menuMENU    UK Free TV logo News

 

 

Click to see updates
Sky News logo

Sky News

Sky News is an unrivalled, world class breaking news service with a spirit of innovation and a fresh approach to news broadcasting. As the UK's first dedicated 24-hour news channel, Sky News has built a deserved reputation for being the first to break major news as well as offering insight and analysis on the latest stories. It is renowned for the speed of its coverage and flexibility of reporting news live across all its platforms - TV, mobile, online, radio and iPad.

Main TV standard-definiton channels

How to Watch: Sky News


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
Sky News live_tv   233 (90%)   202

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 Sky News page.

Official site: See the news.sky.com link icon Sky News website.

From Wikipedia: The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News provides an hourly news radio service to multiple radio networks in the UK and Ireland. Sky News has built its schedule around the main anchors with appointment to view broadcasts regularly being supplemented by landmark broadcasts. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about Sky News on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

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

Comments
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
D
Daniel
9:50 PM

I have two Samsung digital freeview televisions, one of which is new and one is old. The old one used to pick up Sky News until a recent retune, but now I cannot get Sky News on either television. I can get it on other (non Samsung) televisions in the house. Local transmitter is Crystal Palace, and I have tried several retunes. Any suggestions? Thanks.

link to this comment
Daniel's 1 post GB flag
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Thursday, 18 August 2011
C
cindy
6:14 PM

no sky news after switchover last night.channel 82 has disappeared

link to this comment
cindy's 1 post GB flag
J
John Beales
6:42 PM

I receive my freeview from Tacolneston and now can no longer receive sky news despite retuning as channel 82 is no longer present. I do have a sky plus box and the rf output is fed into the distribution amplifier and used as an analogue which says channel 68. Can anyone help.

Many thanks in anticipation

link to this comment
John Beales's 2 posts GB flag
Friday, 19 August 2011
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

1:41 PM

cindy: It is very hard to know what to suggest without knowing your full postcode.

link to this comment
Briantist's 38,914 posts GB flag
B
Barbara
5:39 PM

I receive my freeview from Tacolneston and like John Beales cannot get Sky News on channel 82.Unlike him I do not have a Sky plus box. Is it to be found on another freeview channel, if so, which one?

link to this comment
Barbara's 2 posts GB flag
Saturday, 20 August 2011
B
Barbara
9:44 PM

Thank you Briantist but the answer was simple. I retuned again the 20th August, and it did the trick.

link to this comment
Barbara's 2 posts GB flag
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

9:09 AM

Barbara: I'm glad to hear you sorted the problem out.

link to this comment
Briantist's 38,914 posts 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.