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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

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

Name Logo Description Airtime per day HD Channel
BBC One
Flagship channel and broadcasts a variety of mainstream programming. 24 hours BBC One HD
BBC Two
Secondary channel and broadcasts a range of alternative programming. BBC Two HD
BBC Three
Broadcasts a variety of youth-orientated programming. 9 hours (19:00 to 04:00) BBC Three HD
BBC Four
Broadcasts a range of serious programming. BBC Four HD
BBC News
Rolling news and current affairs. 24 hours BBC News HD
BBC Parliament
Parliamentary coverage. Variable; normally broadcast whenever at least one of the Houses of the UK Parliament is sitting.
CBBC
Programming for children over the age of six. 12 hours (07:00 to 19:00) CBBC HD
CBeebies
Programming for children under the age of six. 13 hours (06:00 to 19:00) CBeebies HD

Regional

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
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two Wales HD English
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland HD English
BBC Alba
Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
S4C
S4C HD Cymraeg (Welsh)

Local (England)

Name Sub-opt
BBC One East Previously (1997–2022) East from Norwich and West from Cambridge
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

UKTV is a multichannel broadcaster run under BBC Studios, therefore, the channels are not funded by the television licence.

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

List of international television channels

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 Arabic Television Arabic news channel available in the Arab World. Operated by BBC World Service.
BBC Persian Iranian/Afghan 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

Name Logo Description FM AM DAB & Digital TV BBC Sounds
BBC Radio 1 Youth-orientated 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 1 Relax Meditation music with a selection of relaxation and well-being focused shows.
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 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

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

List of local radio stations

BBC Local Radio logo used since 2021

East

East Midlands

London

North East and Cumbria

North West

South

South East

South West

West

West Midlands

Yorkshire

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

List of former TV channels and radio stations

Television

Radio

National stations

Regional stations

Local stations

References