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Channel 4

Channel 4
TV Channel information
NameChannel 4
Launched2 November 1982
Owned byChannel Four Television Corporation
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9)
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share5.8% (inc. S4C)
0.8% (+1)
(December 2010)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sister channelsFilm4,
E4,
More4,
4Music,
Kerrang!,
Kiss,
Magic,
Q,
Smash Hits!,
The Box
Timeshift serviceChannel 4+1
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogueNormally tuned to 4
(excluding Wales) (To be phased out nationwide by 2012)
FreeviewChannel 4
Channel 8 (Wales)
Channel 13 (+1)
Channel 52 (HD)
Satellite
FreesatChannel 104
Channel 120 (Wales)
Channel 121 (+1)
SkyChannel 104
Channel 117 (Wales)
Channel 135 (+1)
Channel 135, 136 +1 (IRL)
Channel 140 (HD)
Astra 2D10714H 22000 5/6
10729V 22000 5/6
Astra 2A12480V 27500 2/3
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 104
Channel 143 (+1)
Channel 142 (HD)
UPC IrelandChannel 111
Cablecom (Switzerland)Channel 163 (CH-D)
IPTV
TalkTalk TVChannel 4
Internet television
TVCatchup(UK only)

Channel 4

Company nameChannel Four Television Corporation
Company typePrivate/Limited
IndustryBroadcasting
Founded2 November 1982
HeadquartersLondon
Area servedUnited Kingdom
ProductsTelevision and Radio

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Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a national TV channel for the first time.

The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom that would break the duopoly of the Television licence-funded BBC's two established services and the single commercial broadcasting network, ITV. Channel 4 enjoys almost universal coverage in the United Kingdom and some neighbouring countries and a significant audience share, despite having seen new competition with the growth of cable, satellite and digital services.

Channel 4 Video

Thomas used a small camera to keep a record of his pregnancy... | Watch The Pregnant Man FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.85 min. | 2.99 user rating
The condition that Lali was born with is exceptionally rare | Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.67 min. | 4.33 user rating
Spurred on by his dad, Aaron is chasing prizes and records with his weightlifting... | Wednesdays 10pm, Channel 4 | Watch The World's...and Me FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
2.00 min. | 2.74 user rating
Both participants are dreading the radical changes they must make to their diet... | Tuesdays 8pm, Channel 4 | Watch Supersize vs Superskinny FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.47 min. | 4.21 user rating
Tentative fruit nibbler Christine meets Martin - scoffer of starch, salt and lots of fat... | Tuesdays 8pm, Channel 4 | Watch Supersize vs Superskinny FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.97 min. | 4.38 user rating
Pint-sized Tiffany Patterson and DJ Keith Kelsey compare bodies... | Tuesdays 8pm, Channel 4 | Watch Supersize vs Superskinny FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Visit the official website at channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.00 min. | 4.43 user rating
There are a few raised eyebrows when Lily Allen and Alan Carr star in their very own advertisement... | Watch The Sunday Night Project FREE on Catch-Up www.channel4.com Buy on DVD www.play.com Visit the official website at Channel4.com www.channel4.com
1.22 min. | 4.76 user rating
The dilemmas faced by the world's heaviest woman, a 64-stone mother of two... | Watch Half Ton Mum FREE on 4oD vodapp.grid.channel4.com Visit the official website at Channel4.com www.channel4.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
3.90 min. | 4.19 user rating
Is there any kind of treatment to take the weight of this lad's shoulders? | Watch Embarrassing Illnesses FREE on 4oD www.channel4.com Visit the official website at Channel4.com www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com Watch 1000s of Channel 4 clips www.channel4.com
1.95 min. | 4.57 user rating
Kris gives Dogface a sensual massage | Nightly, Channel 4 | Find out more about the Housemates www.channel4.com Visit the official Big Brother site www.channel4.com Watch Big Brother on 4oD www.channel4.com
2.02 min. | 3.94 user rating

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Channel 4 Scotland defends itself amidst calls for more regional production - The Drum Tweet this news
The Drum---Channel 4- Scotland has defended itself amidst calls from a committee of MPs for it to boost its investment into Scottish media production. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:03:03 GMT+00:00
Price rise in food and clothes blamed for inflation increase - Channel 4 News Tweet this news
Channel 4 News---...- is asking for a "Plan B" or "possible stimulus measures" to be worked up in case the economy stalls, writes -Channel 4- News Political Editor Gary Gibbon. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:36:33 GMT+00:00
Katie Price takes on Channel 4 over Boyle's bad taste jokes - stv.tv Tweet this news
stv.tv--Katie Price has vowed to take on -Channel 4- for their stance on the controversial "jokes" made by Scots comedian Frankie Boyle. Katie Price has vowed to take ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:10:49 GMT+00:00
River Cottage Christmas Fayre: Channel 4, 9pm - Mirror.co.uk Tweet this news
Mirror.co.uk--All of -Channel 4's- regulars will be getting their crack at showing us how to do Christmas this year. ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:01:05 GMT+00:00
Councils face 8.9 per cent funding cuts - Channel 4 News Tweet this news
Channel 4 News--No council will see a budget cut of more than 8.9 per cent, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces - and writes for -Channel 4- ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:08:44 GMT+00:00
Winter Weather Blankets Pittsburgh Region - WTAE Pittsburgh Tweet this news
WTAE Pittsburgh---Channel 4- Action News Chief Meteorologist Mike Harvey reported that National Weather Service snow totals vary across the area, but most locations saw 1 1/2 ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:56:57 GMT+00:00
WFXT, too, will air news at 4:30 am - Boston Globe Tweet this news
Boston Globe--WBZ-TV (-Channel 4-) followed with a 4:30 am newscast in May. The lone local station without a 4:30 newscast is WHDH-TV (Channel 7). ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:57:19 GMT+00:00
Team 4 Update: Gillece Services Owner Mum On Complaints - WTAE Pittsburgh Tweet this news
WTAE Pittsburgh--Consumers have told -Channel 4- Action News they want answers from the owner of Gillece Plumbing and Heating. So Team 4 went to ask questions of the top man ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:12:16 GMT+00:00
Last Night's TV: The Men Who Jump Off Buildings/Channel 4 The Great Outdoors, BBC4 - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--Everyone dies, don't they - but not everyone lives," said Dan, the subject of Alastair Cook's film The Men Who Jump Off Buildings. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:48 GMT+00:00
Channel 4 Makes Deal For NBC's 'The Event' - OntheBox (blog) Tweet this news
OntheBox (blog)--New US conspiracy drama The Event will soon be coming to UK screens after -Channel 4- made a deal to begin airing the series, according to Digital Spy. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:36 GMT+00:00

Channel 4

ChannelsChannel 4 * E4 * Film4 * More4
News (provided by ITN)Channel 4 News * More4 News
Radio4radio * E4 Radio
Box Television (50%)4Music * The Box * Kerrang! * Kiss * Magic * Q * Smash Hits!
OtherChannel 4 programming * Channel4.com * Film4 Productions * ITV Schools * S4C * T4

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Non-departmental public bodies
Executive
Arts Council of England * Big Lottery Fund * British Film Institute * British Library * British Museum * Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment * English Sports Council * Football Licensing Authority * Geffrye Museum * English Heritage * Historic Royal Palaces * Horniman Museum * Horserace Betting Levy Board * Imperial War Museum * Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester * Museums, Libraries and Archives Council * National Gallery * National Heritage Memorial Fund * National Lottery Commission * National Maritime Museum * National Museums Liverpool * National Museum of Science and Industry * National Portrait Gallery * Natural History Museum * Olympic Delivery Authority * Olympic Lottery Distributor * Registrar of Public Lending Right * Royal Armouries Museum * Sir John Soane's Museum * Sport England * Tate * UK Film Council * UK Sport * Victoria and Albert Museum * VisitBritain * Wallace Collection
Advisory
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites * Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships * Advisory Committee on the Government Art Collection * Advisory Council on Libraries * English Marketing Advisory Board * Legal Deposit Advisory Panel * Public Lending Right Advisory Committee * Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest * Spoliation Advisory Panel * Theatres Trust * Treasure Valuation Committee
Tribunal
Horserace Betting Levy Tribunal

Television in Scotland

BBC ScotlandBBC One Scotland * BBC Two Scotland * BBC Alba (Dept)
ITVSTV (STV North * STV Central) * STV HD * Border Television
GaelicBBC Alba * TeleG
OtherChannel 4 * Five
DefunctSky Scottish * S2 * Channel Six Dundee * Thistle TV * Celtic TV * Rangers TV

Television in Wales

BBCBBC One Wales * BBC Two Wales
ITVWWN * TWW * ITSWW * Harlech/HTV * ITV Wales
Other ChannelsChannel 4 * S4C * S4C2 * Five
Buildings and structuresBroadcasting House Cardiff * Drama Village Cardiff Bay * Wenvoe Transmitter

UK-based TV on demand

4oD * BBC iPlayer * blinkbox * BT Vision * Demand Five * iTunes Store * ITV Player * MSN Video Player * Project Canvas * SeeSaw * Sky Anytime * STV Player * TalkTalk TV * Virgin Media



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