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Television in Wales began in 1952. Initially, all programmes were in English with occasional Welsh language programmes. In 1982 Welsh language channel S4C was launched. The digital switchover happened in 2009-2010 and S4C became an exclusively Welsh language channel.
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ITV Wales and West, previously known as Harlech Television (HTV), was an ITV franchise area in the United Kingdom until 31 December 2013, licensed to a broadcaster by the regulator Ofcom.
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Local TV Cardiff is a local television station serving Cardiff and surrounding areas. The station is owned and operated by Local Television Limited and formed part of a group of eight Local TV channels.
Local TV Bristol is a local television station serving Bristol and surrounding areas.
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This is a timeline of the history of ITV in Wales, including the current service ITV Cymru Wales. It does not include events that affect the whole UK network.
This is a timeline of the history of television in Wales. It does not include events that affect the whole UK.
This is a timeline of the history of regional news on the British television network ITV.
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- ↑ Made in Cardiff springs forward with new line up Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , Made Television, 24 February 2016
- ↑ Made in Cardiff springs forward with new line up Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , Made Television, 24 February 2016
- ↑ Made in Cardiff to move up on Freeview Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine , Made in Cardiff, 4 April 2016
- ↑ Made in Cardiff gains ground, Broadcast Now, 15 July 2016
