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Play UK
Launched 10 October 1998
Closed 30 September 2002
Owned by UKTV (BBC/Virgin Media Television)
Formerly called UK Play (until Nov 2000)
Availability At time of closure
Terrestrial
ITV Digital
(until May 2002)		 Channel 37 (Multiplex D)
Satellite
Astra 1E analogue
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Sky Digital 217 (previously 452)
Cable
NTL Channel 100
Telewest Channel 151

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Play UK broadcast all day on the digital platforms but on the Astra 1 (Sky Analogue) satellite system, it broadcast between 1am and 7am when UK Horizons was not broadcasting. UK Horizons was a Television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, as part of the UKTV network of channels showing mainly BBC documentaries

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Contents

Music Programming

The majority of the music programmes broadcast (quizzes, interviews and compilations) on Play UK were produced by themselves. Play UK also repeated TOTP2, which was originally broadcast on BBC Two. TOTP2 (Top of the Pops 2 is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running Top of the

Comedy Programming

Most of the comedy programming on Play UK had already been broadcast on the BBC's channels. The O-Zone was a weekly music magazine show broadcast on BBC Two from 1989-2000 Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast Tim Westwood (born 3 October 1957 is an English DJ and Presenter of Radio and Television. Play UK also produced original comedy programming as well as those already broadcast on the BBC's channels. Later on, Play UK also broadcast American comedy and animation.

Originally produced programming

Repeated BBC Shows

American programming

Other Programming

External links

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