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Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,877
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Not a debate about the current channel, but a button that was often seen on seventies television sets as Britain awaited its fourth channel, which would almost certainly be given to the IBA. However, the name ITV 2 was not to be as Channel 4 was decided on, but it would have been interesting if a television name nowadays more associated with programmes for young women had become ITV 2.

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  • david16david16 Posts: 14,821
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    I recall the days of the tuning button.

    I had great fun tuning in ITV on the BBC1 button and tuning in BBC1 on the ITV2 button.
  • gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,611
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    This would be when my dad invented the remote control to change channel with our push button TV: A long piece of dowel. :D
  • Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,877
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    I often wonder if the ITV 2 name had been used for Channel 4, what the channel that is now ITV 2 would be called.
  • hmeisterhmeister Posts: 2,371
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    Glenn A wrote: »
    I often wonder if the ITV 2 name had been used for Channel 4, what the channel that is now ITV 2 would be called.

    ITV3?

    Then the current ITV3 would be ITV4 and the current ITV4 would be ITV5.
  • cutty sarkcutty sark Posts: 42
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    Glenn A wrote: »
    I often wonder if the ITV 2 name had been used for Channel 4, what the channel that is now ITV 2 would be called.

    Erm... ITV 3 !!!
  • hyperstarspongehyperstarsponge Posts: 16,653
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    It would be a lot different if Channel 4 never launched, You have to remember Freeview was a lucky accident at the flop of ON/ITV digital. Sky and VM would of still existed through.
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