HC Deb 30 July 1998 vol 317 cc501-2W
Mr. Casale

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many UK licensed television channels there are. [52138]

Mr. Chris Smith

The independent Television Commission's Annual Report for the year ending 31 December 1997 states that, in addition to the 16 Channel 3 regional licences, the Channel 4 licence, the Channel 5 licence and the public service teletext licence, there were also 173 Satellite Television Service licences and 90 Licensable Programme Services.