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In 1967 the Independent Television Authority renewed the ITV franchises. ABC and Rediffusion merged into Thames and Yorkshire Television launched.

However a new licence was launched in response from viewers in the South Midlands and Eastern England who felt they were being ignored by ATV and Anglia.

So the ITA reassigned the transmitters at Oxford and Sandy Heath to form a new region: The Home Counties

Two bids were made. Carlton, a production company from London and the Home Counties Independent Television Consortium (HCITC). based in Oxford.

The latter won due to their promise to be based in the region whereas Carlton would have their HQ in London.

The new channel was to be called the Home Counties Network (HCN) and would be based in Oxford while having studios in Cambridge for the eastern region.

The station launched on the 30th of July 1968 with this silent ident:

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