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All of the free TV channels on Freesat in the UK

Showing the free channels on Freesat HD only

Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using Freesat HD only. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

Key: wb_sunny daytime; watch_later nighttime; account_box funded from the TV License; flags show Freeview channel limits.
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High definition channels
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
BBC One HDaccount_box   101   101
BBC Two HDaccount_box   102 102 102
ITV 1 HD   103 england flagscotland flag 103 103
STV HD   103 scotland flag 103 103
UTV HD   103 northernireland flag 103 103
Channel 4 HD   104 104 104
Channel 4 HD (Wales)   110 wales flag   104
Channel 5 HD   105 105 105
BBC Three HDaccount_box live_tv   107 england flagnorthernireland flagwatch_later 173watch_later 107watch_later
BBC Four HDaccount_box live_tv   106watch_later 116watch_later 108watch_later
BBC Alba HDaccount_box live_tv   7 scotland flag 169watch_later 109watch_later
BBC Scotland HD live_tv   108 scotland flag   110
S4C HDaccount_box live_tv     134 120
Quest HD     144 167
BBC News HDaccount_box live_tv     503 200
CBBC HDaccount_box live_tv   204wb_sunny 607wb_sunny 600wb_sunny
CBeebies HDaccount_box live_tv   205wb_sunny 608wb_sunny 601wb_sunny
Main TV standard-definiton channels
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
ITV 1 (SD) live_tv   3 england flag 803 111
ITV1 +1   35 england flagscotland flagwales flag 203 112
UTV +1   35 northernireland flag 203 112
ITV 2 live_tv   6 118 113
ITV2 +1   29 (90%)watch_later 218 114
ITV3 live_tv   10 119 115
ITV3 +1   59 (90%) 219 116
ITV4 live_tv   26 120 117
ITV4 +1 live_tv   89 (90%) 220 118
ITVBe   28 131 119
Channel 4 +1   15 204 121
E4 live_tv   13   122
E4 (Wales) live_tv     wales flag   122
E4 +1   30   123
More4 live_tv   18   124
More4 +1     236 125
E4 Extra live_tv   31 (90%) 138 126
4seven live_tv   49 (90%) 137 127
Channel 5 +1   38 (90%) 205 128
5USA   21 (90%) 141 129
5USA +1     241 130
5STAR   32 (90%) 128 131
5Action   33 (90%) 150 132
5SELECT   46watch_later 153watch_later 133watch_later
TRUE CRIME XTRA   68 (90%) 147 134
TRUE CRIME   67 (90%) 146 135
TRUE CRIME 1     246 136
Legend   41 (90%) 148 137
LEGEND XTRA 1     318 139
5STAR +1     228 141
Sky Mix   11 (90%) 151 144
Challenge   48 (90%) 152 146
Sky Arts   36 (90%)   147
Food Network   43 (90%) 140 148
Food Network +1     240 149
DMAX   39 (90%) 172 150
DMAX +1     272 151
PBS America   84 (90%) 174 155
W   25 (90%)   156
Dave   19 (90%) 811 157
Drama   20 (90%) 143 158
Yesterday   27 (90%)   159
Really   17 (90%) 142 160
Blaze   64 (90%) 164 162
Together TV   83 (90%)wb_sunny 170 164
HGTV   44 (90%) 158 166
Quest +1   70 (90%) 244 168
Quest Red   40 (90%) 149 169
Quest Red +1     249 170
Quest   12 (90%)   172
Court TV     179 177
That's TV (UK)   56 (90%) 183 178
That's Christmas   65 (90%) 366 181
BBC Parliamentaccount_box live_tv   232 504 201
Sky News live_tv   233 (90%)   202
Al Jazeera English   267 (90%) 513 203
FRANCE 24 (in English)     512 205
Bloomberg TV     502 208
CNBC     505 210
Arirang TV     522 214
TRT World     516 215
SportyStuffTV       250
Film4 live_tv   14   300
Film4 +1   47 (90%) 314 301
GREAT! movies   34 (90%) 321 302
GREAT! christmas   52 (90%) 319 303
GREAT! christmas mix   63 (90%) 320 304
GREAT! action   42 (90%) england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flag 323 305
Talking Pictures TV   82 (90%) 328 306
4Music live_tv     354 501
Box Christmas live_tv     355 502
Kiss (TV) live_tv     356 503
Magic (TV) live_tv     357 504
Kerrang! TV live_tv     358 505
Local TV channels
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
LEGEND XTRA   69 (54%) 317 138
POP MAX   208 (54%) 620 604
Tiny Pop   207 (54%) 615 605
Radio stations
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
BBC Radio 1account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag700 0101 700
BBC Radio 1Xtraaccount_box live_tv DAB 701 0137 701
BBC Radio 2account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag702 0102 702
BBC Radio 3account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag703 0103 703
BBC Radio 4 (FM)account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 704 0104 704
BBC Radio 5 Liveaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 705 0105 705
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extraaccount_box live_tv DAB 706 0144 706
BBC Radio 6 Musicaccount_box live_tv DAB 707 0120 707
BBC Radio 4 Extraaccount_box live_tv DAB 708 0131 708
BBC Asian Networkaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 709 0119 709
BBC Radio 4 LWaccount_box live_tv     0143 710
BBC World Serviceaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag710 0115 711
BBC Radio Scotlandaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 719 0116 712
BBC Radio nan Gaidhealaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM flag720 scotland flag 0139 713
BBC Radio Walesaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 719 wales flag 0117 714
BBC Radio Cymruaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 720 wales flag 0152 715
BBC Radio Ulsteraccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 719 northernireland flag 0118 716
BBC Radio Foyleaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 720 northernireland flag 0220 717
BBC Radio Londonaccount_box live_tv DAB FM/AM 719 0152 718
Capital live_tv DAB FM/AM 724 (90%) 0109 719
Capital Xtra live_tv DAB FM/AM   0114 720
Classic FM live_tv DAB FM/AM 731 (90%) 0106 721
Gold live_tv DAB FM/AM   0121 722
Radio X live_tv DAB FM/AM   0113 723
Absolute Radio live_tv DAB FM/AM 727 (90%) 0107 724
Absolute Radio 80s live_tv DAB   0200 726
PlanetRock DAB   0110 730
talkSPORT live_tv DAB FM/AM 723 (90%) 0108 731
Smooth Radio live_tv DAB FM/AM 718 (90%) 0128 732
Heart live_tv DAB FM/AM 728 (90%) 0111 733
LBC live_tv DAB FM/AM 732 (90%) 0124 734
BBC Radio Cymru 2account_box live_tv DAB FM/AM   0219 735
V Radio     0215 736
RTÉ Radio 1     0160 750
RTÉ 2FM     0164 751
RTÉ Lyric FM     0165 752
RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta     0166 753
BFBS Radio live_tv DAB FM/AM   0211 786
TWR live_tv  FM/AM   0138 790
Streamed TV and text
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
BBC RB 1account_box   601   981
High definition shopping
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
Daystar TV HD     583 691
Other TV channels
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
GREAT! tv   50 (90%) 157 142
GREAT! tv +1   62 (90%) 257 143
NHK WORLD   286 (90%) 507 209
GB News   236 (90%) 515 216
TalkTV   237 (90%) 526 217
Revelation TV   281 (90%) 581 692
GOD Channel     580 694
Sonlife TV       695
QVC live_tv   16 (90%) 660 800
QVC2 live_tv   37 (90%) 663 801
QVC Extra live_tv     682 802
QVC Style live_tv     677 803
Gems TV live_tv   45 (90%) 665 805
Jewellery Maker live_tv   72 (90%) 674 807
TJC   22 (90%) 662 809
TJC Beauty     668 810
Create & Craft   85 (90%)wb_sunny 683 813
Where Local TV broadcast
Channel name web radio Freeview Sky Freesatarrow_drop_down
Pop   206 (54%) 614 603

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Wednesday, 22 November 2023
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js
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8:49 PM

ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 22-11-2023 10 01.txt and List ASTRA 22-11-2023 13 06.txt

************************ NEW ************************

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
21000 25 3063 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 30 <= dPCR <= 60 ms intervals over 21 seconds for 11097.00 V 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK (22/11/2023 13:10:16)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
09.416 | 03.524 | 07.137 | ITV1 HD (21015)
07.359 | 04.318 | 05.893 | ITV1 HD (21040)
05.637 | 02.279 | 03.511 | ITV3 HD
09.169 | 03.140 | 06.833 | ITV1 HD (21070)
10.432 | 04.286 | 06.893 | ITV1 HD (21080)
09.569 | 03.811 | 06.143 | 21000
09.419 | 02.996 | 06.829 | ITV1 HD (21010)
04.161 | 01.749 | 02.803 | Null Packets
04.914 | 03.189 | 04.042 | All Other Streams
50.083 | 50.083 | 50.083 | TS Bitrate

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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 22-11-2023 16 10.txt and List ASTRA 22-11-2023 18 03.txt

Renamed, Service ID Change
21000 25 3063 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043
21060 25 3063 21060 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043

No one told Freesat.

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 30 <= dPCR <= 60 ms intervals over 21 seconds for 11097.00 V 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK (22/11/2023 18:20:33)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
10.376 | 05.986 | 07.783 | ITV1 HD (21015)
09.065 | 03.929 | 06.351 | ITV1 HD (21040)
06.822 | 04.294 | 05.623 | ITV3 HD
09.706 | 04.756 | 06.446 | ITV1 HD (21070)
05.854 | 02.999 | 04.294 | ITV1 HD (21080)
06.304 | 03.645 | 04.835 | 21060
10.948 | 05.842 | 07.966 | ITV1 HD (21010)
03.975 | 01.298 | 02.610 | Null Packets
05.443 | 02.757 | 04.175 | All Other Streams
50.083 | 50.083 | 50.083 | TS Bitrate

The ASTRA EIT present event for 21060:

title ITV News Lookaround
descr A round-up of all the news in the region followed by a local weather forecast.
start Wed 22 Nov 2023 18:00
duration 00:30:00

components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Border Scotland HD

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9:02 PM

D3&4 EIT still with errors:

services present in the EITpf on D3&4 but missing in BBCA
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3C48 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 13:00: title = News Day, descr = International and African News - social, economic, political, sports and entertainment stories.
3006.3C60 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 13:00: title = This is VisionTV, descr = Over 40 channels in Entertainment, News, International, Religion, Shopping and Sports from across the globe.
3006.3EA0 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 18:00: title = ..programmes no longer available, descr = Looking for CITV? All of your favourite CITV shows and so much more are available right now on ITVX.
Total = 3

services present in the EITpf on BBCA but missing in D3&4
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3FE0 213 Moochi
3006.3FE6 291 TV Extra
8008.8200 206 POP
8008.8240 208 POP MAX
8008.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
8008.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
800B.8200 206 POP
800B.8240 208 POP MAX
800B.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
800B.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
Total = 10


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Friday, 24 November 2023
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js
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11:35 AM

Some D3&4 errors are now fixed.

Current status is:

services present in the EITpf on BBCA but missing in D3&4
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
8008.8200 206 POP
8008.8240 208 POP MAX
8008.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
8008.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
800B.8200 206 POP
800B.8240 208 POP MAX
800B.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
800B.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
Total = 8


This is off Winter Hill which is rather unusual in transmitting three Local Multiplexes.

I think the above are likely missing because they each have the same SID in each multiplex.

On the Liverpool Multiplex, only TalkLiverpool is in the D3&4 EIT.

On the Manchester Multiplex, only That's TV is in the D3&4 EIT.

All services in the Preston Multiplex are present in the D3&4 EIT.

Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.8008
474 MHz, uhf 21, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Liverpool)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 8048 01 TalkLiverpool
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)

Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800B
498 MHz, uhf 24, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Manchester)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804B 01 That's TV
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)

Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800D
626 MHz, uhf 40, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Preston)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804D 01 That's TV
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)

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Monday, 27 November 2023
J
js
sentiment_satisfiedGold

6:14 PM

ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 27-11-2023 11 07.txt and List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 38.txt


************************ NEW ************************

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
ITVBe HD 25 0000 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
20720 25 3062 20720 2063 2 11053H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1044


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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 38.txt and List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 58.txt


************************ CHANGED ************************

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Renamed, EPGID Change, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
ITVBe HD 25 0000 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
20835 25 3026 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1045

ASTRA EIT present event for 20720:

title Loose Women
descr David Dickinson and singer Billy Porter join Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan, Olivia Attwood Dack and Brenda Edwards in the studio.
start Mon 27 Nov 2023 12:30
duration 01:00:00

components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Channel Islands HD

The Freesat Streams are not mapped to 20720 yet, unlike this:

title New: I'm A Celebrity... Get Me...
descr ...Out Of Here! The trials and challenges come thick and fast as the celebrities attempt to grab those all-important stars to avoid food being in short supply. S23 Ep8
start Sun 26 Nov 2023 21:00
duration 01:05:00

components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Meridn S HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Meridn S HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV Meridn S HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Meridn S HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Mrdn S HD
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled NIT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled BAT/SDT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled EIT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled EIT pf
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled TOT/TDT


The Freesat Streams are mapped to every Freesat service in the Program Map Table of the service.

The PMT is a list of the streams that comprise the program and corresponds to the components list helpfully given in the ASTRA EIT.

The streams are streams of packets with the same Packet ID or PID, each consisting of a 4 byte header that indicates the PID and a 184 byte payload.

The Freesat Streams PIDs can have any value so stream descriptors are used to indicate a stream is a Freesat Streams and the kind of stream it is.

Unfortunately, something has gone awry with the three ITV HD transport streams such that these descriptors are missing for FSAT EIT pf and FSAT NIT.

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Wednesday, 29 November 2023
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js
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2:19 PM

Hot off the press ...
Freesat Diffs:
Comparing files List Freesat 20-11-2023 15 32.txt and List Freesat 29-11-2023 14 04.txt

************************ CHANGED ************************
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Service ID Change
ITV1 HD 25 01047 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 Freesat 00001E001E00 821
ITV1 HD 25 01047 21060 2066 2 11097V 0 1 Freesat 00001E001E00 821
Renamed
CBS Reality +1 1 04010 55217 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 136
TRUE CRIME +1 1 04010 55217 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 136
Renamed
RealityXtra UK 1 27000 50903 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 134
TRUE CRIME XTR 1 27000 50903 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 134
Renamed
Legend 1 27001 55209 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 137
LEGEND 1 27001 55209 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 137
Renamed
HorrorXtra +1 1 27002 55218 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 139
LEGEND XTRA +1 1 27002 55218 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 139
Renamed
CBS Reality 1 27003 55214 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 135
TRUE CRIME 1 27003 55214 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 135
Renamed
HorrorXtra 1 27004 55202 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 138
LEGEND XTRA 1 27004 55202 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 138

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Thursday, 30 November 2023
J
js
sentiment_satisfiedGold

2:25 AM

The three ITV HD transponders that had missing descriptors for some Freesat streams are now fixed.

These are the Freesat stream PIDs as indicated by the stream descriptors:

transport_stream_id = 2063
11052.75 H
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844

transport_stream_id = 2064
11067.50 V
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844

transport_stream_id = 2066
11097.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844

The streams that had missing descriptors were eitpf - used for recording by running status, and the nit - which contains a descriptor pointing to FreesatHome

This evidently led to failure to record and failure to load the EPG on boot up off FreesatHome.

What is curious is that it apparently did not affect all boxes.

It could be the case that the Freesat stream PIDs are now fixed, so the descriptors are only needed by legacy Freesat devices.

It is a fact that, at this time, the only transponders with different Freesat stream PIDs are these:

transport_stream_id = 2108
11265.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3844
eitpf = 3841
nit = 3843
sdt/bat = 3842
tdt/tot = 3840

transport_stream_id = 2024
12168.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3841
eitpf = 3842
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3844
tdt/tot = 3843

The Freesat services carried 12168.00 V are:

BBC ONE So HD [BBC One South HD]
CNBC
ITV1 HD [Central West]
Channel 4 HD [Midlands]
Channel 4 HD [North]


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robertson
2:13 PM

hopefully a great service.

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