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ITV London Tonight

(December 2003)

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LO
Londoner
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".
TE
tellywatcher
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".

Any vids or caps?
Smile
GM
GMc
tvwatcher posted:
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".

Any vids or caps?
Smile


You can see Thames Valley Today here. Wink
TV
tvmercia Founding member
before thames valley was invented, which region was the fall back for carlton/lwt?
RM
Roger Mellie
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".


Just of curiousity, which region overlaps the most with ITV London? Meridian or Thames Valley?
LO
Londoner
tvmercia posted:
before thames valley was invented, which region was the fall back for carlton/lwt?

Until the advent of Thames Valley, Meridian North/Newbury was the fallback. I can remember several occasions in the past three or four years when we've had Meridian News shown in London.
BU
buster
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".


That'll be the fire alarm that took out half of my lunchtime Laughing
JE
Jez Founding member
Roger Mellie posted:
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".


Just of curiousity, which region overlaps the most with ITV London? Meridian or Thames Valley?


Well Meridian used to until they made part of the region "Thames Valley". Although according to the franchise license isnt Thames Valley techinically a sub region of Meridian anyway?
LL
London Lite Founding member
Jez posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".


Just of curiousity, which region overlaps the most with ITV London? Meridian or Thames Valley?


Well Meridian used to until they made part of the region "Thames Valley". Although according to the franchise license isnt Thames Valley techinically a sub region of Meridian anyway?


Thames Valley is made up of Meridian's North opt from Hannington and part of the old Central South opt which covers Oxon, Swindon and parts of Bucks.

On another note, No LT 6pm bulletin on Monday, instead it's another LT documentary on Gangs.
RM
Roger Mellie
Jez posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
Londoner posted:
No London Today - instead London has Wesley Smith with Thames Valley Today "for reasons beyond ITV's control".


Just of curiousity, which region overlaps the most with ITV London? Meridian or Thames Valley?


Well Meridian used to until they made part of the region "Thames Valley". Although according to the franchise license isnt Thames Valley techinically a sub region of Meridian anyway?


Sort of....

Thames Valley broadcasts from two transmitters, Oxford and Hannington. AIUI the Oxford transmitter (formerly 'Central South') is still legally part of the Central franchise, so gets Central's regional programmes. Hannington transmitter is still still legally part of Meridians franchise, hence it broadcasts Meridian's regional programming I believe.

49 days later

MC
mccanmat
I Noticed that Emma has been presenting London Tonight part of this week....

But what prompted me to post was... Has anyone else noticed that Robin the weather presenter is now Robin Mccallum? Instead of Robin Lermitte???
JR
jrothwell97
tvmercia posted:
before thames valley was invented, which region was the fall back for carlton/lwt?


I'd assume it was Meridian.

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