Licences

There are 17 regional Channel 6 licensees and one licensee providing the national breakfast-time service and one licensee providing national news. The term "Network Six" covers not only the Channel 6 franchises, but its accompanying digital channels and interactive services.

Regional franchise licences

 * Channel 6 Borders & Isle of Man
 * Channel 6 East Anglia
 * Channel 6 Channel Islands
 * Channel 6 Midlands
 * Channel 6 Northern Ireland
 * Channel 6 North East
 * Channel 6 North West
 * Channel 6 London Weekdays
 * Channel 6 London Weekends
 * Channel 6 Scotland Central
 * Channel 6 Scotland East
 * Channel 6 Scotland Highlands
 * Channel 6 South and South East
 * Channel 6 Wales
 * Channel 6 West
 * Channel 6 West Country
 * Channel 6 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
 * Ireland

National franchise licences

 * Channel 6 National News
 * Channel 6 National Breakfast
 * Six Sports Network
 * Six HD

*These licences are currently inactive

Latest information

 * 26 February 2012: - Contract period for licences: Channel 6 East Anglia, Channel 6 Channel Islands, Channel 6 Midlands, Channel 6 North East, Channel 6 North West, Channel 6 London (Weekdays), Channel 6 London (Weekends), Channel 6 Scotland Central, Channel 6 Scotland Highlands & Islands, Channel 6 South & South East, Channel 6 Wales (Cymru), Channel 6 Yorkshire & Lincolnshire extended.
 * 20 February 2011: - New licence ess (Extension) created.
 * 20 February 2011: - Contract period for Channel 6 East Anglia, Channel 6 Midlands, Channel 6 North East, Channel 6 North West, Channel 6 Scotland East, Channel 6 Scotland Highlands & Islands, Channel 6 South & South East, Channel 6 Wales (Cymru), Channel 6 Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, Republic of Ireland, News and Six HD updated.
 * 30 May 2010: - Contractor information for the Channel 6 West licence amended from "Network Six West Ltd" to "Echo Television Ltd"
 * 30 March 2010: - Licence Emoa Syndicated Service re-named to ess.
 * 30 March 2010: - Licence Channel 6 West contract period extended.
 * 2 March 2010: - Licence Channel 6 West taken into temporary Network ownership.
 * 2 March 2010: - Contract period for all 18 regional licences, News, Breakfast, SixHD and SSN amended.
 * 2 March 2010: - Contractors for Borders, Channel Islands, London Weekdays, London Weekends, West, News and Breakfast amended
 * 8 February 2010: - Licence Second Channel removed.
 * 8 February 2010: - Contract period for 14 regional licences, News, Breakfast and SixHD amended.
 * 26 January 2010: - Contractor information for the Channel 6 Northern Ireland licence amended from "Vanquish Broadcasting Ltd" to "Londay Television Ltd"
 * 26 January 2010: - Licence Vibra Radio (North East) re-named vibra
 * 26 January 2010: - Licence SBC Two re-named to emerald2
 * 26 January 2010: - Licence CLASSIX re-named to Arena
 * 29 December 2009: - Contractor information for the Scotland Highlands & Islands licence amended from "G2 Media plc" to "Caledonia Media plc". Parent company amended.
 * 15 March 2009: - New open access licence Sci Tech created.
 * 1 March 2009: - Contractors for Borders, Midlands, London Weekday, North West, Northern Ireland, Wales, West, Ireland, News, Breakfast, SixHD and SSN amended.
 * 1 March 2009: - Contract period for all 18 regional licences, News, Breakfast, SixHD and SSN amended.
 * 16 February 2009: - Contract period for 9 regional licences amended.
 * 17 January 2009: - New licence Six HD created.
 * 17 January 2009: - New licence Channel 6 National Breakfast created.
 * 17 January 2009: - New licence Six Sports Network created.
 * 17 January 2009: - Licence Six HD re-named to Six HD (Network owned).
 * 17 January 2009: - Licence Channel 6 National News & Breakfast re-named to Channel 6 National News.
 * 17 January 2009: - Licence Six Sports Network re-named to Six Sports Network (Network owned).
 * 3 January 2009:- Contractor information for the Scotland Highlands & Islands licence amended from "Emoa Gael Television Ltd" to "G2 Media plc".
 * 6 September 2008:- Ownership information for the Yorkshire & Lincolnshire licence amended from "Vanquish Media & Carte Regal Media" to "Vanquish Media".

Open-access services
The following licences and/or approvals are for services which are non-franchised, such as digital channels, radio stations and overnight services.

When a submission for a digital channel is accepted, a 12 month licence is gifted (all other approvals are indefinate). A submission or licence is not required to operate a timeshift channel (+1), provided the timeshifted content is entirely unchaged. A submission should also not required for a single, local digital channel (on digital terrestrial and/or cable only) which broadcasts mostly repeat (regional) news and programming from the main Network Six channel, provided it only broadcasts to the respective franchise region. A licence will be automatically gifted for this purpose. Teletext services are included in the main regional Channel 6 regional licences. A licence is not required for regional online services. Local radio stations are permitted, provided they are not cross-franchise (of a different owner). Syndicated overnight services (00.40-06.25) between franchises which either have a common owner or are a member of a common group, are permitted without submission. Internal design & broadcast companies can operate without a licence, however when dealing with external affairs, a submission is required.

Any service which does not fit the above criteria is subject to creating a submission proposal to the Network, and its outcome will determine whether a licence should be awarded or not. A service under these circumstances cannot proceed without a given licence.

Digital channels

 * Six News Channel
 * Arena
 * Emerald2
 * Southern Digital
 * Six Mix
 * Sci-Tech

Syndicated overnight services

 * ess
 * ess (Extension)

Radio stations

 * SBC 96.5 (Ireland)
 * LNER (North East- North)
 * LNER (North East- South)
 * vibra

External Design & Broadcast approvals

 * Emergency Transmission Service

Services in Network Ownership
These licences are for services of which Network Control owns and operates.


 * Channel 6 West (Network operated)
 * Six Sport Network (Network owned)
 * Six HD (Network owned)
 * Network Six Schedule
 * Rebroadcast network

Some licences may be currently inactive

Syndicated overnight services

 * Clydern and TVB
 * UpLate
 * West & South West TV

Digital channels

 * Second Channel