Channel 4
Also known as C4
British public-service television broadcaster; TV channel
Key facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Broadcast area
- United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands
- Headquarters
- 124 Horseferry Road , London, England Majestic , Leeds, England
- Language
- English
- Picture format
- 1080i / 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
- Timeshift service
- Channel 4 +1
- Owner
- Channel Four Television Corporation
- Sister channels
- 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4
- Launched
- 2 November 1982 ; 43 years ago ( 1982-11-02 )
- Website
- channel4.com
- Freeview
- Channel 4 (SD; 7 in Wales) Channel 15 (+1) Channel 104 (HD; 110 in Wales)
- Channel 4
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Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded entirely by its commercial activities, including advertising. It began its transmission in 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the licence-funded BBC1 and BBC2, and a single commercial broadcasting network, ITV.