Play UK
Logo used from 2000 to 2002 | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech) |
| Sister channels | UK Gold UK Drama (known as UK Arena until 2000) UK Style UK Gold 2 (known as UK Gold Classics until 1999) UK Horizons UK Food |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 October 1998 |
| Closed | 30 September 2002 |
| Replaced by | UK History |
| Former names | UK Play (October 1998–November 2000) |
Play UK was a music and comedy television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels. Play UK broadcast 24/7 on digital platforms, but on the Sky Analogue platform on the Astra 19.2°E satellite system, it broadcast during UK Horizons's overnight downtime of 1 am and 7 am, when UK Horizons was not broadcasting.