Friday, 7 January 2022

Rumour: Is Virgin Media set to launch BBC One HD England regions next week?

Is Virgin Media set to axe BBC One England HD to make way for BBC One HD England regions to launch on Virgin Channel 108 from January 11th?

If true the following channels will appear on Virgin Channel 108 - in England from January 11th:

  • Base on Sky EPG information:
  • BBC One HD East [East] (East of England.)
  • BBC One HD East [West] (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.)
    BBC One HD East Yorks & Lin (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.)
  • BBC One HD London 

  • Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex.
  • BBC One HD East Mids (East Midlands of England.)
  • BBC One HD NE & C (North East of England and Cumbria.)
  • BBC One HD North West (North West of England.)
  • BBC One HD Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.)
  • BBC One HD South (South of England.)
  • BBC One HD South East (Kent and East Sussex.)
  • BBC One HD South West (South West of England.)
  • BBC One HD West (West of England.)
  • BBC One HD West Mids (West Midlands of England.)
  • BBC One HD Yorks (Yorkshire and North Midlands.)

  • Base on Wikipedia information:
  • BBC East: 
  • Norfolk
  • Suffolk
  • Essex
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Northern Buckinghamshire

  • BBC East Midlands:
  • Derbyshire (except High Peak, Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire)
  • Leicestershire
  • Nottinghamshire (except Bassetlaw)
  • Rutland
  • Lincolnshire (South Kesteven)
  • Some Northern Parts of Northamptonshire

  • BBC North East and Cumbria:
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Gateshead
  • South Tyneside
  • North Tyneside
  • City of Sunderland
  • County Durham
  • Northumberland
  • Parts of North Yorkshire
  • Cumbria (except Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland).

  • BBC North West:
  • Cheshire, 
  • Greater Manchester
  • Lancashire
  • Merseyside
  • North Yorkshire (western Craven)
  • West Yorkshire (western Calderdale)
  • Derbyshire (western High Peak)
  • Cumbria (Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakeland)

  • BBC South:
  • Oxfordshire
  • Hampshire
  • West Sussex (majority)
  • Eastern Dorset
  • Central Dorset
  • Eastern Gloucestershire
  • Southern Northamptonshire
  • Berkshire
  • Parts of Buckinghamshire
  • Parts of Surrey
  • Parts of Wiltshire

  • BBC South East:
  • Kent
  • East Sussex
  • Parts of West Sussex
  • Parts of Surrey

  • BBC South West:
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Isles of Scilly
  • West Somerset
  • Parts of Taunton Deane
  • West Dorset

  • BBC West:
  • Bristol
  • Wiltshire (majority)
  • Northern Somerset
  • Eastern Somerset
  • Gloucestershire (majority)
  • Northern Dorset

  • BBC Midlands:
  • Herefordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Warwickshire
  • West Midlands
  • Worcestershire
  • Parts of Northern Gloucestershire
  • Northern Oxfordshire

  • BBC Yorkshire:
  • Leeds
  • West Yorkshire
  • South Yorkshire
  • Parts of North Yorkshire
  • Derbyshire (Bolsover, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Northern areas of the Derbyshire Dales)
  • Nottinghamshire (Bassetlaw)

  • BBC London:
  • Greater London
  • Lots of Surrey
  • Parts of Essex
  • Parts Of Bedfordshire
  • Parts Of Buckinghamshire
  • Parts of Kent
  • Parts of Hertfordshire
  • Parts of West Sussex

  • BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire:
  • Kingston upon Hull
  • East Yorkshire
  • Lincolnshire (except South Kesteven)
  • North West Norfolk