Channel S

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Channel S

Launched	2004-12-16
Slogan	Working for the community
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	UK & Europe
Headquarters	London
Sister channel(s)	Channel S (Bangladesh) Channel S NTV Channel S ATN Bangla
Website	www.chsuk.tv
Availability
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 814
Eurobird 1	28.5°E 11,488 V SR 27500 FEC 2/3
Intelsat	24.5°W 11,674 V SR 27500 FEC 3/4

Channel S is a UK-based, free-to-air television channel targeting the Bangladeshi community in the United Kingdom & Europe. It began broadcasting on 16 December 2004 on Sky channel 827 following a timesharing agreement with ATN Global. In March 2005, it moved to its own EPG channel 837 and started full 24x7 broadcasts.

Being the first channel broadcasting content mainly in the Sylheti language, it has built up a loyal following among the majority Bangladeshis in the UK who come from Sylhet.

[edit] History

From August 2006, Channel S acquired the rights to broadcast two of Bangladesh's prominent satellite channels, NTV (Bangladesh) & ATN Bangla. These are also available on Sky channels 826 & 827 respectively.