The studios were first used in 1959 when Tyne Tees was simply known as Channel 8 and moved to Gateshead in 2005.
Tyne Tees is named after two of the region's three primary rivers. ITA considered the original name, "North East England", was imprecise. Some of the consortium's suggestions were rejected: "Three Rivers Television" for being obscure, and "Tyne, Wear, and Tees" for being too long. Eventually, in October 1958, the name "Tyne Tees" was announced. The other major river, the Wear (which runs between the Tyne and the Tees), was represented within Tyne Tees' early signature tune"Three Rivers Fantasy", a specially commissioned work by composer and arranger Arthur Wilkinson. The musical overture merged several regional folk tunes, such as "Water of Tyne", ending in The "Blaydon Races". [9] Part of the medley was based upon "The Sailor's Hornpipe". The nautical theme was also reflected in the station's first logo: an anchor gradually transformed into the triple Ts of the Tyne Tees Television logo
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