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London Weekend Television was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5:15pm to Monday mornings at 6:00am.
London Weekend Television is no longer individually identified on air, and uses the generic ITV logo for continuity announcements, and as a banner during commercial advertising breaks. The official name for London Weekend Television is now ITV London. The company is managed with Carlton Television as a single entity, but the two franchises are still separately licensed. London Weekend Television Ltd is, along with most other regional companies owned by ITV plc, listed on www.companieshouse.gov.uk as a "Dormant company".
The franchise is currently operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited, along with most other ITV plc-owned franchises, including Carlton's. In its original guise, LWT was used as an on-air brand from July 1968 until October 2002 when it became part of ITV London. LWT's on-screen identity has been completely removed. Other regions have kept their original company name as a region name and in their local news name. This was not possible with LWT as ITV London is a seven-day service on-screen.
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