STV

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STV

Based in	Aberdeen & Glasgow
Broadcast area	Scotland (Central and Northern)
Launched	30 May 2006
One of the new STV idents, first aired in May 2006.
Replaced	Grampian Television (Northern Scotland); Scottish Television (Central Scotland)
Website	stv.tv
Owned by	SMG plc

STV, known on-screen as all lowercase stv, is the brand used by both ITV licensees in Northern and Central Scotland, formerly known as Grampian TV and Scottish TV respectively. The brand was adopted on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 replacing both franchises' identities, simliar to that of ITV1. Its positioning, identity and brand guidelines were developed by Elmwood Design's Edinburgh office [1]. Both licensees are owned by SMG plc, which also owns such other brands as Virgin Radio and Ginger Productions.

The STV studios in Glasgow were located on Renfield Street in Cowcaddens since its launch in 1957, but have since moved to new studios in Pacific Quay in July 2006, alongside BBC Scotland and the Glasgow Science Centre. STV's Aberdeen studios are based at a new purpose-built site in the city's Tullos area. STV also has broadcasting centres in Edinburgh, Dundee, Inverness and Stornoway.

Contents 1 Programming 2 Channels and Frequencies 3 Retaining identity 4 stv.tv 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Programming

The two different companies still produce differing regional programmes: North Tonight covers Northern Scotland, and Scotland Today covers Central Scotland. There is no "STV (South)" as Southern Scotland is part of the Border Television region (Border being owned by ITV plc) and programmes are presented there under the ITV1 Border brand.

STV produces current affairs and political programming, including Politics Now and Sunday Live. One of STV's best known brands is Scotsport, the world's longest running sports television programme, that heads STV's sports coverage. The channel also produces many Gaelic programmes. Whilst a lot of STV's output is for its own broadcast area, some programmes are also broadcast to the Scottish part of the Border Television area and some across the whole of the United Kingdom. One of STV's most famous exports is the long-running crime drama Taggart, set in Glasgow.

More recent STV programmes include the popular Beyond Explanation, presented by Dundonian actor Brian Cox. The programme looked at mysterious sightings across Scotland over the last few centuries. The channel also produce crime show Unsolved: Getting Away With Murder which covered past unsolved criminal cases in Scotland. The programme was shown across Scotland and drew high viewing figures while increasing the number of calls made to the Police by witnesses of various incidents who saw the show. STV have also recently show the Scottish dating show Club Cupid, which was filmed in Dundee.

Previous TV programming includes the dramas Take the High Road and High Times, long-running documentary series Weir's Way and lifestyle show Room at the Top.

All on-screen presentation carries the STV logo, which now has the website address on them: stv.tv.

[edit] Channels and Frequencies

STV is broadcast on the following main transmitters (and their dependent relays)

• Channel 43 (650MHz) on the Black Hill transmitter.
• Channel 24 (498MHz) on the Craigkelly transmitter.
• Channel 23 (490MHz) on the Darvel transmitter.
• Channel 61 (794MHz) on the Rosneath transmitter.
• Channel 25 (506MHz) on the Torosay transmitter.
• Channel 60 (783MHz) on the Angus transmitter.
• Channel 25 (506MHz) on the Durris transmitter.
• on the Knock More transmitter
• on the Rosemarkie transmitter
• on the Rumster Forest transmitter
• on the Eitshal transmitter
• on the Keelylang Hill transmitter
• Channel 25 (506MHz) on the Bressay transmitter

[edit] Retaining identity

STV, together with its counterpart UTV in Northern Ireland, has resisted adopting the generic ITV1 branding that is now commonplace throughout the ITV plc regions in the southern Scottish borders, England and Wales and the Channel Islands, although it has now adopted a single Scottish identity for both its franchises.

[edit] stv.tv

www.stv.tv is the URL of the website of STV. The website currently offers the usual sections of News, Sport, Weather, Competitions and STV programme information, with TV listings. It also offers other specialised services such as online dating and gaming.

The site received a brand new look in early July, to tie in with the new-look channel.

It is also now possible to watch news reports relating to articles, the lunchtime news bulletins and also some classic STV outtakes on the new site. Additionally, for a fee, users can watch STV's live coverage of the UEFA Champions League.

[edit] See also

• North Tonight
• Scotland Today
• Scotsport

[edit] External links

• stv.tv
• Scotland on TV - An SMG website showcasing programmes taken from STV's archives