 Logo used since 2021 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Scotland |
| Network | BBC One |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BBC Scotland |
| Sister channels | BBC Alba BBC Scotland |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 March 1952; 73 years ago (1952-03-14) |
| Former names | BBC TV Service Scotland (1952–1964) BBC 1 Scotland (1964–1983; 1985–1991) BBC Scotland (1983–1985) BBC Scotland On 1 (1991–1997) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 1 (SD) Channel 101 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| BBC iPlayer | [1] |
BBC One Scotland is a Scottish free-to-air television channel owned and operated byBBC Scotland. It is the Scottish variation of the UK-wideBBC One network and is broadcast fromPacific Quay inGlasgow.[1]
The BBC Television Service started broadcasts to Scotland on 14 March 1952 using the405-line television system broadcast from theKirk o'Shotts transmitter, four weeks after England saw television pictures from Scotland with the funeral of King George VI on 15 February. The first programme,Television Comes to Scotland, was relayed on the English transmitters, featuring a dedicatory prayer, a vote of thanks from Lord Provost of Edinburgh and a ten-minute dancing segment. The inaugural speeches didn't go well in London, but the entertainment output over time received praise.[2] TheTelevision Newsreel that day was led by the launch of the service in Scotland.[3]
Expansion of the service was first planned in 1954 with the building of a transmitter in Inverness;[4][5] accomplished by the opening of theRosemarkie transmitting station on 14 August 1957, extending reception to the Highlands.[6] By 1962, there were plans for television news interview studios in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, followed by the building of transmitters in Shetland and Ballachulish. Further transmitters were commissioned in 1964 to increase coverage in the Shetland Islands and South West Scotland.[7] Colour broadcasts started with the network output in 1969; with the conversion of BBC Scotland's Queen Margaret Drive Studio "A" in Glasgow in 1971, Scottish programming followed suit.[2]
On 1 December 1980, BBC1 Scotland broadcast theRadiovision project delivering a simulcast ofBBC Radio Scotland's breakfast programme. This was the first breakfast television programme broadcast by BBC1 in any part of the UK, after the short-lived attempt byYorkshire Television in 1977.[8]
For all of the time the channel is referred to on screen asBBC One Scotland, sometimes using overlays to replace the normal channel identifier. The station also has its own team ofcontinuity announcers, provided by BBC Scotland, to accommodate for the variations seen in Scotland from the rest of the BBC One network, whilst also providing the channel with an added Scottish identity. The announcers, based in Glasgow, also double up as transmission directors.
BBC One Scotland updated its visual presentation style as part of the network BBC One revamp on 7 October 2006. The presentation style fits in with the nationalBBC One 'Circle' idents, but with the "Scotland" caption added to the network logo.
An HD (high-definition) simulcast of BBC One Scotland launched on 14 January 2013 on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.[9][10] On 10 December 2013, BBC One Scotland HD was swapped with the SD channel on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers.[11]
BBC One Scotland is responsible for covering certain special events such as the annualHogmanay Live programme which sees in the New Year, and major Scottish sporting events such asfootball internationals, theScottish Cup, Scotland'sSix Nations rugby union campaigns, and the performance of Scottish competitors at theCommonwealth Games andOlympic Games. In the earlier days of digital satellite, BBC One Scotland blacked out certain sporting events and highlights shows as some events' rights were held by Sky and other UK broadcasters.
Whilst generally following the schedules of the UK-wide BBC One, BBC One Scotland offers programming specific to Scotland, such as soap operaRiver City and football programmeSportscene. As a result of this, regularBBC One shows, such asHolby City, are scheduled at different regular times in Scotland, compared with the rest of the UK.
News,Sport andWeather specifically for Scotland are examples of the channel's distinct output.[12]
Examples of BBC One Scotland programmes include:
