Dorset. The company replaced its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), from 1 January 1993. The station was owned and operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited (formerly Westcountry Television Limited).[1]
ITV West Country incorporating the former ITV Westcountry ("West") and ITV West ("East") regions was (until 31 December 2013) a non-franchise ITV regional station covering South West England. With the formal split of the Wales and West Channel 3 licence in January 2014, a separate licence was created for Wales with the West licence merged with that of West Country. ITV West Country thus became a franchise region. Both companies which make up the new regional licence still legally exist. ITV Wales & West Ltd, ITV Wales & West Group Ltd and Westcountry Television Ltd are each, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed on www.companieshouse.gov.uk as a "Dormant company". This article however, covers the Westcountry Television part of the franchise.
- ^ "Westcountry ITV Channel 3 broadcasting licences". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.