All of the free TV channels on Freeview in the UK

Showing the free channels on Freeview only

Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using Freeview 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	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
BBC One HD_{account_box}		101		106
BBC Two HD_{account_box}		102	102	102
ITV HD		103		111
STV HD		103
UTV HD		103	103
Channel 4 HD		104	104
Channel 5 HD	_{live_tv}	105	105	105
BBC Four HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	106 (76%)_{watch_later}	116_{watch_later}	107_{watch_later}
BBC News HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	107 (76%)	503	200
BBC Scotland HD	_{live_tv}	108		108
RT HD	_{live_tv}	113 (76%)	511	206
Quest HD	_{live_tv}	114 (76%)	144	167
CBBC HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	204_{wb_sunny}	613_{wb_sunny}	600_{wb_sunny}
CBeebies HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	205 (76%)_{wb_sunny}	614_{wb_sunny}	601_{wb_sunny}

Main TV standard-definiton channels

	Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	BBC One (SD)_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	1		101
	BBC Two_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	2		110
	ITV (SD)	_{live_tv}	3	803	103
	STV (SD)		3	803	103
	UTV (SD)		3	803	103
	Channel 4 (SD)	_{live_tv}	4	804	104
	Channel 5	_{live_tv}	5	805
	ITV 2	_{live_tv}	6	816	113
	BBC Alba_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	7	169_{watch_later}	109_{watch_later}
	Channel 4 (Wales)		7	104	104
	BBC Four_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	9 _{watch_later}	815_{watch_later}	173_{watch_later}
	BBC Scotland SD	_{live_tv}	9	876	174
	ITV3	_{live_tv}	10		115
[]	Sky Arts		11 (90%)		147
	Quest	_{live_tv}	12 (90%)	831	172
	E4	_{live_tv}	13		122
	Film4	_{live_tv}	14		300
	— Channel 4 +1		15		121
	Really		17 (90%)	142	160
	More4	_{live_tv}	18		124
	Dave		19 (90%)	811	157
	Drama		20 (90%)	143	158
	5USA		21 (90%)	141	129
	CCXTV		23 (90%)
	ITV4	_{live_tv}	24		117
	Yesterday		25 (90%)	155	159
	ITVBe		26	131	118
	— ITV2 +1		27 (90%)_{watch_later}	218	114
	E4 (Wales)	_{live_tv}	28 (90%)		122
	— E4 +1		28 (90%)	235	123
	4Music	_{live_tv}	29 (90%)
	5STAR		30 (90%)	128	131
	Paramount Network	_{live_tv}	31 (90%)	150	132
	Sony Movies		32 (90%)	321	302
	— ITV +1		33	203	112
	— STV+1		33	203
	— UTV +1		33	203	112
	Merit		34 (76%)
	pick		34 (90%)	159	144
	DMAX		37 (90%)	172	150
	Quest Red	_{live_tv}	38 (90%)	149	169
	CBS Justice		39 (90%)	148	137
	Sony Movies Action		40 (90%)	323	305
	Food Network		41 (90%)	140	148
	HGTV		42 (90%)	158	166
	— HGTV +1		42	258
	— Channel 5 +1		44 (90%)	205	128
	— Film4 +1		45 (90%)	314	301
	Challenge		46 (90%)	160	146
	4seven	_{live_tv}	47 (90%)	137	127
	TG4		51
	RTÉ One		52
	RTÉ Two		53
	5SELECT		54 (90%)_{watch_later}	153_{watch_later}	133_{watch_later}
	BBC Four (Scotland SD)	_{live_tv}	55 _{watch_later}	457_{watch_later}
	Smithsonian Channel		56 (90%)	171	175
	— ITV3 +1		58 (90%)	219	116
	— ITV4 +1	_{live_tv}	59 (90%)	220	154
	— Sony Movies Classic +1		62	320	304
	Blaze		63 (90%)	164	162
	FreeSports		64 (76%)	422
	CBS Reality		66 (90%)	146	135
	CBS Drama		67 (90%)	147	134
	Horror Channel		70 (90%)	317	138
	— Quest Red +1	_{live_tv}	72 (76%)	249	170
	Shopping Quarter		74
	— Yesterday +1		75 (90%)
	— Quest +1	_{live_tv}	76 (90%)	244	168
	TCC	_{live_tv}	77 (90%)_{wb_sunny}
	Now 70s		78	368
	Dave ja vu		79 (90%)
	— Blaze +1		80 (90%)
	Talking Pictures TV		81 (90%)	328	306
	Clubland TV		82	373
	NOW 80s		83 (76%)	371
	Now 90s		84	372
	— More4 +1		86 (76%)	236	125
	Together TV	_{live_tv}	87 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	170	164
	— Together TV +1	_{live_tv}	88 (76%)_{wb_sunny}
	PBS America		91 (90%)	174	155
	— PBS America +1		93 (76%)
	Forces TV		96 (76%)	181	165
	— ITVBe +1		97 (90%)	231	119
	Country Music Entertainment		98
	CBBC_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	201_{wb_sunny}	646_{wb_sunny}	607_{wb_sunny}
	CBeebies_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	202_{wb_sunny}	647_{wb_sunny}	608_{wb_sunny}
	CITV	_{live_tv}	203 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	621_{wb_sunny}	602_{wb_sunny}
	POP MAX		208	626	604
	Ketchup		211 (90%)
	BBC News_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	231	877	212
	BBC Parliament_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	232	504	201
	Sky News	_{live_tv}	233 (90%)	875	202
	RT	_{live_tv}	234 (90%)
	Aljazeera English		235 (90%)	880
	BBC Red Button_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	601	981	981

Local TV channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
Bay TV Clwyd		7 (54%)
Bay TV Liverpool		7 (54%)
Bay TV Swansea		7 (54%)
Big Centre TV		7 (54%)
Cambridge Presents		7 (54%)
Estuary TV Doncaster		7 (54%)
Estuary TV York		7 (54%)
Latest TV		7 (54%)
Made in Bristol		7 (54%)
Made in Leeds		7 (54%)
Made in Teesside		7 (54%)
Made in Tyne and Wear		7 (54%)
Mustard		7 (54%)
Notts TV	_{live_tv}	7 (54%)
NvTv		7 (54%)
Sheffield Live		7 (54%)
That's Berkshire		7 (54%)
That's Lancashire		7 (54%)
That's Manchester		7 (54%)
That's Salisbury		7 (54%)
That's Solent		7 (54%)
That's Surrey		7 (54%)
Thats Oxford		7 (54%)
The York Channel		7 (54%)
LONDON LIVE	_{live_tv}	8 (54%)
Made in Cardiff		8 (54%)
STV Edinburgh		8 (54%)
STV Glasgow		8 (54%)
Sony Movies Classic		50 (54%)	319	303
— Sony Movies +1		60 (54%)	322
Tiny Pop		207 (54%)	617	605

Radio stations

Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
BBC Radio 1_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag700	0101	700
BBC Radio 1Xtra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	701	0137	701
BBC Radio 2_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag702	0102	702
BBC Radio 3_{account_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 Live_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	705	0105	705
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	706	0144	706
BBC Radio 6 Music_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	707	0120	707
BBC Radio 4 Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	708	0131	708
BBC Asian Network_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	709	0119	709
BBC World Service_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag710	0115	711
Hits Radio	_{live_tv}		711 (90%)	0188
KISS FRESH	_{live_tv}		712 (90%)
KISS		DAB FM/AM	713 (90%)	0178
KISSTORY	_{live_tv}	DAB	714 (90%)
Magic	_{live_tv}	DAB	715 (90%)	0180
Greatest Hits Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB	716 (90%)
Kerrang!		DAB	717 (90%)
Smooth Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	718 (90%)	0128	732
BBC Berkshire_{account_box}		DAB	719
BBC Bristol_{account_box}		FM/AM	719
BBC C&W_{account_box}			719
BBC Jersey_{account_box}			719
BBC Kent_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Leeds_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Manchester_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Newcastle_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Norfolk_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Radio London_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0152	718
BBC Radio Scotland_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0116	712
BBC Radio Ulster_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0118	716
BBC Radio Wales_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0117	714
BBC Devon_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	720
BBC H&W_{account_box}			720
BBC Lancashire_{account_box}			720
BBC Nottingham_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	720
BBC Radio Cymru_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0152	715
BBC Radio Foyle_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0220	717
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag720	0139	713
BBC Suffolk_{account_box}			720
BBC Sussex_{account_box}			720
BBC Three Counties_{account_box}			720
BBC York_{account_box}			720
BBC Cornwall_{account_box}			721
BBC Cumbria_{account_box}			721
BBC Guernsey_{account_box}			721
BBC Humberside_{account_box}			721
BBC Leicester_{account_box}			721
BBC Shropshire_{account_box}			721
BBC Wiltshire_{account_box}			721
BBC Cambridge_{account_box}		FM/AM	722
BBC Lincolnshire_{account_box}			722
BBC Merseyside_{account_box}			722
BBC Oxford_{account_box}			722
BBC Solent_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	722
BBC Somerset_{account_box}			722
BBC Surrey_{account_box}			722
BBC Tees_{account_box}			722
BBC WM_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	722
talkSPORT	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	723 (90%)	0108	731
Capital	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	724 (90%)	0109	719
Premier Radio		DAB FM/AM	725 (90%)
BBC Stoke_{account_box}			726
Absolute Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	727 (90%)	0107	724
Heart	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	728 (90%)	0111	733
RTÉ RnaG			729
RNIB Connect		FM/AM	730 (90%)
Classic FM	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	731 (90%)	0106	721
LBC	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	732 (90%)	0124	734
Trans World Radio			733 (90%)
BBC Essex_{account_box}			734
BBC Northampton_{account_box}			734
BBC Sheffield_{account_box}			734
BBC Solent for Dorset_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	734
BBC Derby_{account_box}			735
BBC Gloucestershire_{account_box}			735

Streamed TV and text

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	Kiss Chat & Date			252 (90%)
	Proud Dating			253 (90%)
	Racing TV			261 (90%)
	VisionTV			264 (90%)
	On Demand 365			265 (90%)

High definition shopping

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	QVC HD	_{live_tv}		111 (76%)
	QVC Beauty HD	_{live_tv}		112 (76%)

Other TV channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
QVC	_{live_tv}	16 (90%)	660	800
Ideal World		22 (90%)	664	812
QVC Beauty	_{live_tv}	35 (90%)	663	801
QVC Style	_{live_tv}	36 (90%)	677	803
Gems TV	_{live_tv}	43 (90%)	665	805
TJC		49 (90%)	662	809
— Sony Channel +1		61	257	143
TBN UK		65	582
Jewellery Maker	_{live_tv}	73 (90%)	674	807
Hochanda		85 (90%)	673	817
TV Warehouse		90	676
Create & Craft		95 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	683	813
Pop		206 (90%)	616	603
SonLife		263 (90%)
Arise News		269 (90%)	519

Where Local TV broadcast

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	Sony Channel			48 (54%)	157	142
	Ideal Extra	_{live_tv}		94 (54%)	671

Adult channels

Channel name	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky
ADULT Section (start)	670 (90%)
ADULT smileTV3	673 (90%)
ADULT Babestn	674 (90%)
Xpanded TV	678 (90%)	902
ADULT Studio 66	679 (90%)
ADULT Xpanded2	680 (90%)
ADULT Section	699 (90%)

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StevensOnln1

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11:25 PM

Les: I wouldn't claim to be an expert, but our box (in England) has on 108, on 174, BBC One Scotland SD on 960 and BBC One Scotland HD on 973.

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js

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11:34 AM

/BSkyB Diffs:

SportyStuff HD has launched on BSkyB 437:

I thought this peculiar:

Comparing files List ASTRA 29-01-2021 11 01.txt and List ASTRA 29-01-2021 13 01.txt

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

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

Renamed
S1TEST 1 1328 5309 2023 2 12149H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 398
SportystufftvHD 1 1328 5309 2023 2 12149H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 398

So didn't report it.

But:

ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 29-01-2021 18 01.txt and List ASTRA 01-02-2021 11 01.txt

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

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

Renamed, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
22631 25 1223 22631 2094 2 11538V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1029
SportyStuff HD 25 1223 22631 2094 2 11538V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 437

Renamed
SportystufftvHD 1 1328 5309 2023 2 12149H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 398
S1TEST 1 1328 5309 2023 2 12149H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 398

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Mr Dilip Jobanputra
2:03 PM

I receive Meridian news instead of Anglia local news on ITV+1 203?
Is there any way you can you change me back to Anglia news broadcast?

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StevensOnln1

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2:45 PM

Mr Dilip Jobanputra: ITV closed several of their +1 regions on last year, at the same time as they lauched their remaining HD regions in England. You should still get the correct ITV on 103.

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Chris.SE

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7:49 PM

StevensOnln1:
Mr Dilip Jobanputra:

I don't know how far ITV's "regionalisation" went on . Eg. the still gets Central on 103.

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11:29 PM

Chris.SE: There's been no change to the regionalisation of the PSB3 mux, the additional regions are only available on and . I doubt anything will change regarding PSB3 until the BBC & ITV reach agreement over how all of the additional encoders and multiplexing equipment required for each will be paid for.

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Chris.SE

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12:44 AM

StevensOnln1:

And we won't touch on the subject of more muxes going HD!

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ELAINE HARRIS
5:49 PM

How can a person who has no technology in home access programmes like 'revelation TV' getv, or even tbn - you can

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7:12 PM

ELAINE HARRIS: Revelation TV is on and , TBN is on (HD required) and Sky. Both are free to air (FTA) so you don't need a to view on a Sky box. I'm not sure which you mean by 'getv', but there are virtually no UK channels available on Freeview or Freesat which aren't also available on Sky. Assuming that by saying no technology you have a non-smart TV, the easiest way to get these channels is probably to get a Sky box (2nd hand ones are often available for ?20 or less) and get it connected up to a dish.

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