Granada has always been my region's ITV channel, but then I'm in Eccles, near Manchester. However, I could also get a rather snowy reception of HTV, Harlech Television, serving north Wales! When Channel Four started in 1982, I could also pick up S4C, the Welsh version, too!
I remember being able to receive Granada as well as Tyne Tees in 1986, by then this marvelous start up had long gone but the closedown music was still there, we could get a snowy picture on the Tyne Tees aerial but even by then except for the Regional News, it was slowly becoming nationalised, so we decide against getting a separate aerial, when we had our dual standard TV in 1970 we could receive a rather grainy picture on VHF 405 lines channel 9 frrom Winter Hill with an inside rod aerial!!
I remember watching this start up many years ago when I was on holiday in Blackpool & my mother put the TV on in our hotel room as there were some cartoons on to entertain me & my brother & sister while my parents were getting prepared for a day trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
This music is by Keith Mansfield - him of Grandstand theme fame - as you would expect from the maestro himself, first class arrangements - what year was it first used?
Ah, Granada never needed any of that - it was self confident understated stuff from them, simple static start and end caps, no nonsense "A Granda Presentation" as you got in other ITV regions to keep remind their viewers either. It was basic stuff but delivered with aplomb.
That said, we've thrown the baby out with the bathwater in all this - s*dding sky.... :-(
It's over 1000ft tall, One of the tallest in the country, and stuck up on Winter Hill, it's the highest. No wonder it can be picked up well out-side the Granada region.
Its pretty impressive - I lived right opposite it for 21 years - even from where I was at the foot of the hill it still seemed huge. Its even more of a beast up close - walked up the hill to see it many a time since I was a nipper!
Well I got it off Darren Meldrum's Private parts website and managed to get it up to speed. I can probably send it to anyone who asks. And dmc1200 is right, the announcer did fluff up by pluralising transmitter.
Sorry, the speach is, "From the transmitters of the Independant Broadcasting Authority, this is Granada." The ploral is supposed to be there. It was the same speach given out at start-up by all regions. HTV certainly used to do it.
Well, in 1990 the IBA's Engineering Division was split up and was first replaced by National Transcommunications Limited (NTL) and then replaced by Arqiva. The IBA was also replaced by the Independent Television Commission to regulate commercial television and the Radio Authority obviously regulated radio. They amalgamated with the Broadcasting Standards Council and Commission to become known as Ofcom. I'm not sure about the ITCA.
ITCA was replaced by the ITV Network Centre in 1992 following complaints from smaller producers that the Independent Television Companies' Association's Programme Controllers' Committee, representing the 'Big 5' network companies tended to exclude smaller producers from the network. This was one of the consequences of the Broadcasting Act 1990
From transmitters? Granada is only transmitted from one transmitter.
A better thing to say would have been:
"This is Granada, broadcasting to South Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, North East Wales and Northernmost Derbyshire from the Winter Hill transmitter and associated relays of the Independent Broadcasting Authority."
Granada Television is, of course, broadcast from the Winter Hill transmitter in Lancashire and used to have its transmission area extended to the Yorkshire region from 1956 until 1968 when Yorkshire Television took that part of the country over when Granada broadcast seven days a week and ABC lost their weekend franchise for the Northern region.
Granada can also be received along the North Wales coast to Anglesey(because of the extremely clear line of sight to the transmitter from there)and as far south as Stoke-On-Trent gets it too as does parts of South Lakeland Furness area;Winter Hill has a high power erp of 500kW.
and Granada extended to Skipton in North Yorkshire but you had to horizontally polarise your aerial since Yorkshire was vertically polarised! Frequently useful if Yorkshire transmitter at Emley Moor was down during a storm...seemed to happen quite often i recall....oh lovely bit of nostalgia!
Some parts of the high Yorkshire Dales going up towards Lancaster also got a signal too from Winter Hill giving them a chance to bow away from Yorkshire Television;in Skipton, although reception is possible from Winter Hill,a high-gain wideband aerial(and possibly a booster)set up similarly in horizontal polarization facing it is necessary because signal strength would probably somewhat lower being furthest away than it's intended transmission area.
That's just a relay, receives the signal from the Winter Hill transmitter and broadcasts it across the local area. If Winter Hill wasn't there, there'd be no signal.
Same here, great upload. Brings me right back to sitting in front of my nans tv waiting for the saturday morning cartoons to start. Always loved that music...
@okneb I'll second that!
somehopes26 3 weeks ago
...for the closedown
somehopes26 4 months ago
nice to match the new granada theme tune start up with the theme tune
somehopes26 4 months ago
Granada has always been my region's ITV channel, but then I'm in Eccles, near Manchester. However, I could also get a rather snowy reception of HTV, Harlech Television, serving north Wales! When Channel Four started in 1982, I could also pick up S4C, the Welsh version, too!
joannedj1 4 months ago
Parts of East Lancs round nelson colne trawden earby and burnley got yorkshire.
AnthonyUK 4 months ago
Sitting here just waiting for "Joe 90" to start! Happy times.
ffjkhguhgft 7 months ago
I swear on this recording, the granada theme has a higher pitch than normal
BassPlayer9651 7 months ago
I remember being able to receive Granada as well as Tyne Tees in 1986, by then this marvelous start up had long gone but the closedown music was still there, we could get a snowy picture on the Tyne Tees aerial but even by then except for the Regional News, it was slowly becoming nationalised, so we decide against getting a separate aerial, when we had our dual standard TV in 1970 we could receive a rather grainy picture on VHF 405 lines channel 9 frrom Winter Hill with an inside rod aerial!!
MrBrownberry 9 months ago
Which Year Did They Have 24 Hour TV?
gibsosgerbil 1 year ago
@gibsosgerbil 1988
MrThecarebear 10 months ago
@gibsosgerbil it was 1988, ITV was the first to go 24 7, soon followed by Channal 4 & Sky about 1990 think
then later on the BBC by the late 1990s
gallafey 5 months ago
Does anyone know who composed this music?
allthewaybackhome 1 year ago
Was there any overlap between the Granada and Yorkshire regions I wonder? Could some people in the far West of Yorkshire receive Granada?
Feisty1967 1 year ago
@Feisty1967 Skipton I think and some parts of the Yorkshire Dales going up towards Lancaster
AnthonyUK 1 year ago
@AnthonyUK Skipton and Barnoldswick, yeah I know those areas.
Feisty1967 1 year ago
@AnthonyUK Yes some of North Yorkshire is covered by Granada,round the Settle area
RobW581 11 months ago
Does anyone remember the intro where the camera passes through a large park looking at statues ect with the sound of a battle in the background?
dandanpipersson 1 year ago
I remember watching this start up many years ago when I was on holiday in Blackpool & my mother put the TV on in our hotel room as there were some cartoons on to entertain me & my brother & sister while my parents were getting prepared for a day trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
allen1jeremy 1 year ago
As a child I would watch this getting into the groove of the music waiting for my fix of tv.
peterdcarter1 1 year ago
Whats happened to Graham James?
GanEdenAustralia 1 year ago
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I dont like Granada LWT was 10 times better
as itv London I dont like Granada
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leeirisray 1 year ago
Does anyone recall an IBA startup ident that included a short clip about the IBA's engineering HQ at Crawley Court in Hampshire? (now Arqiva)
nevwhile 2 years ago
@nevwhile
I do- it wasnt on all the time, I think it was being shown in the late 70's
medicdeano 1 year ago
Thank you, this took me back to being 3 years old. Long live You Tube and people access to video in the late 70s:)
okneb 2 years ago
This music is by Keith Mansfield - him of Grandstand theme fame - as you would expect from the maestro himself, first class arrangements - what year was it first used?
MrBrownberry 2 years ago 3
@MrBrownberry I miss the Grandstand theme on a Saturday afternoon!
joannedj1 4 months ago
No where near as good as triumphant Yorkshire start up.
stedav100 2 years ago
Ah, Granada never needed any of that - it was self confident understated stuff from them, simple static start and end caps, no nonsense "A Granda Presentation" as you got in other ITV regions to keep remind their viewers either. It was basic stuff but delivered with aplomb.
That said, we've thrown the baby out with the bathwater in all this - s*dding sky.... :-(
anthonyprime 2 years ago
Bring back regional TV idents!
lincsposter 2 years ago
It's over 1000ft tall, One of the tallest in the country, and stuck up on Winter Hill, it's the highest. No wonder it can be picked up well out-side the Granada region.
sirtfyed 2 years ago 5
Its pretty impressive - I lived right opposite it for 21 years - even from where I was at the foot of the hill it still seemed huge. Its even more of a beast up close - walked up the hill to see it many a time since I was a nipper!
jivequeen 2 years ago
Wonderful!
ciaralira 2 years ago
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granada is a bunch of tea drinking nigger lovers.
JonKinchIsLegit 3 years ago
Wow. You smart!
mrpariot 3 years ago
Shame this music isn't commercially available.
GottaBePaxton 3 years ago 2
Well I got it off Darren Meldrum's Private parts website and managed to get it up to speed. I can probably send it to anyone who asks. And dmc1200 is right, the announcer did fluff up by pluralising transmitter.
Hoddersrevenge 3 years ago
Sorry, the speach is, "From the transmitters of the Independant Broadcasting Authority, this is Granada." The ploral is supposed to be there. It was the same speach given out at start-up by all regions. HTV certainly used to do it.
rolfmanuk 2 years ago
whatever happened to the IBA and ITCA?
CaptainOatwright 3 years ago
Well, in 1990 the IBA's Engineering Division was split up and was first replaced by National Transcommunications Limited (NTL) and then replaced by Arqiva. The IBA was also replaced by the Independent Television Commission to regulate commercial television and the Radio Authority obviously regulated radio. They amalgamated with the Broadcasting Standards Council and Commission to become known as Ofcom. I'm not sure about the ITCA.
cwilliams1976 3 years ago
ITCA was replaced by the ITV Network Centre in 1992 following complaints from smaller producers that the Independent Television Companies' Association's Programme Controllers' Committee, representing the 'Big 5' network companies tended to exclude smaller producers from the network. This was one of the consequences of the Broadcasting Act 1990
lewisdg2000 3 years ago
Wow, this brings back memories, especially the music!
purpleprose1967 3 years ago
It is great to hear it again isn't it!
halsalli 3 years ago
From transmitters? Granada is only transmitted from one transmitter.
A better thing to say would have been:
"This is Granada, broadcasting to South Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, North East Wales and Northernmost Derbyshire from the Winter Hill transmitter and associated relays of the Independent Broadcasting Authority."
dmc1200 3 years ago
Granada Television is, of course, broadcast from the Winter Hill transmitter in Lancashire and used to have its transmission area extended to the Yorkshire region from 1956 until 1968 when Yorkshire Television took that part of the country over when Granada broadcast seven days a week and ABC lost their weekend franchise for the Northern region.
cwilliams1976 3 years ago
Granada can also be received along the North Wales coast to Anglesey(because of the extremely clear line of sight to the transmitter from there)and as far south as Stoke-On-Trent gets it too as does parts of South Lakeland Furness area;Winter Hill has a high power erp of 500kW.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
and Granada extended to Skipton in North Yorkshire but you had to horizontally polarise your aerial since Yorkshire was vertically polarised! Frequently useful if Yorkshire transmitter at Emley Moor was down during a storm...seemed to happen quite often i recall....oh lovely bit of nostalgia!
CaptainOatwright 3 years ago
Some parts of the high Yorkshire Dales going up towards Lancaster also got a signal too from Winter Hill giving them a chance to bow away from Yorkshire Television;in Skipton, although reception is possible from Winter Hill,a high-gain wideband aerial(and possibly a booster)set up similarly in horizontal polarization facing it is necessary because signal strength would probably somewhat lower being furthest away than it's intended transmission area.
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
the announcer says from transmitters of the iba not granada,good to hear graham james's voice again.
unicentre 3 years ago
What I meant was the announcer said transmitters, as in the plural, but Granada is only transmitted from one transmitter.
dmc1200 3 years ago
What about the tramsmitter up near Morecambe & Lancaster?
sirtfyed 3 years ago
That's just a relay, receives the signal from the Winter Hill transmitter and broadcasts it across the local area. If Winter Hill wasn't there, there'd be no signal.
dmc1200 3 years ago
I learn something new! - I stand corrected!
sirtfyed 3 years ago
@dmc1200 yeah, keep it simple eh?
andymerrett 1 year ago
You cant pinch stuff off another website simon will be very annoyed
bampoka 3 years ago
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That Soundtrack is from the Film "The Legend
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shirleygibson 3 years ago
That theme is the full-on full-length version of The New Granada Theme
AnthonyUK 3 years ago
Same here, great upload. Brings me right back to sitting in front of my nans tv waiting for the saturday morning cartoons to start. Always loved that music...
coboltoe 3 years ago
Great Nostalgic Stuff. Takes me back to a happier time when my Mam was alive...
nevwhile 3 years ago 2
Thankyou for uploading this Chris seeing this again took me back to my childhood and brought a tear to my eye.
What Lovely music
charlieboy7t5 3 years ago