Tynwald has agreed to take action if the Border and Tyne-Tees ITV newsrooms are merged.
Members unanimously backed a move to make representations for the Isle of Man to be serviced by ITV Granada instead.
The shake up of regional news coverage was announced by ITV in September.
MLC Juan Turner (pictured) was behind the motion. He says the Island has closer links with the north west:
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