Compare all free TV channels in the UK

To help you decide which free TV service you want to use to watch your favourite TV channels consult the lists below, or click on Detailed comparison to compare two free TV services with each other.

Which TV channels are on all free TV services?

BBC Alba , BBC Four , BBC Four HD, BBC Parliament, BBC Three HD , CBBC, CBBC HD, CBeebies, CBeebies HD, Channel 4 (SD) , Channel 5 HD, ITV 1 (SD) , ITV 2

ITV is provided in the Border area of Scotland, not STV

Which TV channels are on most services?

Not on Freeview Light

4seven, 5Action, BBC Scotland SD , CITV, E4 Extra, Gems TV, ITV4 +1, Jewellery Maker, Quest +1, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, QVC, QVC Beauty, QVC Style, Together TV

Can't watch online

5SELECT, BBC Two HD, Channel 4 HD, E4 +1, ITV 1 HD , ITV1 +1 , STV (SD) , UTV (SD) , UTV +1 

Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online

BBC News, BBC One (SD), BBC Red Button, BBC Scotland HD , BBC Two, E4 , Film4, ITV3, ITV4, More4

E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales

Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card), Watch online

Channel 5

Which TV channels are on three services?

Channels on Freesat, Sky (no card), Watch online

4Music, BBC News HD, Kerrang! TV, Kiss (TV), Magic (TV), Quest HD, The Box

Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Sky (no card)

5STAR, 5USA, Blaze, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 4 (Wales) , Channel 5 +1, CRAFT EXTRA , Dave, DMAX, Drama, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action , GREAT! movies Christmas, GREAT! movies Christmas 1 , GREAT! tv, GREAT! tv +1 , HGTV, Ideal World, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop, POP MAX, RealityXtra, Really, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, That's TV (UK), Tiny Pop, TJC

Channel 4 appears at position 8 only on Freeview in Wales

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Watch online

BBC Four (Scotland SD) , BBC Three

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat

BBC One HD, Channel 4 +1

Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online

Quest, Sky News

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card)

STV HD , STV+1 , TBN UK, UTV HD 

Which TV channels are on two services?

Channels on both Freesat and Sky (no card)

5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, CBS Reality +1, Court TV, Create and Craft, HorrorXtra, More4 +1, TJC Beauty

Channels on both Full Freeview and Sky (no card)

Arise News, Clubland TV , Dave ja vu, Drama +1, Earthx TV HD, GREAT! movies +1, NOW 80s , Now 90s , TV Warehouse , Yesterday +1

Channels on both Freeview Light and Full Freeview

Channel 4 HD (Wales) 

Channels on both Freesat and Watch online

E4 (Wales) 

E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales only

Channels on both Sky (no card) and Watch online

Ideal World Extra

Channels on both Full Freeview and Watch online

LONDON LIVE, Notts TV, TCC

Channels on both Full Freeview and Freesat

Sky Arts, W, Yesterday

Which TV channels are on just one service?

Channels just on Watch online

4seven HD, 5Action +1, Box Upfront, Capital TV , Fitness TV, Heart TV , Irish TV, QVC +1, QVC HD, RT HD, Showcase 3, Smash Hits TV, Together TV +1

Channels just on Sky (no card)

A1 TV, Aaj Tak, Aastha, Ahlebait TV, Ahlulbayt TV, Akaal Channel, Arise Play, ARY Family, ARY World, ATN Bangla, Brit Asia TV, British Muslim 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, FreeSports, Geo, Geo News International, GoodNews TV, Great! Movies Action 1 , Heart 80s, Heart 90s, HGTV +1, Hidayat TV, High Street TV 1, High Street TV 2, High Street TV 3, High Street TV 4, Hum Masala, Hum TV, Ion TV, Iqra Bangla, Iqra TV, Iran International HD, Islam Channel Urdu, Islam TV, Kanshi TV, KICC TV, Loveworld TV HD, Madani Channel English, MATV Channel, MTA 1, NDTV 24x7, New Media HD, Noor TV, Now 70s , NTD, NTV, Phoenix CNE, Pitaara International, Pop +1 , POP MAX +1, Primal Living, Psychic Today, PTC Punjabi, PTV Global, Rok, 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, W +1, WION HD

Channels just on Full Freeview

Aljazeera English, Bay TV Clwyd, Bay TV Liverpool, Bay TV Swansea, Big Centre TV, Blaze +1, Cambridge Presents, Classic Hits, Classic Hits MCR , Estuary TV Doncaster, Estuary TV York, HobbyMaker, ITVBe +1, Ketchup Too, Ketchup TV, Latest TV, Made in Bristol, Made in Cardiff, Made in Leeds, Made in Teesside, Made in Tyne and Wear, Mustard, NvTv, 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

Channels just on Freesat

SportyStuffTV