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Channel U
Overview
Channel U is the Nol Channel for the UK Urban scene. Channel U broadcasts music and other related topics available to the youth market while leaving the final choice of content up to the viewers.
- Channel U played Dizzee Rascal's first single weeks before anyone else and had a two week exclusive on the second.
- Channel U focuses on more home grown UK talent than any other music channel.
- At 210+ tracks, Channel U has the biggest play list of any music channel.
Programming
Channel U's fresh and innovative approach to programming moves away from safe predictable formulae and provides an altogether more rewarding viewer experience. Broadcasting the best of current and breaking Hip Hop and R 'n B music videos and incorporating Channel U's interactive elements Channel U is the leading channel for Urban music in the UK
Current Highlights include:
Best of British: Giving the breaks that UK artists need, Best of British devotes time to acts that could be the next huge Urban talent signing.
Streets, Grime & Life: The ultimate countdown in R&B and hip hop, bringing the true chart from the people that know best, Channel U's viewers.
Wot do U Call it: The latest banging baseline and garage beats.
Channel U Audience
- Top 3 converting 1624 Adult multi-channel station out of 227 commercial multi-channel stations
- No.2 profiling music station behind Fizz and number 5 rank of all stations for 10-15 year olds
- 77% of viewing audience under 35 versus total multi-channel average of 42%
- 10-24 age group with 67% profile, 10-34s = 75% of channel viewing
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Themes
- Strands
- Chart Shows
- Events
Broadcast Details
Platform(s):
Sky
Channel number(s)
Sky 360
Transmission hours
0900 - 2959
