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Rebecca Koncienzcy

What channel is King Charles Coronation on?

King Charles III will be crowned in a ceremony on Saturday, May 6, at Westminster Abbey.

More than 2,000 people are expected to be in attendance at the abbey and thousands will line the streets in London along the route of the procession. Millions are expected to watch from home, with some hosting their own watch parties and street parties.

For people wanting to watch on television, we have put together a guide on the best ways to watch. So if you are avid BBC viewer or more of a Sky News watcher, here are all the details:

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What channel is the Coronation on?

The Coronation coverage will start at 7.30am on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The BBC said: "Coverage begins with The Coronation of HM The King: The Preparation and is followed by coverage of The Coronation of HM The King: The Coronation from 10.15am. The Coronation of HM The King: The Celebration will air from 1pm. These programmes will be broadcast on both BBC One and BBC Two with sign language available on BBC Two."

On the day, Kirsty Young will be in a studio at Buckingham Palace and JJ Chalmers will speak to members of the military as they prepare for one of the largest parades in living history. Huw Edwards will provide commentary as the doors of Westminster Abbey open and Sophie Raworth will be outside speaking to guests as they arrive, Clare Balding will provide commentary for the ceremonial route, and Anita Rani will join the gathered crowds.

Sky News will also have extensive coverage with Dame Joanna Lumley joining the team for the day. Royal commentator Alastair Bruce and presenters Kay Burley and Anna Botting will be providing commentary for viewers.

ITV's Tom Bradby will front the channel's coverage of the Coronation, but it will start early from 6am with Suanna Ried and Ben Shephard live from Westminster Abbey.

Channel Four will offer an alternative form of coverage, such as showing parts of Emily Matlis' interview with Prince Andrew. It will also air Frankie Boyle's Farewell to The Monarchy, a documentary that asks if the royal family has a place in today's world.

How to live stream the Coronation

You can live stream the BBC coverage on BBC iPlayer and ITV's via ITVX. Many news channels will also provide lie streams on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.

Will the Coronation be on the radio?

Across BBC Radio and Sounds, Martha Kearney will be in the studio, Eleanor Oldroyd will report live from Westminster Abbey and there will be expert insight and analysis from BBC Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond.

Mishal Husain and James Naughtie will report from different parts of the processional route, giving listeners a sense of the anticipation, pageantry and atmosphere as it happens.

How to watch the Coronation outside the UK

Audiences outside the UK will be able to watch on the BBC News channel, or listen on the BBC's World Service.

ABC News and Good Morning America (GMA) will be covering the Coronation from London with GMA’s co-anchor Michael Strahan leading coverage for the programme, while Deborah Roberts leads ABC’s coverage as well as contributions from others, including Lara Spencer, Ian Pannell, Robert Jobson.

CBS will be kicking off its Coronation coverage from 5am EST and will be airing the events across its channels as well as live streaming it via CBS News online.

CNN begins its royal coverage on Saturday from 10am BST with anchor Anderson Cooper leading the Coronation programming for the news network with additional reporting from Christiane Amanpour and Max Foster outside Buckingham Palace.

CNN will also be featuring some early coverage from 6am with reports from outside Buckingham Palace and live updates in London prior to the main event.

Fox News and NBC are also planning to cover the Coronation.

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