ITV Westcountry, formerly known as Westcountry Television, is the ITV franchise holder in the South West of England. The company replaced its predecessor, TSW (Television South West), from the 1 January 1993. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited (formerly Westcountry Television Limited).
Covering Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and areas of Somerset and Dorset, Westcountry forms part of the non-franchise ITV West & Westcountry region, alongside ITV West. Although Westcountry is intended for the South West of England, the station is received in areas of South Wales, via a strong signal at the Huntshaw Cross transmitter.
On 16 February 2009, the newly merged station launched a new regional news programme called The West Country Tonight. In February 2009, the Westcountry region, along with areas covered by ITV Wales and Granada ceased its analogue broadcasts as part of the switch to digital TV.
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