The ITV is also an important component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, which allows a mobile mortar system to provide long-range indirect fire support to infantry forces as part of the Marine Corps' "Ship to Objective Maneuver" doctrine.

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Although one company - ITV plc - now owns all the regional stations based in England and Wales, some aspects of the regulatory system date back to the days when each station in the network was a distinct entity.

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