All of the free TV channels on Sky in the UK

Showing the free channels on Sky (no card) only

Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using Sky (no card) 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	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
BBC Two HD_{account_box}		102	102	102
UTV HD		103	103
Channel 4 HD		104	104
Channel 5 HD	_{live_tv}	105	105	105
BBC One HD_{account_box}		101	115	106
BBC Scotland HD	_{live_tv}	115	115	108
BBC Four HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	106 (76%)_{watch_later}	116_{watch_later}	107_{watch_later}
S4C HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}		134	120
Quest HD	_{live_tv}	114 (76%)	144	167
Smithsonian Channel HD		99 (76%)	195	175
Premier Sports 1 HD			412
Bloomberg TV HD			502	208
BBC News HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	107 (76%)	503	200
CNN International HD			506	207
NHK World Japan HD			507	209
RT HD	_{live_tv}	113 (76%)	511	206
France 24 English HD			512	205
Aljazeera English HD		108 (76%)	513	203
TRT World HD			516	215
Arirang World HD			522	214
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	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
Channel 4 (Wales)		7	104	104
5STAR		30 (90%)	128	131
ITVBe		26	131	118
4seven	_{live_tv}	47 (90%)	137	127
5USA		21 (90%)	141	129
Really		17 (90%)	142	160
Drama		20 (90%)	143	158
Challenge		46 (90%)	145	146
CBS Reality		66 (90%)	146	135
CBS Drama		71 (90%)	147	134
CBS Justice		39 (90%)	148	137
Quest Red	_{live_tv}	38 (90%)	149	169
5Spike		31 (90%)	150	141
pick		11 (90%)	152	144
Paramount Network	_{live_tv}	54 (90%)	153
Yesterday		19 (90%)	155	159
Home		25 (90%)	158	166
5SELECT		55 (90%)_{watch_later}	159_{watch_later}	133_{watch_later}
PBS America		91 (76%)	160	155
YourTV		72 (90%)	168	156
BBC Alba_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	7	169_{watch_later}	109_{watch_later}
Food Network		41 (90%)	172	148
BET International			173	140
BEN			175
DMAX		42 (90%)	178	150
True Entertainment		61 (90%)	179	142
True Crime		68	180
Forces TV		96 (76%)	181	165
GN TV			182
Horse and Country TV			184
Propeller TV			185
Blaze		63 (90%)	187	162
Property TV			189
MyTV			191
Showcase TV			192	161
Voxafrica			193
Together	_{live_tv}	89 (76%)_{wb_sunny}	194	164
Travel Channel			198
TV Cruise Channel			199
— ITV +1		33	203	112
— STV+1		33	203
— UTV +1		33	203
— Channel 4 +1		13	204	121
— Channel 5 +1		44 (90%)	205	128
— ITV2 +1		27 (90%)_{watch_later}	218	114
— ITV3 +1		34 (90%)	219	116
— ITV4 +1	_{live_tv}	59 (90%)	220	154
— 5STAR +1		56 (76%)	228
— ITVBe +1		58 (90%)	231	119
— E4 +1		29 (90%)	235	123
— More4 +1		86	236	125
— 5USA +1		57 (76%)	241	130
— Quest +1	_{live_tv}	76 (90%)	244	168
— Challenge +1			245	147
— CBS Reality +1		67 (76%)	246	136
— Quest Red +1	_{live_tv}	78 (76%)	249	170
— 5Spike +1			250
— Pick +1		92 (76%)	252	145
— Food Network +1			272	149
— DMAX +1			278	151
— True Entertainment +1			279	152
— True Crime +1		69	280
— Travel Channel +1			298_{watch_later}
— Film4 +1		45	314	301
Horror Channel		70 (90%)	317	138
— Horror Channel +1			318	139
True Movies		62 (90%)	319	303
— True Movies +1		75	320	304
Sony Movie Channel		32 (90%)	321	302
Movies4Men		48 (90%)	323	305
— Movies4Men +1			324
Retro Movies			327
Talking Pictures TV		81 (90%)	328	306
Rok Sky			329
— Rok Sky +1			330
Box Upfront	_{live_tv}		358
The Box	_{live_tv}		359
Box Hits	_{live_tv}		360
Kiss (TV)	_{live_tv}		361
Magic (TV)	_{live_tv}		362
Chart Show TV			364
The Vault			365	501
Chart Show Hits			366
Now 90s		84 (76%)	368
Starz			369
NOW 80s		83 (76%)	371
Clubland TV		88	372
Total Country			373
Keep It Country		87 (90%)	376	516
Freesports		64 (76%)	422	252
Front Runner TV			431	250
Fame TV			452
YANGA!			453	171
BBC Parliament_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	232	504	201
CNBC			505	210
EuroNews English			508
CGTN	_{live_tv}		509	211
SBN International			593
CITV	_{live_tv}	203 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	621_{wb_sunny}	602_{wb_sunny}
— Tiny Pop +1			624
— Pop +1		209	625	606
CBBC SD_{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}
Primal Cure TV			670
Shop Now			685
Price Crash			686
Sewing Quarter		73 (90%)	687
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
Dave		12 (90%)	811	157
BBC Four_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	9 _{watch_later}	815_{watch_later}	173_{watch_later}
ITV 2	_{live_tv}	6	816	113
Quest	_{live_tv}	37 (90%)	866	172
Sky News	_{live_tv}	233 (90%)	875	202
BBC Scotland SD	_{live_tv}	9	876	174
BBC News_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	231	877	212
AlJazeera English (SD)			880
BBC Red Button_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	250	981	981

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Local TV channels

Channel name	Freeview	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
Sony Crime Channel	40 (54%)	157	143
— Sony Crime Channel +1	60 (54%)	257
— Sony Movie Channel +1	50 (54%)	322
Tiny Pop	207 (54%)	617	605
POP MAX	208 (54%)	626	604
— POP MAX +1		627

Radio stations

Channel name	web	radio	Freeview	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
Kerrang!		DAB	717 (90%)	363
Sky News Radio	_{live_tv}			0000
BBC Radio 1_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag700	0101	700
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
Classic FM	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	731 (90%)	0106	721
Absolute Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	727 (90%)	0107	724
talkSPORT	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	723 (90%)	0108	731
Capital FM London	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	724 (90%)	0109	719
PlanetRock		DAB		0110	730
Heart	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	728 (90%)	0111	733
Radio X	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0113	723
Capital Xtra	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0114	720
BBC World Service_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag710	0115	711
BBC Radio Scotland_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0116	712
BBC Radio Wales_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0117	714
BBC Radio Ulster_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0118	716
BBC Asian Network_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	709	0119	709
BBC Radio 6 Music_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	707	0120	707
Gold	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0121	722
WRN English				0122
LBC London News	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0124
Smooth RadioUK	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	718 (90%)	0128	732
Solar Radio				0129
Panjab Radio				0130
BBC Radio 4 Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	708	0131	708
BBC Radio 1Xtra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	701	0137	701
TWR	_{live_tv}	FM/AM		0138	790
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag720	0139	713
BBC Radio 4 LW_{account_box}	_{live_tv}			0143	710
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	706	0144	706
Smooth Extra		DAB		0146
EWTN Radio				0147
Sukh Sagar Radio				0150
Radio Khush Khabri				0151
BBC Radio Cymru_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0152	715
BBC Radio Foyle_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0152	717
BBC Radio London_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0152	718
BBC Radio Cymru 2_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0154	735
RTE Radio 1				0160	750
RTE 2FM				0164	751
RTE Lyric FM				0165	752
RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta				0166	753
Desi Radio		FM/AM		0169
Kiss FM		DAB FM/AM	713 (90%)	0178
Magic	_{live_tv}	DAB	715 (90%)	0180
Liberty Radio				0186
Hits Radio	_{live_tv}		711 (90%)	0188
Absolute Radio 80s	_{live_tv}	DAB		0200	726
Absolute Radio 90s	_{live_tv}	DAB		0201
Jazz FM				0202
Absolute Radio Classic Rock	_{live_tv}	DAB		0203
NewsTalk				0210
Forces Radio BFBS Digital	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM		0211	786
UCB Ireland				0214
Virgin Radio				0215	736

High definition shopping

Channel name	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
Daystar TV HD	583	691
Record TV Reino Unido HD	722
Iran International HD	780

Other TV channels

Channel name	web	Freeview	Sky_{arrow_drop_down}	Freesat
AIT International			454
ABN TV			456
NDTV 24x7			510
TVC News Nigeria			515
Channels 24			518
Arise News		269 (90%)	519
Psychic Today			560
God TV			580	694
Revelation TV			581	692
TBN UK		65 (90%)	582
Inspiration TV			584	690
Loveworld		270 (90%)	585
Gospel Channel			586
The Word Network			587
EWTN			588
Faith World TV			589
KICC TV			590
Faith			594
Hillsong Channel			595
Pop		206 (90%)	616	603
QVC	_{live_tv}	16 (90%)	660	800
JML Direct			661	806
TJC		49 (90%)	662	809
QVC Style	_{live_tv}	36 (90%)	663	803
Ideal World		22 (90%)	664	812
Gems TV	_{live_tv}	43 (90%)	665	805
High Street TV 1			666
High Street TV 2			667
High Street TV 3			668
Best Direct			669
Ideal Extra	_{live_tv}		671
High Street TV 4			672
Hochanda		85 (90%)	673	817
Jewellery Maker	_{live_tv}	74 (76%)	674	807
High Street TV 5			675
TV Warehouse		90	676
QVC Beauty	_{live_tv}	35 (90%)	677	801
Pavers Shoes TV			678
Thane			679
QVC Extra	_{live_tv}		682	802
Create & Craft		23 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	683	813
Craft Extra			684
Cruise 1st TV			688
Phoenix CNE			706
MTA 1			708
Aaj Tak			713
MATV Channel			714
Abu Dhabi TV			715
Hum Masala			720
Hidayat TV			721
Geo News International			723
PTV Global			724
ARY World			725
Venus TV			726
Islam Channel			727
Geo			728
ABP News			731
Noor TV			732
Peace TV English			733
Channel S			734
PTC Punjabi			735
Geo Kahani			737
A Plus			738
Iqra TV			739
Islam TV			742
Brit Asia TV			743
Iqra Bangla			744
Ahlebait TV			745
ATN Bangla			746
Madani Channel English			747
Sikh Channel Global			748
Peace TV Urdu			749
Ahlulbayt TV			750
Samaa TV			751
Takbeer TV			753
Sangat TV			755
Aastha			756
NTV			757
Sky News Arabia			758
Akaal Channel			760
Hum TV			761
British Muslim TV			762
Safeer TV			763
TV One			764
Dunya News			765
Islam Channel Urdu			766
UK 44			767
Eman Channel			769
Khalsa TV			770
Ion TV			773
ARY Family			774
Kanshi TV			775
VTV			777
Sanskar TV			778
A1 TV			779
NTA International			781
Hum News			782
Prime TV			783
Grace TV Global			784
Chat Box			940
GN Radio			0185