BBC Knowledge
Launched	June 1, 1999
Closed	March 2, 2002
Owned By	BBC
Replaced	BBC Four
Availability At time of closure
Terrestrial
ITV Digital	Channel 13
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 553
Cable
NTL	Channel 12 (number later reassigned to BBC Four)
Telewest	Channel 245

BBC Knowledge was an early BBC digital television channel, available by cable, satellite, or terrestrial digital broadcasting, providing a strong programme of documentary, cultural and educational television. It launched on 1 June 1999 broadcasting 6 hours of educational material a day. Image File history File links Bbcknowledgelogo1999. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... BBC Four is a BBC television channel available to digital television (Freeview, satellite and cable) viewers in the UK. The successor to an earlier digital channel called BBC Knowledge, BBC Four began broadcasting on March 2, 2002 - its first evenings programming being simulcast on BBC Two. ... NTL Incorporated is a US listed British company providing cable services (internet, telephone and television) prodominantly in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Four is a BBC television channel available to digital television (Freeview, satellite and cable) viewers in the UK. The successor to an earlier digital channel called BBC Knowledge, BBC Four began broadcasting on March 2, 2002 - its first evenings programming being simulcast on BBC Two. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA, or broadcast television) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space, usually carrying unencrypted signals. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

On 17 November 2001, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At the same time, BBC Knowledge moved from the SDN multiplex to the BBC multiplex on the DTT (ITV Digital) service. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... In telecommunications, multiplexing (also muxing or MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Digital television. ...

On 2 March 2002 it was closed to be replaced by BBC Four. Given that the BBC television service was only suspended during the war, and renamed BBC 1 in 1964, this meant that BBC Knowledge was the first ever BBC television channel to be closed down permanently. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... BBC Four is a BBC television channel available to digital television (Freeview, satellite and cable) viewers in the UK. The successor to an earlier digital channel called BBC Knowledge, BBC Four began broadcasting on March 2, 2002 - its first evenings programming being simulcast on BBC Two. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

BBC Knowledge's output was educational, and it initally had a 'bright and breezy' schedule [1] however due to very low viewing figures this was altered to be a more serious documentary channel within a year. Programming included a GCSE survival guide based upon the popular BBC series "Bitesize", this was named "Bitesize Etc". GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

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