Editing BBC Scotland (section)

==Current services==
[[File:BBC Scotland corporate logo.svg|thumb|150px|BBC Scotland corporate logo used from 2019 to 2022.]]

===Television===

BBC Scotland broadcasts three television services to Scottish audiences. [[BBC One Scotland]] is a separate channel able to opt out of the network feed of BBC One to broadcast its own schedule of regional programming in addition to networked productions. The flagship news programme ''[[BBC Reporting Scotland]]'' is presented by Laura Miller and Sally Magnusson.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC One – Reporting Scotland, Evening News, 17/01/2025 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002715j |website=BBC |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> Additionally, BBC One Scotland broadcasts several Scottish specific broadcasting, such as ''[[Sportscene]]'', ''[[BBC Scotland Investigates]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Show (BBC Scotland)|The Sunday Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC One Scotland – Schedules |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl6v |website=BBC |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>

BBC Scotland operates [[BBC Alba]], broadcasting programming in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] for up to seven hours a day. The channel is a joint partnership between BBC Scotland and [[MG Alba]] and is available across the UK on satellite and cable services and [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] in Scotland only. During downtime, BBC Alba simulcasts Gaelic radio station [[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]] with an in-vision graphical overlay. Prior to [[Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom#Digital switchover|digital switchover]], some Gaelic programming was carried on [[BBC Two Scotland]], however this ceased following the switchover.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – BBC Trust approves Gaelic Digital Service with conditions – BBC Trust |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/2008/gds_decision.html |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Newsnight Scotland Preparations (13985249028).jpg|thumb|left|Filming for a broadcast of ''[[Newsnight Scotland]]'' at BBC Pacific Quay, Glasgow]]

Thirdly, the [[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]] channel commenced broadcasting at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. on Sunday 24 February 2019. On 22 February 2017, director general Tony Hall announced plans to launch a dedicated English-language BBC Scotland channel in 2018, which would replace the BBC Two Scotland opt-out. It would broadcast from 7:00&nbsp;p.m. to midnight nightly, and feature a lineup composed entirely of new and archived Scottish programming, including a new hour-long 9:00&nbsp;p.m. weeknight newscast that will be produced from Scotland. The proposed newscast been considered a response to the perennial proposals for a [[Scottish Six|local opt-out]] of the ''[[BBC News at Six]]''. Hall also announced that the BBC would increase its overall spending on factual and drama productions in Scotland by £20&nbsp;million annually.<ref name="bbc-newscotchannel">{{cite news|title=New TV channel for BBC in Scotland|work=BBC News|date=22 February 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39042666|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BBC to launch Scottish TV channel with hour-long news programme|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/22/bbc-to-launch-scottish-tv-channel-with-hour-long-news-programme|website=The Guardian|date=22 February 2017|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The BBC Scotland channel was approved by [[Ofcom]] in June 2018, and subsequently launched on 24 February 2019. The channel is allocated £32&nbsp;million in annual funding, and its SD variant has displaced [[BBC Four]] on the Freeview EPG.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-44615013|title=BBC channel approval heralds 140 new jobs|date=2018-06-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pressgazette.co.uk/ofcom-gives-green-light-to-new-bbc-scotland-channel-despite-fears-of-threat-to-stv-and-print-publishers/|title=Ofcom gives green light to new BBC Scotland channel despite fears of threat to STV and news publishers|website=Press Gazette|date=26 June 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref>

Programming for the BBC Scotland channel include ''[[Debate Night]]'', ''[[The Entertainment Mix]]'' and ''[[Scotland's Home of the Year]]''. The stations flagship news programme, ''[[The Nine (BBC Scotland)|The Nine]]'', was broadcast from February 2019 until December 2024, when it was replaced by a new shorter programme, ''[[Reporting Scotland: News at Seven]]'', which airs directly following its sister programme, ''[[Reporting Scotland]]'', which is broadcast on BBC One Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Scotland to scrap news programme The Nine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68346649 |website=BBC News |access-date=18 January 2025 |date=20 February 2024}}</ref>

===Radio===
BBC Scotland also operates two radio stations covering Scotland: [[BBC Radio Scotland]] and [[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]]. The former broadcasts English programming 24 hours a day on the frequencies 92–95 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] and 810 [[Medium wave|MW]]. The station has specific programming opt outs for [[BBC Radio Orkney|Orkney]] and [[BBC Radio Shetland|Shetland]] in addition to regional news opt outs for four additional sub regions – North East, Highlands & Islands, South West and Borders. [[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]] in contrast is a Gaelic-language station broadcasting for the majority of the day on 103.5–105 FM and simulcasting Radio Scotland's MW service at other times.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

===Online and interactive===
BBC Scotland operates a mini site on [[BBC Online]] consisting of a portal to Scottish news, sport, programmes and items of cultural interest through BBC Online. The department also provides content from Scotland on these subjects to the website and for the [[BBC Red Button]] interactive TV service.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

BBC Scotland previously offered a podcast download of the top news items of the week<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Scotland News Weekly – video podcast|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/6211286.stm|access-date=20 August 2007|date=2 August 2007}}</ref> and the online streaming of several key sections of output. However following the widespread introduction of the [[BBC iPlayer]] service, which allowed the streaming and download of nearly all BBC programmes including news, these services were discontinued as defunct.

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/thesocial BBC The Social] is a digital content stream from BBC Scotland aimed at 18–34 year olds. Working with new and emerging talent, The Social develops daily content on a range of subjects including issues, comedy, music, lifestyle and gaming. Launched in December 2015, The Social won a Royal Television Scotland award for [https://rts.org.uk/scotlandawards Best Digital Innovation] in 2016 and another in 2018 for the shortform drama Kidder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/recipients-rts-scotland-awards-2018 |title=Recipients of RTS Scotland Awards 2018 |website=rts.org.uk |date=8 April 2018 |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]]|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

In June 2018, the BBC announced the formation of a third "digital hub" in Glasgow, which will facilitate design and engineering of BBC digital platforms.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/glasgow-to-get-new-4m-bbc-digital-hub-as-new-scottish-channel-gets-final-green-light-1-4759915|title=Glasgow to get new £4m BBC digital hub as new Scottish channel gets final green light|work=The Scotsman|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref>