NationMaster - Encyclopedia: STV

STV is the brand used by both ITV licensees in Northern and Central Scotland, formerly known as Grampian TV (now legally STV North Ltd.) and Scottish TV (now legally STV Central Ltd.) respectively. The brand was adopted on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 replacing both franchises' identities, similar to that of ITV1. Its positioning, identity and brand guidelines were developed by Elmwood Design's Edinburgh office.^[1] Both licensees are owned by SMG plc, which also owns such other brands as Virgin Radio and Ginger Productions. STV may refer to: Names of television channels and stations: STV - the brand name of ITV broadcasters in central and northern Scotland STV - a TV station in Mildura, Victoria, Australia STV AS - Estonian television / internet company. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links STVident1. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... This article is about the country. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is one of the UKs three Independent National Radio stations. ... Ginger Productions, alongside its big brother production company, SMG Productions, is part of the network production arm of SMG plc. ...

The STV studios in Glasgow were located on Renfield Street in Cowcaddens since its launch in 1957, but have since moved to new studios in Pacific Quay in July 2006, alongside BBC Scotland and the Glasgow Science Centre. STV's Aberdeen studios moved to a new purpose-built site in the city's Tullos area in 2003, vacating a converted tram shed that had been used since Grampian's launch in 1961. STV also has broadcasting centres in Edinburgh, Dundee, Inverness and Stornoway. Cowcaddens is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Pacific Quay is a development in Glasgow, Scotland situated next to the River Clyde at the former Princes Dock Basin. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow Tower The Glasgow Science Centre is a major science and technology museum located in Glasgow, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... This article is about the town in Scotland: for other uses, see Stornoway (disambiguation) , Stornoway (SteÃ²rnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh on Lewis (LeÃ²dhas), in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ...

Programming

The two licences still produce regional programmes, although the only difference between them is the respective news programmes: North Tonight covering Northern Scotland and Scotland Today covering Central Scotland. There is no "STV (South)" as Southern Scotland is part of the Border Television region (Border being owned by ITV plc) and programmes are presented there under the ITV1 Border brand. Emphasising the fact that STV is essentially one channel across Scotland, there is now a single director of programmes (Derrick Thomson - former managing director of Grampian TV) and, from September 2007, a single head of news (Gordon MacMillan - former head of news of Scottish TV).^[2] Terms in the renewed licences for both STV Central and STV North also mean that regional non-news programmes are shared (and identically scheduled) across both licences. North Tonight is stvs nightly news programme covering the North of Scotland. ... Scotland Today is the flagship news programme on STV, in Central Scotland. ... Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border Ltd) is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and, until December 2006, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man, owned... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...

STV produces current affairs and political programming, including Politics Now and Sunday Live. One of STV's best known brands is Scotsport, the world's longest running sports television programme, that heads STV's sports coverage. The channel also produces many Gaelic programmes. Whilst a lot of STV's output is for its own broadcast area, some programmes are also broadcast to the Scottish part of the Border Television area and some across the whole of the United Kingdom. One of STV's most famous exports is the long-running crime drama Taggart, set in Glasgow (credited as SMG Productions). get lost Category: ... Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ... Politics Now is a Thursday evening politics programme shown on STV. Michael Crow, best known for reporting on the Scottish Parliament for STVs Scotland Today and North Tonight, presents the show, interviewing some of Scotlands best-known politicians. ... Sunday Live is a Sunday morning current affairs programme shown on STV. Stephen Jardine, best known for reading the news on STVs Scotland Today, presents the show, interviewing some of Scotlands best-known people. ... Scotsport is a Scottish sports television programme. ... // Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border Ltd) is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and, until December 2006, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man, owned... Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes), and made by SMG Productions (STV) for the ITV network. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... SMG Productions is the network television production arm of the Scottish media group SMG plc, and incorporates Ginger Productions. ...

More recent STV programmes include the popular Beyond Explanation, presented by Dundonian actor Brian Cox. The programme looked at mysterious sightings across Scotland over the last few centuries. The channel also produce crime show Unsolved: Getting Away With Murder which covered past unsolved criminal cases in Scotland. The programme was shown across Scotland and drew high viewing figures while increasing the number of calls made to the Police by witnesses of various incidents who saw the show. STV have also recently show the Scottish dating show Club Cupid, which was filmed in Dundee. This article is about the actor. ... Unsolved is a television programme on stv, which investigates some of the most baffling and intriguing murders in the country, where the killers have never been caught and in some cases, the bodies never found. ... Club Cupid, which is filmed in Dundee is a brand new stv dating show for Scottish singles. ...

Previous TV programming includes the dramas Take the High Road, Garnock Way and High Living, gameshows Now You See It and Wheel of Fortune, crime series Crimedesk with Bill Knox, long-running documentary series Weir's Way, lifestyle show Room at the Top, and Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade, which lasted 26 years. Take the High Road was a soap opera produced by SMG Productions (Scottish Television) and set in the fictional village of Glendarroch (exteriors were filmed in the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond). ... Short-lived STV soap opera (1976-1979). ... Wheel of Fortune was a British television gameshow which ran from 1988 to 2001, produced by SMG Productions (Scottish Television) for the ITV network. ... William (Bill) Knox (1928-March 1999) was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

All on-screen presentation carries the STV logo, which now has the website address on them: stv.tv.

50th Birthday

On 25 August 2007 STV began using a special logo on all idents, promotions, breakbumpers and the STV website, in the run-up to the station's birthday on 31 August. The phrase "entertaining Scotland for 50 years" was also added to the idents. The special look airs in both Central and Northern Scotland, although STV has been broadcasting only in Central Scotland for 50 years, whereas the ITV franchise in Northern Scotland (STV North, previously Grampian Television) began in 1961. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Channels and Frequencies

STV is broadcast on the following main transmitters (and their dependent relays):

Black Hill Transmitter The Black Hill transmitting station is a facility for FM and TV broadcasting on Black Hill (grid reference NS828647), North Lanarkshire, Scotland near the town of Airdrie on the eastern outskirts of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. ... Craigkelly TV Tower The Craigkelly transmitting station is a 125 metre tall broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Craigkelly (grid reference NT233872) north of the Firth of Forth above the town of Burntisland in Fife, Scotland. ... The Angus transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated approximately five miles due north of the city of Dundee, in Tayside, Scotland (grid reference NO394407). ... The Durris transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the town of Stonehaven, within Durris which is an area also known as Kincardineshire (Grid Reference: NO763899). ... Bressay Transmitting Station is a broadcasting transmission facility for the Shetland Islands, located on the isle of Bressay, owned and operated by National Grid Wireless. ... The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference ND197385). ...

Retaining identity

STV, together with its counterpart UTV in Northern Ireland, has resisted adopting the generic ITV1 branding that is now commonplace throughout the ITV plc regions in the southern Scottish borders, England and Wales and the Channel Islands, although it has now adopted a single Scottish identity for both its franchises. For other uses of the UTV acronym, see UTV (disambiguation) UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV plc (LSE: ITV) is the British media company that operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British dependencies. ...

stv.tv

The website of STV. Currently offers the usual sections of News, Sport, Entertainment, Weather, Competitions, Forums and STV programme information, with TV listings. It also offers other specialised services such as online dating and gaming. The URL www. ...

STV Mobile

STV Mobile will be a 24/7 proposition which allows advertisers to interact with consumers, using all media channels.^[3]

References

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See also

The Scottish Broadcasting Commission was established by the Scottish Government in August 2007. ...

External links

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UTV Media plc (formerly Ulster Television plc and UTV plc) is a broadcasting and New Media company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The current Channel TV ident Channel Television (CTV) is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV), contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. ... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border Ltd) is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and, until December 2006, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man, owned... For other uses of the UTV acronym, see UTV (disambiguation) UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland. ... Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Associated British Corporation (otherwise known as ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV) was one of a number of commercial television companies set up in the 1950s by cinema chains in an attempt to safeguard their business by getting involved in television which was taking away their cinema audiences. ... 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ITV Meridian Ltd (formerly and more commonly known as Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for South and South East England[1]. It has been broadcasting since 1 January 1993, when it replaced TVS. The main headquarters were situated at studios in Northam, Southampton (previously used by... Westward Television was the first ITV franchise holder for the South West of England from 29 April 1961 until 31 December 1981. ... Television South West (TSW) was the ITV franchise holder for the South West England region from 1 January 1982 until 31 December 1992, broadcasting from the former Westward Television studios in Plymouth, Devon. ... Westcountry Television is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England, replacing its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), on 1 January 1993. ... The current Channel TV ident Channel Television (CTV) is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV), contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962. ... TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ... GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ... GMTV2 is a British digital television station owned by GMTV, a consortium of ITV plc and The Walt Disney Company. ... ORACLE (Optimal Reception of Announcements by Coded Line Electronics) was a commercial teletext service first broadcast on ITV in 1974 and later on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom finally ending on both channels at the end of December 1992. ... Teletext Ltd is the provider of Teletext services for ITV, Channel 4 and Five in the United Kingdom. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the original British advertising television network. ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... ITV4 is a UK television station which launched on November 1, 2005. ... The CITV Channel is a British childrens TV station from ITV plc and the Channel 3 breakfast licensee GMTV (6am-9:25am). ... Men & Motors is a mens lifestyle television channel in the UK. 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ITV Mobile is a British entertainment portal from ITV exclusive to mobile phones. ... The URL www. ... ITV Local is a broadband service provided by ITV. Established in 2005, the website provides local news, weather and features on demand, 24 hours a day. ... FriendsReunited. ... Since its origins, various ITV stations have used different idents to define each of its franchises. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. ... The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television (ITV and Channel 4 - cable and satellite television were the responsibility of the Cable Authority) and radio broadcasts. ... The ITC has been superseded as the British commercial television regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... SMG Productions is the network television production arm of the Scottish media group SMG plc, and incorporates Ginger Productions. ... Ginger Productions, alongside its big brother production company, SMG Productions, is part of the network production arm of SMG plc. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is one of the UKs three Independent National Radio stations. ... A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock is a radio station broadcasting to London via DAB, Virgin Media, Sky Digital and worldwide on the internet. ... A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Groove is a radio station broadcasting to worldwide on the internet. ... Virgin Radio Xtreme is a Digital radio station in the United Kingdom. ... Pearl & Dean is primarily known as a British cinema advertising company. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... The URL www. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Pacific Quay is a development in Glasgow, Scotland situated next to the River Clyde at the former Princes Dock Basin. ... Television in Scotland mostly consists of UK-wide output, with some national variations. ... Viewers in Scotland receive four or five public terrestrial television stations. ... 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