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BBC Four

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BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002[1] and shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film and drama, and current affairs.[2] It is required by its licence to air at least 100 hours of new arts and music programmes, 110 hours of new factual programmes, and to premiere twenty foreign films each year.[3][4] The channel broadcasts daily from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am, timesharing with CBeebies (which starts at 6:00 am).[5]

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BBC Four
BBC_Four_logo_2021.svg
Logo used since 2021
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
NetworkBBC Television
HeadquartersLondon, England
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i/1080p[lower-alpha 1] HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBBC
Sister channelsBBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC News
BBC Parliament
CBBC
CBeebies
BBC Scotland
BBC Alba
History
Launched2 March 2002; 21 years ago (2002-03-02)
ReplacedBBC Knowledge
Links
WebsiteBBC Four
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview (UK)Channel 9 (SD; 24 in Scot)
Channel 106 (HD)
Streaming media
BBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (Ireland only)
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