STV (TV channel)
television channel in Scotland
STV is a free television channel in Scotland. It is part of the ITV network. It is one of the five main channels in Northern and Central Scotland. It started in 2006, when the old Grampian Television (Northern Scotland) and Scottish Television (Central Scotland) were merged. STV has the channel 3 licence in these areas. In the Scottish Borders, ITV is shown. STV's director is Gordon MacMillan.[1]
STV | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Broadcast area | Central and northern Scotland |
Network | ITV |
Headquarters | Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | STV Group |
Sister channels | ITV (in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, South Scotland and the Isle of Man) UTV (in Northern Ireland) ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 ITVBe CITV |
History | |
Launched | 30 May 2006 | 12 January 2015 (STV Glasgow/Edinburgh)
Replaced | Grampian Television (Northern Scotland); Scottish Television (Central Scotland) |
Closed | 1 June 2018 (STV2) 5 years ago 23 April 2017 (STV Glasgow/Edinburgh) 6 years Ago |
Links | |
Website | stv |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 3 (SD) (all regions) Channel 34 (+1) (central west, north) Channel 103 (HD) (central west) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media | Channel 103 (HD) Channel 114 (+1) |
Satellite | |
Freesat | Channel 103 (SD) (all regions) Channel 111 (HD) (Central West) |
Sky | Channel 103 (HD) (all regions) Channel 803 (SD) (all regions) |
Astra 2E | 10906 V 22000 5/6 |
Astra 2F | 11068 V 23000 2/3 S2 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
STV Player | Watch live (STV regions only) |
References
change- ↑ "Gordon takes control of Scotland ..." Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.