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BBC Alba
, BBC Four 
, BBC News, BBC Parliament, BBC Red Button, BBC Scotland HD , CBBC, CBBC HD, CBeebies, Channel 4 (SD) , Channel 5 HD, ITV (SD) , ITV 2ITV is provided in the Border area of Scotland, not STV
Which TV channels are on most services?
Not on Freeview Light
4seven, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, BBC Scotland SD
, CBeebies HD, CITV, Gems TV, ITV4 +1, Paramount Network, Quest +1, Quest HD, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, QVC, QVC Beauty, QVC Style, RT HD, Shopping Quarter, Sky News, Together TVFreeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online
BBC One (SD), BBC Two, E4
, Film4, ITV3, ITV4, More4E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales
Can't watch online
BBC Two HD, E4 +1, ITV +1
, STV (SD) , UTV (SD) , UTV +1 Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card), Watch online
Channel 5
Which TV channels are on three services?
Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Sky (no card)
5SELECT, 5STAR, 5USA, Blaze, CBS Drama, CBS Justice, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 4 (Wales)
, Channel 5 +1, Court TV, Craft Store TV, Create and Craft, Dave, DMAX, Drama, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action , GREAT! movies classic, GREAT! movies classic 1 , GREAT! tv, GREAT! tv 1 , HGTV, Horror Channel, Ideal World, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, More4 +1, PBS America, pick, Pop, POP MAX , Really, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, Tiny Pop, TJC, YesterdayChannel 4 appears at position 8 only on Freeview in Wales
Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Watch online
BBC Four (Scotland SD)
Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat
BBC One HD, Channel 4 +1, ITV HD
Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card)
Channel 4 HD, STV+1
, TBN UK, UTV HD Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online
E4 (Wales)
E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales only
Channels on Full Freeview, Sky (no card), Watch online
Ideal Extra
Which TV channels are on two services?
Channels on both Full Freeview and Watch online
4Music, LONDON LIVE, Notts TV, QVC Beauty HD, QVC HD, RT, TCC
Channels on both Freesat and Sky (no card)
5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, CBS Reality +1, Pick +1, Spotlight TV
Channels on both Full Freeview and Sky (no card)
Aljazeera English, Arise News, Clubland TV
, Dave ja vu, Drama +1, FreeSports, GREAT! movies 1, Now 90s , NOW 80s , TV Warehouse , Yesterday +1Channels on both Sky (no card) and Watch online
Box Hits, Kerrang! TV, Kiss (TV), Magic (TV), The Box
Channels on both Freeview Light and Full Freeview
Shopping Quarter , STV HD
Channels on both Full Freeview and Freesat
Sky Arts
Which TV channels are on just one service?
Channels just on Watch online
4seven HD, BBC Three, BBC Three HD, Box Upfront, Capital TV
, Fitness TV, Heart TV , Irish TV, Paramount Network +1, QVC +1, Showcase 3, Smash Hits TV, Together TV +1Channels just on Sky (no card)
A1 TV, Aaj Tak, Aastha, Ahlebait TV, Ahlulbayt TV, Akaal Channel, ARY Family, ARY World, ATN Bangla, Brit Asia TV, British Muslim TV, Celebration TV, Channel 7 (Ghana), Channel S, Cruise 1st TV, Deen TV, Dunamis TV, Dunya News, Eman Channel, EuroNews English, EWTN, Faith, Faith World TV, Foodxp, Geo, Geo News International, GoodNews TV, Great! Movies Action 1
, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, HGTV +1, Hi-Impact TV, Hidayat TV, High Street TV 1, High Street TV 2, High Street TV 3, High Street TV 4, High Street TV 5, Hillsong Channel, Hum Masala, Hum TV, Ion TV, Iqra Bangla, Iqra TV, Iran International HD, Islam Channel Urdu, Islam TV, Kanshi TV, Khalsa TV, KICC TV, Live 360, Loveworld TV HD, Madani Channel English, MATV Channel, MTA 1, NDTV 24x7, Noor TV, NTD, NTV, Phoenix CNE, Pitaara International, Pop +1 , POP MAX +1, Primal Living, Psychic Today, PTC Punjabi, PTV Global, Rok, Samaa TV, Sangat TV, Sanskar TV, SBN International, Sikh Channel, Sky News Arabia, SportyStuff TV HD, Takbeer TV, The Word Network, Tiny Pop +1 , Trace Hits, Travelxp HD, TV One, TVC News Nigeria, UK 44, Venus TV, Voxafrica, WION HDChannels just on Full Freeview
Bay TV Clwyd, Bay TV Liverpool, Bay TV Swansea, Big Centre TV, Blaze +1, Cambridge Presents, Country Music Entertainment
, Estuary TV Doncaster, Estuary TV York, ITVBe +1, Ketchup TV, Latest TV, Made in Bristol, Made in Cardiff, Made in Leeds, Made in Teesside, Made in Tyne and Wear, Mustard, NvTv, PBS America +1, RTÉ One , RTÉ Two , Sheffield Live, SonLife, STV Edinburgh, STV Glasgow, TG4 , That's Berkshire, That's Lancashire, That's Manchester, That's Salisbury, That's Solent, That's Surrey, Thats Oxford, The York Channel, YAAAS!RTE TV channels can be received only in Northern Ireland
Sunday, 27 June 2021
The LG TV just gets text on channel 100. I haven't tried 555, as I'm currently watching the Toshiba TV in my bedroom. It gets the various links you describe on channel 100. On 555 the Toshiba gets a message that the accessible TV is starting soon.
Is Amazon Fire better than Chromecast? However, I don't know if Amazon Fire supports Britbox and Discovery+.
I'll try and find a mirroring app that works.
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Monday, 28 June 2021
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Chris.SE2:48 AM
Charles Stuart:
If you have HbbTV turned on, then Channels 100 & 555 should display correctly on the LG.
There are quite a few sets, your Toshiba is obviously one, that don't fully support Freeview Play and HbbTV and it's an oddity that such sets display 100 correctly but not 555, I have yet to discover why.
I'm afraid I can't help regarding Amazon Fire & Chromecast.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021
With Hbb turned on 555 and 100 do work on the LG. Britbox still doesn't. I downloaded a free mirroring app but I couldn't get it to work. I phoned Britbox to see what they recommended and the customer service agent who took the call gave me the personal recommendation of using an Amazon Firestick. I bought the cheapest version at John Lewis (which was even cheaper because I work for Waitrose) and it works brilliantly.
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Chris.SE6:09 PM
Charles Stuart:
Well I'm glad you've got it resolved and thanks for the update, that's useful info.
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