Timeline of Grampian Television

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This is a timeline of the history of the British broadcaster Grampian Television . It provided the ITV network service for the north of Scotland between 1960 and 2006.

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Events after the renaming of Grampian Television as STV North in 2006, and the replacement of North Tonight with STV News at Six in 2009 are covered on the timeline of Scottish Television.

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

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