Television South East

Television South East (known on air as TVS) is a British regional tv channel owned by ITC. The channel broadcasts in the Kent area of England (hence it’s iconic logo) and some parts of East London, East Anglia and the Midlands. It was launched on 7th November 1955, being the second regional channel in the ITC Network, with it’s brother channel LBS (London Broadcasting System) launching a year earlier. 
==History==
===Launch===
The channel was launched in 1955 with limited programming. The first ident was simply the name Television South East in a bold uppercase typeface. The channel was launched with limited programming, with the first night being bombarded by Laurel and Hardy repeats and news reports. 
=== TGOF Strike of 1977 ===
Before 1977, there wasn’t really any big news within TVS. That was until 1977. Tensions began to rise with the TGOF Union, which handled all the channels programming, were frustrated with their treatment by the British public. They called on TVS Management to tell viewers to stop disrespecting their own. TVS denied this request, saying they had to sort the issues out themselves, and were not interested in getting involved with the unions “petty meddling.” As a result, the TGOF Union walked out in outrage and protest. Programmes continued to transmit for a few hours after the walkout. However, TVS would be forced off the air during a news report on the strike. A protester reportedly threw a brick at a camera, damaging it in the process. Another protester hijacked the channel, forcing it off air. The hijacker’s equipment was extremely sophisticated, so the channel was not able to return to the air. The channel was off air for a total of 15 weeks. The channel returned on air at week 16, whilst the strike was still going on. The TGOF had loosened the strike action, so the channel returned to television screens. The strikers who damaged the camera and hijacked the video were caught and arrested 2 days later.