menuMENU    UK Free TV logo News

 

 

Click to see updates
Challenge logo

Challenge

Challenge is the home of contest. It offers cult shows, world famous quiz formats, innovative new game shows and superb TNA Impact Wrestling action. From original UK commissioned content to iconic classic shows from the past, there's something for everyone.

Main TV standard-definiton channels

How to Watch: Challenge


Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. 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.
Choose from four options: ■ Show everything ■ Just on Freeview ■ Just on Freesat ■ Just on Sky
Main TV standard-definiton channels
Channel name arrow_drop_down web radio Freeview Sky Freesat
Challenge   48 (90%) 152 146

Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info Challenge page.

Official site: See the www.challenge.co.uk link icon Challenge website.

From Wikipedia: The channel mostly transmits repeats of programmes acquired from UK terrestrial channel archives e.g. From its launch on 1 September 1993 to 2 February 1997, the channel aired shows from a mixture of genres, mainly sitcoms, game shows, dramas and entertainment. It was claimed that the channel produced more original series worldwide than any other cable or satellite network. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about Challenge on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: Challenge is on multiplex COM5 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.


This channel carries a subtitles service for the deaf, hard of hearing and quiet environments.

Comments
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
M
Michael
6:43 PM

Anyone know the PMT and PCR PID of the old Challenge TV? It's SID was 15520, now 22226.

link to this comment
Michael's 2 posts IE flag
Thursday, 22 September 2011
T
timonthenet
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

12:15 AM

Sorry Brian, I wasn't moaning at this forum - far, far from it - this forum has helped tremendously at keeping up to date with all things digital. No, I was bemoaning BSkyB/Challenge themselves for not advertising the change. I got the news from the Digital Spy forum, and after a retune, confirmed the details to be accurate.

It was interesting to note that viewers thought the picture was sharper and clearer than when on the SDN Mux.

link to this comment
timonthenet's 38 posts GB flag
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

7:30 AM

timonthenet: I did get a notification from DMOL in the end, thus posting Freeview channel changes | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ...

That must be the first time EVER that anyone has ever thought the "picture is better" on SDN.

link to this comment
Briantist's 38,915 posts GB flag
Monday, 26 September 2011
M
Michael
12:48 PM
Northampton

I recieve my signal from sandy heath which channel number is challenge now on ??

link to this comment
Michael's 1 post GB flag
Michael's: ...
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Saturday, 31 December 2011
L
Liz
2:51 PM

Is there any likelihood that Challenge TV will come to Freesat? I want to ditch Sky, but we don't have an aerial, so Freeview isn't an option unless we get one installed.

link to this comment
Liz's 2 posts GB flag
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
L
Lynda
2:51 PM
Waterlooville

Liz: You should already have it. It's a regular on Freeview on channel 46 so I imagine Freesat may already have it ?

link to this comment
Lynda's 10 posts GB flag
Lynda's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 6 January 2012
L
Liz
3:19 PM

Lynda, it's not available on Freesat as standard. When I search for "non-Freesat" channels on my Humax box, I find Challenge and Challenge+1 (amongst hundreds of others) listed, however the signal is scrambled.

link to this comment
Liz's 2 posts GB flag
Friday, 10 February 2012
D
Declan
11:28 PM

Is it possible to get challenge tv through a sky hd box without a sky subscription?

link to this comment
Declan's 1 post GB flag
Select more comments

Your comment please
Please post a question, answer or commentUK Free TV is here to help people. If you are rude or disrespectful all of your posts will be deleted and you will be banned.







Privacy policy: UK Free Privacy policy.