14 Facts About ITV Border

Border Television was taken over by Granada plc in 2001 and a year later, as part of a network-wide re-launch, the name Border Television was dropped from on-air presentation, continuity and idents before networked programming in favour of the national ITV1 brand .

However, on 16 September 2013, a full regional news service for the ITV Border region was restored as part of an extensive relaunch of the station's local programming.

ITV Border were chosen on the basis of their plans and management which was considered local but still featured names from large business and from the world of education.

From January 1982, ITV Border began broadcasting to south Cumbria from the Kendal transmitter which previously carried Granada.

In 1993, ITV Border began its first venture into commercial radio when it was awarded the licence for a new regional radio station serving Central Scotland – Scot FM – in partnership with Grampian Television.

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On 25 September 2008, Ofcom gave ITV the go ahead to merge the Border and Tyne Tees operations from early in 2009.

ITV Border still serves the northern portions of the Isle of Man to this day.

The main ITV Border newsroom is based in the Kingstown area of Carlisle with reporters living and working in Carlisle, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Kendal, Selkirk and Whitehaven.

The programme continues to be broadcast from Gateshead with extra journalists recruited for newsgathering in the ITV Border region, including a Scottish political editor in Edinburgh, a sports correspondent and district reporters.

ITV Border was required to reopen its former opt-out service for southern Scotland, previously used to broadcast split news bulletins and select STV programming.

ITV Border maintains a bureau for Scottish Parliament coverage in Edinburgh with district news reporters and camera crews based locally in Dumfries, Galloway, Kendal, Selkirk and Whitehaven.

On 6 September 1993, the ident was changed to the ITV Border logo revolving out of thin air and featuring a background of pastel colours.

On 1 September 1995, the logo was changed again with two different idents, a same 3D ITV Border logo falling into place against a water-effect blue backdrop, which was set to the same tune as used previously but later played on instruments to match the water theme.

On 8 November 1999, ITV Border adopted the second generic look along with the rest of the regions, but did not use their logo in this look.