Television channel launch dates

1936

02 November: BBC One

1953

27 September: Record TV

1955

22 September: ITV1 London (weekday)
22 September: ITV1

1956

14 January: ITV1 West
17 February: ITV1 Central
05 May: ITV1 Granada

1957

31 August: STV Central

1958

30 August: ITV1 Meridian

1959

15 January: ITV1 Tyne Tees
27 October: ITV1 Anglia
31 October: UTV

1961

29 April: ITV1 Westcountry
01 September: ITV1 Border
30 September: STV NorthUPDATED

1962

01 February: BBC One Wales
01 September: Channel Television
14 September: ITV1 Wales

1982

01 November: S4C Digidol
02 November: Channel 4

1989

05 February: Sky News
05 February: Sky Movies Action & Thriller

1990

01 January: XTV Online

1993

01 January: GMTV
25 August: Sky Sports 2
01 September: Challenge
01 October: QVC

1995

01 October: Disney Channel
01 October: The GOD Channel Europe
01 November: Paramount Comedy 1

1996

01 September: Sky2
01 October: Men and Motors

1997

30 March: Five

1998

20 March: Prime TV
22 June: Sky Customer Channel
22 June: Sky Welcome
22 June: Sky Movies Family
22 June: Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror
22 June: Sky Movies Classics
22 June: Sky Movies Indie
22 June: Sky Movies Modern Greats
22 June: Sky Movies Drama
10 September: Sky Sports News
23 September: BBC Parliament
21 November: Film4
07 December: ITV2

1999

14 September: S4C2

2001

18 January: E4

2002

11 February: CBeebies
11 February: CBBC
02 March: BBC Four
31 October: TMF
31 October: Solent TV
05 December: NASN

2003

09 January: LIVING
09 February: BBC Three
01 March: Sky Travel
11 June: Price-Drop TV
01 September: Paramount Comedy 2
31 October: 4Music

2004

19 January: Information TV
15 March: The Fight Network
01 June: Thomson TV
01 September: Racing UK
18 October: Real Estate TV
01 November: ITV3
01 November: Your Destiny TV
01 December: FX
01 December: Your TV
13 December: LIVING 2

2005

10 January: Eurosport 2 UK
17 January: Max TV
17 January: OneTV
24 January: Vectone World
24 January: Fizz
31 January: Red Hot TV
08 February: Teachers' TV
21 March: UKTV Gardens
22 March: Channel S Television
31 March: Zee TV Gujarati
04 April: Inspiration Network (International)
05 April: Xtraview
18 April: ShopTV
18 April: JML Choice
25 April: Movies4Men
25 April: Movies4Men 2
29 April: True Movies
03 May: Loveworld TV
22 June: Live Roulette TV
27 June: Speed Auction TV
15 July: SEE7 TV
27 July: DM Digital TV
15 August: ChoicesUK TV
18 August: Aastha-The Faith Channel
22 August: You TV 2 Extra
05 September: Star Bazaar
10 October: More4
31 October: Sky3
01 November: ITV4

2006

06 February: Propeller TV
27 February: Red
01 March: York@54
11 March: CITV Channel
24 April: Nick Jr. 2
24 April: Cartoon Network TOO
15 May: BBC HD
26 June: Movies 24
14 August: Bubble Hits
01 September: Channel Punjab
04 September: Cartoonito
15 October: FIVER
16 October: Five US
15 November: Al Jazeera English
20 November: The Business Channel
06 December: France 24

2007

08 January: Setanta Golf
11 January: Setanta Golf
20 February: Virgin Central
01 March: Sky Arts 1UPDATED
01 March: Discovery Turbo
12 March: Current TV
19 March: Vinappris
26 March: MusFlashTV
16 May: Pulse
01 September: Overseas Property TV
03 September: Zone Romantica
12 September: Nuts TV
13 September: Showcase TV
20 September: LFC TV
01 October: Virgin 1
01 October: Diva TV
15 October: Dave
15 November: My Channel
23 November: NME TV
29 November: Setanta Sports News

2008

08 January: DMAX
08 January: Arsenal TV
28 January: Clubland TV
30 April: BBC iPlayer
06 May: ITV HD
19 May: Kix
09 June: The Paranormal Channel
01 July: Challenge Jackpot
09 September: smileTV2
07 October: Watch

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