Current Licensees
There are at present fourteen regional licenses and one national license for the breakfast service. Other licenses exist to provide specific programming services, such as Teletext and national news, but are not listed here. All licenses listed here were renewed until the end of 2014. Licences in England and Wales were held by the individual regional ITV plc owned companies prior to November 2008.
In 2012 it was announced that the licences will get renewed for the next ten years.
| Licence Service Area | Licence Holder | Licence held since | Parent Company | Service Name | On Air Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Channel 3 Licences | |||||
| Northern Scotland | STV North Limited | 1961 | STV Group plc | STV North | STV |
| Central Scotland | STV Central Limited | 1957 | STV Group plc | STV Central | STV |
| Northern Ireland | UTV Limited | 1959 | UTV Media plc | UTV | UTV |
| Channel Islands | Channel Television Limited | 1962 | ITV plc | ITV1 Channel Television | ITV1 Channel Television |
| English-Scottish border | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Border | ITV1 |
| North East England | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Tyne Tees | ITV1 |
| Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Yorkshire | ITV1 |
| North West England and Isle of Man | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Granada | ITV1 |
| Wales and West of England | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Wales ITV1 West |
ITV1 Wales ITV1 |
| Midlands | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Central | ITV1 |
| East of England | ITV Broadcasting Limited | December 2006 | ITV plc | ITV1 Anglia | ITV1 |
| London Weekday | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 London (Carlton) | ITV1 |
| London Weekend | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 London (LWT) | ITV1 |
| South and South East England | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Meridian | ITV1 |
| South West England | ITV Broadcasting Limited | November 2008 | ITV plc | ITV1 Westcountry | ITV1 |
| National Channel 3 Licences | |||||
| National breakfast time | ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited | 1993 | ITV plc | ITV Breakfast | ITV1 |
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