London Weekend Television

London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. The company took over from ATV Network Limited on 2 August 1968 (ATV continued broadcasting to the Midlands until 1981). ATV's weekend franchise had covered Saturdays and Sundays only; when LWT came on air it was also awarded Friday night from 7 PM, which meant there was an on-screen handover from Thames Television at 6:59. In the 1980s LWT's hours were extended to begin at 5:15, much to the chagrin of Thames. When Carlton Television took over from Thames in 1993 the times were retained, but since Carlton hired its broadcast facilities from LWT the on-screen handover no longer involved switching between different studios.

External links

• The LWT website
• LWT's animated black and white logo, 1969 from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).
• LWT's first animated colour logo, 1970 from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 6 or later).
• Animated LWT "River" logo of 1971 from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 6 or later).
• Animated LWT logo of 1978 from 625.uk.com (Requires Macromedia Flash version 4 or later).