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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 have italics numbers.

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S4C HD	4	134	120
BBC One HD	101	115	106
BBC Two HD	102	141	102
ITV HD	103	178	111
STV HD	103	178	111

UTV HD	103	178	111
Channel 4 HD	104	227	126
Channel 5 HD	105	105	105
BBC Four HD	106	143	107
BBC News HD	107	570	200

Al Jazeera Eng HD	108
Channel 4+1 HD	109
4seven HD	110
RT HD	113	518	206
CBBC HD	204	633	600

CBeebies HD	205	624	601


BBC One	1	101	101
BBC Two	2	102	108
ITV	3	103	103
STV	3	103	103
UTV	3	103	103

Channel 4	4	104	104
Channel 5	5
ITV 2	6	118	113
BBC Alba	7	142	109
Channel 4 (Wales)	7	104	104

BBC Four	9	116	110
ITV3	10	119	115
ITV3 (Channel Islands onIy)	10
pick	11	152	144
Dave	12	111	157

Channel 4 +1	13	135	121
More4	14	138	124
Film4	15	315	300
Really	17	155	160
4Music	18	362	509

Yesterday	19	537	159
Drama	20	158	158
5 USA	21	174	129
ITV4	24	120	117
ITV4 +1	24		117

Home	25		166
ITV Be	26	149	118
ITV 2 +1	27	179	114
E4	28	136	122
E4 (Wales)	28	136	122

E4 +1	29	137	123
5STAR	30	176	131
5Spike	31	160	141
Sony Movie Ch	32
ITV +1	33	131	112

STV+1	33	131	112
UTV+1	33	131	112
ITV3 +1	34	180	116
Quest	37	144	167
Quest Red	38	162	169

CBS Action	39	148	137
Food Network	41	248	148
Travel Channel	42	249	150
Channel 5 +1	44	177	128
Film4 +1	45	316	301

Challenge	46	145	146
4seven	47	140	127
Movies4Men	48	325	304
TG4 (NI)	51
RTE One (NI)	52

RTE Two (NI)	53
My5	54	175	133
5STAR+1	55	190	132
5USA +1	56	191	130
5Spike 1	57	353	511

ITV Be +1	58	206	119
ITV4 +1	59		154
Sony Crime Channel 2	60	184	143
True Entertainment	61	182	142
True Movies	62	321	302

Blaze	63	565	162
CBS Action +1	64
CBS Reality	66	146	135
CBS Drama	67	147	136
Horror Channel	70	319	138

CBS Reality 1	71	269	134
YourTV	72		156
YourTV +1	73
The Vault	75	365	500
Dave ja vu	79

Blaze +1	80
Talking Pictures TV	81	343	306
Vintage TV	82	369	505
Quest +1	83
Quest Red +1	84

More4 1	86
Keep It Country	87	389	516
Clubland TV	89	383
Freesports starts 12 Sep 17	95	424	252
Forces TV	96	264	165

CBBC	201	613	607
CBeebies	202	614	608
CITV	203	621	602
Pop +1	209	626
Tiny Pop 1	210	625	609

Ketchup TV	211
BBC News	231	503	212
BBC Parliament	232	504	201
Sky News	233	501	202
BBC RB 1	601		981


Bay TV Clwyd	† 7
Bay TV Liverpool starts 30 Jun 14	† 7
Bay TV Swansea	† 7
Big Centre TV starts 31 Oct 14	† 7
Cambridge Presents	† 7

Estuary TV	† 7
Estuary TV	† 7
Latest TV starts 8 Jul 14	† 7
Made in Bristol starts 22 Sep 14	† 7
Made in Leeds starts 22 Sep 14	† 7

Made in Teesside	† 7
Made in Tyne and Wear starts 22 Sep 14	† 7
Mustard	† 7
Notts TV starts 27 May 14	† 7
NvTv starts 29 Sep 14	† 7

Sheffield Live starts 22 Dec 14	† 7
That's Berkshire	† 7
That's Lancashire starts 1 Oct 14	† 7
That's Manchester starts 1 Oct 14	† 7
That's Salisbury	† 7

That's Solent starts 22 Dec 14	† 7
That's Surrey	† 7
Thats Oxford starts 22 Dec 14	† 7
The York Channel	† 7
LONDON LIVE starts 31 Mar 14	† 8

Made in Cardiff starts 22 Sep 14	† 8
STV Edinburgh starts 30 Jun 14	† 8
STV Glasgow starts 2 Jun 14	† 8
Movies4Men 1	† 50	326	305
truTV	† 68	185	153

Tru TV 1	† 69	186
Tiny Pop	† 207	617	605
POP Max	† 208	629

Radio stations		other
Radio stations marked ◊ do not broadcast 5pm-midnight in Scotland on Freeview
	BBC Radio 1	DAB FM/AM	◊700	0101	700
	BBC Radio 1Xtra	DAB	701	0137	701
	BBC Radio 2	DAB FM/AM	◊702	0102	702
	BBC Radio 3	DAB FM/AM	◊703	0103	703
	BBC Radio 4	DAB FM/AM	704	0104	704

	BBC Radio 5 Live	DAB FM/AM	705	0105	705
	BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	DAB	706	0144	706
	BBC Radio 6 Music	DAB	707	0120	707
	BBC Radio 4 Extra	DAB	708	0131	708
	BBC Asian Network	DAB FM/AM	709	0119	709

	BBC World Service	DAB FM/AM	◊710	0115	711
	The Hits radio		711
	KISS FRESH		712
	Kiss	DAB FM/AM	713	0178
	KISSTORY	DAB	714

	Magic	DAB	715	0180
	heat	DAB	716
	Kerrang!	DAB	717
	Smooth Radio	DAB FM/AM	718	0128	732
	BBC Berkshire	DAB	719

	BBC Bristol	FM/AM	719
	BBC C&W		719
	BBC Jersey		719
	BBC Kent	DAB FM/AM	719
	BBC Leeds	DAB FM/AM	719

	BBC Manchester	DAB FM/AM	719
	BBC Newcastle	DAB FM/AM	719
	BBC Norfolk	DAB FM/AM	719
	BBC Radio Scotland	DAB FM/AM	719	0116	712
	BBC Radio Ulster	DAB FM/AM	719	0118	716

	BBC Radio Wales	DAB FM/AM	719	0117	714
	BBC Devon	DAB FM/AM	720
	BBC H&W		720
	BBC Lancashire		720
	BBC Nottingham	DAB FM/AM	720

	BBC Radio Cymru	DAB FM/AM	720	0154	715
	BBC Radio Foyle	DAB FM/AM	720		717
	BBC Radio nan Gaidheal	DAB FM/AM	◊720	0139	713
	BBC Suffolk		720
	BBC Sussex		720

	BBC Three Counties		720
	BBC York		720
	BBC Cornwall		721
	BBC Cumbria		721
	BBC Guernsey		721

	BBC Humberside		721
	BBC Leicester		721
	BBC Radio London	DAB FM/AM	721	0152	718
	BBC Shropshire		721
	BBC Wiltshire		721

	BBC Cambridge	FM/AM	722
	BBC Lincolnshire		722
	BBC Merseyside		722
	BBC Oxford		722
	BBC Solent	DAB FM/AM	722

	BBC Somerset		722
	BBC Surrey		722
	BBC Tees		722
	BBC WM	DAB FM/AM	722
	talkSPORT	DAB FM/AM	723	0108	731

	Capital	DAB FM/AM	724	0109	719
	Premier Radio	DAB FM/AM	725
	Absolute Radio	DAB FM/AM	727	0107	724
	Heart	DAB FM/AM	728	0111	733
	RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta (NI)		729

	RNIB Connect	FM/AM	730
	Classic FM	DAB FM/AM	731	0106	721
	LBC	DAB FM/AM	732	0112	734
	Trans World Radio		733
	BBC Essex		734

	BBC Northampton		734
	BBC Sheffield		734
	BBC Solent for Dorset	DAB FM/AM	734
	BBC Stoke		734
	BBC Derby		735

	BBC Gloucestershire		735


BBC Red Button	250	981
Kiss Me TV	252
Proud Dating	253
CCTV	260
Racing UK	261

CONNECT 4	262
VisionTV	264
Planet Knowledge	265

High definition shopping		web	other
	QVC HD			111
	QVC Beauty HD			112


QVC	16	650	800
Ideal World	22	654	812
Create and Craft	23	674	813
QVC Beauty	35	668	801
QVC Style	36	678	803

Rocks and Co	40	672	814
Gems TV	43	655	805
TJC	49	652	809
TBN UK	65	582
Jewellery Maker	76	665	807

Sewing Quarter	78
Hochanda	85	663	817
Together	93	660	808
PBS America	94	667
Pop	206	616	603

RT	234	512
SonLife	263
Arise News	269
Loveworld	270	586


ADULT Section (start)	670
Television X	671
ADULT smileTV2	672
ADULT smileTV3	673
Babestation	674	906	870

ADULT PARTY	675
Xpanded TV promo	678
Studio 66 TV 1	679	912
ADULT Section (end)	699

MikeP
12:49 PM

Tony James:

It is free to view compared to the likes of . You have to have a TV Receiving License to view *any* live TV but you do not pay the broadcaster to allow you to watch whatever is available, unlike on Sky where you have to pay a to watch any of the programming carried on their satellites, apart from the PSB which are 'free'. Your license fee goes into a government coffer and is paid out to run the BBC. So and are free to view once you are licensed to be allowed to view any available broadcast on those two .

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Kieran Ward
10:53 AM

Well explained MikeP. I was wondering how to explain the situation to Tony. Well done Mike!

P. Kieran Ward

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sally
9:33 AM

Hello i am thinking of buying a tv with does that allow me to watch catch up tv? or do i need a smart tv? and if i do need a smart tv do i have to pay for catch up tv? Thankyou

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StevensOnln1
12:22 PM

sally: You either need a smart TV or a smart box/stick (e.g. Amazon Fire Stick or Google Chromecast) to watch catchup TV . Most are free (e.g. , Hub, All 4, etc) although some require a paid (e.g. Amazon Prime , Netflix, etc).

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js
1:28 PM

Diffs:

has been disabled on Freesat - with the exception of SD boxes in Northern Ireland!

Comparing files List Freesat 17-05-2018 11 01.txt and List Freesat 17-05-2018 13 08.txt

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

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

Bouquet Change
Vintage TV 1 23004 53515 2098 2 11597V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 505
Vintage TV 1 23004 53515 2098 2 11597V 0 1 Freesat EEE1EEEEEEEE 505

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

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Radio 2 2 28012 10544 2315 59 11427H 0 0 Freesat 100010001000 1985
Test Radio 3 2 28013 10547 2315 59 11427H 0 0 Freesat 100010001000 1986
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MikeB
4:21 PM

StevensOnln1: The bulk of Tv's from the four major brands these days are smart, and will have WiFi and apps automatically loaded, plus others to download, including IPlayer, etc. You can of course also make a Tv 'smart by adding a firestorm or any other smart device, suxhnas a smart blue ray player or recorder, as you pointed out.

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js
1:56 PM

Diffs:

112 +1 is now avaiable to Freesat users in Northern Ireland.

E4 and + 1 have exchanged transponders on Freesat:

Comparing files List Freesat 22-05-2018 11 01.txt and List Freesat 22-05-2018 13 01.txt

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

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

Bouquet Change
UTV +1 1 01041 10231 2054 2 10906V 0 1 Freesat 100E100E100E 112
UTV +1 1 01041 10231 2054 2 10906V 0 1 Freesat 000100010001 112

Service ID Change, Move
E4 1 01510 8305 2 10729V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 122
E4 1 01510 9241 2041 2 10714H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 122

Service ID Change, Transponder Move
Film4 + 1 1 01521 9225 2041 2 10714H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 301
Film4 + 1 1 01521 8341 2042 2 10729V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 301

Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 34 <= dPCR <= 36 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 10714.00 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (22/05/2018 13:21:11)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
05.517 | 01.277 | 02.395 | 4Music
04.565 | 01.195 | 02.566 | Channel 4 (9211)/c4 l
04.069 | 01.352 | 02.502 | Channel 4 (9212)
04.019 | 01.280 | 02.436 | Channel 4 (9213)
03.740 | 01.352 | 02.356 | Channel 4 (9214)
03.914 | 01.321 | 02.370 | Channel 4 (9215)
04.456 | 01.301 | 02.412 | Channel 4 (9216)
06.022 | 01.670 | 03.542 | Film4
02.809 | 01.274 | 01.737 | Film4+1
02.740 | 00.979 | 01.913 | More4+1
03.448 | 01.170 | 02.101 | 9241 (Freesat E4)
03.228 | 00.821 | 02.095 | Null Packets
06.611 | 04.213 | 05.367 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 34 <= dPCR <= 37 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 10729.00 V 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (22/05/2018 13:21:30)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
03.076 | 01.288 | 02.081 | E4/e4
03.251 | 01.717 | 02.159 | Film4 [ENC]
05.696 | 01.765 | 02.579 | Channel 4+1 (8311)
04.943 | 01.733 | 02.528 | Channel 4+1 (8312)
04.171 | 01.632 | 02.501 | Channel 4+1 (8313)
03.951 | 01.503 | 02.513 | Channel 4+1 (8314)
04.139 | 01.593 | 02.526 | Channel 4+1 (8315)
04.964 | 01.469 | 02.551 | Channel 4+1 (8316)
05.101 | 01.572 | 02.357 | E4+1
03.199 | 01.222 | 02.229 | 8341 (Freesat Film4 + 1)
05.589 | 00.845 | 02.305 | More4
03.165 | 00.844 | 02.087 | Null Packets
06.665 | 04.315 | 05.375 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

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js
2:17 PM

/BSkyB Diffs:

+1 was added to BSkyB 203 on Monday for users in Northern Ireland:

Comparing files List ASTRA 21-05-2018 11 01.txt and List ASTRA 21-05-2018 13 01.txt

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

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

Renamed, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
10231 1 1090 10231 2054 2 10906V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1016
UTV+1 1 1090 10231 2054 2 10906V 0 1 BSkyB 000010001000100 203

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js
12:14 PM

/BSkyB Diffs:

E4 and +1 have exchanged transponders on ASTRA/BSkyB:

Comparing files List ASTRA 23-05-2018 18 01.txt and List ASTRA 24-05-2018 11 01.txt

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

Service ID Change
8341 1 1042 8341 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1003
8341 1 1042 9225 2042 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1003

Renamed, EPGID Change, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
8341 1 1042 8341 2042 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1003
Film4+1 1 1629 8341 2042 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 314

Service ID Change
9241 1 1067 9241 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1019
9241 1 1067 8305 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1019

Renamed, EPGID Change, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
9241 1 1067 9241 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1019
E4 1 1628 9241 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 135, 829

Service ID Change, Move
E4 1 1628 8305 2042 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 135, 829
E4 1 1628 9241 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 135, 829

Service ID Change, Transponder Move
Film4+1 1 1629 9225 2041 2 10714H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 314
Film4+1 1 1629 8341 2042 2 10729V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 314

We are back to ten streams on each:

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 34 <= dPCR <= 36 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 10714.00 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (24/05/2018 11:32:56)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
06.237 | 01.769 | 04.764 | 4Music
06.195 | 01.097 | 01.715 | Channel 4 (9211)/c4 l
03.839 | 01.116 | 01.538 | Channel 4 (9212)
03.779 | 01.116 | 01.530 | Channel 4 (9213)
03.812 | 01.116 | 01.542 | Channel 4 (9214)
03.697 | 01.115 | 01.551 | Channel 4 (9215)
05.805 | 01.115 | 01.612 | Channel 4 (9216)
04.374 | 01.595 | 02.867 | Film4
03.711 | 00.817 | 01.889 | More4+1
06.202 | 02.207 | 03.853 | E4
09.177 | 03.793 | 05.781 | Null Packets
06.093 | 04.213 | 05.148 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 34 <= dPCR <= 36 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 10729.00 V 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (24/05/2018 11:33:23)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
01.949 | 01.192 | 01.551 | Film4 [ENC]
05.381 | 02.230 | 03.066 | Channel 4+1 (8311)
06.199 | 02.212 | 03.075 | Channel 4+1 (8312)
06.093 | 02.077 | 03.091 | Channel 4+1 (8313)
05.682 | 02.044 | 03.044 | Channel 4+1 (8314)
04.785 | 01.722 | 02.990 | Channel 4+1 (8315)
05.425 | 01.112 | 02.966 | Channel 4+1 (8316)
01.945 | 01.027 | 01.338 | E4+1
02.487 | 00.681 | 01.392 | Film4+1
03.607 | 00.901 | 01.848 | More4
05.311 | 03.021 | 04.354 | Null Packets
05.912 | 04.181 | 05.076 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

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Ade Langford
7:34 PM Swindon

Hi all , I had to do a retune on the 23rd May
for my area (Swindon ) SN3 2PZ .I now only
have 5 Hd . Has anyone else had
this problem?. What can I do if anything to
get them back .

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