Dave (TV channel)

U&Dave

Logo used since 2022[a]
Broadcast area	United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV (SDTV feed downscaled to 16:9 576i)
Timeshift service	Dave ja vu (formerly Dave +1)
Ownership
Owner	BBC Studios
Parent	UKTV
Sister channels	Alibi U&Drama Eden Gold U&W U&Yesterday
History
Launched	2 October 1998; 25 years ago (1998-10-02)
Replaced	UKTV Bright Ideas (Freeview)
Former names	UK Gold Classics (1998–1999) UK Gold 2 (1999–2003) UK G² (2003–2004) UKTV G2 (2004–2007)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 19 Channel 57 (ja vu)
Streaming media
U	Stream Free (UK and Ireland only)
Sky Go	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV Go	Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1) (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (Ireland only)

Dave is a British free-to-air television channel owned by UKTV, a subsidiary of BBC Studios. It broadcasts mainly comedy, with some factual programming. The channel took the name Dave on 15 October 2007, but it had been on air under various identities and formats since October 1998.
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