Articles about 1981 ITV franchise round

Reading’s Evening Post rushes out a front page splash to announce that Southern TV has lost its franchise in 1980

Ructions at City Road as Tyne Tees wins its franchise in 1980 but is ordered to restructure

Has the IBA managed to bring peace to the Westward board room? And even if so, will they force Westward to merge with a rival bidder? Peter Fiddick of The Guardian speculates in October 1980

A tongue-in-cheek list of simple dos and don’ts of applying for an ITV contract from the IBA

Daniel Farson interviews Kevin Goldstein-Jackson about the new TSW in 1981

The Observer in 1980 has an exclusive on what would happen in the next franchise round

In 1980, the Daily Telegraph reports on a challenger for Granada

David Hastings watches everything change

Ian Beaumont waves goodbye to Westward

Phil Paterson watches the IBA kill a station

Russ J Graham sees the end of ATV Midlands