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The Welsh region ITV programming was initially provided by Teledu Cymru which was taken over by TWW in 1964, and eventually HTV Wales who took over from 1968. In 1971, three protesters from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg were jailed for "conspiring to trespass" after gaining access to the site compound and climbing the lower section of the mast.
Television Wales and the West [1] [2] (TWW) was the British Independent Television (commercial television) contractor for a franchise area that initially served South Wales and West of England (franchise awarded 26 October 1956, started transmissions on 14 January 1958, [3] the eighth franchise to launch) until 1968.
The ITV 405-line television service commenced with Teledu Cymru on 28 January 1963. One year later, Wales (West and North) Limited had collapsed financially, and the ITA awarded the franchise to provide the service from 27 January 1964 for the West and North Wales region to Television Wales and West, the holder of the franchise for the South Wales and West of England region.
TWW refused to purchase shares in the new consortium and opted to cease broadcasting early on Monday 4 March 1968, selling its remaining airtime to Harlech for £500,000. As the new service was not ready to launch, an unbranded emergency service was provided by former TWW staff until Harlech's launch on Monday 20 May 1968. The opening night was ...
Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh [1] [2] prop comedian and magician.As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), [3] and he habitually wore a red fez when performing.
[10] [11] [12] ITV Cymru Wales' latest coastal six-part series is The Pier, with Llandudno Pier [13] having been filmed during the summer of 2021. The series started on ITV Cymru Wales on 4 October 2021, [ 14 ] [ 15 ] with one episode from the series broadcast so far on ITV in England on 13 March 2022.
TWW may refer to: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube; Television Wales and the West, the British Independent Television contractor serving South Wales and West of England from 1956–68; TheWolfWeb, an unofficial message board for North Carolina State University
A remuda is a horse herd from which ranch-hands select their mounts. The word is of Spanish derivation, meaning 'remount', i.e.: "change of horses", and is in common use in the American West. The person in charge of the remuda is generally known as a wrangler.