BBC One Wales

BBC One Wales

Logo used since 2021.
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Wales
Network	BBC One
Programming
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	BBC Cymru Wales
Sister channels	BBC Two Wales
History
Launched	9 February 1964; 60 years ago (1964-02-09)
Former names	BBC Cymru Wales (9 February 1964 – 5 September 1981) BBC Wales (6 September 1981 – 17 February 1985) BBC1 Wales (18 February 1985 – 15 February 1991) BBC Wales On 1 (16 February 1991 – 3 October 1997)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 1 Channel 101 (HD)
Streaming media
FilmOn	Watch live (Wales)

BBC One Wales is a Welsh free-to-air television channel owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales. It is the Welsh variation of the UK-wide BBC One network and is broadcast from Central Square in Cardiff.

History and operation

The channel was launched on February 9, 1964 as BBC Cymru Wales.

BBC One Wales broadcasts around three hours of non-news programmes for Wales each week alongside six hours a week of national news for Wales from BBC Wales Today.

BBC One Wales branding is utilised between 6 am and around 1 am each day with live continuity handled by a team of national announcer/directors.

A high-definition simulcast of BBC One Wales launched on 29 January 2013 on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.^[1] On 10 December 2013, BBC One Wales HD was swapped with the SD channel on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers.^[2]

Programming

References

External links

• BBC One Wales listings at BBC Online
• BBC Wales at BBC Online

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