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.

List of television channels[]

National[]

Name	Description	Airtime per day	HD Channel
BBC One	Flagship channel and broadcasts a wide variety of programming.	24 hours	BBC One HD
BBC Two	A range of alternative programming.	24 hours	BBC Two HD
BBC Four	Focuses on documentaries and serious programming.	9 hours (19:00 to 04:00)	BBC Four HD
BBC News	Rolling news and current affairs.	24 hours	BBC News HD
BBC Parliament	Parliamentary coverage.	Variable; normally broadcast whenever at least one of the Houses of the UK Parliament is sitting.
BBC Alba	Scottish Gaelic language television channel.	Variable, up to 7 hours (16:00 or 17:00 to midnight or 01:00; simulcasts BBC Radio nan Gàidheal during downtime)
S4C	Welsh language television channel. This channel is not operated by the BBC but broadcasts most of the Welsh programming made by the BBC.	06:00 to 00:00	S4C HD
CBBC	Programming for children over the age of six.	14 hours (07:00 to 21:00)	CBBC HD
CBeebies	Programming for children under the age of six.	13 hours (06:00 to 19:00)	CBeebies HD

Regional[]


Name	HD Channel
BBC One Northern Ireland	BBC One Northern Ireland HD
BBC One Scotland	BBC One Scotland HD
BBC One Wales	BBC One Wales HD
BBC Two Northern Ireland	BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
BBC Two Wales	BBC Two Wales HD
BBC Scotland	BBC Scotland HD

Local[]


Name	Sub-opt
BBC One East	East from Norwich 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 ran under BBC Studios, therefore, the channels are not funded by the television licence.


Name	Description	HD	+1	Package
Alibi	Crime drama	Alibi HD	Alibi +1	Pay
Dave	Comedy	Dave HD	Dave ja vu	Free-to-air
Drama	Drama		Drama +1	Free-to-air
Eden	Nature	Eden HD	Eden +1	Pay
Gold	Classic comedy	Gold HD	Gold +1	Pay
W	Entertainment	W HD	W +1	Pay
Yesterday	History		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 World News	An international English language news network from BBC Global News available worldwide. Partially available in the UK, mainly overnight via the BBC News Channel.
BBC Arabic Television	Arabic news channel available in the Arab World. Operated by BBC World Service.
BBC Persian	Iranian/Afghan 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 Canada	Canada, a mixture of comedy, drama and lifestyle programming. Joint venture with BBC Studios Channels and Corus Entertainment. Defunct as of 1 January 2021.
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, save for Turkey.
BBC Lifestyle	Lifestyle programming.
BBC UKTV	Australia, and New Zealand, best of British entertainment programming.
CBeebies	Programming for children under the age of six.

List of national radio stations[]


Name	Description	FM	AM	DAB and online platforms
BBC Radio 1	Current hit music, dance and rock.	Yes	No	Yes
BBC Radio 1Xtra	Urban music, hip hop, grime and dancehall.	No	No	Yes
BBC Radio 2	Adult contemporary, oldies, country, jazz, soul and funk.	Yes	No	Yes
BBC Radio 3	Classical, jazz, world music, arts, culture and drama.	Yes	No	Yes
BBC Radio 4	Spoken-word programming, news, current affairs, drama and philosophy.	Yes	Yes	Yes
BBC Radio 4 Extra	Archive programming.	No	No	Yes
BBC Radio 5 Live	News, current affairs, discussion and sport.	No	Yes	Yes
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	Additional sports coverage.	No	No	Yes
BBC Radio 6 Music	Alternative music, rock, reggae and other minor genres.	No	No	Yes
BBC Asian Network	Station for the British Asian community.	No	No	Yes
BBC World Service	International radio station for current affairs.	No	No	Yes

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.

List of local radio stations[]

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East[]

BBC Essex – a radio station for Essex
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire – a radio station for Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Norfolk – a radio station for Norfolk
BBC Radio Northampton – a radio station for Northamptonshire
BBC Radio Suffolk – a radio station for Suffolk
BBC Three Counties Radio – a radio station for Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

East Midlands[]

BBC Radio Derby – a radio station for all but the northern part of Derbyshire and eastern Staffordshire
BBC Radio Leicester – a radio station for Leicestershire and Rutland
BBC Radio Nottingham – a radio station for Nottinghamshire

London[]

BBC Radio London – a radio station for Greater London

North East and Cumbria[]

BBC Radio Newcastle – a radio station for Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and the northern part of County Durham
BBC Radio Tees – a radio station for Teesside and the southern part of County Durham
BBC Radio Cumbria – a radio station for Cumbria

North West[]

BBC Radio Lancashire – a radio station for Lancashire
BBC Radio Manchester – a radio station for Greater Manchester, north east Cheshire and north west Derbyshire
BBC Radio Merseyside – a radio station for Liverpool, Merseyside and north and west Cheshire

South[]

BBC Radio Berkshire – a radio station for Berkshire and north Hampshire
BBC Radio Oxford – a radio station for Oxfordshire
BBC Radio Solent – a radio station for mid and south Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight

South East[]

BBC Radio Kent – a radio station for Kent
BBC Radio Surrey – a radio station for Surrey, northern West Sussex and north east Hampshire
BBC Radio Sussex – a radio station for East and West Sussex

South West[]

BBC Radio Cornwall – a radio station for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
BBC Radio Devon – a radio station for Devon
BBC Radio Guernsey – a radio station for Guernsey, Alderney and Sark
BBC Radio Jersey – a radio station for Jersey

West[]

BBC Radio Bristol – a radio station for Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Gloucestershire – a radio station for Gloucestershire
BBC Radio Somerset – a radio station for Somerset
BBC Radio Wiltshire – a radio station for Wiltshire

West Midlands[]

BBC CWR – a radio station for Coventry and Warwickshire
BBC Hereford & Worcester – a radio station for Herefordshire and Worcestershire
BBC Radio Shropshire – a radio station for Shropshire
BBC Radio Stoke – a radio station for north and mid Staffordshire, north east Shropshire and south Cheshire
BBC Radio WM – a radio station for Birmingham, the West Midlands and southern Staffordshire

Yorkshire[]

BBC Radio Leeds – a radio station for the Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire
BBC Radio Sheffield – a radio station for Sheffield, South Yorkshire and north east Derbyshire
BBC Radio York – a radio station for North Yorkshire

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire[]

BBC Radio Humberside – a radio station for the Kingston-upon-Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire
BBC Radio Lincolnshire – a radio station for Lincolnshire