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	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.	24 hours
BBC Three	Broadcasts a variety of youthful programming.	9 hours (19:00 to 04:00)
BBC Four	Broadcasts a range of serious programming.	9 hours (19:00 to 04:00)
BBC News	Rolling news and current affairs.	24 hours
BBC Parliament	Parliamentary coverage.	24 hours
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


Name	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

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)


Name	Sub-opt	Map
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 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	Free-to-air

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 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


Name	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		Yes
BBC Radio 1 Dance	Classic, current and future electronic dance music, with mixes and archives.	No		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.	Yes		Yes
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.		No
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

BBC Radio Scotland – A radio station for all things Scotland.
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal – A Scottish Gaelic language radio station.
BBC Radio Orkney – A part-time radio station for Orkney which opts out of Radio Scotland.
BBC Radio Shetland – A part-time radio station for Shetland which opts out of Radio Scotland.

Wales

BBC Radio Wales – A radio station for all things Wales.
BBC Radio Cymru – A Welsh language radio station.
BBC Radio Cymru 2 – A part-time Welsh language radio station which opts out at breakfast time from Radio Cymru.

Northern Ireland

BBC Radio Ulster – A radio station for all things Northern Ireland.
BBC Radio Foyle – A part-time station covering Derry which opts out of Radio Ulster.