Southern Television
The Southern region when it lost its franchise in 1981 | |
| Type | Region of television network |
|---|---|
| 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'. However, in 1966, during the application process for contracts running from 1968, the company renamed itself 'Southern Independent Television Limited', 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 12:43, after a review during the 1980 franchise round gave the contract to Television South.