E4 Extra
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E4 Extra is a British free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.[1] Launched on 29 June 2022,[2] it is a sibling channel to E4 and replaced 4Music, with the latter in turn replacing Box Hits which has shut down.
Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Channel Four Television Corporation |
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History | |
Launched | 29 June 2022; 22 months ago (29 June 2022) |
Replaced | 4Music (first version) |
Links | |
Website | www |
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Terrestrial | |
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E4 Extra shows comedy and entertainment programming, along with repeats of some Channel 4 programmes. It had broadcast music programming in the mornings until April 2023.[3]
Idents for the new channel have been directed by Michael Marczewski, where various everyday events develop unexpectedly, such as 'most dangerous interdimensional monster' being entered alongside a village fete's massive vegetable competition.[4]
On 27 September 2022, E4 Extra moved from 139 to 138 on Sky, following the transition of Channel 4 HD from a single nationwide service on 138 to a fully regionalised version at channel 104 (108 in Wales, where S4C occupies 104). 139 was subsequently used by Sky Sci-Fi.