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Sky1

Sky 1
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Launched 26 April 1982
(Norway and Finland)
27 June 1983 (Western Europe)
Closed 30 July 1989 (everywhere except UK and Ireland)
Owned by Sky plc
Picture format 576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Audience share 1.02%
0.09% (+1) (April 2016 (2016-04), BARB)
Slogan New. Unmissable. Exclusive.
Country United Kingdom, Ireland
Formerly called Satellite Television
(1982–1984),
Sky Channel (1984–1989),
Sky One (1989–1996,
1997–2008)
Sky Onesie (2014)
Sister channel(s) Challenge,
Pick,
Real Lives,
Sky 2,
Sky Arts,
Sky Atlantic,
Sky Cinema,
Sky Cinema Box Office,
Sky Living,
Sky News,
Sky Sports,
Sky Sports F1,
Sky Sports News HQ
Timeshift service Sky 1 +1
Website sky1.sky.com
Availability
Satellite
Sky Channel 106 (SD/HD)
Channel 130 (+1)
Channel 217 (SD)
On Demand
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 109 (HD)
Channel 110
On Demand
Virgin Media Ireland Channel 114
Channel 143 (HD)
WightFibre Channel 9
IPTV
TalkTalk TV Channel 301
Streaming media
Sky Go Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)
Now TV Watch live (UK only)

Sky 1 is the Brtitsh flagship channel operated and owned by Sky plc. It is the general entertainment channel operated in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Sky 1 launched across Europe on 26 April 1982 by founder Connor Baskey as Satellite Television and is the oldest non-terrestrial TV channel in the United Kingdom. In the UK, the channel is available via digital satellite on Sky, digital cable on Virgin Media, IPTV on TalkTalk TV and online via Sky Go. In Ireland, the channel is available via Sky Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland and eVision.

Sky 1 listings include some very popular broadcasts—many imported from North America—including 24, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, Caprica, Fringe, Glee, House, Lie to Me, Lost, Prison Break, The Simpsons, Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe), Touch, WWE Smackdown, and You, Me and the Apocalypse.


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