- UKTV Style
Infobox TV channel
name = UKTV Style
logosize = 100px| logofile = UktvStyle.png
logoalt = UKTV Style logo
launch =1 November 1997
share = 0.2%
(0.1% for +1)
share as of = March 2008
share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti]
owner =UKTV Network
(BBC Worldwide /Virgin Media Television )
picture format =16:9 ,576i (SDTV )
former names = UK Style (until March 2004)
timeshift names = UKTV Style +1
sister names =
web = [http://www.uktvstyle.co.uk www.uktvstyle.co.uk]
terr serv 1 =Top Up TV
terr chan 1 = Channel 26
(14:00-16:00 only)
sat serv 1 = Sky Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 246
Channel 247 (+1)
cable serv 1 =Virgin Media
cable chan 1 = Channel 265
Channel 266 (+1)| cable serv 2 =WightCable
cable chan 2 = Channel 68/123
adsl serv 1 = Tiscali TV
adsl chan 1 = Channel 17
|UKTV Style (previously UK Style) is a
television channel broadcasting in theUnited Kingdom , as part of theUKTV network of channels, and launched on1 November 1997 . Along with the rest of the network, the "UK" prefix was changed toUKTV on8 March 2004 and is thus now known as UKTV Style.The channel is available on Sky Digital,
Tiscali TV andVirgin Media . The channel is also available ondigital terrestrial television through theTop Up TV pay-tv service from 1pm to 4pm on channel 26. Prior to May2002 , UK Style was carried onITV Digital channel 38, 24 hours a day.A two hour timeshift channel named UKTV Style 2 launched on Sky on 12 December 2007 and subsequently closed down on 15 September 2008 to make way for the new UKTV channel 'Watch'.
Programming
The output of the channel shows lifestyle programmes (mainly
image ,home improvement s andDIY shows) that are a combination of internally produced shows and repeats of shows from theBBC archive. Before the launch ofUKTV Food , it also showed many cookery programmes and gardening programmes, however these now all reside onUKTV Food andUKTV Gardens respectively.Current Programming
*"Cash in the Attic
*"Car Booty
*"Flog It!
*"Living in the sun
*"Fantasy homes by the sea
*"Escape to the Country
*"the million pound property experiment
*"the truth about beauty
*"
*"farm for fussy eaters
*"how to find a husband
*"family Xchange
*"things i hate about you
*"To Buy or Not to Buy
*"Homes Under the Hammer
*"staying put
*"What Not to Wear (UK)
*"Changing Rooms External links
* [http://www.uktvstyle.co.uk Style] at UKTV.co.uk
* [http://www.louiseredknappofficial.co.uk Clothes Show Present Louise Redknapp's Official site]
* [http://thetvroom.com/uktv The TV Room] looks at presentation/branding on the UKTV channels
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