ITC Grants Westcountry Licence

The ITC has confirmed today that the regional Channel 3 licence for South- West England has been granted to Westcountry Television Limited.

Although the licence was initially awarded to Westcountry in October 1991, the grant was dependent on the outcome of the judicial review application by TSW. This was dismissed by the House of Lords on 25 February 1992.

Because of the enforced delay in granting the licence, which will come into force on 1 January, 1993, the Commission has given consent under the terms of the licence for certain limited variations from the proposals in the original application. These relate to the amount of initial in- house production, the provision of night – time recorded bulletins and late night bulletins at weekends and to proposals for out – stations and production facilities.

ITC: 071 584 7011