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Television Wales and the West

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Following the acquisition of WWN, a second VHF transmitter (using VHF channel 7) was added at St Hilary in 1965 to effectively extend the Teledu Cymru network into SE Wales thus permitting programmes of specific interest in Wales to be broadcast exclusively to Wales whilst running a separate schedule
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Whilst the original service provided by TWW from St Hilary had to carry a mix of content for viewers on each side of the Bristol Channel, the west and north of Wales were served by other VHF transmitters which carried a more specific Welsh programme service branded Teledu Cymru. TWW had acquired the
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Although TWW inherited Teledu Cymru's studios in Western Avenue, Cardiff it was decided to sell these and base both operations at Pontcanna. To accommodate this dual presentation and general increase in production the takeover created, Β£2 million was spent on updating and extending the studios
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located on Stalling Down, near Cowbridge in south Wales. This did not accommodate separate programme services and so a combined service was provided to viewers in both the Welsh and English parts of the single licence area. Although TWW had studios in both Cardiff and Bristol, the outputs of these
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TWW's on screen identity consisted, originally, of a circle containing the letters TWW, with a large 'T' in the centre and a small 'W' to either side. This apparently static caption was used for the first few years of the station's existence before the familiar box logo appeared. This logo was
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No reason was given for the dismissal (as is common practice for franchise changes) but it was believed that TWW's decision to keep its corporate headquarters in London and not move them to within the region was a significant factor. A darker explanation proffered at the time was that it was
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for English and South Wales viewers on channel 10. This was the first significant step in providing two distinct and separate programme services for Wales and for West and effectively established TWW's area as a 'dual region' during the last few years of their tenure.
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were combined at Cardiff into a single programme stream to feed the single transmitter at St Hilary. Hence, for example, local news bulletins involved an on-air switch or handover between the two studios and viewers would alternately see items from both sources.
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Despite there being many months left on the contract, TWW quit its franchise early in protest, selling the last five months to Harlech for Β£500,000 even though the new company was not yet ready to start broadcasting at the time. Following the intervention of the
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The new firm, Harlech, which will be centred in Cardiff, must build up its own personality. Tellywelly, you had a warm, friendly and inspiring one. Like many others, I'm very grateful to you. I'm sorry to see you go. It's like the death of an old
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was one of the presenters of TWW's pop show 'NOW!'. Bruce Lewis was one of TWW's main news presenters; he went on to write various books about his experience during the Second World War, "Aircrew, a Few of the First", plus other titles such as
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Following the acquisition of WWN, their Teledu Cymru branding was utilised by TWW for the North and West Wales service. The TWW logo was added beneath the Teledu Cymru dragon, along with the caption 'Network for Wales'.
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As Betjeman walked out of the theatre and the credits rolled, the camera tilted up to the "EXIT" sign on the wall, and TWW ended its transmission for the last time. An interim service,
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in 1964 allowing TWW to extend its coverage across most of Wales and to provide separate services for the Welsh and English parts of the resulting 'dual region' franchise.
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TWW was also a player in the development of 625-line colour transmission for the ITV network. Although the bulk of test transmissions and research were conducted for the
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Partly because its regional programming was so well regarded it came as a great shock when TWW lost its franchise in the 1967 franchise review, in favour of the
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Having felt desperately hard-done-by the ITA, and in the fits of a corporate tantrum, the company showed their final display of anger by closing down with
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colour cameras and associated equipment in 1966 and began running trials, with shows being transmitted on internal networks for viewing by employees.
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Television Wales and the West opened transmission at 4:45 pm on 14 January 1958 with a live, 15-minute opening ceremony by station chairman
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Until 1965, viewers in both south east Wales and the English West parts of the franchise received ITV on VHF channel 10 from the
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Ironically recorded at the Granville Theatre in London, Betjeman closed the epilogue and the station with these words:
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animated and formed when the boxes rotated revealing one letter at a time, accompanied by a twelve-note fanfare.
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in 1967, TWW ended their service early in protest long before Harlech was ready to take over. This caused the
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TWW also launched the careers of many famous faces, who appeared on their early broadcasts. These include
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licence to broadcast to the west and north of Wales following the commercial failure of WWN.
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transmitter serving both south east Wales and the west of England. The later acquisition of
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and Alfred Francis. The master of ceremonies was chief continuity announcer, Bruce Lewis.
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Much of the station's closing night was made up of in-house produced output including
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network, although the monthly Sunday evening Welsh musical entertainment show,
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at Pontcanna, including a new studio and separate transmission control suites.
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run by Harlech but using TWW's staff, leftover programming, and some assets.
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newspaper, which had printed a series of critical articles about the then
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and went on to announce for TWW, HTV West, and most famously, LWT.
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For the first six years, TWW's service was provided from a single
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Reception areas of the two TWW services when it closed in 1968
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Television channels and stations disestablished in 1968
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Independent Television Service for Wales and the West
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Harlech House of Graphics (unofficial history site)
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television network
Wales
St Hilary
Preseli
Arfon
Moel-y-Parc
London
Bristol
Cardiff
South Wales
West of England
West
North Wales
405-line
Affiliation(s)
ITV
Welsh
Wales West and North Television
Independent Television Service for Wales and the West
Independent Television
VHF
Teledu Cymru
Harlech
Independent Television Authority
emergency transitional service
Lord Derby
Ifan ab Owen Edwards
Granada Television

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