Timeline of TV-am

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This is a timeline of the British breakfast television station TV-am which provided the ITV nationwide breakfast-time service from 1983 to 1992.

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  1. ↑ Southern and Westward TV lose franchises and others to be restructured. By Kenneth Gosling. The Times, Monday, 29 December 1980; pg. 1
  2. ↑ "TV-am Studios". Ian White. 2005.
  3. ↑ TV-am to start main show earlier. By Kenneth Gosling. The Times (London, England), 25 February 1983; pg. 2;
  4. ↑ Breakfast TV battle claims first victim.By Kenneth Gosling. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 February 1983; pg. 1
  5. ↑ Move to oust Jay at ailing TV-am. The Times (London, England), Friday, 18 March 1983; pg. 1
  6. ↑ Jay ousted as backers move to save TV-amBarker, Dennis;Simpson, DavidThe Guardian (1959–2003); 19 March 1983; P1
  7. ↑ TV-am shake-up expected after Peter Jay quits. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 19 March 1983
  8. ↑ "Roland Rat Superstar". Ratfans.com. 1983-04-01. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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  10. ↑ "Anne Wood C.B.E. – The Children's Media Foundation". Thechildrensmediafoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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  12. ↑ Gosling, Kenneth (13 April 1983). "Cousin of Aitken is TV-am chief". The Times. London, England. p. 2.
  13. ↑ Barker, Dennis; Wainwright, Martin (20 April 1983). "TV-am sacks Ford and Rippon". The Guardian (1959–2003). p. 1.
  14. ↑ Gosling, Kenneth (30 April 1983). "Parkinson gets key role in TV-am's future with place on board". The Times. London, England. p. 3.
  15. ↑ Barker, Dennis (21 May 1983). "TV-am ready with its new look". The Guardian.
  16. ↑ "New radio show for Wincey Willis". BBC News. BBC. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  17. ↑ TV-am chief to go in cuts dispute. By David Hewson, Arts Correspondent. The Times (London, England), Monday, 21 May 1984; pg. 3
  18. ↑ Hewson, David (2 June 1984). "Manager quits TV-am after four weeks". The Times. p. 2.
  19. ↑ "John Stapleton Reporting From Brighton – Image" (JPG). Hub.tv-ark.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
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  22. ↑ "TV presenter Nick Owen honoured". BBC News. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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