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 News, BBC Parliament, BBC Red Button, BBC Scotland HD , CBBC, CBBC HD, CBeebies, Channel 4 (SD) , Channel 5 HD, ITV (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, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, BBC Scotland SD , CBeebies HD, CITV, Gems TV, ITV4 +1, Jewellery Maker, Paramount Network, Quest +1, Quest HD, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, QVC, QVC Beauty, QVC Style, RT HD, Sky News, Together TV

Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online

BBC One (SD), BBC Two, E4 , Film4, ITV3, ITV4, More4

E4 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, Create & Craft, Dave, DMAX, Drama, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, HGTV, Hochanda, Horror Channel, Ideal World, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITVBe +1, More4 +1, PBS America, pick, Pop, POP MAX , Really, Smithsonian Channel, Sony Channel, Sony Channel +1 , Sony Movies Action , Sony Movies Classic +1 , Talking Pictures TV, Tiny Pop, TJC, Yesterday

Channel 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, Together TV +1

Channels on both Freesat and Sky (no card)

5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, CBS Reality +1, Live 360, 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 HD, Now 90s , NOW 80s, Sony Movies +1 , TV Warehouse , Yesterday +1

Channels 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

Channels just on Sky (no card)

A1 TV, Aaj Tak, Aastha, Ahlebait TV, Ahlulbayt TV, Akaal Channel, ARY Family, ARY World, ATN Bangla, BEN TV, Brit Asia TV, British Muslim TV, Celebration TV, Channel 7 (Ghana), Channel S, Court TV, 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, 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, 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, Republic Bharat, Rok, Samaa TV, Sangat TV, Sanskar TV, SBN International, Sikh Channel, Sky News Arabia, Sony Movies Action +1 , SportyStuff TV HD, Takbeer TV, The Word Network, Tiny Pop +1 , Trace Hits, Trace Urban, Travelxp HD, TV One, TVC News Nigeria, UK 44, Venus TV, Voxafrica, WION HD

Channels 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, Ketchup, 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

RTE TV channels can be received only in Northern Ireland