The practice of buying an older building and fitting it out as a studio complex was in fact a very common element of early ITV stations.

The location was deliberately chosen by the company because of its proximity to the telephone exchange in Carliol Square, as television signals to and from other ITV stations were relayed by land-line from the studios to the switching centre.

[1] The merger was initiated due to the large costs incurred by both companies to retain their licences following the 1991 franchise round.

Immediately following the merger, 150 employees were made redundant at City Road as part of cost-saving measures at YTTTV.

The presentation departments, continuity announcers and numerous administrative and executive posts moved to The Leeds Studios, home of Yorkshire Television.

On 28 October 2002, the Tyne Tees brand was removed from network programming, with its on-screen identity reduced to a sub-brand of ITV.

As you may know our colleagues in London take over continuity from 9:25 this morning, so on behalf of our Northern Team, Helen, Neil, Maggie and Kerrie and all the past Tyne Tees announcers since 1959, this is Bob Preedy bidding you a fond farewell.The final nail in the coffin was Granada PLC's merger with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc in 2004.

Mike Neville was joined in the studios by many of the Tyne Tees staff as they bid farewell to City Road.

The following day, the news department and playout facilities were relocated to Tyne Tees new, much smaller, headquarters, Television House, at The Watermark in Gateshead.