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Oneword
Broadcast area United Kingdom
Frequency DAB: 11D (Digital One)
Freeview: 717
Sky Digital: 0127
NTL: 967
Format Speech
Owner Channel 4/UBC Media
Website www.oneword.co.uk

Oneword Radio is a British commercial radio station featuring books, drama, comedy, children's programming, and discussion. The station is available in the UK via digital radio (DAB) and digital television (Freeview DVB-T, BSkyB DVB-S, and DVB-C providers NTL ), and is streamed on the internet 24 hours a day worldwide. The DAB service only runs between 06:00 and 00:00 because the bandwidth Oneword uses is used for other services during the night. Sine waves of various frequencies; the bottom waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... NTL Incorporated is a U.S.-listed British company. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... [1]#redirect Book ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Childrens television shows are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... Debate is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... Digital television (DTV) is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals, in contrast to analogue signals in analogue (traditional) T.V. It uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set or a... This article is about the United Kingdom digital terrestrial television service. ... DVB-T stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial and it is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ... DVB, short for Digital Video Broadcasting, is a suite of internationally accepted, open standards for digital television maintained by the DVB Project, an industry consortium with more than 300 members, and published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC... DVB, short for Digital Video Broadcasting, is a suite of internationally accepted, open standards for digital television maintained by the DVB Project, an industry consortium with more than 300 members, and published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC... NTL Incorporated is a U.S.-listed British company. ... A running stream. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Oneword has had some serious financial problems and has cut back to a skeleton staff but ownership is now shared between UBC Media group and (since early 2005) the UK's Channel Four (originally just a television station, but now expanding into other media areas such as film making and publishing). 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This article is concerned with the production of books, magazines, and other literary material (whether in printed or electronic formats). ...


In October 2005 Channel Four agreed to increase its stake to a majority by buying 51% of Oneword.


Oneword carries the Channel 4 Radio daily news broadcast at 7.30 on weekday mornings, The Morning Report, which is produced by the Channel 4 news team.


See also

Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches, and many other forms of comedy found on other mediums. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Ad for an Atwater Kent radio receiver in the Ladies Home Journal (September, 1926) Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio are phrases used to refer to radio programs (audio theater) mainly broadcast, in the USA, during the 1920s through the late 1950s. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...

External links

Channel 4 Television Corporation
Channels: Channel 4 | E4 | More4 | Film4
News: Channel 4 News | More4 News | ITN
Radio: Oneword
Online: channel4.com | FourDocs
Other: T4 | Film4 Productions

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