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What channel is GB News on?

GB NEWS has been billed as the UK's biggest broadcast venture in decades.

The upstart, chaired by Andrew Neil, launched on June 13, 2021 with a welcome programme.

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Andrew Neil is the face of GB newsCredit: Getty - Contributor


What channel is GB News on?

The channel is available on Freeview as channel 236 and Freesat on 216.

The GB News Sky channel is 515.

It is also Virgin Media channel 626.

When did GB News launch?

GB News went live on Sunday June 13, 2021 at 8pm - with a few technical difficulties.

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The highly-anticipated network promised to provide a mix of "news, opinion and debate in the UK" and it kicked off with a programme titled Welcome To GB News.

Sunday night's offering featured appearances from Nigel Farage and Sir Alan Sugar, but both were cut off by faulty connections.

Chief executive officer Angelos Frangopoulos said: “GB News is a digital start-up designed to bring greater plurality of voices to UK media so we’re passionate about delivering our programmes on every platform we can, including live DAB digital radio.”

He added: “It’s a considerable challenge to expand into radio so quickly but this opportunity is too great to miss. It means we can serve more people by giving them the choice to tune in to us anywhere, any time.

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“It was a highly competitive selection process so we’re really delighted.

“We look forward to partnering again with Arqiva, who already take care of our terrestrial and satellite television signals as well as our fibre connectivity.”

GB News will air on Freeview channel 236 and will be broadcast across Sky, Virgin Media, YouView and Freesat, alongside a dedicated on-demand streaming service.

The channel launched on June 13, 2021
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What is GB news?

GB news is a British news channel.

The channel plans to air 6,500 hours of television a year once it finds its feet.

GB news is chaired by journalism veteran Andrew Neil.

Neil has compared the new channel to American news broadcasters.

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