All of the free TV channels on PGSTART200 in the UK
High definition channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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BBC Alba HDaccount_box | live_tv | 7 |
169watch_later | 109watch_later | |||
BBC Four HDaccount_box | live_tv | 106watch_later | 116watch_later | 108watch_later | |||
BBC News HDaccount_box | live_tv | 503 | 200 | ||||
BBC One HDaccount_box | 101 | 101 | |||||
BBC Scotland HD | live_tv | 108 |
110 | ||||
BBC Three HDaccount_box | live_tv | 107 |
173watch_later | 107watch_later | |||
BBC Two HDaccount_box | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||
CBBC HDaccount_box | live_tv | 204wb_sunny | 607wb_sunny | 600wb_sunny | |||
CBeebies HDaccount_box | live_tv | 205wb_sunny | 608wb_sunny | 601wb_sunny | |||
Channel 4 HD | 104 | 104 | 104 | ||||
Channel 4 HD (Wales) | 110 |
104 | |||||
Channel 5 HD | 105 | 105 | 105 | ||||
CNN International HD | 506 | ||||||
ITV 1 HD | 103 |
103 | 103 | ||||
New Media HD | 594 | ||||||
Quest HD | 144 | 167 | |||||
S4C HDaccount_box | live_tv | 134 | 120 | ||||
SportyStuff TV HD | 437 | ||||||
STV HD | 103 |
103 | 103 | ||||
Travelxp HD | 182 | ||||||
UTV HD | 103 |
103 | 103 | ||||
WION HD | 523 |
Main TV standard-definiton channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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— &UYesterday +1 | 74 (90%) | 255 | |||||
— &W +1 | 232 | ||||||
4Music | live_tv | 354 | 501 | ||||
4seven | live_tv | 49 (90%) | 137 | 127 | |||
5Action | 33 (90%) | 150 | 132 | ||||
5SELECT | 46watch_later | 153watch_later | 133watch_later | ||||
5STAR | 32 (90%) | 128 | 131 | ||||
— 5STAR +1 | 228 | 141 | |||||
5USA | 21 (90%) | 141 | 129 | ||||
— 5USA +1 | 241 | 130 | |||||
Al Jazeera Eng | 235 (90%) | ||||||
Al Jazeera English | 267 (90%) | 513 | 203 | ||||
Arirang TV | 522 | 214 | |||||
Arise Play | 175 | ||||||
BBC Fouraccount_box | live_tv | 9 |
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BBC Four (Scotland SD) | live_tv | 24 |
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BBC Newsaccount_box | live_tv | 231 | |||||
BBC One (SD)account_box | live_tv | 1 | |||||
BBC Parliamentaccount_box | live_tv | 232 | 504 | 201 | |||
BBC Scotland SD | live_tv | 9 |
187 | ||||
BBC Threeaccount_box | live_tv | 23watch_later | |||||
BBC Twoaccount_box | live_tv | 2 | |||||
Blaze | 64 (90%) | 164 | 162 | ||||
— Blaze +1 | 81 (90%) | ||||||
Bloomberg TV | 502 | 208 | |||||
CBBCaccount_box | live_tv | 201wb_sunny | 643wb_sunny | ||||
CBeebiesaccount_box | live_tv | 202wb_sunny | 644wb_sunny | ||||
Challenge | 48 (90%) | 152 | 146 | ||||
Channel 4 (Wales) | 7 |
104 | |||||
Channel 4 (SD) | live_tv | 4 |
804 | ||||
— Channel 4 +1 | 15 | 204 | 121 | ||||
Channel 5 | 5 | 805 | |||||
— Channel 5 +1 | 38 (90%) | 205 | 128 | ||||
Channel 7 (Ghana) | 181 | ||||||
Clubland TV | |
364 | |||||
CNBC | 505 | 210 | |||||
Court TV | 179 | 177 | |||||
Deen TV | 783 | ||||||
DMAX | 39 (90%) | 172 | 150 | ||||
— DMAX +1 | 272 | 151 | |||||
Dunamis TV | 592 | ||||||
E4 | live_tv | 13 | 122 | ||||
E4 (Wales) | live_tv | |
122 | ||||
— E4 +1 | 30 | 123 | |||||
E4 Extra | live_tv | 31 (90%) | 138 | 126 | |||
EarthxTV | 79 (90%) | 180 | |||||
EuroNews English | 508 | ||||||
Film4 | live_tv | 14 | 300 | ||||
— Film4 +1 | 47 (90%) | 314 | 301 | ||||
Food Network | 43 (90%) | 140 | 148 | ||||
— Food Network +1 | 240 | 149 | |||||
Foodxp | 712 | ||||||
FRANCE 24 (in English) | 512 | 205 | |||||
FreeSports | live_tv | 422 | |||||
GoodNews TV | 591 | ||||||
GREAT! action | 42 (90%) | 323 | |||||
GREAT! movies | 34 (90%) | 321 | |||||
Great! Movies Action 1 | |
324 | |||||
GREAT! romance | 52 (90%) | 319 | |||||
GREAT! romance mix | 63 (90%) | 320 | |||||
Heart 80s | 0112 | ||||||
Heart 90s | 0217 | ||||||
HGTV | 44 (90%) | 158 | 166 | ||||
— HGTV +1 | 258 | ||||||
HobbyMaker | 73 (90%) | ||||||
ITV 1 (SD) | live_tv | 3 |
803 | 111 | |||
ITV 2 | live_tv | 6 | 118 | 113 | |||
— ITV1 +1 | 35 |
203 | 112 | ||||
— ITV2 +1 | 29 (90%)watch_later | 218 | 114 | ||||
ITV3 | live_tv | 10 | 119 | 115 | |||
— ITV3 +1 | 58 (90%) | 219 | 116 | ||||
ITV4 | live_tv | 26 | 120 | 117 | |||
— ITV4 +1 | live_tv | 59 (90%) | 220 | 118 | |||
ITVBe | 28 | 131 | 119 | ||||
— ITVBe +1 | 93 (90%) | ||||||
Kerrang! TV | live_tv | 358 | 505 | ||||
Ketchup Too | 210 (90%) | ||||||
Ketchup TV | 209 (90%) | ||||||
Kiss (TV) | live_tv | 356 | 503 | ||||
Legend | 41 (90%) | 148 | 137 | ||||
LEGEND XTRA 1 | 318 | 139 | |||||
Magic (TV) | live_tv | 357 | 504 | ||||
More4 | live_tv | 18 | 124 | ||||
— More4 +1 | 236 | 125 | |||||
Now 90s | |
363 | |||||
NTD | 185 | ||||||
PBS America | 84 (90%) | 174 | 155 | ||||
Pitaara International | 773 | ||||||
— Pop +1 | |
619 | |||||
— POP MAX +1 | 621 | ||||||
Primal Living | 670 | ||||||
Quest | 12 (90%) | 172 | |||||
— Quest +1 | 70 (90%) | 244 | 168 | ||||
Quest Red | 40 (90%) | 149 | 169 | ||||
— Quest Red +1 | 249 | 170 | |||||
Really | 17 (90%) | 142 | 160 | ||||
RTÉ One | 54 |
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RTÉ Two | 55 |
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SBN International | 593 | ||||||
Showcase TV | 186 | ||||||
Sky Arts | 36 (90%) | 147 | |||||
Sky Mix | 11 (90%) | 151 | 144 | ||||
Sky News | live_tv | 233 (90%) | 202 | ||||
Smithsonian Channel | 171 | ||||||
SportyStuffTV | 250 | ||||||
STV (SD) | 3 |
803 | |||||
— STV+1 | 35 |
203 | |||||
Talking Pictures TV | 82 (90%) | 328 | 306 | ||||
TCC | 78 (90%)wb_sunny | ||||||
TG4 | 53 |
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That's 60s MCR | 77 |
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That's 80s | 80 |
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That's 90s | 75 (90%) | 361 | |||||
That's 90s MCR | 86 |
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That's TV (UK) | 56 (90%) | 183 | 178 | ||||
That's TV 2 | 65 (90%) | 366 | 181 | ||||
That's TV 2 MCR | 76 |
362 | |||||
That’s 60s | 71 (90%) | ||||||
The Box | live_tv | 355 | 502 | ||||
— Tiny Pop +1 | |
618 | |||||
Together TV | 83 (90%) |
170 | 164 | ||||
Trace Vault | 360 | ||||||
Trace Hits | 359 | ||||||
TRT World | 516 | 215 | |||||
TRUE CRIME | 67 (90%) | 146 | 135 | ||||
TRUE CRIME 1 | 246 | 136 | |||||
TRUE CRIME XTRA | 68 (90%) | 147 | 134 | ||||
— TV Warehouse+1 | 88 |
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U&Dave | 19 (90%) | 811 | 157 | ||||
U&Dave ja vu | 57 (90%) | 211 | |||||
U&Drama | 20 (90%) | 143 | 158 | ||||
— U&Drama +1 | 60 (90%) | 243 | |||||
U&W | 25 (90%) | 156 | |||||
U&Yesterday | 27 (90%) | 159 | |||||
UTV (SD) | 3 |
803 | |||||
— UTV +1 | 35 |
203 | 112 | ||||
WildEarth | 91 (90%) | ||||||
YAAAS! | 211 (90%) |
Local TV channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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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%) | ||||||
GREAT! real | 61 (54%) | 322 | |||||
Latest TV | 7 (54%) | ||||||
LEGEND XTRA | 69 (54%) | 317 | 138 | ||||
LONDON LIVE | live_tv | 8 (54%) | |||||
Made in Bristol | 7 (54%) | ||||||
Made in Cardiff | 8 (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%) | ||||||
POP MAX | 208 (54%) | 620 | |||||
Sheffield Live | 7 (54%) | ||||||
STV Edinburgh | 8 (54%) | ||||||
STV Glasgow | 8 (54%) | ||||||
That's Berkshire | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Lancashire | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Manchester | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Oxford | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Salisbury | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Solent | 7 (54%) | ||||||
That's Surrey | 7 (54%) | ||||||
The York Channel | 7 (54%) | ||||||
Tiny Pop | 207 (54%) | 615 |
Radio stations
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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Absolute Radio | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 727 (90%) | 0107 | |||
Absolute Radio 80s | live_tv | DAB | 0200 | ||||
Absolute Radio 90s | live_tv | DAB | 0201 | ||||
Absolute Radio Classic Rock | live_tv | DAB | 0203 | ||||
BBC Asian Networkaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 709 | 0119 | 709 | ||
BBC Berkshireaccount_box | DAB | 719 |
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BBC Bristolaccount_box | FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC C&Waccount_box | 719 |
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BBC Cambridgeaccount_box | FM/AM | 722 |
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BBC Cornwallaccount_box | 721 |
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BBC Cumbriaaccount_box | 721 |
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BBC Derbyaccount_box | 735 |
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BBC Devonaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 720 |
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BBC Essexaccount_box | 734 |
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BBC Gloucestershireaccount_box | 735 |
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BBC Guernseyaccount_box | 721 | ||||||
BBC H&Waccount_box | 720 |
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BBC Humbersideaccount_box | 721 |
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BBC Jerseyaccount_box | 719 | ||||||
BBC Kentaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC Lancashireaccount_box | 720 |
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BBC Leedsaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC Leicesteraccount_box | 721 |
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BBC Lincolnshireaccount_box | 722 |
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BBC Manchesteraccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC Merseysideaccount_box | 722 |
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BBC Newcastleaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC Norfolkaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
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BBC Northamptonaccount_box | 734 |
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BBC Nottinghamaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 720 |
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BBC Oxfordaccount_box | 722 |
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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 4 Extraaccount_box | live_tv | DAB | 708 | 0131 | 708 | ||
BBC Radio 4 LWaccount_box | live_tv | 0143 | 710 | ||||
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 Cymruaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 720 |
0152 | 715 | ||
BBC Radio Cymru 2account_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 0219 | 735 | |||
BBC Radio Foyleaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 720 |
0220 | 717 | ||
BBC Radio Londonaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 719 | 0152 | 718 | ||
BBC Radio nan Gaidhealaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | flag720 |
0139 | 713 | ||
BBC Radio Scotlandaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 719 | 0116 | 712 | ||
BBC Radio Ulsteraccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
0118 | 716 | ||
BBC Radio Walesaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 719 |
0117 | 714 | ||
BBC Sheffieldaccount_box | 734 |
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BBC Shropshireaccount_box | 721 |
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BBC Solentaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 722 |
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BBC Solent for Dorsetaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 734 |
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BBC Somersetaccount_box | 722 |
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BBC Stokeaccount_box | 726 |
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BBC Suffolkaccount_box | 720 |
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BBC Surreyaccount_box | 722 |
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BBC Sussexaccount_box | 720 |
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BBC Teesaccount_box | 722 |
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BBC Three Countiesaccount_box | 720 |
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BBC Wiltshireaccount_box | 721 |
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BBC WMaccount_box | DAB FM/AM | 722 |
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BBC World Serviceaccount_box | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | flag710 | 0115 | 711 | ||
BBC Yorkaccount_box | 720 |
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BFBS Radio | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 0211 | 786 | |||
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 | ||
EWTN Radio Britain and Ireland | 0147 | ||||||
Gold | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 0121 | 722 | |||
Heart | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 728 (90%) | 0111 | 733 | ||
Heart Dance | DAB | 0146 | |||||
Hits Radio | live_tv | 0188 | |||||
Jazz FM | 0202 | ||||||
KISS | DAB FM/AM | 0178 | |||||
LBC | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 732 (90%) | 0124 | 734 | ||
LBC News | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 0221 | ||||
Magic | live_tv | DAB | 0180 | ||||
Panjab Radio | 0130 | ||||||
PlanetRock | DAB | 0110 | |||||
Premier Radio | DAB FM/AM | 725 (90%) | |||||
Radio Khush Khabri | 0151 | ||||||
Radio X | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 0113 | 723 | |||
RNIB Connect | FM/AM | 730 (90%) | |||||
RTÉ 2FM | 0164 | 751 | |||||
RTÉ Lyric FM | 0165 | 752 | |||||
RTÉ Radio 1 | 0160 | 750 | |||||
RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta | 0166 | 753 | |||||
RTÉ RnaG | 729 |
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Scala Radio | 0216 | ||||||
Smooth Radio | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 718 (90%) | 0128 | 732 | ||
Sukh Sagar Radio | 0150 | ||||||
talkSPORT | live_tv | DAB FM/AM | 723 (90%) | 0108 | 731 | ||
Trans World Radio | 733 (90%) | ||||||
TWR | live_tv | FM/AM | 0138 | 790 | |||
V Radio | 0215 | 736 | |||||
WRN English | 0122 |
Streamed TV and text
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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BBC RB 1account_box | 601 | 981 | |||||
On Demand 365 | 265 (90%) |
High definition shopping
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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Daystar TV HD | 583 | 691 | |||||
Iran International HD | 793 | ||||||
Loveworld TV HD | 585 |
Other TV channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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3ABN | 283 (90%) | ||||||
A1 TV | 759 | ||||||
Aaj Tak | 710 | ||||||
Aastha | 724 | ||||||
Ahlebait TV | 745 | ||||||
Ahlulbayt TV | 787 | ||||||
Akaal Channel | 770 | ||||||
Al Arabiya | 275 (90%) | ||||||
Alaraby Network | 279 (90%) | ||||||
AlJazeera Arabic | 268 (90%) | ||||||
AmazingDiscoveries | 284 (90%) | ||||||
Arise News | 519 | ||||||
ARY Digital | 758 | ||||||
ARY World | 736 | ||||||
Asharq News | 274 (90%) | ||||||
Asharq News #2 | 272 (90%) | ||||||
ATN Bangla | 779 | ||||||
Best Direct | 669 | ||||||
Brit Asia TV | 767 | ||||||
British Muslim TV | 752 | ||||||
Channel S | 777 | ||||||
Channelbox | 271 (90%) | ||||||
Channels 24 | 518 | ||||||
CRAFT EXTRA | 673 | ||||||
Create & Craft | 85 (90%)wb_sunny | 683 | 813 | ||||
Cruise 1st TV | 688 | ||||||
Dunya News | 754 | ||||||
Eman Channel | 757 | ||||||
EWTN | 586 | ||||||
FailArmy | 264 (90%) | ||||||
Faith | 590 | ||||||
Faith World TV | 588 | ||||||
GB News | 236 (90%) | 515 | 216 | ||||
Gems TV | live_tv | 45 (90%) | 665 | 805 | |||
Geo | 738 | ||||||
Geo News International | 734 | ||||||
GOD Channel | 580 | 694 | |||||
God TV | 282 (90%) | ||||||
GREAT! tv | 50 (90%) | 157 | |||||
— GREAT! tv +1 | 62 (90%) | 257 | |||||
Hidayat TV | 733 | ||||||
High Street TV 1 | 666 | ||||||
High Street TV 2 | 667 | ||||||
High Street TV 3 | 672 | ||||||
High Street TV 4 | 675 | ||||||
Hum Masala | 732 | ||||||
Hum TV | 751 | ||||||
Ideal World | 51 (90%) | 664 | |||||
Inspiration TV | 584 | ||||||
Ion TV | 782 | ||||||
Iqra Bangla | 778 | ||||||
Iqra TV | 742 | ||||||
Islam Channel | 737 | ||||||
Islam Channel Urdu | 755 | ||||||
Islam TV | 744 | ||||||
Jewellery Maker | live_tv | 72 (90%) | 674 | 807 | |||
JML Direct | 661 | ||||||
Kanshi TV | 772 | ||||||
KICC TV | 589 | ||||||
Madani Channel English | 746 | ||||||
MATV Channel | 711 | ||||||
MTA 1 | 731 | ||||||
NDTV 24x7 | 510 | ||||||
Newsmax | 287 (90%) | ||||||
NHK WORLD | 286 (90%) | 507 | 209 | ||||
Noor TV | 739 | ||||||
NTV | 780 | ||||||
Pet Collective | 266 (90%) | ||||||
Phoenix CNE | 791 | ||||||
Psychic Today | 680 | ||||||
PTC Punjabi | 766 | ||||||
PTV Global | 735 | ||||||
QVC | live_tv | 16 (90%) | 660 | 800 | |||
QVC Extra | live_tv | 682 | 802 | ||||
QVC Style | live_tv | 677 | 803 | ||||
QVC2 | live_tv | 37 (90%) | 663 | 801 | |||
Real Crime | 270 (90%) | ||||||
Revelation TV | 281 (90%) | 581 | 692 | ||||
Rok | 280 (90%) | 329 | |||||
Sangat TV | 769 | ||||||
Sanskar TV | 725 | ||||||
Shots! | 276 (90%) | ||||||
Sikh Channel | 768 | ||||||
Sky News Arabia | 788 | ||||||
SonLife | 263 (90%) | ||||||
Sonlife TV | 695 | ||||||
Takbeer TV | 749 | ||||||
TalkTV | 237 (90%) | 526 | 217 | ||||
TBN UK | 66 | 582 | |||||
Thane | 679 | ||||||
The Word Network | 587 | ||||||
TJC | 22 (90%) | 662 | 809 | ||||
TJC Beauty | 668 | 810 | |||||
— Together TV +1 | 90 (90%)wb_sunny | ||||||
TV One | 781 | ||||||
TV Warehouse | 87 |
676 | |||||
TVC News Nigeria | 524 | ||||||
UK 44 | 756 | ||||||
UK RADIO PORTAL | 277 (90%) |
Where Local TV broadcast
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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Ideal World Extra | live_tv | 671 | |||||
Pop | 206 (54%) | 614 |
Adult channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
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92 News | 743 | ||||||
ADULT Babestn | 674 (90%) | ||||||
ADULT Section | 699 (90%) | ||||||
ADULT Section (start) | 670 (90%) | ||||||
ADULT smileTV3 | 673 (90%) | ||||||
ADULT Xpanded TV | 671 (90%) | 902 |
Monday, 5 January 2015
M
michael2:15 PM
Margaret Allison : excellent advice from MikeP and MikeB. Without detailed information on the location, it is night impossible to offer specific advice.
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Monday, 12 January 2015
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Sandra9:38 PM
Hi can someone give me any info on Sky no card channels...
I moved from England 3 years ago and currently live in Llanrwst, Sir Conwy in North Wales. I only found out a week ago that the erea in which I live can only receive 14 of the entertainment freeview channels as apposed to the 73 everywhere else. My receiver is at Betws-y-Coed four miles from here. I always thought it was a signal problem so I went with Sky a year ago. I have since found out that the broadcasters won't pay for the receiver and that before the switchover the erea I live in where only getting 4 channels!!!!!!!!!!!
My question is if I cancel my sky tv subscription will I still get all the channels listed on this website under sky no card?? I am currently using a communual aerial and I still get messages through my sky +HD box "You are currently not getting a satalite signal" and I have to turn it off and switch it off at the wall socket and wait for it to come back on, sometimes when it is working ok I get that same message when I turn over channels.. I have had the housing ass' engeneers out to look at it. I suggested that maybe there was so many of us feeding off the communual aerial but they denied this!! I am not allowed to have a sky dish.
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MikeB10:13 PM
Sandra: JB38 has Sky, so he can probably say why the 'you are not currently getting a satalite signal' message is a sign of a fault with your system, although if your not allowed to have a Sky dish, then how are you getting getting Sky?
If you are using a dish based system, why not just go over to Freesat? You just need to pay for the box (the 500gb Humax is £164 at present) and that will allow you to record, unlike Sky no-card.
You havn't given a postcode, so we cant see if you can get a main transmitter, but the reality is that some areas are impossible to cover with the full range of Freeview channels (thats the commercial stations), so going Freesat would be a good alternative.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2015
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jb388:12 AM
Sandra : As far as being able to view the range of channels listed under the Sky "no card" heading is concerned the answer is yes!, and that applies to anywhere in the UK.
On the subject of the communal aerial, if you reside in a property of a nature whereby aerials or dishes are not allowed, then your house / flat will in the majority of cases (only the odd exception) be fitted with a communal aerial socket for the purpose of receiving normal Freeview transmissions as well as one for a satellite device, the latter connection easily identified by it being exactly the same threaded type of socket as that fitted on the rear of your Sky box.
The only variation you might find is that there is only one satellite connection, whereas a Sky+HD box requires two, should this apply then make sure that the connection from the wall plate is connected into your Sky boxes LNB1 input and not LNB2, and (although not absolutely necessary) that your Sky box is set (via the menu) on "single input feed" mode, this eliminates the "no satellite signal" message popping up when you try to select certain channels that requires a LNB2 input connection as well as LNB1.
Further advice will be provided dependant on feedback as to any variations you might have to the aforementioned, as the comment you made about having to switch your box off for a while could indicate a defect in the Sky boxes internal power supply.
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jb388:47 AM
Sandra : In addition to that said, another aspect you should be aware of about cancelling your Sky subscription is that your Sky+HD box will revert to being a non recording / non playback standard box, as Sky will disable your access to this side of the box whereby you will not be able to view anything you have previously recorded, that is unless you are prepared to pay a monthly fee of around £10.25 for the dubious privilege of being able to retain this side of the box, most viewers preferring not to and opting to go along the Freesat line, Freesat devices being 100% compatible with Sky dish connections.
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sandra10:58 AM
jb38.. Thank you both for your feedback...
I should've mentioned that the engeneers who came out from my housing ass' set my box to single feed, but that meant I would have to watch the programme I am recording!! As I am away some of the time that meant I wouldn't be able to use the sky plus app on my android, also the single feed settings only gave a synopsis of the programme I was watching and the one after that, which is also no good to me as I like to see ahead what I am watching as there are a lot of repeats!!! I upgraded my subscription with Sky to the variety bundle last June, I am hoping to cancel my Sky subscription in May if I can still get the channels listed here...
I have checked the back of my box and the LNB1 input disappears through the outside of my wall and the LNB2 is connected to wall inside.... Is this correct? I have only recently started using the recording and playing back features.... It won't be that much of a loss to me once I cancel my subscription. I can put up with the "No satalite signal" as I don't see the point in having to watch a programme you are recording and I need my synopsis!! As long as I can get all the listings here that will be ok.... :-)
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jb381:33 PM
sandra: If your box has been set on single feed mode then nothing should really be connected (or is necessary) into the LNB2 socket, as only the main LNB1 input is being used.
However, purely to find out if any signal is actually present on LNB2, try a test using the following procedure.
(1): Press "Services" and you will see the main menu with "Options" being highlighted.
(2): Press the right arrow once to change from Options to "Settings" and press on. (pictures highlighted)
(3): Finally, scroll across to the right to select and press on "Signal", the grey bars now displayed will show you the strength / quality of the signal.
If you only see LNB1 listed then your box is indeed on single feed, the test being to leave the box on that menu and unscrew the LNB1 input connector, this resulting in the strength and quality immediately vanishing, next stage is to swap the LNB2 input over to the LNB1 input and observe if the signal returns after about 20 seconds or so, if as expected, nothing is seen then just leave that connector off, as it doesn't serve any purpose.
By the way, if on the signal test screen you do see LNB2 input mentioned, then the box is "not" on single feed mode.
Back on the subject of Sky no card programme channels, you can easily verify what you will, and will not, be able to view by simply removing your viewing card and running through the channels, a "please insert card" message popping up on any channel that requires the card.
Another point to note being, that even although you cancel your subscription the card is still necessary to enable you to receive the news channels etc appropriate to the area you happen to reside in, otherwise they will have reverted to London.
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Wednesday, 14 January 2015
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Friday, 23 January 2015
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aiden clifford 9:24 PM
If i watch these do i still need a tv licence
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