Antrim Road - Ulster Television start-up (early 1970s)

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2 жыл бұрын

The Antrim Road was UTV's unofficial theme tune throughout the 1970s. It was broadcast at the start of each day's transmissions, accompanied by a tuning signal.
Here's the theme with the tuning signal which accompanied it from 1970 to 1972. The signal was recovered from a damaged home video recording.
The 'ITA' stands for the Independent Television Authority, who were responsible for regulating the ITV network and owned all its transmitters.
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@Voxac100b 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent original broadcast

@MrNinjaFish 6 ай бұрын

This is a banger so it is

@Voxac100b 6 ай бұрын

It's a classic the best of the ITV Regions

@deldirk7123 9 ай бұрын

Beware of the raised volume in the last 15 seconds, it can cause a fright

@dublinbrazilianblue2 4 ай бұрын

It caught me out many a time on the weekends in the early 80s 😂

@Voxac100b 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought the transmitter locations and frequencies was also transmitted. This is excellent. Anything else good on the tape?

@allaround3536 Жыл бұрын

that is after 1972. This is what it would show btw 1970 ( start of color broadcast) and 1972 ( When ITA became IBA and it would show the transmitter info)

@Whizzy-jx3qe Жыл бұрын

@@allaround3536 Seamus was the name of the other start up theme (Van Phillips Orchestra)

@gavinn6905 Жыл бұрын

Both of Ulster Television's opening theme tunes - Seamus, and The Antrim Road - were excellent pieces in terms of music reflecting the region.

@JHollowayNetwork 5 ай бұрын

@@allaround3536The ITA “Transmitters in Service” slide was not used until late 1971 and carried on when the Independent Television Authority because the Independent Broadcasting Authority in mid-1972.