ITV Meridian, previously Meridian Broadcasting from its inception in 1993 until 2002, is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station launched on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South, and is presently owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited.
The company broadcasts to the region from the Hannington, Midhurst, Rowridge, Whitehawk Hill, Hastings, Heathfield, Tunbridge Wells, Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters. The company also broadcasts their news service to viewers served by the Oxford transmitting station despite this area being in the neighboring ITV Central region.
Meridian operates from Whiteley, Hampshire, producing regional news and current affairs programmes in addition to occasional networked productions for the ITV network.
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