Stations of the BBC

1 List of Stations
2 List of Former Stations
- 2.1 Radio
- 2.2 Television

List of Stations

Television

BBC UK
- Free-to-Air (Analogue, Freeview, Cable, Satellite)
  - BBC One
  - BBC Two
- Digital-only (Freeview, Cable, Satellite)
  - BBC One HD (High-definition channel)
  - BBC Three
  - BBC Four
  - BBC Parliament
  - BBC News (Also available online for UK)
  - CBBC Channel (8-12 year-olds)
  - CBeebies (1-7 year-olds)
  - BBC HD (High-definition channel)
  - BBC Alba

BBC Nations & Regions
- See BBC Regional TV

BBC Worldwide
- BBC Entertainment
- BBC America (United States)
- BBC Canada (Canada)
- BBC Lifestyle
- BBC Arabic Television (Middle East)
- BBC Persian Television
- BBC Kids (Canada)
- BBC World News
- BBC Knowledge
- CBeebies
- BBC HD

BBC Worldwide Ltd and 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):
    - Yesterday
    - Dave
  - Subscription (Cable & Satellite):
    - GOLD
    - Watch
    - Alibi
    - Blighty
    - Eden
    - Home
    - Really
    - Good Food
- UK.TV ((in Australasia) in association with FOXTEL and Fremantle Media)
- The Community Channel

Radio

Main article: List of BBC radio stations

BBC Radio UK
- BBC Radio 1 (Contemporary popular music) (97-99 FM) - Website
- BBC Radio 2 (music for a more mature audience; and comedy), originally known as the Light Programme. (88-91 FM) - Website
- BBC Radio 3 (Classical, jazz and non-western music and study in musical topics), originally the Third Programme. (90-93 FM) - 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 pre-war 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) - Website
- BBC Radio 5 Live (News and sports analysis and commentary), originally BBC Radio 5. (909 and 693 MW) - Website

BBC Digital Radio
- BBC 1Xtra (new black music) - Website
- BBC 6 Music (indie rock/alternative rock) - Website
- BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (Extended and extra commentary of sports events found on Radio 4 long wave) - Website
- BBC Radio 4 Extra (children's, drama and comedy; launched 15 December 2002 as BBC Radio 7) - 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) -Website
BBC Nations' Radio
- Radio Scotland - Website
- Radio nan Gàidheal (in Gaelic) - Website
- Radio Wales - Website
- Radio Cymru (in Welsh) - Website
- Radio Ulster - Website
- Radio Foyle - Website

BBC Local Radio (England and Channel Islands)
- See BBC Local Radio

World
- BBC World Service - Website

Miscellaneous

BBC Red Button
Ceefax
BBC Online
- H2G2 (collaborative writing project initiated by Douglas Adams)
- Research & Development Department - Website
BBC News
BBC Weather
BBC Comedy (narrowcast on Cabvision installed in London's Black Cabs)

List of Former Stations

Radio

During World War II
- Replaced by BBC Home Service
  - BBC Regional Programme
  - BBC National Programme
- World War II Stations/Armed Forces
  - 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
  - Wartime Broadcasting Service A service of the BBC intended to broadcast for over three months after a nucear attack on the United Kingdom, or if conventional bombing and shelling destroyed peacetime BBC transmitters (it never went on air).
- Replaced by Current Radio Stations
  - BBC Light Programme: became BBC Radio 2
  - 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
  - BBC Home Service: became BBC Radio 4
  - 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.
- The Previous BBC Overseas Radio
  - BBC General Overseas Service: replaced by the BBC Overseas Service
  - BBC Overseas Service: renamed the BBC World Service

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
BBC Select: an overnight subscription service run on BBC One

Stations of the BBC

Contents

List of Stations

Television

Radio

Miscellaneous

List of Former Stations

Radio

Television