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Westward Television was the first holder of the ITV franchise for South West England, commencing broadcasts on April 29, 1961. It was renowned for its devoted, high-quality local programming and presentation, but squabbling between its local management and the London-based management board was to result in its loss in the 1980 franchise round. It ended up being taken over by its replacement, Television South West (TSW), in August 1981, but the Westward name and Golden Hind model (see below) continued to be used until midnight on January 1, 1982.
Nicknames: "Westward Ship", "Westward Test Pattern"
Logo: We see the front end of a real ship on the water. The white text "WESTWARD" moves up in a wavelike motion. A white line is drawn across that from both ends of the screen, a circular border is formed around the ship, and an image of a white ship facing left with little "waves" below "WESTWARD" is formed. The banners "CHANNEL 9" (Stockland Hill) and "CHANNEL 12" (Caradon Hill), in squares, move in from the top in wavelike motions and stop. The finished product looks like a test pattern.
Variant: A still version has the logo in a single color and the text on the sides matching that of the main text, as well as lacking any squares. There are 2 different versions: white on black, or black on white.
FX/SFX: "WESTWARD" moving up, the white line wiping in, the border appearing, the switch to the ship sketch and the channel names wiping in.
Music/Sounds: A four-note vibraphone tune similar to the NBC chimes.
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "Westward Ship II", "Golden Hind"
Logo: Against a black background, we see a white model ship turn to the left into place, while zooming in a bit. The text "WESTWARD", in a Futura font, zooms out from the haul of the ship.
Trivia: The ship is called the Golden Hind, which was used by the famed English explorer Sir Francis Drake.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The ship and the zooming out, later sliding in, text.
Music/Sounds: A nautical seven-note horn fanfare.
Availability: Extinct.
Nickname: "Westward Ship III", "Golden Hind II"
Logo: Against a blue background, we see the same Golden Hind from before slowly zooms out and turn into place. Below it, an orange square with a white ship on it (actually the ship from the 1st logo) fades in near the bottom left, and the white-outlined text "WESTWARD"" is wiped in next to it. "TV", in red with white outlines, fades in next to that.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The ship and the text, which had become really dated by the late 1970s.
Music/Sounds: A nautical fourteen-note horn fanfare, with the last one being held. The 1978 version had a dramatic seven-note fanfare, with the last three notes sounding like the beginning of the fanfare from ATV's Zoom 2 ident.
Availability: Extinct.
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