Editing ITV Channel Television (section)

=== 1960s and 1970s ===
The size of Channel's audience made the station initially vulnerable to any disputes and disturbances to the ITV network as a whole. When technicians went on strike in the summer of 1968, Channel was the only station not to be affected.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> While Channel did survive [[History of ITV#1968 strike|the 1968 strike]], it was badly affected by the [[Three-Day Week]] of 1973-4 which restricted the hours of television stations to save electricity.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> However, Channel managed to escape [[History of ITV#1979 dispute|the large ITV strike that blacked out the rest of the network in August–October 1979]], on the same understanding as before.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> Channel managed to provide a service based mainly on films, imports, extended local news coverage and regional programming, with the biggest problem coming from difficulties in transporting film to the Jersey studios.

Channel also made advances during this period to enhance its service. In 1970, Channel formalised its relationship with South West England ITV franchisee holder [[Westward Television]] allowing a greater share of programming between the two franchise holders.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> Channel finally converted to colour television on Monday 26 July 1976,<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> the last region to do so (five years after the next to last contractor, [[Grampian Television]], began colour transmissions) and seven years after the first. Delays were due to the cost of upgrading the studios and purchasing new equipment and the need to provide a stronger network feed as the region's northernmost areas got better signals from Southern and Thames/London Weekend. All local programmes were being made in colour by the following year with Channel donating all of its old cameras to local museums.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/> Just before the 1979 ITV strike began, Channel became only the second TV station in Europe to introduce [[electronic news-gathering]] (ENG) to its local news operation ([[BBC1]] had used ENG for London-originated news since at least 1978), ending the use of film.<ref name="ITV Channel TV History 50"/>