Channel 5 (UK) programming the United Kingdom than in its home country of Australia. Channel 5 regularly screens "Home and Away" along with its fellow Australian soap, "Neighbours". Until 2010 late-night sports programming had been a feature of the channel since its original launch, especially focusing on live or short-delay coverage of major North American sports. Most notably, the channel covered Major League Baseball games, both regular season and playoffs since its first night on air. After the conclusion of "Family Affairs", Five's MLB baseball coverage was the longest and continuously run programme on the channel. Jonathan Gould is the host, with former Great
Channel 5 (UK) commercial multiplex to a public service broadcasting multiplex to increase the coverage of the channel from around 70% to 99% across the country on relay transmitters which only carried the three PSB multiplexes but did not carry the three commercial multiplexes. Channel 5 HD is a high-definition simulcast of Channel 5. The channel launched on Sky channel 171 and Virgin Media channel 150 on 13 July 2010. In Summer 2015, Channel 5 and Channel 5 HD switched places, with Channel 5 HD now being located in Channel 5's original space of channel 105. Upon the launch, only the Australian soaps