BBC One Scotland

BBC One Scotland
Launched 14 March 1952
Network BBC One
Owned by BBC Scotland
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Country Scotland
Formerly called BBC TV Service Scotland (14 March 1952 - 19 April 1964)
BBC 1 Scotland (20 April 1964 - 5 September 1981 and 18 February 1985 - 15 February 1991)
BBC Scotland (6 September 1981 - 17 February 1985)
BBC Scotland On 1 (16 February 1991 - 3 October 1997)
Sister channel(s) BBC Two Scotland
BBC Alba
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Channel 1
Channel 101 (HD)
Satellite
Sky Channel 101 (SD/HD)
Channel 141 (SD/HD)
Channel 951 (Rest of UK)
Channel 977 (HD) (Rest of UK)
Freesat Channel 101 (SD/HD)
Channel 108 (SD)
Channel 960 (Rest of UK)
Channel 973 (HD) (Rest of UK)
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 101
Channel 108 (HD)
Channel 862 (Rest of UK)
Smallworld Cable Channel 101

BBC One Scotland is a television channel operated by BBC Scotland. It is the Scottish variation of the UK-wide BBC One.[1]

For almost all of the time the channel is referred to on screen as BBC One Scotland, sometimes using overlays to replace the normal channel identifier. The station also has its own team of continuity announcers, provided by BBC Scotland, to accommodate for the variations seen in Scotland from the rest of the BBC One network, whilst also providing the channel with an added Scottish identity. The announcers, based in Glasgow, also double up as transmission directors.

BBC One Scotland updated its visual presentation style as part of the network BBC One revamp on 7 October 2006. The presentation style fits in with the national BBC One 'Circle' idents, but with the "Scotland" caption added to the network logo.

A HD (high-definition) simulcast of BBC One Scotland launched on 14 January 2013 on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.[2][3] On 10 December 2013, BBC One Scotland HD was swapped with the SD channel on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers.[4]

Programming

BBC One Scotland is responsible for covering certain special events such as the annual Hogmanay Live programme which sees in the New Year, and major Scottish sporting events such as football internationals, the Scottish Cup, Scotland's Six Nations rugby union campaigns, and the performance of Scottish competitors at the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.

Whilst generally following the schedules of the UK-wide BBC One, BBC One Scotland offers programming specific to Scotland, such as soap opera River City and football programme Sportscene. As a result of this, regular BBC One shows, such as Holby City, are scheduled at different regular times in Scotland, compared with the rest of the UK.

News, Sport and Weather specifically for Scotland are examples of the channel's distinct output.[5]

Recent examples of BBC One Scotland programmes include:

Availability

BBC One Scotland can be seen on all television platforms in Scotland, on channel 1, or 101, depending on the system, and in other areas of the UK via satellite, cable and on some other digital television platforms. Programmes shown exclusively on BBC One Scotland can also be watched again across the UK for 7 days after transmission on the BBC iPlayer service.

References

  1. ↑ BBC Scotland Television
  2. ↑ "BBC One Scotland to go HD on the 14th". a516digital. 8 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Launching BBC One Scotland HD and BBC One Wales HD". BBC. 11 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Pryde, Alix (2013-12-09). "CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD & BBC News HD launch Tuesday 10 December 2013". BBC. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  5. ↑ BBC statements of programme policy

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