• TV Ark - ATV Midlands
• TV Ark - ATV London

1955

ATV began as ABC (Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd.) as a weekday franchise but a lawsuit against ABPC who owned the ABC Cinema chain (and its film studios, later renamed Elstree Studios) also had the weekend Midlands/North franchise called ABC Weekend Television, Associated British Corporation on the weekend wanted to use its initials ABC and Associated Broadcasting Company throughout the week wanted to use its initials ABC but finally in October 1955 it was renamed Associated TeleVision Ltd. (ATV) to avoid confusion with ABC Weekend TV which started broadcasting on 5th May 1956.

1955-1958

1955-1982

1958-1964

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