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List of television channels in the United Kingdom

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National Analogue Terrestrial Stations

The channels are available via an antenna with an analogue TV set.

  • BBC One - Run by the BBC, funded by a yearly mandatory licence fee.
  • BBC Two - Run by the BBC, funded by a yearly mandatory licence fee.
  • ITV1 - Independent commercial broadcaster. Called UTV in N. Ireland, Scottish TV in Southern Scotland, Grampian in Northern Scotland and Channel in the Channel Islands.
  • Channel 4 - State-owned commercial broadcaster. Not available in Wales.
  • S4C - Channel 4's equivalent in Wales only. Independent commercial broadcaster, partly financed by the licence fee. 50% of programming is in Welsh.
  • five - Independent commercial broadcaster. Is often incorrectly referred to by its original name, Channel 5. Is still not available in the whole of the UK.

National Digital Terrestrial Stations

The channels are available via an antenna with a digital adapter on your existing TV set.

Multiplex One (BBC)

Multiplex Two (Digital 3&4 (ITV/Ch4)).

Multiplex A (SDN (ITV plc))

Multiplex B (BBC)

Muliplex C (Crown Castle (NG Transco))

Multiplex D (Crown Castle (NG Transco))

Television stations

These channels are available on digital aerial, satellite and cable systems.

Many channels have a "timeshift" or "+1" service. This is an identical channel carrying the same programmes delayed by one hour to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme. These channels are not included in the table above.

Regional channels

Recent years have seen a succession of regional, often community based, television channels start operating. Often these are tied to a particular city, but available in surrounding areas.

Student Television Stations

Defunct channels

Future channels

New channels

  • Faze TV - Television channel targeted towards gay men. Will start broadcasting in September 2005.
  • INK - Planned joint venture kids channel between ITV and Nickelodeon. Plans called off in July 2005.
  • More4 - New from Channel 4, broadcasting property and lifestyle programs (due to launch October 2005).

Imported American channels

International BBC channels

These channels are BBC ventures not available in the UK, in some cases they are similar to channels offered in the UK. Unlike BBC services in the UK, these services carry advertising and have regular commercial breaks because the British Television Licence Fee is not collected outside the UK.

BBC Channels abroad are operated by BBC Worldwide, in canada channels require a percentage of original canadian productions and are operated in conjunction with Alliance Atlantis

  • BBC World - formerly World Service Television
  • BBC Prime - entertainment channel available in Europe, Africa, Middle East
  • BBC America - US Market British Entertainment Channel
  • BBC Canada - Canadian Market British Entertainment Channel
  • BBC Japan - Japanese market British Entertainment Channel
  • BBC Kids - Canada-broadcast children's channel
  • BBC Food - Southern Africa/Scandinavia
  • People+Arts - Latin America/Iberia

Scottish Television Channels

· *BBC One Scotland (BBC1)

· *BBC Two Scotland (BBC2)

· *Scottish Television (ITV1)

· *TeleG

See also

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