Television regions
Which BBC and ITV region a transmitter carries, from Ofcom's own columns. This is the answer to why the next village gets different news — and, less obviously, why retuning to a stronger transmitter can change it.
BBC regions (15)
Which BBC One and BBC Two variant a transmitter carries, and therefore which BBC regional news programme.
BBC Scotland229 txBBC Wales203 txBBC South West107 txBBC North West88 txBBC North East & Cumbria69 txBBC Midlands63 txBBC North63 txBBC West60 txBBC South55 txBBC London53 txBBC Northern Ireland46 txBBC South East39 txBBC East30 txBBC East Midlands17 txBBC South West/Channel8 tx
ITV regions (15)
Which Channel 3 licensee a transmitter carries. In Scotland that is STV rather than ITV, and the page names the licensee Ofcom name rather than relabelling it.
ITV Wales203 txITV Westcountry107 txITV STV Central103 txITV STV North98 txITV Meridian94 txITV Central80 txITV Granada79 txITV Yorkshire65 txITV West62 txITV Border59 txITV London54 txITV Northern Ireland46 txITV Tyne Tees46 txITV Anglia31 txITV Channel8 tx