- BBC Knowledge
Infobox TV channel
name = BBC Knowledge
logofile = Bbcknowledgelogo1999.jpg
logosize = 250px
logoalt = The channel's final ident, "Zone Rings"
launch = 1 June 1999
closed date = 2 March 2002
owner =BBC
replaced by names =BBC Four andCBeebies | availability note = At time of closure
terr serv 1 =DTT
terr chan 1 = Channel 13
sat serv 1 = Sky Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 553
cable serv 1 = NTL
cable chan 1 = Channel 12 (number later reassigned toBBC Four andCBeebies )
cable serv 2 = Telewest
cable chan 2 = Channel 245
|BBC Knowledge was an early
BBC digital television channel, available by cable, satellite, or terrestrial digital broadcasting, providing a strong programme of documentary, cultural and educational television. It was launched on 1 June 1999 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/355646.stm BBC launches digital learning channel] BBC News, 30 May 1999] broadcasting 6 hours of educational material a day.On 17 November 2001, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At the same time, BBC Knowledge moved from the SDN multiplex to the BBC multiplex on the DTT service.
The channel's original schedule style was initially a 'bright and breezy' approach to education, aimed at both adults and children. After poor ratings, the format was replaced by a new schedule where content was arranged into 'zones' depending on topics [ [http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/idents/bbcknowledge.htm BBC Knowledge 1999-2002] TV & Radio Bits] [ [http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/launchtv.htm#choice BBC Knowledge Launch Schedule] TV & Radio Bits] . The new zones made BBC Knowledge more of a serious documentary channel. Programming included a
GCSE survival guide based upon the popular BBC series "Bitesize ", entitled "Bitesize Etc" and the technology seriesThe Kit .The channel closed on 2 March 2002. At that time, BBC Knowledge was a 24 hour broadcasting channel, and it was replaced with 2 channels,
CBeebies from 6:00am - 7:00pm andBBC Four from 7:00pm - 4:00am.References
External links
* [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/otherchannels/bbcknowledge.html BBC Knowledge at TV Ark]
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