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Radios 1-4 now available on Freeview
From
Friday 14 February 2003 all of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's national radio stations
can be accessed on Freeview, the new digital terrestrial television
service. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radios 1,2,3 and 4 complete a line-up of 11 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio
channels.
The
Freeview line-up now includes the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's eight digital television
channels – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TWO, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ THREE, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ FOUR, CBeebies,
C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News 24 and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Parliament – plus interactivity
from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖi and 11 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio networks – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 1, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio
2, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Five Live, Five Live Sports
Extra, 1Xtra, 6 Music, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 7, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service (in English) and
the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Asian Network.
Research
shows that more and more people are accessing radio through their
televisions. Latest figures show that 16% of UK adults or 7.8 million
people claim to have listened to the radio via their television,
over a million more people than last year.
Approximately
4.5 million adults listen to radio through television on a weekly
basis, a figure equating to 9% of the adult population.*
Freeview, launched
in October 2002, gives audiences another way to access the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's
digital channels. This means there are now three ways to access
the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's services: satellite, cable and Freeview. There are now
estimated to be 10 million homes in the UK which can receive all
of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's digital services.
Andy
Duncan, Director ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Marketing & Communications, said: "We're
delighted that our audiences can now access the full range of national
radio and television services on Freeview as well as on digital
cable and satellite.
"The
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is committed to providing its services for free in the many
ways our audiences choose to access them. This latest development
is another step towards driving digital take up in the UK."
Information
regarding the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's digital channels and how to access them can
be found on .
Notes
to Editors
Freeview
is managed by a consortium – DTV Services Ltd – comprising
the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ, Crown Castle and BSkyB as equal partners.
Freeview
is a simple way to get digital television. It offers UK homes up
to 30 digital channels (TV and text), plus interactivity and 16
radio networks, all free and delivered to televisions through rooftop
aerials.
*Source:
RAJAR/Ipsos RSL Wave 4 2002
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(The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is not responsible for the content of external
internet sites.)
All the
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's eight television channels - including ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ THREE
- as well as six ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio networks.
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