ORACLE (teletext)

ORACLE
First air date
1978
AreaUnited Kingdom
OwnerITV
Dissolved31 December 1992
Replaced byTeletext Ltd.
A typical ORACLE page, here showing news from ITN.

ORACLE (from "Optional Reception of Announcements by Coded Line Electronics") was a commercial teletext service first broadcast on the ITV network in 1978 and later additionally on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1982. The service ceased on both channels at 23:59 UTC on 31 December 1992, when it was replaced by Teletext Ltd.