Stations of the BBC

Stations of the BBC

=List of stations=

Television

*United Kingdom
**BBC One
**BBC Two

*United Kingdom (Digital-Freeview, cable and satellite only)
**BBC Three
**BBC Four
**BBC Parliament
**BBC News (also online for UK users [http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400?redirect=6615433.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1] )
**CBBC Channel (7-12 year-olds)
**CBeebies (1-6 year-olds)
**BBC HD (High-Definition channel)
**BBC Alba
*United Kingdom component nations and regions
** see BBC UK regional TV

*Rest of the world
**BBC Entertainment
***BBC Prime (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
**BBC America (United States)
**BBC Canada (Canada)
**BBC Lifestyle
***BBC Food (Southern Africa and Scandinavia)
**BBC Arabic Television (Middle East)
**BBC Kids (Canada)
**BBC World News
**BBC Knowledge
**CBeebies
**BBC HD

*Channels operated by BBC Worldwide Ltd in association with other organisations
**Animal Planet (in association with Discovery Communications Inc - not directly operated by the BBC)
**People+Arts (in association with Discovery Communications Inc - not directly operated by the BBC)
**UKTV (in association with Virgin Media Television)
***Free to air (Freeview):
****UKTV History
****Dave
***Subscription (Cable and satellite):
****G.O.L.D.
****Watch
****Alibi
****UKTV People
****UKTV Documentary
****UKTV Style
****UKTV Gardens
****UKTV Food
**UK.TV (in Australasia) in association with FOXTEL and Fremantle Media)
**The Community Channel

Radio

See List of BBC radio stations for a full list.

*United Kingdom
**BBC Radio 1 (Contemporary popular music) (97-99 FM) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ Website]
**BBC Radio 2 (music for a more mature audience; and comedy), originally known as the Light Programme. (88-91 FM) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/ Website]
**BBC Radio 3 (Classical, jazz and non-western music and study in musical topics), originally the Third Programme. (90-93 FM) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/ Website]
**BBC Radio 4 (Non-musical entertainment such as drama, comedy, news programmes and factual programmes), previously the Home Service, formed in 1939 from the fusion of the prewar National and Regional Programmes. Radio 4 has both FM and longwave frequencies and broadcasts a limited amount of different programming on the two bands. (92-95 FM, 198 LW) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ Website]
**BBC Radio 5 Live (News and sports analysis and commentary), originally BBC Radio 5. (909 and 693 MW) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/ Website]

*United Kingdom, nations
**Radio Scotland - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/ Website]
**Radio nan Gàidheal (in Gaelic) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/ Website]
**Radio Wales - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/ Website]
**Radio Cymru (in Welsh) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/radiocymru/ Website]
**Radio Ulster - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radioulster/ Website]
**Radio Foyle - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/radiofoyle/ Website]

*United Kingdom, local (England and Channel Islands) - See the BBC Local Radio article.

*United Kingdom, digital only

**BBC 1Xtra (new black music) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/ Website]
**BBC 6 Music (indie rock/alternative rock) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ Website]
**BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (Extended and extra commentary of sports events found on Radio 4 long wave) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sportsextra/ Website]
**BBC 7 (children's, drama and comedy; launched December 15, 2002) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/ Website]
**BBC Asian Network (Broadcasting in English and a variety of other languages; available as an analogue broadcast in some parts of the Midlands and Northern England) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/ Website]

*World
**BBC World Service - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml Website]

Miscellaneous

*BBC Red Button
*Ceefax
*bbc.co.uk - look here for BBC web pages
**H2G2 (collaborative writing project initiated by Douglas Adams)
**The BBC's technical lead is assisted by its Research & Development department at Kingswood Warren. - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/ Website]
*BBC News
*BBC Weather
*BBC Comedy narrowcast on Cabvision installed in London's Black Cabs

Former stations

Radio

* BBC Regional Programme: closed on outbreak of World War II and replaced by the BBC Home Service
* BBC National Programme: closed on outbreak of World War II and replaced by the BBC Home Service
* BBC Forces Programme: replaced by the General Forces Programme with the influx of United States servicemen in the run-up to D-Day
* BBC General Forces Programme: replaced the Forces Programme, closed as hostilities and occupation ended
* BBC Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme: operated from D-Day+1 until shortly after VE-Day
* BBC Empire Service: replaced during World War II by the General Overseas Service
* BBC General Overseas Service: replaced by the BBC Overseas Service
* BBC Overseas Service: renamed the BBC World Service
* BBC Light Programme: became BBC Radio 2
* BBC Home Service: became BBC Radio 4
* BBC Third Programme: became part of BBC Third Network
* BBC Network Three: became part of BBC Third Network, and included
** BBC Music Programme
** BBC Study Session
** BBC Sports Service: later transferred to BBC Radio 2
* BBC Third Network: renamed BBC Radio 3, dropping the separate Music Programme name and eventually also those of Study Session and the Third Programme
* Radio 4 News FM: news service on BBC Radio 4's FM frequencies during the first Gulf War
* BBC Radio 5: closed and replaced by BBC Radio Five Live which also incorporated the Sports Service from Radio 2.

Television

* BBC World Service Television: split into BBC World and BBC Prime
* BBC Choice: replaced by BBC Three and the CBBC Channel
* BBC Knowledge: replaced by CBeebies and BBC Four
* BBC Japan
* BBC Local TV: 9-month pilot project in West Midlands


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