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Type | Region of television network |
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Branding | Southern |
Country | England |
First air date | 30 August 1958 |
Motto | The Station that serves the South |
TV transmitters | |
Headquarters | Southampton |
Broadcast area | South and South East England |
Owner | Rank Organisation, Associated Newspapers & D. C. Thomson & Co. |
Dissolved | 31 December 1981 | (after 23 years, 123 days)
Picture format | |
Affiliation(s) | ITV |
Language | English |
Replaced by | Television South |
Southern Television was the ITV broadcasting licence holder for the South and South-East of England from 30 August 1958 to 31 December 1981. The company was launched as 'Southern Television Limited' and the title 'Southern Television' was consistently used on-air throughout its life. However, in 1966, during the application process for contracts running from 1968, the company renamed itself 'Southern Independent Television Limited',[1] a title which was used until 1980 when the company reverted to its original corporate name. Southern Television ceased broadcasting on the morning of 1 January 1982 at 12:43am,[2] after a review during the 1980 franchise round gave the contract to Television South.