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List of BBC television channels and radio stations

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This is a list of local, regional, national and international television channels and radio stations owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom and around the world.

List of television channels

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In the UK, as well as on Freeview, satellite and cable services, the BBC's licence-funded television channels and their programmes can be watched live and on demand via BBC iPlayer. They can also be seen in Ireland and some parts of mainland Europe.

National

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Name Logo Description Airtime per day
BBC One
Flagship channel and broadcasts a variety of mainstream programming. 24 hours
BBC Two
Secondary channel and broadcasts a range of alternative programming.
BBC Three
Broadcasts a variety of youthful programming. 9 hours (19:00 to 04:00)
BBC Four
Broadcasts a range of serious programming.
BBC News
Rolling news and current affairs. 24 hours
BBC Parliament
Parliamentary coverage.
CBBC
Programming for children over the age of six. 12 hours (07:00 to 19:00)
CBeebies
Programming for children under the age of six. 13 hours (06:00 to 19:00)

Regional

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Name Logo HD Channel Language
BBC One Northern Ireland
BBC One Northern Ireland HD English
BBC One Scotland
BBC One Scotland HD English
BBC One Wales
BBC One Wales HD English
BBC Two Northern Ireland
BBC Two Northern Ireland HD English & Gaeilge (Irish)
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two Wales HD English
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland HD English
BBC Alba
Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

S4C

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The Welsh language channel S4C is funded from the BBC-administered TV licence, but is not owned by the BBC and operates independently.[1]

Name Logo HD Channel Language
S4C
S4C HD Cymraeg (Welsh)

Local (England)

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Name Sub-opt Map
BBC One East Previously (1997–2022) East from Norwich and West from Cambridge Map of the BBC English regions
BBC One East Midlands
BBC One London
BBC One North East & Cumbria
BBC One North West
BBC One South BBC Oxford for Oxford and the surrounding areas
BBC One South East
BBC One South West BBC Channel Islands for the Channel Islands
BBC One West
BBC One West Midlands
BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
BBC One Yorkshire

List of UKTV channels

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UKTV is a multichannel broadcaster owned by BBC Studios, therefore, the channels are not funded by the television licence, and are operated independently from the BBC-branded channels.

Name Description HD +1 Package
Alibi Crime drama Alibi HD Alibi +1 Pay
U&Dave Comedy U&Dave HD U&Dave ja vu Free-to-air
U&Drama Drama U&Drama HD U&Drama +1
U&Eden Nature U&Eden HD U&Eden +1
Gold Classic comedy Gold HD Gold +1 Pay
U&W Entertainment U&W HD U&W +1 Free-to-air
U&Yesterday History U&Yesterday +1

List of international television channels

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Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.

Name Description
BBC News An international English language news network from BBC Global News available worldwide.
BBC News Arabic Arabic news channel available in the Arab World. Operated by BBC World Service.
BBC News Persian Persian news channel available in Europe, Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Operated by BBC World Service.
BBC America United States, a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programming. Joint venture between BBC Studios Channels with AMC Networks.
BBC Entertainment Light entertainment programming.
BBC First Comedy and drama programming.
BBC Brit Factual entertainment programming.
BBC Earth Premium factual programming and documentaries. Also identified as Sony BBC Earth in India owing to joint venture partnership.
BBC HD High-definition television channel. Available on watercraft and about entirely defunct across national markets.
BBC Lifestyle Lifestyle programming.
BBC UKTV Australia, and New Zealand, best of British entertainment programming.
BBC Nordic Nordic countries, Factual entertainment and documentaries programming.
BBC Kids Australia, and New Zealand, Programming for children over the age of six.
CBeebies Programming for children under the age of six.

List of national radio stations

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Name Logo Description FM AM DAB & Digital TV BBC Sounds
BBC Radio 1 Youth-orientated music, pop music, dance and rock. Yes No Yes Yes
BBC Radio 1Xtra Black music, hip hop, R&B and dancehall. No
BBC Radio 1 Dance Classic, current and future electronic dance music, with mixes and archives. No
BBC Radio 2 Adult-orientated music, country, jazz, soul and funk. Yes Yes
BBC Radio 3 Classical music, jazz, world music, arts, culture and drama.
BBC Radio 4 Spoken-word programming, news, current affairs, drama, comedy and philosophy. Yes
BBC Radio 4 Extra Archive programming. No No Yes
BBC Radio 5 Live News, current affairs, discussion and sport. Yes
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Additional sports coverage. No Yes
BBC Radio 6 Music Alternative music, rock, reggae and other minor genres.
BBC Asian Network Station for the British Asian community. In some areas
BBC World Service International radio station for current affairs. No


List of regional radio stations

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Scotland

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Wales

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Northern Ireland

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List of local radio stations

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BBC Local Radio logo used since 2021

East

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East Midlands

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London

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North East and Cumbria

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North West

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South

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South East

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South West

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West

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West Midlands

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Yorkshire

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Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

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List of former TV channels and radio stations

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Television

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Radio

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National stations

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Regional stations

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Local stations

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References

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  1. ^ "BBC/S4C strategic agreement". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2024.