List_of_digital_terrestrial_television_channels_(UK)
This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the United Kingdom, and those that have been removed.
Not to be confused with List of television channels in the United Kingdom.
Almost all channels broadcast on DTT are free-to-air, with a limited number of subscription channels (requiring a subscription to a pay-TV package) and pay-per-view channels (requiring a one-off payment to view an event) also available. Most free-to-air channels are promoted as part of the Freeview line-up.
All multiplexed H.222 transports for HDTV (1080i) channels use DVB-T2 256-QAM modulation. Local channels on the LTVmux use DVB-T QPSK modulation. All other transports for PAL (576i), radio and interactive channels use DVB-T 64-QAM modulation.
All HD channels are encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is included in the Freeview broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures. This tax is currently paid via one of three registered licensees: the BBC, ITV and Sky plc. The SD channels continue to use H.262, which does not incur any additional transmission costs.
The PSB1 transport (operating name BBC A) is used solely for the standard definition PSB (public service broadcasting) services of the BBC. The PSB2 transport (operating name D3&4) carries only standard definition versions of both the commercial broadcasters' PSB services and some of their commercial services. The PSB3 transport (operating name BBC B) is used for HDTV versions of most of the BBC and commercial PSB services. The COM4 (operating name SDN), COM5 (operating name ARQ A) and COM6 (operating name ARQ B) transports, which are only transmitted from main transmission sites, carry only standard definition commercial services.
LTVmux is a series of localised transports at certain transmitter sites carrying local and nationwide channels. Its availability is much less than that of the commercial COM transports. In addition to this, the NImux transport (operating name RNI_1) is only available in parts of Northern Ireland, and the GImux transport (operating name G_MAN) is only available in Greater Manchester.
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Abbreviations include:
- Eng = England
- Scot = Scotland
- Wales = Wales
- NI = Northern Ireland
- CI = the Channel Islands
- GrLdn = Greater London and surrounding areas
- GrMcr = Greater Manchester and surrounding areas
- Limited = Only available to viewers using Freeview Play or with a Freeview HD TV
General Entertainment
The channel numbers on Freeview (as of 2 April 2024)[1] are as follows:[2][3][4]
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| NorDig LCN (SD) | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
Broadcast hours |
Timeshares | H.222 Transport |
Format |
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| 1 | BBC One | 13 regional variations for England, with variations in programming for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 24 hours | PSB1 | 16:9 SDTV | |
| 2 | BBC Two | Some variations in programming for Wales and Northern Ireland. BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | |||||
| 3 | ITV1 / STV | Made up of 15 regional stations. Branded ITV1 or STV depending on location. | ITV Network Ltd ITV plc/STV Group plc |
PSB2 | |||
| 4 (Eng, Scot & NI) | Channel 4 | Channel Four Television Corporation | |||||
| 4 (Wales) | S4C | Programmes in Welsh (Cymraeg). | S4C Authority | ||||
| 5 | Channel 5 | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
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| 6 | ITV2 | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
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| 7 (Eng & NI) | Local TV | See 'General entertainment: Local TV variations' section for information about Local TV / That's TV, etc. | Various | LTVmux | |||
| 7 (Scot) | BBC Alba | Programmes in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig). BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC/MG Alba | 17:00 – 00:00 (Monday–Friday) 16:00 – 01:00 (Saturday) 16:00 – 00:00 (Sunday) |
Timeshares with BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. | PSB1 | |
| 7 (Wales) | Channel 4 | On LCN 4 in the rest of the UK (plus the Channel Islands). | Channel Four Television Corporation | 24 hours | PSB2 | ||
| 8 (parts of Eng, Scot & Wales) | Local TV | For Local TV / That's TV stations in parts of England, Scotland and Wales, see section below. | Various | LTVmux | |||
| 9 (Eng, Wales & NI) | BBC Four | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 19:00 – 06:00 | Timeshares with CBeebies. | PSB1 | |
| 9 (Scot) | BBC Scotland | 12:00 – 00:00 | |||||
| 10 | ITV3 | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
24 hours | PSB2 | |||
| 11 | Sky Mix | On 18 October 2023, Pick (on LCN 36) was replaced by Sky Mix and moved to this LCN, and Sky Arts moved from this LCN to LCN 36.[5] | Sky UK Limited Sky Group |
COM5 | |||
| 12 | Quest | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | COM6 | ||||
| 13 | E4 | Channel Four Television Corporation | PSB2 | ||||
| 14 | Film4 | ||||||
| 15 | Channel 4 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4. | |||||
| 16 | QVC | Access to QVC Beauty, QVC Style and QVC Extra available via the red button on compatible devices connected to the internet. | QVC UK Inc Qurate Retail Group |
COM4 | |||
| 17 | Really | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | COM5 | ||||
| 18 | More4 | Channel Four Television Corporation | PSB2 | ||||
| 19 | Dave | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
COM5 | ||||
| 20 | Drama | COM4 | |||||
| 21 | 5USA | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
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| 22 | TJC[6][7] | This channel changed places with Ideal World, becoming the first channel swap permitted under new Freeview guidelines. | The Jewellery Channel Limited VGL Retail Ventures Limited (Vaibhav Global) |
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| 23 (Eng, CI & NI) | BBC Three HD | HD version here and SD version on channel 613 (England, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland), or for those with pre-2021 Freeview Play devices, SD version remains here. BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 19:00 – 06:00 | Timeshares with CBBC HD. | PSB3 | 1080i/1080p HDTV |
| 23 (Scot & Wales) | BBC Three (SD) | BBC Three HD not available in Scotland and Wales. BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | Timeshares with CBBC (SD). | PSB1 | 16:9 SDTV | ||
| 24 (Scot) | BBC Four | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | Timeshares with CBeebies. | PSB3 | |||
| 25[8] | W | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
24 hours | COM6 | |||
| 26 | ITV4 | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
PSB2 | ||||
| 27 | Yesterday | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
COM6 | ||||
| 28 | ITVBe | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
PSB2 | ||||
| 29 | ITV2 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of ITV2. | 07:00 – 02:00 | Timeshares with ITVBe +1, ITV3 +1 and ITV4 +1. | COM4 | ||
| 30 | E4 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of E4. | Channel Four Television Corporation | 24 hours | PSB2 (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and CI) COM4 (Wales) | ||
| 31 | E4 Extra | This channel replaced 4Music on 29 June 2022 with music programming continuing in the morning as normal.[9][10][11] The main 4Music channel continues on Freesat and Sky.[12] | COM5 | ||||
| 32 | 5Star | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
COM4 | ||||
| 33 | 5Action | ||||||
| 34 | Great! Movies | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited | COM6 | ||||
| 35 (except CI) | ITV1 +1 / STV +1 | 1 hour timeshift of ITV1 / STV. Made up of 13 regional variations. Branded ITV1 +1 or STV +1 depending on location. |
ITV Network Ltd ITV plc/STV Group plc |
PSB2 | |||
| 36 | Sky Arts | On 18 October 2023, Pick (on this LCN) was replaced by Sky Mix and moved to LCN 11, and Sky Arts moved from LCN 11 to this LCN. | Sky UK Limited Sky Group |
COM5 | |||
| 37 | QVC2 | 24 hours on internet connected televisions. | QVC UK Inc Qurate Retail Group |
19:00 – 13:00 | COM4 | ||
| 38 | Channel 5 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Channel 5. | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
24 hours | |||
| 39 | DMAX | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | COM6 | ||||
| 40 | Quest Red | COM5 | |||||
| 41 | Legend[13][14] | Formerly the Horror Channel.[15] | CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership CBS Studios & AMC Networks |
COM4 | |||
| 42[16] | Great! Action | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited | |||||
| 43 | Food Network | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | COM5 | ||||
| 44 | HGTV | COM6 | |||||
| 45 | Gems TV | The main Gemporia channel.[17][18] | Gemporia Limited | COM5 | |||
| 46 (limited) | 5Select | Only available to viewers using Freeview Play or Freeview HD TV.[19][20][21][22][23] | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
PSB3 | |||
| 47 | Film4 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Film4. | Channel Four Television Corporation | COM5 | |||
| 48 | Challenge | Sky UK Limited Sky Group |
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| 49 | 4seven | Channel Four Television Corporation | |||||
| 50 | Great! TV[16] | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited | COM6 | ||||
| 51 | Ideal World | Relaunched on 29 September 2023, after going into administration. | The Jewellery Channel Limited VGL Retail Ventures Limited (Vaibhav Global) |
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| 52[16] | Great! Romance[24] | Great! Romance branded as Great! Christmas during the festive period (usually from mid-September to mid-January).[25][26] | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited | ||||
| 53 (NI) | TG4 | Programmes in Irish (Gaeilge). | Teilifís na Gaeilge | NImux | |||
| 54 (NI) | RTÉ One | RTÉ | |||||
| 55 (NI) | RTÉ2 | ||||||
| 56 | That's TV (UK)[27] | This is a simulcast of That's TV, licensed under the name of That's TV Gold, without the local news (see "General entertainment: Local TV variations" for more information). It is also broadcast as a 24-hour channel[28] streaming via Vision TV on Freeview 264, and branded as That's TV Christmas during the festive period (usually from mid-November for 7 weeks).[29][30][31] | That's Media Ltd | COM6 | |||
| 57 | Dave ja vu | 1 hour timeshift of Dave. | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
COM4 | |||
| 58 | ITVBe +1 | 1 hour timeshift of ITVBe. | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
02:00 – 04:00 | Timeshares with ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1 and ITV4 +1. | ||
| 59 | ITV3 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of ITV3. | 04:00 – 06:00 | Timeshares with ITV2 +1, ITVBe +1 and ITV4 +1. | |||
| 60 | Drama +1[1] | 1 hour timeshift of Drama. This channel was the home of ITV4 +1 which moved to channel 89 on 28 March 2022.[32] | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
24 hours | COM5 | ||
| 61 (limited) | Great! Real | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited | LTVmux | ||||
| 62 | Great! TV +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Great! TV. Streams on internet connected devices, except 03:00 – 05:00. | 03:00 – 05:00 | COM6 | |||
| 63 | Great! Romance Mix | Streams on internet connected devices, except 03:00 – 05:00. | |||||
| 64 | Blaze | A&E Television Networks UK A&E Networks & Sky Limited |
05:00 – 02:00 | COM4 | |||
| 65 | That's TV 2 | That's Media Ltd | 24 hours | COM6 | |||
| 66 (limited) | TBN UK | Only available to viewers using Freeview Play or Freeview HD TV. | Governance Ministries Trinity Broadcasting Network |
PSB3 | |||
| 67 | True Crime | CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership CBS Studios & AMC Networks |
COM4 | ||||
| 68 | True Crime Xtra | ||||||
| 69 (limited) | Legend Xtra | Formerly HorrorXtra. | LTVmux | ||||
| 70 | Quest +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Quest. | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | COM5[33] | |||
| 71 | That's 60s | Streams on internet connected devices, except 04:00 – 06:00. | That's Media Ltd | 04:00 – 06:00 | COM6 | ||
| 72 | Jewellery Maker | Also available 13:00 – 17:00 on channel 73. | Gemporia Limited | 08:00 – 13:00 | |||
| 73 | HobbyMaker[34] | Previously Shopping Quarter, this channel includes programme blocks for channels such as Gemporia Lifestyle,[35] Gem Collector[18] and Sewing Street.[36] | 24 hours | ||||
| 74 | Yesterday +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Yesterday. | UKTV Media Limited BBC Studios |
05:00 – 07:00 | Timeshares with ADULT smileTV3. | COM5 | |
| 75 | That's 90s | Streams on internet connected devices, except 03:00 – 09:00. | That's Media Ltd | 03:00 – 09:00 | |||
| 76 (GrMcr) | That's TV 2 MCR | Mancunian simulcast of That's TV 2. | 24 hours | GImux | |||
| 77 (GrMcr) | That's 60s MCR | Mancunian simulcast of That's 60s. | |||||
| 78 | TCC | TCC Broadcasting Ltd (A&E Networks/Sky Limited) | 03:00 – 05:00 | COM4 | |||
| 79 | Earthx TV | Earthx | 24 hours | COM6 | |||
| 80 (GrMcr) | That's 80s | That's Media Ltd | GImux | ||||
| 81 | Blaze +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Blaze. | A&E Television Networks UK A&E Networks & Sky Limited |
03:00 – 04:00 | COM4 | ||
| 82 | Talking Pictures TV | Talking Pictures TV Ltd | 24 hours | COM6 | |||
| 83 (Eng, Scot & NI) | Together TV | Together TV's HD service can be found on some internet-enabled televisions on channel 285.[37] | The Community Channel | COM4 | |||
| 84 | PBS America | PBS UK LLC | 13:00 – 00:00 | COM6 | |||
| 85 | Create & Craft | Hochanda Global Ltd[38] | 24 hours | COM5 | |||
| 86 (GrMcr) | That's 90s | That's Media Ltd | GImux | ||||
| 87 (GrMcr) | TV Warehouse | ShowBiz TV & Media Ltd | |||||
| 88 (GrMcr) | TV Warehouse +1 | 1 hour timeshift of TV Warehouse. | |||||
| 89 | ShopOnTV | Placeholder for new shopping channel. | COM4 | ||||
| 90 | Together TV +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Together TV. Streams on internet connected devices, except 05:00 – 08:00. | The Community Channel | 05:00 – 08:00 | COM6 | ||
| 91 | WildEarth[39] | Also found via Rakuten TV, Samsung TV Plus, Roku and Plex.[40] | WildEarth[41] | 24 hours | COM4 | ||
| 92 (GrMcr) | That's TV (UK) MCR | Mancunian simulcast of That's TV (UK). | That's Media Ltd | GImux | |||
| 93 | ITV4 +1 | 1 hour timeshift of ITV4. | ITV Digital Channels Limited ITV plc |
06:00 – 07:00 | Timeshares with ITV2 +1, ITVBe +1 and ITV3 +1. | COM4 | |
| 100 | Freeview | Information page. | DTV Services Ltd | 24 hours | PSB2 | Text service | |
| 613 (Eng, CI & NI) | BBC Three (SD) | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 19:00 – 06:00 | Timeshares with CBBC (SD). | PSB1 | 16:9 SDTV |
| 799 | BBC Information | This service will inform viewers if their device is compatible with future changes to BBC services. | 24 hours | Text service |
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General entertainment: Local TV variations
These regional channels are licensed by Ofcom under the Local Digital Television Programme,[42] with That's TV currently broadcasting as a semi-national network (one which also uses the That's Christmas/That's New Year name over festive periods) with local opt-outs and a service streaming to the whole country via the VisionTV platform on channel 264 and as That's TV Gold on Freeview channel 91.[27][43][44] Local Television Limited has eight licences in the United Kingdom branded as Local TV with the channels being a simulcast of CBS Reality for most of the day.[45]
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| NorDig LCN | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
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Format |
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| 7 | KMTV | Maidstone and surrounding areas. | KMTV Ltd | 24 hours | LTVmux | 16:9 SDTV |
| Latest TV | Brighton and surrounding areas. | Latest TV Ltd | ||||
| Notts TV | Nottingham and surrounding areas. | Confetti Media Group | ||||
| NVTV | Belfast and surrounding areas. | Northern Visions Ltd | ||||
| Sheffield Live! | Sheffield and surrounding areas. | Sheffield Live TV | ||||
| Talk Birmingham | Birmingham and surrounding areas. | Local Television Limited | ||||
| Talk Bristol | Bristol and surrounding areas. | |||||
| Talk Leeds | Leeds and surrounding areas. | |||||
| Talk Liverpool | Liverpool and surrounding areas. | |||||
| Talk Teeside | Middlesbrough, Teesside and surrounding areas. | |||||
| Talk Tyne & Wear | Tyne & Wear and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Cambridge | Cambridge and surrounding areas. | That's Television Ltd. | ||||
| That's TV Cumbria | Carlisle and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV East | Norwich and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Hampshire | Basingstoke and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Humber | Grimsby, Hull and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Lancashire | Preston and surrounding areas. | |||||
| 7 (GrMcr) | That's TV Manchester | Greater Manchester and surrounding areas. | ||||
| 7 | That's TV North Yorkshire | Scarborough and surrounding areas. | ||||
| That's TV Oxfordshire | Oxford and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Salisbury | Salisbury and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Scarborough | Scarborough and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Solent | Portsmouth, Southampton and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Surrey | Guildford and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Swansea Bay | Swansea and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV Thames Valley | Reading and surrounding areas. | |||||
| That's TV York | York and surrounding areas. | |||||
| 8 (GrLdn) | London Live | Greater London and surrounding areas. | ESTV | |||
| 8 | Talk Cardiff | Cardiff and surrounding areas. | Local Television Limited | |||
| Talk North Wales | Mold, Denbigh, Ruthin, and surrounding areas. | |||||
| 8 (Scot) | That's TV Scotland | Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and surrounding areas. | That's Television Ltd |
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High-definition
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| NorDig LCN | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
Broadcast hours |
Timeshares | H.222 Transport |
Format |
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| 101 | BBC One HD | Made up of all regional variations since April 2023. Originally launched as a simulcast of BBC One with non-regional programming in 2010. BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 24 hours | PSB3 | 1080i/1080p HDTV | |
| 102 | BBC Two HD | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | |||||
| 103 (except CI) | ITV1 HD/STV HD | Made up of seven regional variations. | ITV Network Ltd ITV plc/STV Group plc |
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| 104 (Eng, Scot & NI) | Channel 4 HD | Channel Four Television Corporation | |||||
| 104 (Wales) | S4C HD[1] | Programmes in Welsh (Cymraeg). | S4C Authority | 19:00 – 06:00 (Monday–Friday) 14:00 – 06:00 (Saturday & Sunday) |
Timeshares with CBBC HD.[46] | ||
| 105 | Channel 5 HD | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited Paramount International Networks |
24 hours | ||||
| 106 (Scot) | BBC Four HD | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 19:00 – 04:00 | Timeshares with CBeebies HD. | ||
| 107 (Eng, CI & NI) | BBC Three HD | Timeshares with CBBC HD. | |||||
| 110 (Wales) | Channel 4 HD | Made up of one advertising region (London). | Channel Four Television Corporation | 24 hours | |||
| 116 (Scot) | BBC Scotland HD | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 19:00 – 00:00 | Timeshares with CBBC HD. |
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Children's
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| NorDig LCN | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
Broadcast hours |
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Format |
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| 201 (Eng & NI) | CBBC | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 06:00 – 19:00 | Timeshares with BBC Three (SD). | PSB1 | 16:9 SDTV |
| 202 | CBeebies | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | 05:00 – 19:00 | Timeshares with BBC Four (SD). | |||
| 203 (Eng & NI) | CBBC HD | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | 06:00 – 19:00 | Timeshares with BBC Three HD (England and Northern Ireland), BBC Scotland HD (Scotland) and S4C HD (Wales). | PSB3 | 1080i/1080p HDTV | |
| 204 | CBeebies HD | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | 05:00 – 19:00 | Timeshares with BBC Four HD. | |||
| 205 (limited) | Pop | Narrative Entertainment UK Limited[47] | 24 hours | LTVmux | 16:9 SDTV | ||
| 206 (limited) | Pop Max | ||||||
| 207 | Tiny Pop | Now a hybrid streaming channel. | COM4 | ||||
| 208 | Pop Player | Portal providing access to Pop, Tiny Pop and Pop Max.[48] | |||||
| 209 | Ketchup TV | Portal providing access to Ketchup TV. | Video On Demand 365 Ltd | ||||
| 210 | Ketchup Too | Portal providing access to Ketchup Too. | |||||
| 211 | Yaaas! | Portal providing access to Yaaas! | |||||
| 213 | Moochi | New streaming channel for pre-schoolers. | Graft Ventures Limited |
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News
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| NorDig LCN | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
Broadcast hours |
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| 231 | BBC News | BBC iPlayer via the Red Button. | BBC | 24 hours | PSB1 | 16:9 SDTV | |
| 232 | BBC Parliament | ||||||
| 233 | Sky News | Sky UK Limited Sky Group |
COM5 | ||||
| 235 | Al Jazeera English | Also streaming on Freeview channel 267.[33] | Al Jazeera Media Network | COM6 | |||
| 236 | GB News | All Perspectives Ltd | |||||
| 237 | TalkTV | News UK | COM4 |
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Text services
Streamed channels
Interactive services for compatible receivers (Internet connection/compatible HD TV/box required).
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| 263 | Sonlife | Jimmy Swaggart Ministries | 24 hours | COM4 | Text service | |
| 264 | FailArmy / Pet Collective | These channels can also be found streaming via Pluto TV. | Jukin Media | |||
| 265 | On Demand 365[49] | Country Music Entertainment (formally Freeview 91),[50][51][52] Sports Channel Network & Planet History are now found here, along with Gas Station, SCN Fishing, Science World and Natural Planet. | VOD365[53] | |||
| 266 | France 24 | This channel has access to the France 24 Fast English service, as well as its news channels in the French, Spanish and Arabic languages. France 24 Français and Arabic can also be found streaming via Channelbox on Freeview channel 271, while France 24 Español can only be found on Freeview via channel 266. | France Médias Monde | |||
| 267 | Al Jazeera English | Simulcast of Freeview channel 235. | Al Jazeera Media Network | |||
| 268 | Al Jazeera Arabic | |||||
| 269 | Filmstream[54] | A specially curated selection of independent world cinema gems and classic movies. | SPI International[55][56] / Canal+[57][58] | |||
| 270 | Real Crime | |||||
| 271 | Channelbox | 67 channels available (as of 22 December 2023):
Action Hollywood Movies - Africanews - Auto Allstars - AWE Plus - Balle Balle - Billiard TV - Bloomberg Quicktake - Bloomberg Television - Bollywood Classic - Bollywood HD - Brit Asia TV - Channel Fight Masterclass - Current Time TV - Docsville - ERT World - Euronews (English) - Euronews (Russian) - Extreme Plus - FashionTV - FidoTV - France 24 (French) - France 24 (Arabic) - Free Classic Movies - Fuel TV - GBNews - Hellenic TV - Indie Box - INFAST - Kartoon Channel - Law&Crime Trial Network - Love ThePlanet - Love Wine - Motorvision TV - MTRSPT1 - Music & Memories - NextUp... Live Comedy - NollyAfrica - NOVEBOX - Now 70s - Now 80s - Now Rock - NYX - OAN Plus - OUTtv Proud - Qello Concerts by Stingray - Real Life TV - Red Carpet TV - Silk Way - Smart Healthy Green Living - Sporty Stuff TV - Star Cinema - Stingray CMusic - Stingray Naturescape - Supreme Master TV - 30A.TV Movies - Trace Brazuca - Trace Latina - Trace Urban - Trailers - TVP World - Unreel - Vivaldi - VoxAfrica - We Are Tottenham TV - WeDo Big Stories - WeDo Movies - Yanga! |
Channelbox[59] | |||
| 272 | MBC | "My Binge Channel". Not available on all devices. | ||||
| 274 | Asharq News[2][1] | Saudi Research and Marketing Group, Vision247 Limited, Mondo Globo Inc.[60] | ||||
| 275 | Al Arabiya | This channel has access to the Arabic language channels Al Arabiya and Al Hadath. | MBC Group, Vision247 Limited, Mondo Globo Inc. | |||
| 276 | Shots! | Football chat, true crime shows[61] and pop music chart rundowns. | National World[62][63] | |||
| 277 | UK Radio Portal | This audio service is listed in the streaming section rather than with all the other radio stations on Freeview, as there is no provision for streaming services from channel 700 to 800.[64][65][66] | UK Radio Portal[67] | |||
| 278 | Zee World | Streaming portal to Zee World, Zest, Zing and Zee Punjabi. | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | |||
| 279 | Alaraby Network | Channels available: Alaraby Television, Alaraby2 Television and Syria Television. | Fadaat Media | |||
| 280 | ROK | Nollywood movie channel.[68][69] | Rok Studios[70][71][72] | |||
| 281 | Revelation | Revelation TV Ltd | ||||
| 282 | God TV | The Angel Foundation | ||||
| 283 | 3ABN | Streaming channel for the 3ABN channels. | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | |||
| 284 | Amazing Discoveries[73][74] | Amazing Discoveries Canada[75] | ||||
| 285 | Together TV IP | HD service, not available on all devices. SD terrestrial service broadcast on channel 82 with Together TV+1 now on channel 92, between 05:00 - 08:00.[76] | The Community Channel | COM6 | ||
| 286 | NHK World | The English language channel NHK World Japan is streaming now via Freeview, with the Japanese channel NHK World Premium available on LCN 286 on 1 October 2023. | NHK | COM4 | ||
| 287 | Newsmax | Newsmax | ||||
| 288 | Amazing Facts TV | Bible-based channel. | Amazing Facts | |||
| 289 | NYX | Horror movies and TV shows. Also streaming via Channelbox on Freeview channel 271.[77] | NYX Corporation[78] | |||
| 290 | Mech+[79] | Robotics, science and engineering content.[80] | Mech TV Ltd (Mentorn[81] and Passion Distribution)[82] | |||
| 291 | TV Extra | Portal carrying access to a small range of streaming channels,[83] such as Create & Craft, Craft Extra, the UK Radio Portal and TPTV Encore.[84] | ||||
| 292 | Nosey | Specialises in screenings of U.S. talk and courtroom shows. | Nosey[85] |
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Interactive
These are services that are not designed to be channels but do show up on the EPG of the majority of Freeview boxes.
Adult
These channels are not listed on Freeview's online TV Guide.
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| NorDig LCN | DVB name | Notes | Licensee/ Parent Company |
Broadcast hours |
Timeshares | H.222 Transport |
Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670 | ADULT Section | Consumer protection bookend. | Everyone TV (formerly Digital UK) |
24 hours | COM4 | Text Service | |
| 671 | ADULT Xpanded TV | Txt Me TV Ltd | 00:00 – 07:00 | COM6 | 16:9 SDTV | ||
| 673 | ADULT smileTV3 | Cellcast Group | 22:00 – 05:00 | Timeshares with Yesterday +1 and Create & Craft. | COM5 | ||
| 674 | ADULT Babestation | 00:00 – 05:00 | Timeshares with Jewellery Maker and PBS America. | COM6 | |||
| 695 | 695 | Consumer protection bookend. | Everyone TV (formerly Digital UK) |
24 hours | COM4 | Text service | |
| 696 | 696 | ||||||
| 697 | 697 | COM5 | |||||
| 698 | 698 | COM6 | |||||
| 699 | ADULT Section |
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Radio stations
Unlike the TV channels, the radio stations only broadcast in audio and information displayed on the screen. Those stations also broadcast on analogue radio, Digital Audio Broadcasting and online. BBC local radio stations for England are in the section above this list, as well as those from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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| 700 | BBC Radio 1 | Timeshares with BBC Alba in Scotland. | BBC | 24 hours (Eng, Wales & NI) 00:00 – 17:00 (Monday–Friday) (Scot) 00:00 – 16:00 (Saturday) (Scot) 01:00 – 16:00 (Sunday) (Scot) |
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| 701 | BBC Radio 1Xtra | 24 hours | |||
| 702 | BBC Radio 2 | Timeshares with BBC Alba in Scotland. | 24 hours (Eng, Wales & NI) 00:00 – 17:00 (Monday–Friday) (Scot) 00:00 – 16:00 (Saturday) (Scot) 01:00 – 16:00 (Sunday) (Scot) | ||
| 703 | BBC Radio 3 | ||||
| 704 | BBC Radio 4 | FM version. | 24 hours | ||
| 705 | BBC Radio 5 Live | ||||
| 706 | BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra | ||||
| 707 | BBC Radio 6 Music | ||||
| 708 | BBC Radio 4 Extra | ||||
| 709 | BBC Asian Network | ||||
| 710 | BBC World Service | English language, European version. Timeshares with BBC Alba in Scotland. | 24 hours (Eng, Wales & NI) 00:00 – 17:00 (Monday–Friday) (Scot) 00:00 – 16:00 (Saturday) (Scot) 01:00 – 16:00 (Sunday) (Scot) | ||
| 711 | Hits Radio | The radio stations on channels 711–717 are no longer available on Freeview from 2 April 2024 and, as a result, have fallen silent, with information slates advising listeners of the changes. The channels will be completely delisted from Freeview in a future monthly channel update.[86] | Bauer Radio | 24 hours | COM6 |
| 712 | KissFresh | ||||
| 713 | Kiss | ||||
| 714 | Kisstory | ||||
| 715 | Magic | ||||
| 716 | Greatest Hits Radio | ||||
| 717 | Kerrang! Radio | ||||
| 718 | Smooth Radio | Global | |||
| 723 | talkSPORT | 24 hours | COM5 | ||
| 724 | Capital | Global | |||
| 725 | Premier Christian Radio | Premier Christian Media Trust | COM6 | ||
| 727 | Absolute Radio | Bauer Radio | COM4 | ||
| 728 | Heart | Global | COM5 | ||
| 729 (NI) | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta | Programmes in Irish. | RTÉ | NImux | |
| 730 | RNIB Connect | Royal National Institute of Blind People | COM5 | ||
| 731 | Classic FM | Global | |||
| 732 | LBC | ||||
| 733 | Trans World Radio | Trans World Radio | |||
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Radio stations: BBC Local and Nations Radio variations
In England and the Channel Islands, up to five BBC Local Radio stations are available over DTT. Availability of these stations varies, depending on how their FM and DAB broadcast areas align with locations of DTT transmitters. In Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, national radio services are broadcast in their respective nations.
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These are channels that have been removed from digital terrestrial television. This does not include rebranded channels or channels that have ceased broadcasting.
2001
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Taste CFN | Closed December 2001. | 1 December 2001 | |
| 36 | Discovery Kids | Timeshared with Discovery Wings and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel. | Discovery Channel | 18 November 2001 |
| 36 | Discovery Wings | |||
| 46 | Two Way TV | Removed before ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Both channels were short-lived. | 31 December 2001 | |
| 47 | Wellbeing |
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2002
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Granada Breeze | Closed 30 April 2002. | 31 January 2002 | |
| 21 | Sky Sports 1 | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010. | 1 May 2002 | |
| 22 | Sky Sports 2 | |||
| 23 | Sky Sports 3 | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | ||
| 24 | Sky Moviemax | |||
| 25 | Sky Premier | |||
| 26 | Sky One | |||
| 27 | Cartoon Network | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 32 then in 2005 moved to channel 72 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | ||
| 28 | Carlton Cinema | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. It then closed down 10 months later. | ||
| 29 | British Eurosport | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in June 2005 on channel 49 as a replacement for E4 on the Top Up TV Service which became free to air in May 2005. | ||
| 30 | Plus | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. More than 2 years later Plus was replaced by ITV3. | ||
| 31 | Men & Motors | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in May 2005 on channel 38 as part of the Freeview service. | ||
| 32 | UK Gold | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 17 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | ||
| 33 | MTV | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | ||
| 36 | Discovery Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 27 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | ||
| 37 | Play UK | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. This had a significant impact on its viewership and the channel closed on 30 September 2002. Exactly one month later, UK History (now known as Yesterday) started broadcasting on Freeview using the space vacated by the closure of Play UK. | ||
| 38 | UK Style | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 26 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | ||
| 39 | Nickelodeon | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with the Paramount Comedy Channel. Returned on 28 November 2013 on channel 238 as part of VuTV. | ||
| 39 | Paramount Comedy Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with Nickelodeon. Returned on 28 November 2013 as Comedy Central on channel 238 as part of VuTV. | ||
| 43 | UK Horizons | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting; it closed 2 years later. | ||
| 90 | Adult Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | ||
| 91 | Television X | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 60 as a pay per view channel for Freeview and Top Up TV. | 18 May 2002 | |
| 41 | FilmFour | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting, but returned in July 2006 as Film4 on channel 31 and part of the Freeview service. | 24 May 2002 | |
| 42 | E4 | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 14 as part of the Top Up TV service then on 27 May 2005 became part of the Freeview service. |
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2004
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Jazz FM | Smooth FM moved to channel 718 in October 2005. | 102.2 Smooth FM | 1 March 2004 |
| 52 | Free2Play | Interactive gaming service. This service was short lived. | YooPlay (channel 53) | 2004 |
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2005
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Xtraview | Top Up TV pay-per-view service. Space revoked by Channel 4 to launch More4. The channel still remained on the EPG following the October 2005 reshuffle and was later removed from there. | More4 | 31 August 2005 |
| 705 | LCN 705 | Interactive stream. Ceased broadcasting when the Freeview EPG changes took place in October, with the space being given to BBC Radio 5 Live due to all radio stations moving from 70's to 700's on the EPG. | BBC Radio 5 Live | 18 October 2005 |
| 11 | Sky Travel | Only replaced on Freeview. Channel later rebranded to Sky Real Lives on all other platforms. | Sky3 | 31 October 2005 |
| 81 | ITV News Channel | Ceased broadcasting. The EPG number was later removed to release a slot for the CITV channel, which launched in March 2006. | CITV | 23 December 2005 |
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2006
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Men & Motors | ITV Play | 12 April 2006 | |
| 31 | More4 +1 | Channel originally replaced by Big Brother Interactive Channel. Replaced by Film4 on 23 July 2006. Returned in January 2017 on the HD Multiplex COM8. | Film4 | 18 May 2006 |
| 74 | Toonami | Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. | Five Life | 3 September 2006 |
| 84 | Bloomberg | 5 September 2006 | ||
| 98 | Red Hot | Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. | Five US | |
| 73 | Boomerang | Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service. | Top Up TV Promo | 12 September 2006 |
| 29 | UKTV Food | Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. | Five Life | 26 September 2006 |
| 41 | Top Up TV Promo | Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Returned in February 2007 on channel 43 and in a different space on the multiplex. | Five US | 6 October 2006 |
| 32 | Quiz Call | Closed down after ownership sold to iTouch. Service moved to Five more than a year later. | Film4 +1 | 15 November 2006 |
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2007
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Discovery Real Time | Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 1. | Top Up TV Anytime 1 | 4 February 2007 |
| 27 | Discovery Channel | Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service. | Top Up TV Promo | 6 February 2007 |
| 72 | Cartoon Network | Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 3. | Top Up TV Anytime 3 | 9 February 2007 |
| 724 | 3C | Replaced by Clyde 1. | Clyde 1 | 24 March 2007 |
| 25 | TCM | Removed in favour of Thomas Cook TV. | Thomas Cook TV | 17 April 2007 |
| 32 | Film4 +1 | Space used to launch Channel 4 +1 on channel 13, moving More4 to channel 14, E4 to channel 29 and Film4 to channel 32. Returned on 27 August 2013 on channel 45. | Channel 4 +1 | 20 August 2007 |
| 41 | Thomas Cook TV | Nuts TV/The Jewellery Channel | 1 September 2007 | |
| 15 | abc1 | Ceased broadcasting when it was supposed to close down on 1 October 2007. | 26 September 2007 | |
| 20 | Ftn | Relaunched as Virgin1. | Virgin1 | 1 October 2007 |
| 729 | Radio Music Shop | This was the world's first retail radio station. Ceased broadcasting. | 5 October 2007 |
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2008
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727 | Virgin Radio | Original version of Virgin Radio UK. The current version of the station launched in 2016 - eight years after Absolute Radio took over the original version itself. | Absolute Radio | 28 September 2008 |
| 44 | The Jewellery Channel | Broadcast licence not renewed (for unknown reasons). Returned to channel 60 on 21 September 2011. | Gems TV | 6 October 2008 |
| 724 | Clyde 1 | In 2011, this space became the placeholder for 95.8 Capital FM. | 95.8 Capital FM | 30 October 2008 |
| 721 | Mojo Radio | Ceased broadcasting on Freeview. | BBC Local Radio | 30 November 2008 |
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2009
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Price-Drop TV | Returned to channel 43 on 27 August 2009. | Quest | 5 January 2009 |
| 46 | SmileTV2 | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. Returned on 12 May 2009 in all areas. The channel was removed to allow Virgin1 to move to a different space in the EPG. | Virgin1 | 17 March 2009 |
| 44 | GEMSTV1 | CNN used space to increase its broadcast hours. | CNN | 31 March 2009 |
| 43 | Gems TV | Film4 used space to increase its broadcast hours. Returned in April 2010 as a timeshare with Quest. | Film4 | 1 May 2009 |
| 39 | Super Casino | Channel removed from EPG on 23 August 2010. | 20 October 2009 | |
| 302 | 302 | BBC Red Button stream. Space being used for HD channels in post switchover areas. | 2 November 2009 | |
| 303 | 303 | |||
| 100 | Teletext | Channel removed from EPG on 21 June 2010. | Teletext Holidays | 15 December 2009 |
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2010
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Virgin1 +1 | Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday. | 1 June 2010 | |
| 41 | Ideal Extra | Extended broadcast hours for TV News 2. | ||
| 88 | Teachers TV | Channel removed from EPG on 7 October 2010. | 21 July 2010 | |
| 83 | Sky Sports News | Channel removed from EPG on 22 September 2010. | Sky3 +1 | 23 August 2010 |
| 99 | Babestation 2 | ADULT Section/Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday. | 1 September 2010 | |
| 20 | Virgin1 | Relaunched as Channel One. | Channel One | 3 September 2010 |
| 201 | JML Direct | Manchester only. | 13 October 2010 | |
| 84 | CNN International | Channel removed from EPG on 27 July 2011. Returned on 28th November 2013 as part of VUTV on Freeview HD channel 238. | 14 November 2010 | |
| 86 | S4C2 | Wales only. | 30 November 2010 |
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2011
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Channel One | Removed because it had similar programming to sister channel Sky3. | Challenge | 1 February 2011 |
| 44 | Pick TV +1 | Removed so that all of the channels owned by BSkyB could be on multiplex C and Challenge can broadcast 24 hours a day in Wales. Channel removed from EPG on 17 October 2011. Returned in March 2018 as Pick +1 on the HD multiplex. | Challenge with increased broadcast hours in Wales. | 20 September 2011 |
| 47 | Daystar | Channel removed from EPG on 24 November 2011. Returned on 5 January 2015. | 11 October 2011 | |
| 191 | Red Hot TV | Removed to allow Television X to continue broadcasting. Channel removed from EPG on 9 January 2012. | 1 December 2011 |
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2012
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Filth | 9 January 2012 | ||
| 201 | Movies4Men | Manchester only. Later returned nationwide on 1 April 2014. | January 2012 | |
| 202 | Movies4Men +1 | Manchester only. Later returned nationwide on 1 April 2014. | ||
| 203 | Movies4Men 2 | Manchester only. | ||
| 204 | Movies4Men 2 +1 | |||
| 205 | Men&Movies | |||
| 178 | Playboy | Channel removed from EPG on 23 January 2013. | Extended broadcast hours for The Jewellery Channel. | 1 December 2012 |
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2013
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | High Street TV | Manchester only. | 23 April 2013 | |
| 55 | Argos TV | Channel removed from Freesat on 9 May & Sky on 13 May. A full-time simulcast was available on channel 54 in the Manchester region. | 12 May 2013 | |
| 716 | Q | Removed to release a slot for Kisstory. Also ceased online on the same day. | Kisstory | |
| 41 | Sky Sports 1 | Continues on Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk TV. | BT Sport 1 | 1 July 2013 |
| 42 | Sky Sports 2 | BT Sport 2 | ||
| 34 | ESPN | Continues on Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV. | BT Sport Preview | 1 August 2013 |
| 712 | Smash Hits Radio | Removed to release a slot for Kiss Fresh. Also ceased online on the same day. | Kiss Fresh | 5 August 2013 |
| 235 | God TV | Returned in December 2022 on channel 282. | The Angel Foundation | 10 September 2013 |
| 26 | Gold | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. Continues on BT TV, TalkTalk TV, Sky and Virgin Media. | 31 October 2013 | |
| 54 | Home | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. Returned in March 2016 on channel 25 as part of Freeview. | ||
| 57 | BT Sport Previews | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. Channel removed from EPG on 4 November 2013. | Extended broadcasting hours for Marketplace. | 1 November 2013 |
| 53 | SAB TV | Manchester only. | 28 November 2013 |
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2014
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | xxXpanded TV | Channel later rebranded as Xpanded TV on all platforms. | Extended broadcasting hours for The Jewellery Channel. | 30 January 2014 |
| 23 | bid | Went into administration. | 17 April 2014 | |
| 37 | Price Drop | |||
| 53 | Lamhe | Manchester only. | 23 October 2014 |
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2015
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 59 | BT Sport 2 | Continues on BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media. | 1 January 2015 | |
| 58 | BT Sport 1 | 2 June 2015 |
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2016
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 7 | BBC Three | Since BBC Three was moved to stream on the iPlayer, channel 7 has been used for various local television services. BBC Three returned to Freeview on 1 February 2022 on channel 23.[87][88][89] | Extended broadcast hours for CBBC. | 16 February 2016 |
| 240 | Motors TV | Streamed version. | 23 March 2016 |
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2017
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 91 | Front Runner TV | 5 July 2017 | ||
| 88 | Rishtey Cineplex | Channel later became a pay TV channel on satellite. | 18 July 2017 | |
| 726 | U105 | Northern Ireland only. | 2 August 2017 |
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2018
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Vintage TV | Channel removed from the EPG in early 2019. | 3 August 2018 |
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2019
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Now 90s | The channel was replaced by Now 70s before becoming a Channelbox channel alongside Clubland. On 13 May 2020, it came back onto Freeview (on the Manchester multiplex) replacing Now 70s. | 27 August 2019 | |
| 270 | Loveworld TV | 29 August 2019 | ||
| 60 | Sony Crime Channel | This channel on the Manchester multiplex was then changed to channel 61 as Sony Movies +1 took the old EPG number. | Sony Channel +1 | 10 September 2019 |
| 72 | Your TV | 27 September 2019 | ||
| 68 | True Crime | Manchester only. | 1 October 2019 | |
| 69 | True Crime +1 |
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2020
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Paramount Network +1 | Failed to launch. | 15 April 2020 | |
| 672 | ADULT smileTV2 | 13 May 2020 | ||
| 716 | heat | Became an online only radio station. | Greatest Hits Radio | 2 June 2020 |
| 92 | Pick +1 | Continues on Sky. | 18 June 2020 | |
| 55 | 5Star +1 | Removed because of the closure of the COM8 multiplex. Continues on Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media. | 22 June 2020 | |
| 56 | 5USA +1 | |||
| 67 | CBS Reality +1 | |||
| 69 | CBS Justice +1 | Removed because of the closure of the COM8 multiplex. | ||
| 109 | Channel 4 +1 HD | |||
| 110 | 4seven HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM8 Multiplex. Continues exclusively on Virgin Media and Sky Glass. | ||
| 115 | TJC HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM8 multiplex. | ||
| 34 | Merit | Removed to release a slot for Sky Arts on channel 11. | Sky Arts | 17 September 2020 |
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2021
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 73 | CCXTV | Replaced with Drama +1, the channel was short lived. | Drama +1 | 1 February 2021 |
| 83 | Together TV +1 | Returned on 26 October 2022 on channel 92. | 15 February 2021 | |
| 89 | Court TV[90] | This American channel had a short-term carriage deal via Freeview COM7[91] in order to show the Derek Chauvin trial.[92][93] Court TV continues to be found broadcasting online[94] and via satellite. | 1 June 2021 | |
| 251 | 365 Travel | This was a TV text service on Freeview.[19] | 1 June 2021 | |
| 679 | ADULT Studio 66 | This was a part time channel operating between 00:00 – 06:00 each night. Since closing on Freeview the channel has continued on social media. | 30 November 2021 | |
| 680 | ADULT Xpanded 2 | This was the streamed version of Xpanded TV, with the channel being a slimcast after midnight. Since closing this slot on Freeview, Xpanded TV has continued as a part-time channel on channel 678 operating between 00:00 – 07:00, with the streaming option available on other devices. | 15 December 2021 | |
| 99 (GrMcr) | Manchester TV | This was Manchester's second local channel after That's Manchester but was licensed like a standard channel alongside services like Now 90s and Clubland. It was run by Local Television Limited with most slots being given over to simulcasts of Local TV's channel in Liverpool or CBS Reality, channels which still continue to hold slots on Freeview. |
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2022
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 33 | Paramount Network | Closed due to the streaming service Paramount+,[95][96] which is being launched in Summer 2022 as a partnership with Sky.[97][98] Some of the channel's former content will be moving there, though most programmes were carried over to 5Action. | 5Action | 19 January 2022 |
| 85 | The Craft Store[16] | As Hochanda bought the Create & Craft brand from Ideal Shopping,[38] they moved that channel into Freeview 85 on 16 February 2022, with programming from The Craft Store continuing for another 9 days under the Create & Craft name. After being taken off Freeview, The Craft Store name is being used online by Hochanda Global Ltd.[99] | Create & Craft | |
| 95 | Craft Extra[16] | As Hochanda bought the Create & Craft brand from Ideal Shopping,[38] they moved that channel into Freeview 85 from 16 February 2022, with Create & Craft programming continuing on Freeview 85 under the name Craft Extra for 9 extra days.[99] | Create & Craft (Freeview 85) | 25 February 2022 |
| 234 | RT | Removed due to the EU banning the channel (as an effect of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) - although the UK is no longer part of the EU, its feed was provided by EU-based companies.[100] Channel numbers removed on 18 March 2022 as a result of Ofcom revoking their broadcast licence. | 2 March 2022 | |
| 113 | RT HD | |||
| 94 | Ideal Extra[16] | Part of the channel portfolio that Hochanda Global Ltd bought from Ideal Shopping, with other Hochanda Global services continuing as normal online and on Freeview, and with original parent channel Ideal World still found on channel 51.[38][99][32] | 28 March 2022 | |
| 208 | Pop Max | Pop Max was a children's channel from Narrative Entertainment which was only being broadcast to viewers in Greater Manchester when it was replaced on Freeview 208 with Pop Player,[48] a streaming service which gives access to Pop Max as well as Pop and Tiny Pop for any viewer in the UK with an HbbTV-enabled set.[101] | Pop Player | 25 May 2022 |
| 31 | 4Music | Removed because of E4 Extra, a digital TV channel which has carried over the entertainment programming schedule from 4Music (usually old American sitcoms and former C4/E4 shows). 4Music continues on Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media in place of Box Hits, with some of the channel's music programming also found each morning on E4 Extra.[102] | E4 Extra | 29 June 2022 |
| 96 | Forces TV | This channel was closed on 30 June 2022 after COM7 was scrapped with the channel's original programming moving to the Forces News' YouTube channel and via Forces.net.[103][104] | 30 June 2022 | |
| 65 | FreeSports | This channel was closed on 30 June 2022 after COM7 was scrapped with the channel continuing on satellite and via Samsung's TV Plus app.[105][106][107] | That's TV (UK) | |
| 111 | QVC HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM7 multiplex. Continues on Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media. | ||
| 112 | QVC Beauty HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM7 multiplex. | ||
| 114 | Quest HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM7 multiplex. Continues on Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media. | ||
| 86 | More4 +1 | |||
| 107 | BBC News HD | Removed because of the closure of the COM7 multiplex. Continues on Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media, with an HD stream available via the BBC iPlayer.[108] | ||
| 97 (GrMcr) | OD365.TV | A locally licensed[1] version of On Demand 365 for viewers in Greater Manchester, with channels such as Gas Station, Sports Channel Network & Planet History available. After 20 July 2022, the service could be still accessed nationwide as a streaming channel on Freeview channel 265. | On Demand 365 (Freeview 265) | 20 July 2022 |
| 91 (GrMcr) | Country Music Entertainment (CME) | This country music video channel was broadcast on Freeview to viewers in Greater Manchester, with its television and radio channel also available online. In August 2022, the Freeview slot was sold to That's TV so they could run a 24-hour version on Classic Hits in Manchester after it was decided that their national music video channel's hours would be reduced to three hours a night.[109] This gives That's TV four Freeview slots in the Greater Manchester area as Classic Hits MCR joins their two national channels and their local TV slot. Meanwhile, CME could be still accessed nationwide as a streaming channel via On Demand 365.[51][50][110][111] | Classic Hits MCR (Freeview 91) /
On Demand 365 (Freeview 265) |
24 August 2022[1] |
| 76 (GrMcr) | Now 70s | Now 70s was only being shown to viewers in the Greater Manchester area on Freeview. It reappeared on Freeview as a FAST service on Channelbox LCN 271 on 2 March 2023. | 21 September 2022 | |
| 77 (GrMcr) | Now 80s | Now 80s was only being shown to viewers in the Greater Manchester area on Freeview. In September 2022, the TV channel started to be streamed through Samsung TV Plus as a FAST service on channel number 4717[112][113] and continues to be broadcast on Sky. In March 2023 it became a FAST service on Freeview as well via Channelbox LCN 271. | 26 October 2022 | |
| 87 (GrMcr) | Now 90s | Now 90s was only being shown to viewers in the Greater Manchester area on Freeview. It reappeared on Freeview as a national FAST service on Channelbox LCN 271 on 2 March 2023 and was renamed Now Rock a few weeks later. It continues to be broadcast on Sky.[114] | ||
| 80 (GrMcr) | Clubland TV | Clubland TV was only being shown to viewers in the Greater Manchester area on Freeview. It continues to be broadcast on Sky.[114] | ||
| 71 | Quest Red +1 | 1 hour timeshift of Quest Red. Quest has now filled its space on the COM6 multiplex. | 23 November 2022 |
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2023
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 57 | Smithsonian Channel | Dave ja vu has now filled its space on the EPG, but it is on the COM4 multiplex.[115] | Dave ja vu | 6 January 2023 |
| 80 | That's 90s | This national channel failed to launch, with the That's 90s placeholder replaced by a 24-hour That's 70s MCR channel in the Greater Manchester area instead.[33] In addition, the That's 90s brand is also used as a programming block on the national That's TV channel. In September 2023, a Greater Manchester version of That's 90s launched on LCN 86. The national version of this channel finally launched in October 2023 on LCN 75. | That's 70s MCR | 23 March 2023 |
| 51 | Ideal World | Went into administration on 3 July 2023, but then TJC acquired the rights to utilise the Ideal World brand and relaunched the channel on 29 September 2023. | 3 July 2023 | |
| 203 | CITV | All programming and content moved to ITVX. It was also announced that children's programming will be broadcast on ITV2 as part of its morning schedule, with the channel remaining on the EPG as a data service until 22 November 2023. | ITVX Kids | 1 September 2023 |
| 36 | Pick | All programming and content moved to Sky Mix on LCN 11, causing Sky Arts to move to LCN 36, the slot previously used by Pick. | Sky Mix | 18 October 2023 |
| 261 | Vision TV[116] | This was a streaming portal giving access to channels such as ARISEPlay,[117] France24,[118] Newsmax TV,[119] Channel 7,[120] Yanga![121] and Edgy TV[122] via compatible devices connected to the internet. Vision TV was taken off Freeview[83] at the same time as channel 291 was given over to a new streaming portal called TV Extra, with Vision TV still continuing as an app and online. | visiontv.co.uk | 22 November 2023 |
| 262 | Arise News | After being delisted from Sky,[83] this was removed from Freeview alongside the Vision TV Network portal, with Arise News,[123] and sister channel ARISEPlay,[124] still broadcasting via the main visiontv.co.uk site. | visiontv.co.uk | 22 November 2023 |
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2024
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| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
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| 269 | WION | World Is One News is an Indian channel owned by Essel Group, who are also responsible for the Zee World channels still streaming via Freeview channel 278. | wionews.com[125] | 21 February 2024 |
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