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[[File:BBC Logo 2021.svg|thumb|200px|Logo used since 2021]]
This is a list of local, regional, national and international television channels and radio stations owned by the [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) in the [[United Kingdom]] and around the world.

==List of television channels==
In the UK, as well as on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]], [[satellite television|satellite]] and [[cable television|cable]] services, the BBC's [[television licensing in the United Kingdom|licence]]-funded television channels and their programmes can be watched live and on demand via [[BBC iPlayer]]. They can also be seen in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] and some parts of mainland Europe.

=== National ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Logo
!Description
!Airtime per day
|-
|[[BBC One]]
|[[File:BBC One logo (Chameleon 2021-22 rebrand).svg|center|85x85px]]
|Flagship channel. Broadcasts a  variety of mainstream programming.
| rowspan="2" |24 hours
|-
|[[BBC Two]]
|[[File:BBC Two logo 2021.svg|center|98x98px]]
|Secondary channel. Broadcasts a range of alternative programming.
|-
|[[BBC Three]]
|[[File:BBC Three 2022.svg|center|134x134px]]
|Broadcasts a variety of youthful programming.
| rowspan="2" |9 hours (19:00 to 04:00)
|-
|[[BBC Four]]
|[[File:BBC Four logo 2021.svg|center|110x110px]]
|Broadcasts a range of serious programming.
|-
|[[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News]]
|[[File:BBC News 2022 (Alt).svg|x65px|center]]
|Rolling news and current affairs.
| rowspan="2" |24 hours
|-
|[[BBC Parliament]]
|[[File:BBC Parliament 2022.svg|150px|center]]
|Parliamentary coverage.
|-
|[[CBBC]]
|[[File:CBBC (2023).svg|x55px|center]]
|Programming for children over the age of six.
|12 hours (07:00 to 19:00)
|-
|[[CBeebies]]
|[[File:CBeebies 2023.svg|x55px|center]]
|Programming for children under the age of six.
|13 hours (06:00 to 19:00)
|}

===Regional===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Logo
!HD Channel
!Language
|-
|[[BBC One Northern Ireland]]
|[[File:BBC One Northern Ireland 2021.svg|x65px|center]]
|BBC One Northern Ireland HD
|English
|-
|[[BBC One Scotland]]
|[[File:BBC One Scotland 2021.svg|x65px|center]]
|BBC One Scotland HD
|English
|-
|[[BBC One Wales]]
|[[File:BBC One Wales 2021.svg|x65px|center]]
|BBC One Wales HD
|English
|- 
|[[BBC Two Northern Ireland]]
|[[File:BBC Two Northern Ireland 2021.svg|x65px|center]]
|BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
|English & [[Irish language|Gaeilge]] (Irish) 
|-
|[[BBC Two Wales]]
|[[File:BBC Two Wales 2021.svg|x65px|center]]
|BBC Two Wales HD
|English
|-
|[[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]]
|[[File:BBC Scotland 2021 (channel).svg|x55px|center]]
|BBC Scotland HD
|English
|-
|[[BBC Alba]] 
|[[File:BBC Alba 2021.svg|x55px|center]]
|
|[[Scottish Gaelic|Gàidhlig]] (Scottish Gaelic)
|}

====S4C====

The Welsh language channel S4C is funded from the BBC-administered TV licence, but is not owned by the BBC and operates independently.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC/S4C strategic agreement |url=https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/s4c/ |website=BBC |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Logo
!HD Channel
!Language
|-
|[[S4C]] 
|[[File:S4C logo 2014.svg|x55px|center]]
|S4C HD
|[[Welsh language|Cymraeg]] (Welsh)
|}

===Local (England)===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Name
! Sub-opt
! Map
|-
|[[BBC East|BBC One East]]
|Previously (1997–2022) East from Norwich and West from Cambridge
|rowspan="12" | [[File:BBC English regions map.svg|220px|Map of the BBC English regions]]
|-
|[[BBC East Midlands|BBC One East Midlands]]
|
|-
|[[BBC London|BBC One London]]
|
|-
|[[BBC North East and Cumbria|BBC One North East & Cumbria]]
|
|-
|[[BBC North West|BBC One North West]]
|
|-
|[[BBC South|BBC One South]]
|Previously (2000-2022) [[BBC Oxford]] for Oxford and the surrounding areas
|-
|[[BBC South East|BBC One South East]]
|
|-
|[[BBC South West|BBC One South West]]
|[[Spotlight (BBC South West News)#BBC Channel Islands|BBC Channel Islands]] for the Channel Islands
|-
|[[BBC West|BBC One West]]
|
|-
|[[BBC West Midlands|BBC One West Midlands]]
|
|-
|[[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire|BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire]]
|
|-
|[[BBC Yorkshire|BBC One Yorkshire]]
|
|}

==List of UKTV channels==
[[UKTV]] is a multichannel broadcaster owned by [[BBC Studios]], therefore, the channels are not funded by the [[Television licensing in the United Kingdom|television licence]], and are operated independently from the BBC-branded channels.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Description
!HD
!+1
!Package
|-
|[[U&Alibi]]
|Crime drama
|U&Alibi HD
|U&Alibi +1
|[[Pay television|Pay]]
|-
|[[U&Dave]]
|Comedy
|U&Dave HD
|U&DaveJaVu
| rowspan="3" |[[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
| rowspan="1" |Pay
|-
|[[U&W]]
|Entertainment
|U&W HD
|U&W +1
| rowspan="2"  |Free-to-air
|-
|[[U&Yesterday]]
|History
|U&Yesterday HD
|U&Yesterday +1
|}

==List of international television channels==
{{main article|International BBC television channels}}
Commercially funded [[BBC Studios]] and [[BBC News|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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Description
|-
|[[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC News]]
|An international English language news network from BBC Global News available worldwide.
|-
|[[BBC News Arabic]]
|[[Arabic language|Arabic]] news channel available in the [[Arab League|Arab World]]. Operated by BBC World Service.
|-
|[[BBC Persian Television|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 (sociology)|lifestyle]] programming. Formerly a [[joint venture]] between BBC Studios Channels with [[AMC Networks]] until November 2024, now wholly owned by AMC Networks.
|-
|[[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 (international)|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 (Australian TV channel)|BBC Kids]]
|Australia, and New Zealand, Programming for children over the age of six.
|-
|[[CBeebies]]
|Programming for children under the age of six.
|-
|CBeebies International
| Same as previous channel. 
|-
|[[BBC NL]]
|Unknown text.
|}

==List of national radio stations==
{{Main article|List of BBC radio stations}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Logo
!Description
!FM
!AM
!DAB & Digital TV
![[BBC Sounds]]
|-
|[[BBC Radio 1]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 1 2021.svg|x50px]]
|[[Contemporary hit radio|Youth-orientated music]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[electronica]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Independent music|indie]] and [[Alternative rock|alternative]].
|{{Yes}}
| rowspan="5" {{No}}
| rowspan="5" {{Yes}}
| rowspan="12" {{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 1Xtra]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 1Xtra 2021.svg|x50px]]
|[[Black music]], [[hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[dancehall]].
| rowspan="2" {{No}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 1 Dance]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 1 Dance 2022.svg|x50px]]
|Classic, current and future [[electronic dance music]], with mixes and archives.
|-
|[[BBC Radio 2]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 2 2022.svg|x50px]]
|[[Adult contemporary music|Adult-orientated music]], [[country music|country]], [[jazz]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[funk]].
| rowspan="2" {{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 3]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 3 2022.svg|x50px]]
|[[Classical music]], [[jazz]], [[world music]], [[art]]s, [[culture]] and [[radio drama|drama]].
|-
|[[BBC Radio 4]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 4 2022.svg|x50px]]
|[[Talk radio|Spoken-word programming]], [[news]], [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]], [[radio drama|drama]], [[radio comedy|comedy]] and [[philosophy]].
| colspan="3" {{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 4 Extra]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 4 Extra logo 2022.svg|x50px]]
|Archive programming.
| rowspan="6" {{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 5 Live]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 5 Live 2022.svg|x50px]]
|[[News]], [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]], [[discussion]] and [[sport]].
| colspan="2" {{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2022.svg|x50px]]
|Additional [[sport]]s coverage.
| rowspan="2" {{No}}
| rowspan="4" {{Yes}}
|-
|[[BBC Radio 6 Music]]
|[[File:BBC Radio 6 Music 2022.svg|x50px]]
|[[Alternative rock|Alternative music]], [[rock music|rock]], [[reggae]] and other minor genres.
|-
|[[BBC Asian Network]]
|[[File:BBC Asian Network 2022.svg|x50px]]
|Station for the [[British Asian]] community.
|In some areas
|-
|[[BBC World Service]]
|[[File:BBC World  Service 2022 (Boxed).svg|150px]]
|International radio station for [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]].
|{{No}}
|}
{{BBC sidebar}}

==List of regional radio stations==
===Scotland===
*[[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.

===Wales===
*[[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.

===Northern Ireland===
*[[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.

==List of local radio stations==
[[File:BBC Local Radio 2021.svg|thumb|upright|BBC Local Radio logo used since 2021]]
{{BBC Local Radio map}}

===East===
*[[BBC Essex]] 
*[[BBC Radio Cambridgeshire]] 
*[[BBC Radio Norfolk]] 
*[[BBC Radio Northampton]] – [[Northamptonshire]]
*[[BBC Radio Suffolk]] 
*[[BBC Three Counties Radio]] – [[Bedfordshire]], [[Buckinghamshire]] and [[Hertfordshire]]

===East Midlands===
*[[BBC Radio Derby]] – [[Derbyshire]] and [[East Staffordshire]]
*[[BBC Radio Leicester]] – [[Leicestershire]] and [[Rutland]]
*[[BBC Radio Nottingham]] – [[Nottinghamshire]]

===London===
*[[BBC Radio London]] – [[Greater London]]

===North East and Cumbria===
*[[BBC Newcastle|BBC Radio Newcastle]] – [[Tyne and Wear]], [[Northumberland]] and the northern part of [[County Durham]]
*[[BBC Tees|BBC Radio Tees]] – [[Teesside]], [[Whitby]] in [[North Yorkshire]] and the southern part of [[County Durham]]
*[[BBC Radio Cumbria]]

===North West===
*[[BBC Radio Lancashire]] 
*[[BBC Radio Manchester]] – [[Greater Manchester]], north east [[Cheshire]] and north west [[Derbyshire]]
*[[BBC Radio Merseyside]] – [[Merseyside]] and north and west [[Cheshire]]

===South===
*[[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]]

===South East===
*[[BBC Radio Kent]] 
*[[BBC Surrey|BBC Radio Surrey]] – [[Surrey]], northern [[West Sussex]] and north east [[Hampshire]]
*[[BBC Sussex|BBC Radio Sussex]] – [[East Sussex|East]] and [[West Sussex]]

===South West===
*[[BBC Radio Cornwall]] – [[Cornwall]] and the [[Isles of Scilly]]
*[[BBC Radio Devon]] 
*[[BBC Radio Guernsey]] – [[Guernsey]], [[Alderney]], [[Herm]] and [[Sark]]
*[[BBC Radio Jersey]] 

===West===
*[[BBC Radio Bristol]] – [[Bristol]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[North Somerset]] and [[South Gloucestershire]]
*[[BBC Radio Gloucestershire]] - Gloucestershire, excluding the [[South Gloucestershire]] district 
*[[BBC Somerset|BBC Radio Somerset]] - [[Somerset]] excluding [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and [[North Somerset]]
*[[BBC Wiltshire|BBC Radio Wiltshire]]

===West Midlands===
*[[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 (county)|West Midlands metropolitan county]] and southern [[Staffordshire]]

===Yorkshire===
*[[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]]

===Yorkshire and Lincolnshire===
*[[BBC Radio Humberside]] – [[Kingston upon Hull|Kingston-upon-Hull]], the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] and north [[Lincolnshire]]
*[[BBC Radio Lincolnshire]] - [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] and [[Lincolnshire]] excluding [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]]

==List of former TV channels and radio stations==
===Television===
* [[BBC Two Scotland]]
* [[BBC 2W]]
* [[BBC Choice]]
* [[BBC Knowledge]]
* [[BBC HD]]
* [[BBC World Service Television]]
* [[BBC Prime]]
* [[BBC Entertainment]]
* [[BBC TV Europe]]
* [[BBC Japan]]
* [[BBC Food]] 
* [[BBC Knowledge (international)]] 
* [[BBC Kids (Canadian TV channel)|BBC Kids]]
* [[BBC Canada]]

===Radio===
====National stations====
* [[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 7

====Regional stations====
* [[BBC Radio Clwyd]]
* BBC Radio Gwent

====Local stations====
*[[BBC Dorset FM]]
*[[BBC Radio Durham]]
*BBC Radio Furness
*[[BBC Radio Swindon]]
*[[BBC Southern Counties Radio]]
*[[BBC Thames Valley FM]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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