Showing the free channels on Sky (no card) onlyBelow is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using Sky (no card) only.
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:
High definition channels
|
Channel name |
web |
radio |
Freeview |
Skyarrow_drop_down |
Freesat | |
|---|
|
BBC Two HDaccount_box |
|
|
102 |
102 |
102 |
|
|
ITV 1 HD |
|
|
103   |
103 |
103 |
|
|
STV HD |
|
|
103 |
103 |
103 |
|
|
UTV HD |
|
|
103  |
103 |
103 |
|
|
Channel 4 HD |
|
|
104 |
104 |
104 |
|
|
BBC News HDaccount_box |
live_tv |
|
|
503 |
200 |
|
|
CBeebies HDaccount_box |
live_tv |
|
204wb_sunny |
608wb_sunny |
601wb_sunny |
|
Main TV standard-definiton channels
|
Channel name |
web |
radio |
Freeview |
Skyarrow_drop_down |
Freesat | |
|---|
|
Channel 4 (Wales) |
|
|
7  |
104 |
|
|
|
ITV 2 |
live_tv |
|
6 |
118 |
113 |
|
|
ITV3 |
live_tv |
|
10 |
119 |
115 |
|
|
ITV4 |
live_tv |
|
26 |
120 |
117 |
|
|
5STAR |
|
|
32 (90%) |
128 |
131 |
|
|
4seven |
live_tv |
|
49 |
137 |
127 |
|
|
E4 Extra |
live_tv |
|
31 (90%) |
138 |
126 |
|
|
TRUE CRIME XTR |
|
|
68 (90%) |
147 |
134 |
|
|
Legend |
|
|
41 (90%) |
148 |
137 |
|
|
Quest Red |
|
|
40 (90%) |
149 |
146 |
|
|
5Action |
|
|
33 (90%) |
150 |
132 |
|
|
PBS America |
|
|
84 (90%) |
174 |
155 |
|
|
Arise Play |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
Court TV |
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
That's Dance MCR |
|
|
79 |
180 |
|
|
|
Channel 7 (Ghana) |
|
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
That's TV (UK) |
|
|
56 (90%) |
183 |
|
|
|
NTD |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
Showcase TV |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
BBC Scotland SD |
live_tv |
|
9 |
187 |
|
|
|
— ITV1 +1 |
|
|
35 |
203 |
112 |
|
|
— STV+1 |
|
|
35 |
203 |
|
|
|
— UTV +1 |
|
|
35 |
203 |
112 |
|
|
— Channel 4 +1 |
|
|
15 |
204 |
121 |
|
|
5 1 |
|
|
38 (90%) |
205 |
128 |
|
|
U&Eden |
|
|
57 |
211 |
160 |
|
|
— ITV2 +1 |
|
|
29 (90%)watch_later |
218 |
114 |
|
|
— ITV3 +1 |
|
|
58 (90%) |
219 |
116 |
|
|
— ITV4 +1 |
live_tv |
|
59 (90%) |
220 |
118 |
|
|
— 5STAR +1 |
|
|
|
228 |
140 |
|
|
— &W +1 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
— More4 +1 |
|
|
|
236 |
125 |
|
|
— U&DaveJaVu |
|
|
74 (90%) |
255 |
|
|
|
— HGTV +1 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
— DMAX +1 |
|
|
|
272 |
153 |
|
|
— LEGEND XTRA |
|
|
69 |
317 |
138 |
|
|
LEGEND XTRA 1 |
|
|
|
318 |
139 |
|
|
GREAT! romance |
|
|
52 (90%) |
319 |
|
|
|
GREAT! player |
|
|
63 (90%) |
320 |
|
|
|
GREAT! movies |
|
|
34 (90%) |
321 |
|
|
|
GREAT! mystery |
|
|
61 (90%) |
322 |
|
|
|
GREAT! action |
|
|
42 (90%) |
323 |
|
|
|
Great! Movies Action 1 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
Classic FM |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
731 (90%) |
0106 |
721 |
|
|
Absolute Radio |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
|
0107 |
|
|
|
Capital |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
724 (90%) |
0109 |
719 |
|
|
PlanetRock |
|
DAB |
|
0110 |
|
|
|
Gold |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
|
0121 |
722 |
|
|
WRN English |
|
|
|
0122 |
|
|
|
Smooth Radio |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
718 (90%) |
0128 |
732 |
|
|
Panjab Radio |
|
|
|
0130 |
|
|
|
BBC Radio Cymru 2account_box |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
713 |
0219 |
735 |
|
|
BBC Radio Foyleaccount_box |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
712 |
0220 |
717 |
|
|
LBC News |
live_tv |
DAB FM/AM |
|
0221 |
|
|
High definition shopping
|
Channel name |
web |
radio |
Freeview |
Skyarrow_drop_down |
Freesat | |
|---|
|
Daystar TV HD |
|
|
|
583 |
691 |
|
|
Loveworld TV HD |
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
Iran International HD |
|
|
|
793 |
|
|
Other TV channels
|
Channel name |
web |
radio |
Freeview |
Skyarrow_drop_down |
Freesat | |
|---|
|
GREAT! tv |
|
|
50 (90%) |
157 |
|
|
|
GREAT! romance mix |
|
|
62 (90%) |
257 |
|
|
|
Talk |
|
|
280 (90%) |
329 |
|
|
|
NHK WORLD |
|
|
272 (90%) |
507 |
209 |
|
|
NDTV 24x7 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
GB News |
|
|
236 (90%) |
515 |
216 |
|
|
Channels 24 |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
Arise News |
|
|
|
519 |
|
|
|
TVC News Nigeria |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
TalkTV |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
GOD Channel |
|
|
|
580 |
694 |
|
|
Revelation TV |
|
|
266 (90%) |
581 |
692 |
|
|
TBN UK |
|
|
66 |
582 |
|
|
|
Inspiration TV |
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
EWTN |
|
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
The Word Network |
|
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
Faith World TV |
|
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
KICC TV |
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
Faith |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
Pop |
|
|
205 (90%) |
614 |
|
|
|
QVC |
live_tv |
|
16 (90%) |
660 |
800 |
|
|
JML Direct |
|
|
|
661 |
|
|
|
TJC |
|
|
22 (90%) |
662 |
809 |
|
|
QVC2 |
live_tv |
|
37 (90%) |
663 |
801 |
|
|
Ideal World |
|
|
51 (90%) |
664 |
|
|
|
QVC Extra |
live_tv |
|
|
682 |
802 |
|
|
Create & Craft |
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
Cruise 1st TV |
|
|
|
688 |
|
|
|
Aaj Tak |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
MATV Channel |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
Aastha |
|
|
|
724 |
|
|
|
Sanskar TV |
|
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
MTA 1 |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
Hum Masala |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
Hidayat TV |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
Geo News International |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
PTV Global |
|
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
ARY World |
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
Islam Channel |
|
|
|
737 |
|
|
|
Geo |
|
|
|
738 |
|
|
|
Noor TV |
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
|
Iqra TV |
|
|
|
742 |
|
|
|
Islam TV |
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
Ahlebait TV |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
Madani Channel English |
|
|
|
746 |
|
|
|
Takbeer TV |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
Hum TV |
|
|
|
751 |
|
|
|
British Muslim TV |
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
Dunya News |
|
|
|
754 |
|
|
|
Islam Channel Urdu |
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
UK 44 |
|
|
|
756 |
|
|
|
Eman Channel |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
ARY Digital |
|
|
|
758 |
|
|
|
A1 TV |
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
PTC Punjabi |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
Brit Asia TV |
|
|
|
767 |
|
|
|
Sikh Channel |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
Sangat TV |
|
|
|
769 |
|
|
|
Akaal Channel |
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
Kanshi TV |
|
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
Channel S |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
Iqra Bangla |
|
|
|
778 |
|
|
|
ATN Bangla |
|
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
NTV |
|
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
TV One |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
Ion TV |
|
|
|
782 |
|
|
|
Ahlulbayt TV |
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
Sky News Arabia |
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
Phoenix CNE |
|
|
|
791 |
|
|
Adult channels
|
Channel name |
web |
radio |
Freeview |
Skyarrow_drop_down |
Freesat | |
|---|
|
92 News |
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
ADULT Xpanded TV |
|
|
671 (90%) |
902 |
|
|