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
FreeSports HD		64 (76%)	422	252
BBC One HD_{account_box}		101	115	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	115	108
— Channel 4+1 HD		109 (76%)
4seven HD	_{live_tv}	110 (76%)
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 (SD)	_{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
pick		11 (90%)	152	144
Quest	_{live_tv}	12 (90%)	866	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
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
— ITV3 +1		34 (90%)	219	116
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
— Channel 5 +1		44 (90%)	205	128
— Film4 +1		45 (90%)	314	301
Challenge		46 (90%)	151	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}
— 5STAR +1		55 (76%)	228	141
— 5USA +1		56 (76%)	241	130
Smithsonian Channel		57 (90%)	195	175
— ITVBe +1		58 (90%)	231	119
— ITV4 +1	_{live_tv}	59 (90%)	220	154
— Sony Movies Classic +1		62	320	304
Blaze		63 (90%)	164	162
CBS Reality		66 (90%)	146	135
— CBS Reality +1		67 (76%)	246	136
BBC Four (Scotland SD)	_{live_tv}	68 _{watch_later}	457_{watch_later}
— CBS Justice +1		69 (76%)
Horror Channel		70 (90%)	317	138
CBS Drama		71 (90%)	147	134
— Quest Red +1	_{live_tv}	72 (76%)	249	170
Shopping Quarter		74 (76%)
— Quest +1	_{live_tv}	76 (90%)	244	168
TCC	_{live_tv}	77 (90%)_{wb_sunny}
Now 70s		78	373
Now 90s		78 (90%)	368
Dave ja vu		79 (90%)
— Blaze +1		80 (90%)
Talking Pictures TV		81 (90%)	328	306
Clubland TV		82	372
NOW 80s		83 (76%)	371
— More4 +1		86 (76%)	236	125
Spotlight TV		87	376	516
Together	_{live_tv}	88 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	170	164
— Together TV +1	_{live_tv}	89 (76%)_{wb_sunny}
PBS America		91 (90%)	174	155
— Pick +1		92 (76%)	252	145
— PBS America +1		93 (76%)
— Paramount Network +1	_{live_tv}	94 (76%)	250
Forces TV		96 (76%)	181	165
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 TV		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}	250	981	981

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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
heat	_{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 (76%)
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%)
	Planet Knowledge			265 (90%)

High definition shopping

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}
QVC HD	_{live_tv}	111 (76%)
QVC Beauty HD	_{live_tv}	112 (76%)
TJC HD		115 (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
Create & Craft		23 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	683	813
QVC Beauty	_{live_tv}	35 (90%)	677	801
QVC Style	_{live_tv}	36 (90%)	663	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
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%)		142

Adult channels

Channel name	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky
ADULT Section (start)	670 (90%)
ADULT smileTV2	672 (90%)
ADULT smileTV3	673 (90%)
ADULT Babestn	674 (90%)
ADULT PARTY	675 (90%)
Xpanded TV	678 (90%)	902
ADULT Studio 66	679 (90%)
ADULT Xpanded2	680 (90%)
ADULT Section	699 (90%)

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js

_{sentiment_satisfied}Gold

12:11 AM

Diffs:

Live 360 launched on Freesat 176:

Comparing files List Freesat 09-03-2020 18 01.txt and List Freesat 10-03-2020 11 01.txt

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

Bouquet Change
Live 360 1 13002 55180 2095 2 11553H 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 176
Live 360 1 13002 55180 2095 2 11553H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 176

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maureen hopkins
2:32 PM

My box has suddenly stopped me viewing Chanel 811 and Chanel 875 .
Could anyone tell me why this is?

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js

_{sentiment_satisfied}Gold

9:56 AM

maureen hopkins: I would try a reboot.

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_{sentiment_satisfied}Gold

9:59 AM

/BSkyB Diffs:

Smithsonian HD Move from 11171H to 11509V:

Comparing files List ASTRA 11-03-2020 18 01.txt and List ASTRA 12-03-2020 18 00.txt

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

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

Service ID Change
55271 25 1196 55271 2092 2 11509V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1014
55271 25 1196 51110 2092 2 11509V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1014

Renamed, EPGID Change, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
55271 25 1196 55271 2092 2 11509V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1014
Smithsonian HD 25 5135 55271 2092 2 11509V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 889

Service ID Change, Transponder Move
Smithsonian HD 25 5135 51110 2071 2 11171H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 889
Smithsonian HD 25 5135 55271 2092 2 11509V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 889

Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 36 <= dPCR <= 40 ms intervals over 17 seconds for 11170.75 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (13/03/2020 09:41:55)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
01.723 | 01.445 | 01.559 | A1TV
03.331 | 03.090 | 03.187 | Racing TV [ENC]
02.007 | 01.100 | 01.486 | TCM Movies [ENC]
03.028 | 01.017 | 01.850 | Cartoonito [ENC]
03.471 | 01.224 | 01.799 | TCM Movies+1 [ENC]
03.799 | 01.467 | 02.403 | Boomerang [ENC]
03.367 | 01.254 | 01.913 | Boomerang+1 [ENC]
02.770 | 01.012 | 01.886 | Cartoon Netwrk [ENC]
04.547 | 01.793 | 03.093 | CN+1 [ENC]
11.345 | 09.561 | 10.418 | Null Packets
05.217 | 03.196 | 04.197 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 31 <= dPCR <= 65 ms intervals over 16 seconds for 11508.50 V 23000 2/3 DVB-S2 8PSK (13/03/2020 09:42:40)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
09.788 | 09.571 | 09.681 | eir Sport 1 HD (55276) [ENC]/eir Sport 1 HD (55275) [ENC]
08.689 | 08.527 | 08.600 | Smithsonian HD
11.947 | 11.055 | 11.630 | Racing TV HD [ENC]
08.602 | 07.363 | 08.433 | TRT World HD
04.923 | 01.588 | 02.967 | Null Packets
04.396 | 02.222 | 03.208 | All Other Streams
44.521 | 44.520 | 44.521 | TS Bitrate

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