Sky1
Sky1 is a British television channel. It is the oldest satellite television channel in the world.[1]
| Sky One | |
|---|---|
 All the good stuff | |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed) |
| Timeshift service | Sky One +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 April 1982 |
| Closed | 1 September 2021 |
| Replaced by | Sky Showcase (channel) Sky Max (programming) |
| Former names |
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| Availability (at time of closure) | |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 109 (HD) Channel 110 On Demand |
| Virgin Media (Ireland) | Channel 114 (HD; TV 360) Channel 714 (SD; TV 360) Channel 114 (SD; Horizon) Channel 143 (HD; Horizon) |
| WightFibre | Channel 9 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 106 (HD) Channel 206 (+1) Channel 806 (SD) On Demand |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk TV | Channel 301 |
| BT TV (via Now) | Channel 340 Channel 355 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live |
| Now | Watch live |
| Virgin TV Anywhere (UK) | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere (Ireland) | Watch live (Ireland only) |
History
The channel was launched on 26 April 1982 in Norway and Finland as Satellite Television Ltd and was available to around 700,000 homes. The channel offered premium programming not avaliable to other free channels. The channel was launched on 27 June 1983 in the United Kingdom and was later renamed Sky Channel on 16 January 1984.
The main airing times during the 1984 to 1989 era were 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the UK and 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the western region.
Sky1 was renamed again in 2008.[1]
Closure
Sky One closed on 1 September 2021. It was replaced by Sky Showcase and Sky Max.
Related pages
References
- "Sky 1 Rebrands". Sky User forum. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
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