London Weekend Television
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| Based in | London |
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| Broadcast area | London |
| First airdate | 2 August 1968 |
| Closed | Lost on-air identity 27 October 2002 (identified as ITV at all times) |
| Replaced |
ATV London on Saturdays and Sundays Rediffusion, London on Friday evenings |
| Replaced by | ITV London |
| Owned by | ITV plc |
| Website | ITV London |
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London Weekend Television (LWT) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00pm until 1982) to Monday mornings at 6:00am. From 1968 until 1992, when LWT's weekday counterpart was Thames Television, there was an on-screen handover to and from LWT at each end of the weekend; from 1993 to 2002, when LWT's weekday counterpart was Carlton Television, the transfer occurred invisibly during a commercial break as Carlton and LWT shared studio and transmission facilities.
Like most ITV franchises, including Carlton's, the London weekend franchise is currently operated by ITV plc. As of 2014[update], the franchise is still separately licensed, but unlike many other franchises, it is no longer distinguished on air in any way. LWT is now managed with Carlton Television as a single entity (ITV London), and the legal name for LWT is now ITV London (Weekends). London Weekend Television Ltd is, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed at Companies House as a "Dormant company".
The London Television Consortium (LTC) was created and led by television presenter David Frost, who at the time was working for the London weekday ITV station, Rediffusion. The consortium also consisted of three ex-BBC members of staff: Michael Peacock (controller of BBC1), Frank Muir (assistant head of BBC comedy) and Doreen Stephens (head of children's output). Rediffusion's Controller of Programmes, Cyril Bennett, also joined the consortium along with Clive Irving, theatre director Peter Hall and, for financial backing, , managing director of GEC.
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