Television timeline of UK and Ireland
UK - 1936 and Ireland - 1961 BBC One (UK) - November 2, 1936 ITV1 (UK) - September 22, 1955 UTV (UK) - October 31, 1959 RTÉ One (Ireland) - December 31, 1961 BBC Two (UK) - April 20, 1964 RTÉ2 (Ireland) - November 2, 1978 Sky One (UK) - April 26, 1982 S4C (UK) - November 1, 1982 Channel 4 (UK) - November 2, 1982 TG4 (Ireland) - October 31, 1996 5 (UK) - March 30, 1997 Virgin Media One (Ireland) - September 20, 1998 ITV2 (UK) - December 7, 1998 E4 (UK) - January 18, 2001 Virgin Media Two (Ireland) - March 30, 2006 STV (UK) - May 30, 2006 5Star (UK) - October 15, 2006 BBC Alba (UK) - September 19, 2008 U&W (UK) - October 7, 2008 Oireachtas TV (Ireland) - November 15, 2011 TLC (UK) - April 30, 2013 Virgin Media Three (Ireland) - January 1, 2015 BBC Scotland (UK) - February 24, 2019 Virgin Media Four (Ireland) - August 24, 2022