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Channel 4

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…

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Owner
Channel Four Television Corporation
Headquarters
124 Horseferry Road, London, England · Majestic, Leeds, England
Broadcast area
United Kingdom · Republic of Ireland · Isle of Man · Channel Islands
Channel 4
Watch live
Country
United Kingdom
Freeview
Channel 4 (SD; 7 in Wales) · Channel 15 (+1) · Channel 104 (HD; 110 in Wales)

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Funding

Programming

Presentation

Regions/international

Channel 4 HD

Teletext services

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Channel 4

Nodes255
Edges254
Triples412
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007843
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Channel 4

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related to Scheduling · 32
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related to Comedy · 29
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related to 1982–1992: Launch and IBA control · 25
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related to Wales · 20
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related to International · 19
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related to Conception · 18
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related to 4Talent · 17
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related to Ahmadinejad's Christmas speech · 16
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related to Channel 4 HD · 16
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related to Presentation · 15
Channel 4 → B-side, BBC2, Bo Gehring Aviation, Channel, Colin Robinson, David Dundas, Fourscore, Fourscore Two, In November, It, Los Angeles, Martin Lambie-Nairn, Since, The, UK

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Channel 4Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Channel 4Broadcast areaRepublic of Ireland1.00infobox
Channel 4Broadcast areaIsle of Man1.00infobox
Channel 4Broadcast areaChannel Islands1.00infobox
Channel 4Channel 4Watch live1.00infobox
Channel 4CountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Channel 4FreeviewChannel 4 (SD; 7 in Wales)1.00infobox
Channel 4FreeviewChannel 15 (+1)1.00infobox
Channel 4FreeviewChannel 104 (HD; 110 in Wales)1.00infobox
Channel 4Headquarters124 Horseferry Road, London, England1.00infobox
Channel 4HeadquartersMajestic, Leeds, England1.00infobox
Channel 4LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Channel 4Launched2 November 1982; 43 years ago (1982-11-02)1.00infobox
Channel 4OwnerChannel Four Television Corporation1.00infobox
Channel 4Picture format1080i/1080p HDTV[a] (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)1.00infobox
Channel 4Sister channels4seven1.00infobox
Channel 4Sister channelsE41.00infobox
Channel 4Sister channelsE4 Extra1.00infobox
Channel 4Sister channelsFilm41.00infobox
Channel 4Sister channelsMore41.00infobox
Channel 4Sky GoWatch live (UK and Ireland only)1.00infobox
Channel 4Timeshift serviceChannel 4 +11.00infobox
Channel 4TVPlayerWatch live (UK only)1.00infobox
Channel 4Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (UK only)1.00infobox
Channel 4Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (+1, UK only)1.00infobox
Channel 4Websitechannel4.com1.00infobox
Channel 4is aBritish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation0.90text
Channel 4is aprovision of a broad range of high quality and diverse programming which0.90text

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