History
See also: Carlton Television and London Weekend TelevisionITV London was formed on 28 October 2002 as a unified on-screen brand for both of the Carlton and LWT franchises, running on Weekdays and Weekends respectively. It replaced the unique branding used by both franchisees with a unified service, offering the same service and news all week round. Legally, both franchises remained separate, however are run by the same operating board and from the same facilities.
ITV London is also unique in that it supplies the network feed for the other franchises and is the sole alternative ITV region to Sky Digital customers. This service, available on channel 993, is so that audio description services, which are only carried on the London variant on satellite, are readily available to all viewers. Other regional variants are available by searching, however the region is the only one to be given an exclusive EPG slot.
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