Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public service broadcaster. It first started on the 2^nd November 1982. Channel 4 mostly funds itself however it is publicly owned overall; originally a subsidiary company of the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority), the channel is now owned and controlled by the channel four television corporation, established in 1990. With the conversion to digital in Wales, channel 4 then became a UK-wide broadcaster for the first time. The purpose of channel 4’s creation was to be a fourth television service to the UK as well as the BBC and the only existing commercial broadcaster at the time ITV.

Before channel 4 and S4C (Channel 4 Wales) The broadcasting act of 1980 began the process of adding a fourth terrestrial television service alongside BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. This sparked the birth of Channel 4 which began scheduled transmissions on the 2^nd November 1982.

After control of the station passed from the Channel Four Television Company to the Channel Four Television Corporation in 1993