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Published 27 January 2023
The technical side to getting television to your home… and to the transmitter
Published 22 September 2022
The franchise results are in. What will this mean for ITV in the 1980s?
Published 11 July 2022
A profile of a man who worked at Ally Pally, ITN, Anglia, Tyne Tees and Oracle – Arthur Clifford
Published 12 November 2021
Ray Moore gets a job at Granada, and at Tyne Tees, parlays that into a job at ATV and then makes the jump to the BBC
Published 27 September 2021
The ITA gives us a quick look at how ITV is organised in 1966
Published 9 November 2020
There’s a new kid on the Granada block: Phil Redmond aims to take the North West franchise in 1991
Published 9 October 2020
What makes ITV worth watching is regional programmes from your local station, says the IBA in 1976
Published 30 September 2020
Big promises from Tyne Tees Television in 1958 as they get ready to launch
Published 27 March 2019
Travel back to this day in 1966 to find out what’s on ABC in the North
Published 18 October 2018
Ructions at City Road as Tyne Tees wins its franchise in 1980 but is ordered to restructure
Published 9 August 2018
An introduction to Independent Television in 1966
Published 23 July 2018
The Daily Mirror reports on the decisions taken by the ITA in the ITV franchise round of 1967
Published 18 June 2018
Has the IBA managed to bring peace to the Westward board room? And even if so, will they force Westward to merge with a rival bidder? Peter Fiddick of The Guardian speculates in October 1980
Published 29 March 2017
A look at what was on Tyne Tees on Thursday 29 March 1984
Published 18 February 2017
The wrecking ball takes the last hint of Tyne Tees Television in Newcastle
Published 16 November 2016
A look at what was on television on Tuesday 16 November 1999
Published 16 April 2016
A look at what was on Tyne Tees Television on Monday 16 April 1984
Published 15 January 2016
A look at what was on Tyne Tees on Thursday 15 January 1959
Published 15 January 2016
Local luminaries and famous stars send Tyne Tees and The Viewer their best wishes
Published 15 January 2016
The first edition of The Viewer in 1959 takes us on a tour around the new Tyne Tees studios
Published 12 November 2015
The IBA Yearbook for 1974 reports on what Tyne Tees Television produces locally
Published 3 November 2014
Transmitter problems for Yorkshire, Tyne Tees and Anglia