List of BBC television channels and radio stations

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.

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.

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

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 & Gaeilge (Irish)
BBC Two Wales		BBC Two Wales HD	English
BBC Scotland		BBC Scotland HD	English
BBC Alba			Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

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)

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	Previously (2000-2022) 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

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
U&Alibi	Crime drama	U&Alibi HD	U&Alibi +1	Pay
U&Dave	Comedy	U&Dave HD	U&DaveJaVu	Free-to-air
U&Drama	Drama	U&Drama HD	U&Drama +1
U&Eden	Nature	U&Eden HD	U&Eden +1
U&Gold	Classic comedy	U&Gold HD	U&Gold +1	Pay
U&W	Entertainment	U&W HD	U&W +1	Free-to-air
U&Yesterday	History	U&Yesterday HD	U&Yesterday +1

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.

Name	Logo	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
BBC Radio 1 Dance		Classic, current and future electronic dance music, with mixes and archives.			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.
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.
BBC Asian Network		Station for the British Asian community.		In some areas
BBC World Service		International radio station for current affairs.		No

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Key properties in London Broadcasting House Lime Grove (former) Maida Vale Studios Television Centre (former) White City & Media Village
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Other locations Broadcasting House, Belfast Broadcasting House, Bristol BBC Elstree Centre MediaCityUK, Salford Pacific Quay, Glasgow
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• BBC Radio Scotland – An English-language radio station for 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.

• BBC Radio Wales – An English-language radio station covering 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.

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

• BBC Essex
• BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
• BBC Radio Norfolk
• BBC Radio Northampton – Northamptonshire
• BBC Radio Suffolk
• BBC Three Counties Radio – Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

• BBC Radio Derby – Derbyshire and East Staffordshire
• BBC Radio Leicester – Leicestershire and Rutland
• BBC Radio Nottingham – Nottinghamshire

• BBC Radio London – Greater London

• BBC Radio Newcastle – Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and the northern part of County Durham
• BBC Radio Tees – Teesside, Whitby in North Yorkshire and the southern part of County Durham
• BBC Radio Cumbria

• BBC Radio Lancashire
• BBC Radio Manchester – Greater Manchester, north east Cheshire and north west Derbyshire
• BBC Radio Merseyside – Merseyside and north and west Cheshire

• BBC Radio Berkshire – Berkshire, north Hampshire and parts of Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshire
• BBC Radio Oxford – Oxfordshire and small parts of southwest Northamptonshire
• BBC Radio Solent – mid and south Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight

• BBC Radio Kent
• BBC Radio Surrey – Surrey, northern West Sussex and north east Hampshire
• BBC Radio Sussex – East and West Sussex

• BBC Radio Cornwall – Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
• BBC Radio Devon
• BBC Radio Guernsey – Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark
• BBC Radio Jersey

• BBC Radio Bristol – Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
• BBC Radio Gloucestershire - Gloucestershire, excluding the South Gloucestershire district
• BBC Radio Somerset - Somerset excluding Bath and North Somerset
• BBC Radio Wiltshire

• BBC CWR – Coventry and Warwickshire
• BBC Hereford & Worcester - Herefordshire and Worcestershire
• BBC Radio Shropshire
• BBC Radio Stoke – north and mid Staffordshire and south Cheshire
• BBC Radio WM – The West Midlands metropolitan county and southern Staffordshire

• BBC Radio Leeds – Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire
• BBC Radio Sheffield – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, north east Derbyshire and north Nottinghamshire
• BBC Radio York – York and North Yorkshire excluding Whitby

• BBC Radio Humberside – Kingston-upon-Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire
• BBC Radio Lincolnshire - Lincoln and Lincolnshire excluding North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire

• BBC Two Scotland
• BBC 2W
• BBC Choice
• BBC Knowledge
• BBC HD
• BBC World Service Television
• BBC Prime
• BBC TV Europe
• BBC Japan
• BBC Food
• BBC Knowledge (international)
• BBC Kids
• BBC Canada

• BBC Home Service
• BBC National Programme
• BBC Light Programme
• BBC Regional Programme
• BBC Third Programme
• BBC Radio 5 (former)
• Radio 4 News FM

• BBC Radio Clwyd
• BBC Radio Gwent

• BBC Dorset FM
• BBC Radio Durham
• BBC Radio Furness
• BBC Radio Swindon
• BBC Southern Counties Radio
• BBC Thames Valley FM