<P> Channel 4 is a British public - service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982 . Although largely commercially self - funded , it is ultimately publicly owned ; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) , the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation , a public corporation of the Department for Culture , Media & Sport , which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993 . With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010 , Channel 4 became a UK - wide TV channel for the first time . </P>
<P> Channel 4 is a British public - service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982 . Although largely commercially self - funded , it is ultimately publicly owned ; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ) , the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation , a public corporation of the Department for Culture , Media & Sport , which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993 . With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010 , Channel 4 became a UK - wide TV channel for the first time . </P>
when did channel 4 start in the uk
when did channel 4 start in the uk
2 November 1982
2 November 1982