BBC One Scotland is a Scottish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by

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. It is the Scottish variation of the UK-wide

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network and is broadcast from

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History

The BBC Television Service started broadcasts to Scotland on 14 March 1952 using the

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broadcast from the Kirk o'Shotts transmitter, four weeks after England saw television pictures from Scotland with the funeral of King George VI on 15 February. The first programme, ''Television Comes to Scotland'', was relayed on the English transmitters, featuring a dedicatory prayer, a vote of thanks from Lord Provost of Edinburgh and a ten-minute dancing segment. The inaugural speeches didn't go well in London, but the entertainment output over time received praise. The '' Television Newsreel'' that day was led by the launch of the service in Scotland. Expansion of the service was first planned in 1954 with the building of a transmitter in Inverness; accomplished by the opening of the Rosemarkie transmitting station on 14 August 1957, extending reception to the Highlands. By 1962, there were plans for television news interview studios in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, followed by the building of transmitters in Shetland and Ballachulish. Further transmitters were commissioned in 1964 to increase coverage in the Shetland Islands and South West Scotland. Colour broadcasts started with the network output in 1969; with the conversion of BBC Scotland's Queen Margaret Drive Studio "A" in Glasgow in 1971, Scottish programming followed suit. On 1 December 1980, BBC1 Scotland broadcast the ''Radiovision'' project delivering a simulcast of

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's breakfast programme. This was the first breakfast television programme broadcast by BBC1 in any part of the UK, after the short-lived attempt by

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in 1977.

Presentation

For all of the time the channel is referred to on screen as ''BBC One Scotland'', sometimes using overlays to replace the normal channel identifier. The station also has its own team of continuity announcers, provided by BBC Scotland, to accommodate for the variations seen in Scotland from the rest of the BBC One network, whilst also providing the channel with an added Scottish identity. The announcers, based in Glasgow, also double up as transmission directors. BBC One Scotland updated its visual presentation style as part of the network BBC One revamp on 7 October 2006. The presentation style fits in with the national BBC One 'Circle' idents, but with the "Scotland" caption added to the network logo. File:Bbc-curlingident1.jpg, alt=Still frame from BBC Scotland 'Curling' ident from the nineties by Liquid Image, BBC One Scotland 'Curling' ident from the nineties by Liquid Image File:Barrel of laughs ident small.png, alt=Three stills from 'Barrel of laughs' BBC Scotland nineties ident by Liquid Image, 'Barrel of laughs' BBC One Scotland nineties ident by Liquid Image

Availability

An HD (high-definition) simulcast of BBC One Scotland launched on 14 January 2013 on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media. On 10 December 2013, BBC One Scotland HD was swapped with the SD channel on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers.

Programming

BBC One Scotland is responsible for covering certain special events such as the annual '' Hogmanay Live'' programme which sees in the New Year, and major Scottish sporting events such as

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internationals, the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Six Nations rugby union campaigns, and the performance of Scottish competitors at the

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and

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. Whilst generally following the schedules of the UK-wide BBC One, BBC One Scotland offers programming specific to Scotland, such as soap opera ''

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'' and football programme ''

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''. As a result of this, regular

shows, such as ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', are scheduled at different regular times in Scotland, compared with the rest of the UK.

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and

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specifically for Scotland are examples of the channel's distinct output.BBC statements of programme policy
/ref> Examples of BBC One Scotland programmes include: * '' BBC Scotland Investigates'' * '' The Beechgrove Garden'' * ''

Debate Night Debate Night is BBC Scotland's flagship current affairs debate show, hosted by Stephen Jardine, which airs on Wednesdays nights. History Stephen Jardine was named as the host on 15 February 2019 ahead of the launch of the new BBC Scotland chan ...

'' * ''

Reporting Scotland ''BBC Reporting Scotland'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Scotland, broadcast on BBC One Scotland from the headquarters of BBC Scotland in Pacific Quay, Glasgow. The programme usually followed after the nationwide bulletin ...

'' * ''

The Scheme ''The Scheme'' is a BBC Scotland BAFTA-award-winning Documentary film, documentary series which follows the lives of six families in the Onthank and Knockinlaw Council house, housing schemes in Kilmarnock. The series has been the subject of some ...

'' * ''

Still Game ''Still Game'' is a Scotland, Scottish sitcom produced by Effingee Productions, The Comedy Unit and BBC Scotland. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who played the lead characters, Jack Jarvis (Still Game character), Jack Jarvis, ...

'' * '' Scot Squad'' * '' Two Doors Down''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bbc One Scotland 1952 establishments in Scotland BBC television channels in the United Kingdom English-language television stations in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 1952 BBC Scotland Television channels in Scotland