television in the united kingdom 

Statements about this table:
sky be not the only provider with an unknown number of channel
5 of the 7 provider do not have a digital
virgin provider be pay while unbranded vhf collection be free
the provider sky and bsb have an analog satellite transmission
the provider kit be in business 5 year longer than the provider bsb
sky be the only provider with an unknown number of channel
5 of the 7 provider have a digital
the provider sky and bsb have a digital satellite transmission
provider
years
free or pay
no of channels
(unbranded vhf collection)
1936 - 1985
free
2
405 - line cable service
1938 - 1949
unknown
2
virgin
1984 - 2009
pay
35
sky
1989 - 2001
pay
unknown
bsb
1990 - 1992
pay
5
ondigital / itv digital
1998 - 2002
pay
unknown
kit
1999 - 2006
pay
unknown
provider
colour
digital
transmission
(unbranded vhf collection)
no
no
analogue terrestrial
405 - line cable service
no
no
analogue cable
virgin
yes
no
analogue cable
sky
yes
no
analogue satellite
bsb
yes
no
analogue satellite
ondigital / itv digital
yes
yes
digital terrestrial
kit
yes
yes
iptv