Timeline of Tyne Tees Television

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This is a timeline of the history of the British broadcaster Tyne Tees Television (now known as ITV Tyne Tees ). It provides the ITV service for the North East of England.

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1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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References

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  2. ↑ Spicer 2006 , p. 166
  3. ↑ Phillips 1998 , p. 5
  4. 1 2 Phillips 1998 , pp. 140–1
  5. ↑ Cherry 2005 , p. 165
  6. ↑ Phillips 1998 , p. 104
  7. ↑ Phillips 1998 , p. 3
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  10. ↑ ITV 1972 (PDF). London: Independent Television Authority. January 1972. pp. 198, 203. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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