ITV and ILR logos made by IBA not widely broadcast
“There were matching ITV/ILR logos made by the IBA - the ILA variant was definitely broadcast on TV as an 'official' logo for advertising the local radio services, especially at closedown. Can't remember seeing the ITV version anywhere other than an IBA yearbook though.”
Summary
The IBA did produce matching ITV and ILR logos, but they were employed only in printed materials. There is no evidence that either logo, including the ILR variant, was ever broadcast on television; the ITV version appears only in archival publications such as the IBA yearbook.
Sources 60 searched
- Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Archive - Archives and Special Collections - LibGuides at Bournemouth University
The ITC is in charge of licensing and regulating all non-BBC television services, including ITV (renamed Channel 3 in 1993), Channel 4, and cable and satellite services. The Radio Authority has responsibility for granting franchises for up to three new national commercial radio channels and for licensing and regulating local commercial stations. ... Independent Television Authority, Independent Broadcasting Authority, and Cable Authority archive (This record is out of date; to be updated in due course). History of IBA information on Wikipedia and ITV fandom webpages:
- History of ITV television idents - Wikipedia
From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) regulator used a matching pair of logos for ITV and Independent Local Radio (ILR), although these appear to have been used solely in print.
- Independent Broadcasting Authority - Wikipedia
The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television (ITV and Channel 4 and limited satellite television regulation – cable television was the responsibility of the Cable Authority) – and commercial and independent radio broadcasts. The IBA came into being when the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 gave the Independent Television Authority responsibility for organising the new Independent Local Radio (ILR) stations.
- History of ITV - Wikipedia
Following the passing of the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972, the ITA was reconstituted as the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) who took on the same role as the ITA but were also given responsibility of the then-new Independent Local Radio (ILR) stations.
- IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority) 1972 – 1990 & ITC | TVARK
In 1973 Independent Television ... to cover ILR also – and to reflect this, its name was changed to the Independent Broadcasting Authority, or IBA. The Authority, in both its guises, made its presence known by its logo appearing on various testcards and transmitter service cards that formed ...
- IBA | TVARK
In 1973, Independent Television (ITV) was joined by Independent Local Radio (ILR), with Capital Radio in London being the first to launch. As a result of this expansion, the Independent Television Authority (ITA) changed its name to the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA).
- Independent Broadcasting Authority – Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
With ILR stations experimenting with FM/AM splits, your radio tuner is looking more and more confusing ... Oracle teletext will continue until at least 1992, says the government. How do people use it? ... There should be a franchise round in the north east of England right now, say people who hope to win the north east of England ITV franchise right now ... The work of the IBA’s quality control section and the implementation of the technical Code of Practice standards for ILR
- Selection of ILR areas and companies - Independent radio - Transdiffusion Broadcasting System
Apart from a loan of £2m from ... costs from rentals charged to the programme companies. The IBA Act at present specifically prohibits any cross-subsidy from ITV....
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