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This list of linear television channels in the United Kingdom refers to
television in the United Kingdom
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...
which is available from digital
terrestrial
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Terrestrial may also refer to:
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,
satellite
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,
cable
Cable may refer to:
Mechanical
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* Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...
, and
IPTV
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providers, with an estimated more than 480 channels.
[Taking the base Sky ]EPG
Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information for ...
TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there were 485 TV stations, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010
Multi-channel networks
British Broadcasting Corporation
Channels from the
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UKTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of
BBC Studios:
Subject to regional variation. Programming in
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
.
ITV
Channels from ITV Network Limited (a joint venture between
ITV plc
ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom.
ITV plc is listed on the ...
&
STV Group plc
STV Group plc (formerly known as Scottish Television plc, Scottish Media Group plc and SMG plc) is a media company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Beginning as a television broadcaster in 1957, the company expanded into newspapers, advertising and r ...
):
Subject to regional variation
Channel Four Television Corporation
Channels from the Channel Four Television Corporation also including channels from
The Box Plus Network
The Box Plus Network (formerly Video Jukebox Network International Ltd and Box Television Ltd) was a British television company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation, it specialised in music programming.
On 2 April 2013, all The Box Pl ...
, a former joint-venture between Channel Four Television Corporation and
Bauer Media Group
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which is now fully owned by Channel 4 Television Corporation with Kerrang, Kiss and Magic brandings under licence:
Advertising regions.
Paramount
Channels from
Paramount and its subsidiaries/partnerships:
Sky Group
Channels from
Sky.
Warner Bros. Discovery
Channels from TBS Europe and Discovery Networks Northern Europe:
Narrative Capital
Channels owned by Narrative Capital (Purchased from Sony Pictures Television):
BT Group
Channels from BT Group:
Regional networks
Channels broadcast to a limited area (most channels are available to stream online from across the UK):
Wales
Subject to regional variation. Programming in
Welsh.
Scotland
Subject to regional variation. Programming in
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
.
England
Subject to regional variation. Programming in
Cornish Celtic.
Northern Ireland
Channels from the
Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
available in Northern Ireland:
Subject to regional variation. Programming in
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
.
Single-channel and specialist networks
General
Music
News
Sport
Kids
Shopping
Adult
International networks
News
General
Religion
See also
*
International BBC television channels
The BBC is forbidden under its charter to directly undertake any commercial operations on-air within the United Kingdom; however, no such restriction applies to operations in other countries. Therefore, the BBC exploits its massive television arc ...
*
List of television stations in Northern Ireland
Television services in Northern Ireland are generally the same as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, with some variations, though services from the Republic of Ireland have been becoming increasingly available in recent years.
Northern Irel ...
*
List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom
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Lists of television channels
Notes
References
External links
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Lists of British television channels
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Television channels in the United Kingdom