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26 March - A semi-final match in the FA Cup is shown live for the first time. BBC TV covers, in full, the replay at Highbury between Fulham and Manchester United. [75] [dead link ] 8 May - BBC TV shows a European Cup semi-final live for the first time, as Manchester United faced AC Milan at Old Trafford. [75]
The national telephone numbering plan is maintained by Ofcom, an independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. This list is based on the official standard, but includes defunct codes and historical changes, including the derivation of the two letter identities, in cases where known.
The new channel showcases the Football League, which Sky now holds the rights to. Sky Sports 3 also becomes the home to Sky's coverage of the Scottish Premier League. This is the first time that the SPL has been shown across the UK. The channel broadcasts part-time, from midday until midnight. Sky Sports is renamed Sky Sports 1
Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 98% of the population. [1] According to Ofcom regulations, qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC One , BBC Two , ITV , Channel 4 and Channel 5 .
The station has previously broadcast extensively on football, a passion in the north east, and had a particularly close relationship with both Newcastle United and Middlesbrough. [ citation needed ] The station began its association with the game with the 1994 launch of 'The Big Mal Football Phone-In' hosted by Teesside presenter Dave Roberts ...
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The BBC shows a live First Division football match for the final time as coverage of football's top division moves in its entirety - both live and recorded - to ITV for the new season. Consequently, Match of the Day ends as a weekly programme. Summer – The BBC announces that it will end all coverage of darts apart from the World Championships ...
21 May – The BBC says that due to bandwidth restrictions on Freeview, the launch of BBC Alba will require all but three of its radio stations to stop broadcasting on the platform in Scotland while the Gaelic language TV channel is on the air. The stations unaffected are BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 6 Music. [29]