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'''Channel 4''' is a British [[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public-service]] [[television]] broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by the [[#Channel Four Television Corporation|Channel Four Television Corporation]], a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the [[Wenvoe transmitting station|Wenvoe]] transmitter in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a UK-wide TV channel for the first time. | '''Channel 4''' is a British [[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public-service]] [[television]] broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the [[Independent Broadcasting Authority]] (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by the [[#Channel Four Television Corporation|Channel Four Television Corporation]], a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the [[Wenvoe transmitting station|Wenvoe]] transmitter in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a UK-wide TV channel for the first time. | ||
It aired Futurama until 2004 | It aired ''[[Futurama]]'' until [[2004]]. | ||
[[Category:Networks]] | [[Category:Networks]] |
Revision as of 21:02, 14 August 2012
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, a public body established in 1990, coming into operation in 1993. With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a UK-wide TV channel for the first time.