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February – TSW’s appeal to have the ITC’s decision to relieve TSW of its licence fails when it is rejected by the House of Lords.

Westcountry was the second highest of the other two applicants and was awarded the licence with a bid of £7.82 million. Westcountry had tabled a lower bid but the ITC awarded the licence to Westcountry because it felt that TSW’s bid of £16.1 million was too high.

16 October – The ITC announces that TSW has lost its licence.

TSW becomes one of the first ITV companies to start broadcasting in NICAM digital stereo.

Autumn – TSW chooses to refresh its on-screen presentation rather than use the 1989 ITV corporate look.

TSW renames its news programme from Today to TSW Today.

2 September – TSW begins 24-hour broadcasting.

TSW changes the name of its regional news programme from Today South West to Today.

The new service includes regular five-minute national and regional news bulletins.

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7 September – Following the transfer of ITV Schools to Channel 4, ITV provides a full morning programme schedule, with advertising, for the first time.

Channel Television switches its feed of the ITV network from TSW to TVS.

May – TSW unveils a computerised version of its ident.

3 January – The last day of transmission using the 405-lines system.

TSW concludes a two-year £4 million investment programme in its studios which sees the introduction of new production equipment and the building of an additional studio.

1 January – TSW launches at midnight and closes down for the night 40 minutes later with TSW branding.

31 December – At just before midnight, Westward Television says goodbye rather than at the end of the day's programmes as the other companies that lost their franchises did.

12 August – TSW goes on air in all but name, continuing to use the Westward name until the end of the year.

Early in 1981 – Rather than waiting until after its franchise ends, Westward's management decide to sell up quickly to TSW which purchases Westward Television for £2.38 million.

28 December – The Independent Broadcasting Authority announces that Westward has lost its franchise to TSW.

The strike ends on 24 October although Westward staff returned to work a few days before the rest of the country.

10 August – The ten week ITV strike forces Westward Television off the air.

The 1974 franchise round sees no changes in ITV's contractors as it is felt that the huge cost in switching to colour television would have made the companies unable to compete against rivals in a franchise battle.

5 November – Colour transmissions begin from the Huntshaw Cross transmitter.

16 October – Following a law change which removed all restrictions on broadcasting hours, ITV is able to launch an afternoon service.

13 September – Westward begins broadcasting in colour from the Stockland Hill and Caradon Hill transmitters, and to mark the change, Westward's ident is reshot in colour.

22 May - Westward Television starts broadcasting in colour from the Redruth transmitter.

January – Peter Cadbury is sacked, and rehired within days as the chairman of the Westward board, after he made outspoken remarks against the levy imposed on advertising revenue imposed by the IBA.Later in 1969 – EMI purchases Keith Prowse Music Publishing from Westward.17 January – Westward merges with the Keith Prowse company, due to Westward's chairman Peter Cadbury also being chairman of Keith Prowse.Listings are subsequently carried in a Westward edition of TVTimes which now becomes a national publication. September – The final edition of Westward's listings magazine Look Westward is published.August – A technicians strike forces ITV off the air for several weeks although management manage to launch a temporary ITV Emergency National Service with no regional variations.22 April – The Huntshaw Cross transmitting station opens, providing better reception across north Devon.The Independent Television Authority renews Westward's licence for a further seven years.This is later extended by a further year.

Westward is given a three-year extension to its licence.

Westward had fought off 11 competing bids to win the licence to broadcast to south west England.

29 April – Westward Television starts broadcasting.

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