1998 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1998.

Events

• 31 May – Sky Scottish closes after just over eighteen months on air.
• 29 July – British Digital Broadcasting rebrand as ONdigital.
• 23 September – BBC Choice, the UK's first digital-only TV station, launches. BBC Parliament also launches on the same day.
• 1 October – Digital satellite television launches in the UK, operated by Sky Digital. This sees the start of UK channels transmitting in 16:9 widescreen.
• 11 December – BBC governors reject a request to give Scotland its own Six O'Clock News bulletin. Instead an extra £20m will be spent on new jobs and programming in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.^[1]

Debuts

BBC

• Unknown – Looking After Jo Jo (1998)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Public Account (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• High Road (1980–2003)
• Taggart (1983–present)
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–present)

Ending this year

• 7 December – McCallum (1995–1998)
• 24 December – The Baldy Man (1995–1998)
• Unknown – Machair (1992–1998)
• Unknown – Top Club (1971–1998)

References

1. "BBC rejects Scottish Six". BBC News (BBC). 11 December 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2012.