STV (TV channel)

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.

STV
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 (2006-05-30) 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.tv
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)