What is BBC Three?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{redirect|BBC 3|radio station|BBC Radio 3}} {{Infobox television channel | name = BBC Three | logo = BBC Three 2022.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = Logo for BBC Three used since 1 February 2022 | launch_date = {{start date and age|1972|9|9|df=yes}} (original)<br />{{start date and age|2022|2|1|df=yes}} (relaunch) | closed_date = {{End date|2016|02|16|df=y}} (original) | language = English | picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br/>(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed) | owner = [[BBC]] | country = [[United Kingdom]] | area = [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[United States]] | replaced = [[BBC Choice]] | slogan = ''Feel Good TV'' | sister_channels = [[BBC One]]<br/>[[BBC Two]]<br/>[[BBC Four]]<br/>[[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]]<br/>[[BBC Parliament]]<br/>[[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]]<br/>[[CBeebies]]<br/>[[BBC Scotland (TV channel)|BBC Scotland]]<br/>[[BBC Alba]] | website = {{URL|www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree|BBC Three}} | availability_note = | terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] | terr_chan_1 = Channel 23<br />Channel 109 (HD) (England & NI only) | online_serv_1 = [[BBC iPlayer]] | online_chan_1 = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcthree Watch live] (UK only) |logocaption=Logo Used Since 2022|logofile=BBC_Three_2022.svg}} '''BBC Three''' is a British television channel from the [[BBC]]. BBC Three was described by the BBC as a channel for 'New drama, talent, comedy, films, and accessible news'. It ran from 19:00 to about 04:00 each night, in order to share [[Freeview|terrestrial digital]] [[Bandwidth (signal processing)|bandwidth]] with the [[CBBC]] channel. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output is from the [[United Kingdom]] and other [[European Union]] countries. 80% is original, covering all [[genre]]s from current affairs, to drama, to comedy to animation, BBC Three returned to TV screens in February 2022. BBC Three had a unique '60 second news' format. This was adopted so that operation of the channel could be completely automated, wit