ITV Granada

Granada Television was the name of the ITV franchisee for the North West of England from 1968 onwards. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart. Granada's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. However Granada Television itself is now branded as ITV while network programmes produced in the area use the ITV Studios brand.

ITV Granada

Granada Television was the name of the ITV franchisee for the North West of England from 1968 onwards. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart. Granada's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. However Granada Television itself is now branded as ITV while network programmes produced in the area use the ITV Studios brand.