BBC London entirely, while a new programme, "South East Today" was to be created for the new South East region. BBC London, as it came to be called, replaced the long-running "Newsroom South East". Greater London and its environs have had a regional BBC television news service for many decades, but the boundaries of the region have always been somewhat nebulous due to the coverage areas of the transmitters used, as television signals do not tend to stick neatly to administrative or historical boundaries. Therefore, while the main focus of "regional" news coverage for this area has always been on the capital
BBC London at One" and after the "BBC News at Ten". The flagship programme is broadcast between 18:30 and 19:00 each weekday evening, following the end of the "BBC News at Six" and is presented by Riz Lateef. Comparisons are inevitably made to the commercial TV regional competition, in this case "ITV News London", which is produced for ITV by ITN. BBC London can be viewed in any part of the UK (and Europe) on digital satellite channel 954 on the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service. BBC London also produces current affairs, features and sports programming for the region including