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Type | Region of television network |
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Branding | ATV |
Country | United Kingdom |
TV transmitters | Sutton Coldfield, Waltham, Ridge Hill, The Wrekin, Croydon, Lichfield, Membury |
Owner | Associated Communication Corporation |
Dissolved | 28 July 1968 (London) 1 January 1982 (Midlands) |
Former names | ABC (Associated Broadcasting Company) before 8 October 1955 Associated Television (1955-1966) |
Picture format | 625- and 405-line |
Affiliation | ITV |
Language | English |
Replaced | ABC Weekend TV in the Midlands on weekends (1968) |
Replaced by | Central Independent Television in the Midlands (1982) London Weekend Television in London (1968) |
Subsidiary | ATV Music Publishing |
Associated Television was the original name of the British broadcaster ATV. ATV was a part of the ITV network. They served London on weekends from 1955 until 1968 and the Midlands on weekdays from 1956 to 1968. After 1968 they would serve only the Midlands every day of the week until 1982.