is the
ITV franchisee for the border region between
England and
Scotland , and also the
Crown Dependency of
Isle Of Man . Based in
Carlisle, England , Border TV has been broadcasting since
1 September ,
1961 , and has had the complex task of serving three very different regions, particularly given the political differences between England and Scotland, and the fact that the Isle of Man is not even part of the
United Kingdom . However, this has been remedied somewhat by the introduction of separate news bulletins for England and Scotland. Border Television is now owned by
ITV Plc . There is currently some controversy on the
Isle Of Man regarding lack of coverage, particularly of
Tynwald .
The chairman of Border Television is
Melvyn Bragg .
During the 1990s, Border owned a number of radio stations, under the subsidiary Border Radio Holdings, including the
Century FM brand and
CFM (Carlisle) . Border and its radio stations were bought by
Capital Radio in 2000, and the television station was later sold to
Granada Media Group .
In 2008, the United Kingdom plans to begin its 5-year programme to cease
Analogue Television broadcasts as part of the switchover to
Digital Television starting with Border,
Westcountry Television , and
HTV Wales .
