(ITV Channel redirects here. This article is about the ITV franchise in the Channel Islands. For the national television channel, see ITV (TV channel).) ITV Channel TV, previously Channel Television, is a British television station which has served as the ITV contractor for the Channel Islands since 1962. It is based in Jersey and broadcasts regional programme for insertion into the network ITV schedule. Until November 2011, Channel Television was one of four ITV companies independent from ITV plc alongside the two STV regions in Scotland and UTV in Northern Ireland. It is currently owned by ITV plc.