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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.

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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'

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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.

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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
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Richard Cooper
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9:07 PM

Glo: Hi, Glo. Sky News is on the multiplex called COM5. To receive COM5, we need to know which transmitter you are using so that we can tell you which UHF tv channel number you need to MANUALLY tune into to add Sky News to your EPG. If you don't know the name of your transmitter, then give us the first part of your postcode or the complete postcode of a very close by shop garage or similar location. once we've worked out your transmitter , we can give you the UHF channel number you need. Richard in Norwich.

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Monday, 16 October 2017
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Sheila
9:24 AM

We used to get Sky New on 132 but now our hand set wont let us. After 13 it reverts to 2. Is it our equipment or has the channels changed. Our post code is GU16. Thank you

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StevensOnln1
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10:27 AM

Sheila: Sky News has moved to channel 233 as part of a reshuffle of channel numbers a couple of months ago (news, kids and adult channels all moved to new number ranges).

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Thursday, 26 October 2017
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Rosie Asher
8:22 PM

I too cannot get Sky tv any more on 132. I've tried channel 233 but that just reverts to BBC 1! Completely lost sky news. Any advice?

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Thursday, 4 January 2018
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Burns .
8:09 AM
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Please help I can't get sky News on my tv my post code is ST19 5JQ. Thanks

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StevensOnln1
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10:36 AM

Burns .: At your location you should be able to get good reception of both Sutton Coldfield and The Wrekin. Can you receive Pick on channel 11 and Dave on channel 12?

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Burns .
12:18 PM

Burns .: Yes I can get Pic. & Dave what do ido now. Thanks. Barrie Burns

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StevensOnln1
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12:31 PM

Burns .: If you have Pick and Dave, try retuning your TV and Sky News should appear on channel 233.

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Burns .
12:58 PM

StevensOnln1: Thanks Steve I have tried that it does'nt work still no Sky News. HELP.

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Burns .
1:27 PM

Hi Steve I have just discovered that.i can get Sky News on the old channel 132

I find this very strange.
Your comments would be appreciated. Barrie Burns

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