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I don't know about the early 1970s, but late 70s and early 80s, the IBA Eng News was normally
fed via the ITV companies' pres suites, (just like any other network programme). It came before
the 'Start Up' sequence, but definitely after the programme companies had been connected to their transmitters (which pre TV-am era occurred at 08:30).

Remember though, Crawley Court (the final resting place for IBA Engineering) wasn't built until 73 ish ? So
the example referred to would have originated from Brompton Road.

I recall one morning in the 70s, there was no sound on the IBA programme, and Southern's
continuity announcer Christopher Robbie did a VO to apologise. (Unless of course Southern/TVS had the
task of networking the programme for the IBA ? and all regions heard his voice ?)

We need Tony Currie to help I think !

I remember Engineering Announcements being discussed previously, possibly in the now archived 'Networked ITV' thread. I'll have a browse to see if anything relevant was discussed.

EDIT: Didn't find the posts, but had a really entertaining 90 minutes or so reading all about Channel's U-Matics and Tyne Tees's clunky fader again!

I thought it was the other one
* http://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/networked-itv-1990s-31327
* http://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/itv-regional-variations-70s-80s-30164/

HERE is a thread about Thames CITY TV bid.
http://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/citytv-thames-television-38868/