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Satellite Television Ltd. (SATV) was set up in November 1980 by Mr. Brian Haynes. In 1982, SATV launched "Satellite Channel", a pan-European channel. Sky Television bought Satellite Television Ltd. in 1984 and renamed Satellite Channel to Sky Channel (later Sky One).

British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) was founded on 11 December 1986, but launched its four channels in early 1990. By the end of 1990, Sky Television and BSB merged together to become British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). BSkyB launched Sky Multichannels (also known as Sky Analogue) and stopped broadcasting in 2001. BSkyB created Sky Digital in 1998, as a replacement to Sky Multichannels. In 2006, Sky Digital became Sky with its launch of Sky+ and Sky+HD services.

Timeline overview

Satellite Television Ltd. - November 1980 to 25 March 1982
Sky Television - 25 March 1982 to 2 November 1990
British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) - 11 December 1986 to 2 November 1990
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (Merger between British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television) - 2 November 1990 to September 2001
Sky Digital - 1 November 1998 (to 2006).

Satellite Television logos

1980-1984

Sky logos

1984-1989
1989-1993
1993–1995
1995–1997
1997–1998
1998–1999
1999–2001

British Satellite Broadcasting logos

1986-1988
1988-1990
1990-1991
(Production logo for programmes on former BSB channels until 8 April 1991)

Channel Changes

Satellite Television Ltd.

Date	EPG No.	Channel logo	Channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel logo	New channel name	Region (UK & Ireland unless stated)	Notes
25/03/82	???		Satellite Television	Launch

Sky Television

Date	EPG No.	Channel name	Type of change	New channel name	Notes
1984
16/01/84	???	Satellite Television	Rename	Sky Channel
29/03/84	???	Music Box	Launch
29/03/84	???	Screensport	Launch
29/03/84	???	The Entertainment Network	Launch
01/09/84	???	The Children's Channel	Launch
1985
02/06/85	???	The Entertainment Network	Removal		Replaced by Mirrorvision
02/06/85	???	Mirrorvision	Launch
30/10/85	???	Lifestyle	Launch
31/12/85	???	Bravo	Launch
1986
31/03/86	???	Mirrorvision	Removal		Replaced by Premiere (due to merger)
01/04/86	???	Premiere	Launch		Replaced Mirrorvision
1987
30/01/87	???	Music Box	Removal		Replaced by Super Channel
30/01/87	???	Super Channel	Launch
01/08/87	???	MTV	Launch
1989
05/02/89	???	Sky News	Launch
05/02/89	???	Sky Movies	Launch
05/02/89	???	Eurosport	Launch
31/07/89	???	Sky Channel	Rename	Sky One
??/07/89	???	Premiere	Removal
??/??/89	???	The Arts Channel	Removal
1990
10/04/90	???	TV Asia	Launch
10/04/90	???	The Computer Channel	Launch

British Satellite Broadcasting

Date	EPG No.	Channel name	Type of change	Notes
25/03/90	???	The Movie Channel	Launch	First of the five channels to launch. They were launched on five consecutive nights one at a time. Featured on Engineering Announcements 27 March 1990.
26/03/90	???	Galaxy	Launch	Second of the five channels to launch. They were launched on five consecutive nights one at a time. Featured on Engineering Announcements 27 March 1990.
27/03/90	???	The Sports Channel	Launch	Third of the five channels to launch. They were launched on five consecutive nights one at a time. Featured on Engineering Announcements 27 March 1990.
28/03/90	???	Now	Launch	Fourth of the five channels to launch. They were launched on five consecutive nights one at a time. Featured on Engineering Announcements 27 March 1990.
29/03/90	???	The Power Station	Launch	Last of the five channels to launch. They were launched on five consecutive nights one at a time. Featured on Engineering Announcements 27 March 1990.

British Sky Broadcasting

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) is the merger between British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television.

Date	EPG No.	Channel name	Type of change	New channel name	Notes
1990
29/11/90	???	The Computer Channel	Removal
01/12/90	???	Now	Removal		Replaced with Sky News
02/12/90	???	Galaxy	Removal		Transponder space handed to Sky One
??/??/90	???	Sky Movies	Rename	Sky Movies Plus
1991
08/04/91	???	The Power Station	Removal		Transponder space handed to Sky Movies.
20/04/91	???	The Sports Channel	Rename	Sky Sports
03/11/91	???	The Comedy Channel	Launch
1992
30/09/92	???	The Comedy Channel	Removal		Replaced with Sky Movies Gold
01/10/92	???	Sky Movies Gold	Launch
??/10/92	???	CMT	Launch
01/11/92	???	UK Gold	Launch
31/12/92	???	Sky Arts	Removal		Marcopolo satellites sold and signals shut.
1993
24/01/93	???	Lifestyle	Removal		Astra transponder 5 becomes Vox
24/01/93	???	Lifestyle Satellite Jukebox	Removal		Astra transponder 5 becomes Vox
01/03/93	???	Screensport	Removal		Merged with Eurosport.
01/09/93	???	The Family Channel	Launch
01/09/93	???	Nickelodeon	Launch
01/10/93	???	QVC	Launch
02/10/93	???	Super Channel	Rename	NBC Super Channel
1994
05/09/94	???	The Learning Channel	Launch
19/09/94	???	Sky Sports 2	Launch
03/10/94	???	Sky Soap	Launch
03/10/94	???	Sky Travel	Launch
10/10/94	???	VH1	Launch
1995
27/02/95	???	European Business News	Launch
01/10/95	???	The Disney Channel	Launch
01/11/95	???	The Paramount Channel	Launch
01/11/95	???	Sci-Fi Channel	Launch
01/11/95	???	Sky Sports Gold	Launch
12/06/95	???	L!VE TV	Launch
11/03/95	???	European Business News	Rename	CNBC Europe
1996
16/03/96	???	Sky Box Office	Launch
16/08/96	???	Sky Sports Gold	Remove
01/09/96	???	The Computer Channel	Launch
01/09/96	???	Sky 2	Launch
01/09/96	???	The Weather Channel	Launch
01/09/96	???	Sky One	Rename	Sky 1
09/09/96	???	NBC Super Channel	Rename	NBC Europe
19/10/96	???	Fox Kids	Launch
01/10/96	???	Granada Talk TV	Launch
01/11/96	???	Sky Scottish	Launch
1997
01/01/97	???	TV Asia	Removal		Sold to Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Replaced with Zee TV.
01/01/97	???	Zee TV	Launch
03/02/97	???	Trouble	Launch
03/02/97	???	The Family Channel	Rename	Challenge TV
03/04/97	???	The Learning Channel	Rename	Discovery Home & Leisure
01/09/97	???	National Geographic Channel	Launch
01/11/97	???	UK Arena	Launch
01/11/97	???	UK Horizons	Launch
01/11/97	???	UK Style	Launch
01/11/97	???	Sky 1	Rename	Sky One
01/11/97	???	Sky Movies	Rename	Sky Movies Screen 1
01/11/97	???	The Movie Channel	Rename	Sky Movies Screen 2
22/11/97	???	Rapture TV	Launch
31/08/97	???	Granada Talk TV	Removal
31/08/97	???	Sky 2	Removal		Closed due to poor viewing figures.
1998
31/03/98	???	CMT Europe	Removal
03/04/98	???	The Children's Channel	Removal
??/04/98	???	The Weather Channel	Removal
31/05/98	???	Sky Scottish	Removal		Closed because it fails to meet its financial targets.
30/06/98	???	NBC Europe	Removal
10/09/98	???	Sky Movies Screen 1	Rename	Sky Premier
10/09/98	???	Sky Movies Screen 2	Rename	Sky MovieMax
10/09/98	???	Sky Movies Gold	Rename	Sky Cinema

Sky Digital

Channel list at launch

Channel number	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company
101	BBC One		British Broadcasting Corporation
102	BBC Two		British Broadcasting Corporation
103	ITV	Didn't broadcast, only featured "press 'tv' then '3' for ITV" on screen. Would officially launch on Sky in November 2001	ITV plc
104	Channel 4		Channel Four Television Corporation
105	Channel 5		Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited
106	Sky One		British Sky Broadcasting
109	UK Gold		UKTV
110	UK Gold Classics		UKTV
112	Living		Flextech
115	Disney Channel		The Walt Disney Company
118	Granada Plus		Granada Sky Broadcasting
121	Challenge TV		Flextech
124	Bravo		Flextech
127	Paramount Comedy Channel		Viacom
130	Sci-Fi Channel		Vivendi
133	Discovery Home & Leisure		Discovery Inc.
136	Granada Breeze		Granada Sky Broadcasting
139	Granada Men & Motors		Granada Sky Broadcasting
142	Sky Soap		British Sky Broadcasting
145	Sky Travel		British Sky Broadcasting
148	UK Style		UKTV
151	UK Arena		UKTV
160	BBC Choice		British Broadcasting Corporation
178	Tara Television		Raidió Teilifís Éireann

EPG Changes

Date	EPG No.	Channel name	Type of change	New channel name	Region (UK & Ireland unless stated)	Notes
1998
01/10/98	413	Sky Sports News	Launch
01/10/98	632	M2	Launch
02/10/98	110	UK Gold Classics	Launch
10/10/98	644	UK Play	Launch
01/11/98	104	S4C Digidol	Launch		Wales
01/11/98	184	S4C Digidol	Launch		UK except Wales
01/11/98	324	FilmFour	Launch
1999
30/04/99	142	Sky Soap	Removal			Due to low ratings
01/06/99	553	BBC Knowledge	Launch
01/07/99	632	MTV Extra	Launch
01/07/99	633	MTV Base	Launch
01/07/99	636	VH1 Classic	Launch
01/09/99	605	Nick Replay	Launch
01/09/99	606	Nick Jr.	Launch
15/09/99	519	S4C2	Launch
15/09/99	???	TNT	Rename	Turner Classic Movies
05/11/99	???	L!VE TV	Removal

Sources

Wikipedia:

History section on individual channel articles on Wikipedia.
List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom)
1982 in British television#New_channels
(No channel changes in 1983)
1984 in British television#Channels
1985 in British television#Channels
(No channel changes in 1986)
1987 in British television#Channels
1989 in British television#Channels
1990 in British television#Channels
1991 in British television#Channels
1992 in British television#Channels
1993 in British television#Channels
1994 in British television#Channels
1995 in British television#Channels
1996 in British television#Channels
1997 in British television#Channels
1998 in British television#Channels
1999 in British television#Channels

1982 to 1999
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
2020	2021	2022	2023	2024

List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) from 1982 to 1999

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