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Back in the 1970s, television broadcasters used '''Test Card F-type ITA/IBA cards''' to aid in technical operation, and for placeholders in-between regular programming.
Back in the 1970s, television broadcasters used '''Test Card F-type ITA/IBA cards''' to aid in technical operation, and for placeholders in-between regular programming.
== History ==
== History ==
The Independent Television Authority (ITA; later renamed the IBA, or Independent Broadcast Authority to cover all forms of telecommunications) was a non-partisan governmental television overseer established in 1954 for the broadcast stations of the United Kingdom. At first designed simply to oversee the creation of ITV (Independent Television), they later took on new roles, such as censoring broadcasts, establishing run times for then-new programs, and regulating commercial advertising on television channels.  
The Independent Television Authority (ITA; later renamed the IBA, or Independent Broadcast Authority to cover all forms of telecommunications) was a non-partisan governmental television overseer established in 1954 for the broadcast stations of the United Kingdom. At first designed simply to oversee the creation of ITV (Independent Television), they later took on new roles, such as censoring broadcasts, establishing run times for then-new programs, and regulating commercial advertising on television channels.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_CmvCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=independent+television+authority+chairman+1954+kenneth+clarke+kirkpatrick&source=bl&ots=P63_w7Bb_p&sig=ACfU3U1D0D4tTpnxGyyEDI9CKJZWIhFKXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidiuCsv6XsAhVyo3EKHaUEDFUQ6AEwCXoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=independent%20television%20authority%20chairman%201954%20kenneth%20clarke%20kirkpatrick&f=false</ref>


With the creation of the ITA through the Television Act of 1954 also came test cards. While not limited to the 1970s (ITA tuning signals were around as early as 1955), the prominence of test cards comes from the BBC in the early 1970s, depicting a young girl holding a homemade doll. Other test cards, made unique to ITA and IBA, remain lost to this day.
With the creation of the ITA through the Television Act of 1954 also came test cards. While not limited to the 1970s (ITA tuning signals were around as early as 1955), the prominence of test cards comes from the BBC in the early 1970s, depicting a young girl holding a homemade doll. Other test cards, made unique to ITA and IBA, remain lost to this day.


==Found/Partially-Found Test Cards==
==Found/Partially-Found Test Cards==
*HTV (ITA found, IBA lost)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*Associated Television (ITA found, IBA lost)
|-
*Southern TV (ITA found, IBA lost)
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Franchises
*Anglia TV (both found)
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status (ITA)
*Tyne Tees Television (ITA found, IBA lost)
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status (IBA)
*Yorkshire Television (ITA found, IBA lost)
|-
*Thames/LWT (both found)
|TWW/HTV||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
*Westward (ITA found, IBA lost)
|-
*Granada (ITA lost, IBA found)
|Associated Television||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Southern Television||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Anglia Television||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Tyne Tees Television||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Yorkshire Television||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Associated British/Rediffusion/Thames/LWT||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Westward||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Granada||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Border Television||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Scottish Television||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Ulster Television||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Channel Television||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''
|-
|Grampian Television||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''||<span style="color:grey;">'''Existence Unconfirmed'''
|}
==External Link==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Television_Authority Wikipedia page for ITA.]


==(Known) Lost Test Cards==
==References==
*Border Television
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*Channel Television
*Grampian Television
*Scottish Television
*Ulster Television


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Latest revision as of 09:40, 31 August 2023

Test Card Example.jpg

An example of a test card.

Status: Partially Lost

Back in the 1970s, television broadcasters used Test Card F-type ITA/IBA cards to aid in technical operation, and for placeholders in-between regular programming.

History

The Independent Television Authority (ITA; later renamed the IBA, or Independent Broadcast Authority to cover all forms of telecommunications) was a non-partisan governmental television overseer established in 1954 for the broadcast stations of the United Kingdom. At first designed simply to oversee the creation of ITV (Independent Television), they later took on new roles, such as censoring broadcasts, establishing run times for then-new programs, and regulating commercial advertising on television channels.[1]

With the creation of the ITA through the Television Act of 1954 also came test cards. While not limited to the 1970s (ITA tuning signals were around as early as 1955), the prominence of test cards comes from the BBC in the early 1970s, depicting a young girl holding a homemade doll. Other test cards, made unique to ITA and IBA, remain lost to this day.

Found/Partially-Found Test Cards

Franchises Status (ITA) Status (IBA)
TWW/HTV Found Lost
Associated Television Found Lost
Southern Television Found Lost
Anglia Television Found Found
Tyne Tees Television Found Lost
Yorkshire Television Found Lost
Associated British/Rediffusion/Thames/LWT Found Found
Westward Found Lost
Granada Lost Found
Border Television Lost Found
Scottish Television Lost Found
Ulster Television Lost Found
Channel Television Existence Unconfirmed Existence Unconfirmed
Grampian Television Existence Unconfirmed Existence Unconfirmed

External Link

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_CmvCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA307&lpg=PA307&dq=independent+television+authority+chairman+1954+kenneth+clarke+kirkpatrick&source=bl&ots=P63_w7Bb_p&sig=ACfU3U1D0D4tTpnxGyyEDI9CKJZWIhFKXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidiuCsv6XsAhVyo3EKHaUEDFUQ6AEwCXoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=independent%20television%20authority%20chairman%201954%20kenneth%20clarke%20kirkpatrick&f=false
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