Initially broadcast from the Wenvoe transmitter on the outskirts of Cardiff, the geographical nature of the Wenvoe signal meant the first regional news bulletins were broadcast to both Wales and the West of England, sharing a ten-minute timeslot with News from Wales.

Until December 1960, news bulletins from Bristol also served the south coast of England, which latterly received its own regional programme.

The opening of a second signal from Wenvoe in February 1964 finally allowed the split of BBC television in Wales and the West.

The Points West brand was revived on Monday 22 May 2000 with the launch of the BBC's generic regional news graphics and presentation.

[citation needed] BBC West's regional broadcasting centre is located on Whiteladies Road in the Clifton area of Bristol with local radio studios and television bureaux also in Bath, Gloucester, Swindon and Taunton.