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London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 until 1982) to Monday mornings at 6:00.
Sep 6, 2021 · Pam Rhodes links out-of-vision into the ITN News at 9:45pm on 6th September 1981 with an unusual transition from the LWT ident to station clock, and then app...
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This is a timeline of the history of the British broadcaster London Weekend Television (now known as ITV London at weekend). It has provided the ITV weekend service for London since 1968.
History. On Friday 1 January 1982, LWT began extending its broadcasting hours on Friday evenings - taking over from the ITV London weekday franchise Thames Television at 5:15pm, rather than the previous start time of 7pm.
A history of LWT, the ITV weekend franchise for London from 1968 to 2002, with logos, idents, promos and more. See how LWT evolved from a David Frost-led consortium to a Granada subsidiary, and how it produced some of the biggest entertainment shows on the network.
London Weekend Television (LWT) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15pm (prior to 1982 at 7pm) to Monday mornings at 6am.
Oct 15, 2020 · Learn how LWT, the weekend ITV franchise for London, was born in 1968 and became a leader in colour and sports broadcasting. Read about the challenges, innovations and controversies of LWT's technology and programming history.
