1980 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1980.

• 7 January - Grampian Today is relaunched as North Tonight, as part of an effort to reflect northern Scotland as a whole. 1980 also sees Grampian introduces weekday lunchtime and closedown news bulletins, called North News and North Headlines respectively.

• 19 February - Debut of the Scottish Television's soap Take the High Road.^[1]

• No events.

• 1 December – BBC Scotland carries out a one-week experiment in breakfast television. It is a simulcast of BBC Radio Scotland's breakfast show Good Morning Scotland.^[2]
• 28 December – The IBA announces the results of the 1980 franchise round, revealing that all three of Scotland's ITV broadcasters have retained their franchises.

• Future British Prime Minister Gordon Brown becomes a journalist with Scottish Television.

• 7 January - Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• 19 February - Take the High Road (1980–2003)^[1]

• Scotsport (1957–2008)^[3]
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–Present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present)

• 8 May - Michelle McManus, singer-songwriter, actress, radio and television presenter
• 2 August - Kate Heavenor, Children's television presenter
• 21 November - Lisa McAllister, model and actress
• Unknown - Bryan Swanson, television reporter

• 9 February - Renée Houston, 77, comedy actor
• 12 February - Moultrie Kelsall, 78, actor

• 1980 in Scotland