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Challenge (TV channel)

Challenge is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Sky, a division of Comcast. The channel mostly transmits game shows from the UK and around the world, with some original productions.

Country

United Kingdom
Ireland

English

16:9 1080p HDTV (downscaled to 576i on terrestrial TV)

Challenge +1 (2004–2020)

Living TV Group (1993–2010)
Sky Group (2010–present)

1 September 1993 (1993-09-01)
1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) (Freeview)

Channel One (Freeview)

The Family Channel (1993–1997)
Challenge TV (1997–2002)
Challenge? (2002–2003)

Channel 48

Channel 8

Watch live (UK and Ireland only)

Irish feed[edit]

An Irish feed of the station has been available since November 2013 on cable and satellite,[27] airing Irish advertising while the programme schedules remain the same. The version was launched on DTT (Saorview) on 1 February 2023,[28] joining its sister channel Sky News on the service.