Wales West and North Television
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Wales (West and North) Television, known on screen as Teledu Cymru (pronounced [tɛˈlɛdɨ ˈkəmrɨ], Welsh for "Wales Television") and often abbreviated to WWN, was the Welsh "Independent Television" (commercial television) contractor awarded the franchise area serving North and West Wales, from 1962 (franchise awarded 6 June 1961). It began transmitting on 14 September 1962, and ceased on 26 January 1964 through financial failure; the franchise area was soon combined with the South Wales and West of England area, operated by TWW.[1][2] TWW retained the Teledu Cymru name in the former WWN franchise area, as did successor Harlech during their emergency transitional franchise, only retiring the name when they were able to officially take over.
Type | Region of television network |
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Branding | Teledu Cymru |
Country | |
First air date | 14 September 1962; 61 years ago (1962-09-14) |
TV transmitters | Preseli, Arfon, Moel-y-Parc |
Headquarters | Cardiff and Bangor |
Broadcast area | West and North Wales |
Dissolved | 26 January 1964; 60 years ago (1964-01-26) (after 1 year, 134 days) |
Picture format | 405-line |
Affiliation(s) | ITV |
Language | English and Welsh |
Replaced by | Merged with TWW |