TV-am was a TV company that broadcast the ITV franchise for breakfast television in the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 until 31 December 1992. The station was the UK's first national operator of a commercial breakfast television franchise. Its daily broadcasts were between 6:00 am and 9:25 am.

27th December 1991 - The start of TV-am including the news and continuity & adverts around Cartoon Carnival

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This is a timeline of the British breakfast television station TV-am which provided the ITV nationwide breakfast-time service from 1983 to 1992. 24 January – The Independent Broadcasting Authority announces that in the next ITV franchising round it will offer a national licence for breakfast television.

GMTV won the licence for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise from 1993, outbidding the previous licence holder, TV-am, in the 1991 franchise round for £34 million, backed by LWT, Scottish Television, The Walt Disney Company, and the Guardian Media Group. GMTV promised a cheerful morning and with more information – termed the F-factor.

Wacaday with Timmy Mallett. TV-am - 1991.

You'll either love or hate this series of clips from overnight ITV (note the regional Anglia ad) TV-am and then Anglia from Hallowe'en 1991. Despite the bad...

TV-am captured a dramatic decade of British life reflecting tragedies such as the Lockerbie Air Disaster, Hillsborough and Piper Alpha. Big moments in politics such as The Miners’ Strike and the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Plus big national celebrations such as the wedding of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson.

TV-am was a TV company that broadcast the ITV franchise for breakfast television in the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 until 31 December 1992. The station was the UK’s first national operator of a commercial breakfast television franchise.

On 16 October 1991, TV-am lost its franchise to Sunrise Television, later renamed GMTV when it replaced the former channel on 1 January 1993. Visuals: The ident starts on a dark, cloudy sky background gradually becoming brighter as the sun rises from afar.