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This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, those planned for the future, and those that have been removed.

Contents

Key - General entertainment (Greater Manchester variations) (Northern Ireland variations) - Children's - News
High-definition - Adult - Text services - Streamed channels - Interactive - Radio stations - Other

Future channels and events - Channels removed from digital terrestrial television
See also - References - External links

Key

Encryption/package

Encryption/package	Notes
Free-to-air	Branded as Freeview.
Subscription channel	Requires a subscription to a pay-TV package such as BT Vision or Top Up TV.
Pay-per-view	Requires a one-off payment to view an event.

Multiplex names

Multiplex name	Notes
PSB1	Also known as BBC A.
PSB2	Also known as D3&4.
PSB3	Also known as BBC B. DVB-T2 only.
COM4	Also known as SDN. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
COM5	Also known as ARQ A. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
COM6	Also known as ARQ B. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
G_MAN	Also known as the Manchester Television Network. Greater Manchester only.
RNI_1	Also known as NImux. Northern Ireland only. DVB-T2 only.

Channel sections

General entertainment

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
1	BBC One	Some regional variations in programming.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
2	BBC Two	Some regional variations in programming.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
3	ITV	Made up of 15 regional stations. Branded ITV, STV or UTV depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (ITV plc/STV Group plc/UTV Media)	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
4	Channel 4	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
4	S4C	Wales only. Programmes in Welsh.	S4C Authority	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
5	Channel 5		Northern & Shell	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
6	ITV2		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
7	BBC Three	Timeshares with CBBC.	BBC	19:00 - 05:30	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
8	Channel 4	Wales only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
8	BBC Alba	Scotland only. Programmes in Scottish Gaelic. Timeshares with all BBC radio stations other than BBC 6 Music.	BBC/MG Alba	17:00 - 00:00 (Monday-Friday) 16:00 - 01:00 (Saturday) 16:00 - 00:00 (Sunday)	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
9	BBC Four	Timeshares with CBeebies.	BBC	19:00 - 05:30	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
10	ITV3		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
11	Pick TV		BSkyB	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
12	Dave	Timeshares with Party.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	07:00 - 03:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
13	Channel 4 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
14	More4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
15	Film4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
16	QVC		QVC (Liberty Media)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
17	Really	Timeshares with Blue Kiss TV, Babestation 2.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	08:00 - 02:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
18	4Music		Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
19	Yesterday		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
20	Drama	Timeshares with Dave ja vu.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	08:00 - 02:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
21	Viva		Viacom International Media Networks Europe	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
22	Ideal World	Timeshares with SmileTV2.	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	05:00 - 00:00	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
23	Bid		Bid Shopping	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
24	ITV4		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
25	Dave ja vu	1 hour timeshift of Dave. Timeshares with Drama.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	02:00 - 05:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
26	Gold	Timeshares with Home, TopUp Anytime1, Marketplace, BT Sport.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	11:00 - 14:00 (Monday - Thursday) 12:00 - 14:00 (Friday)	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
27	ITV2 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV2.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
28	E4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB2 (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) COM4 (Wales)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
29	E4 +1	1 hour timeshift of E4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
30	5*	Timeshares with Television X, TopUp Anytime5.	Northern & Shell	06:00 - 00:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
31	5USA	Timeshares with TopUp Anytime6.	Northern & Shell	06:00 - 04:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
32	Movie Mix		Square 1 Management Limited	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
33	ITV +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV. Made up of 13 regional stations. Branded ITV +1, STV +1 or UTV +1 depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (ITV plc/STV Group plc/UTV Media)	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
34	ESPN	Ceased broadcasting. Placeholder channel.	ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)	24 hours	COM4	Subscription channel	Text service
35	QVC Beauty	Timeshares with Rocks & Co 1.	QVC (Liberty Media)	08:00 - 13:00	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
36	Create and Craft	Timeshares with SmileTV3, Travel Channel.	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	06:00 - 18:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
37	Price Drop	Timeshares with The Community Channel.	Bid Shopping	08:00 - 02:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
38	Quest		Discovery Networks Western Europe	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
39	The Zone	Timeshares with CITV.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	18:00 - 06:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
42	Travel Channel	Timeshares with Create and Craft, SmileTV3.	Scripps Networks Interactive	18:00 - 22:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
40	Rocks & Co 1	Timeshares with QVC Beauty.	Rocks & Co Productions Ltd	13:00 - 23:00	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
43	Gems TV		The Genuine Gemstone Company	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
44	Channel 5 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 5. Timeshares with TopUp Anytime3.	Northern & Shell	Varies	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
45	Film4 +1	Placeholder channel.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service
46	Challenge		BSkyB	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
47	4seven		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
48	Food Network		Scripps Networks Interactive	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
49	The Jewellery Channel	Timeshares with xxXpanded TV.	The Jewellery Channel Limited	06:00 - 00:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
50	Marketplace	Timeshares with Gold, Home, TopUp Anytime1, BT Sport.		07:00 - 11:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
54	Home	Timeshares with Gold, TopUp Anytime1, Marketplace, BT Sport.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	11:00 - 12:00 (Friday)	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
57	BT Sport	Timeshares with Gold, Home, TopUp Anytime1, Marketplace.	BT Group	18:00 - 00:45	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
58	BT Sport 1		BT Group	24 hours	COM6	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
59	BT Sport 2		BT Group	24 hours	COM6	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV

General entertainment: Greater Manchester variations

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
51	Movies4Men		Sony Pictures Television	24 hours	G_MAN	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
52	Movies4Men +1		Sony Pictures Television	24 hours	G_MAN	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
53	SAB TV		Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television)	24 hours	G_MAN	Free-to-air	4:3 SDTV
56	Capital TV		Global Music Television (Global Radio)	24 hours	G_MAN	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
60	Fire Hit TV	Placeholder channel.	The Triple Broadcast Co Ltd	24 hours	G_MAN	Free-to-air	Text service

General entertainment: Northern Ireland variations

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
51	TG4	Teilifís na Gaeilge	24 hours	RNI_1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
52	RTÉ One	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	RNI_1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
53	RTÉ Two	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	RNI_1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

Children's

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
70	CBBC	Timeshares with BBC Three.	BBC	05:30 - 19:00	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
71	CBeebies	Timeshares with BBC Four.	BBC	05:30 - 19:00	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
72	CITV	Timeshares with The Zone.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	06:00 - 18:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

News

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
80	BBC News		BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
81	BBC Parliament		BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
82	Sky News		BSkyB	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
83	Al Jazeera English		Al Jazeera (Al Jazeera Media Network)	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
85	RT		RIA Novosti	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
87	Community Channel	Timeshares with Price Drop.	Media Trust	02:00 - 08:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

High-definition

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
101	BBC One HD	Regional variations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales only.	BBC	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
102	BBC Two HD		BBC	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
103	ITV HD	Made up of 6 regional stations. Branded ITV HD, STV HD or UTV HD depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (ITV plc/STV Group plc/UTV Media)	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
104	Channel 4 HD		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV

Adult

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
170	Adult Section		Digital UK	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
171	Television X	Timeshares with 5*, TopUp Anytime5.	TVX Europe Limited (Northern & Shell)	00:00 - 04:00	COM4	Pay-per-view	16:9 SDTV
172	SmileTV2	Timeshares with Ideal World.	Cellcast Group	00:00 - 05:00	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
173	SmileTV3	Timeshares with Create and Craft, Travel Channel.	Cellcast Group	22:00 - 05:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
174	Babestation	Ceased broadcasting.	Cellcast Group	—	COM6	—	—
175	Party	Timeshares with Dave.	Cellcast Group	00:00 - 07:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
176	Blue Kiss TV	Timeshares with Really, Babestation 2.	Square 1 Management Limited	04:00 - 05:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
177	Babestation 2	Timeshares with Blue Kiss TV, Really.	Cellcast Group	05:00 - 06:00	COM5	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
180	xxXpanded TV	Timeshares with The Jewellery Channel.	Txt Me TV Limited	00:00 - 06:00	COM4	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
199	Adult Section		Digital UK	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service

Text services

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
200	BBC Red Button	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	Text service
201	Holidays TV	Associated Newspapers	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
202	Rabbit	Associated Newspapers	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
203	Gay Rabbit	Associated Newspapers	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
204	1-2-1 Dating	Associated Newspapers	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
206	Sky Text	BSkyB	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air	Text service

Streamed channels

Interactive services for compatible receivers (internet connection required).

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
225	Vision		Vision247	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service
226	CCTV		China Central Television	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service
227	Sports Tonight Live		Sportstalk Ltd.	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service
228	Christian		Vision247	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
229	Connect 2	Placeholder channel.	Connect TV Limited (Arqiva)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
230	Vision2	Ceased broadcasting. Placeholder channel.	Vision247	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
231	Racing UK		Racing UK Limited	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	Text service
232	The Space	Ceased broadcasting. Placeholder channel.	BBC/Arts Council England	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	Text service
234	Connect 4	Placeholder channel.	Connect TV Limited (Arqiva)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
235	God TV		The Angel Foundation	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
236	SAB TV	Placeholder channel.	Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television)	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service

Interactive

These are services that are not designed to be channels but do show up on the EPG of the majority of Freeview boxes.

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
301	BBC RB 301	BBC Red Button video stream, press the red button for full functionality.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
302	302	Ceased broadcasting. Placeholder channel.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air	Text service
303	BBC RB 303 HD	BBC Red Button HD video stream, press the red button for full functionality.	BBC	24 hours	PSB3	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
304	TopUp Anytime1	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with Marketplace, Gold, Home, BT Sport.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 07:00 (Monday-Saturday) 06:00 - 07:00 (Sunday)	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
305	TopUp Anytime3	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with Channel 5 +1.	Top Up TV	Varies	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
306	TopUp Anytime5	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with 5*, Television X.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 06:00	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
307	TopUp Anytime6	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with 5USA.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 06:00	COM4	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV

Radio stations

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package
700	BBC Radio 1	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
701	BBC Radio 1Xtra		BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
702	BBC Radio 2	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
703	BBC Radio 3	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
704	BBC Radio 4	FM version. Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
705	BBC Radio 5 Live		BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
706	BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
707	BBC Radio 6 Music		BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
708	BBC Radio 4 Extra	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
709	BBC Asian Network	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
710	BBC World Service	English language, European version. Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	PSB1	Free-to-air
711	The Hits Radio		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
712	Smash Hits Radio		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
713	Kiss		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
714	Kisstory		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
715	Magic 105.4 FM		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
716	Heat Radio		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
717	Kerrang! Radio		Bauer Radio	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
718	Smooth Radio		Real and Smooth Radio Ltd. (Global Radio)	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Scotland	MW/Digital version. Scotland only. Timeshares with BBC Alba.	BBC	00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday)	PSB1	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Ulster	Northern Ireland only. Programmes mainly in English, but also in Irish and Ulster Scots.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Wales	Wales only.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio Cymru	Wales only. Programmes in Welsh.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Scotland only. Programmes in Scottish Gaelic. Timeshares with BBC Alba.	BBC	00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday)	PSB1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio Foyle	Northern Ireland only.	BBC	24 hours	PSB1	Free-to-air
723	Talksport		UTV Radio	24 hours	COM5	Free-to-air
724	Capital London		Global Radio	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air
725	Premier Christian Radio		Premier Christian Media Trust	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air
726	U105	Northern Ireland only.	UTV Radio	24 hours	PSB2	Free-to-air
727	Absolute Radio		TIML Radio Limited	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air
728	Heart London		Global Radio	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air
729	RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta	Northern Ireland only.	Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	RNI_1	Free-to-air

Other

These are channels that do not fall into any of the other categories (e.g. a placeholder for an old multiplex position).

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
790	Test	Placeholder channel.	Synapse TV	24 hours	COM4	Free-to-air	Text service
731	Film4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	COM6	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

Future channels and events

2013

August

2 - BT Sport will close on channel 57^[1]
2 - Fire Hit TV on channel 60 (Manchester only)^[2]
27 - Film4 +1 on channel 45^[3]^[4]

September

9 - BBC RB 303 HD will close on channel 303^[5]^[6]

November

Made in Bristol on channel 8 (Bristol only)^[7]^[8]
Made in Leeds on channel 8 (Leeds only)^[9]^[10]

2014

March

6 - London Live on channel 8 (London only)^[11]^[12]^[13]

Before 2015

BBC Four HD^[14]
BBC News HD^[14]
BBC Three HD^[14]
CBBC HD^[14]
CBeebies HD^[14]

Unknown dates

Bay TV Liverpool on channel 8 (Liverpool only)^[15]
The Children's genre will move from channels 70-72 to 121-123^[16]^[17]^[18]
City TV on channel 8 (Birmingham only)^[19]
ETV (Edinburgh only)^[20]
GTV (Glasgow only)^[20]
Latest TV on channel 8 (Brighton only)^[21]
Lincolnshire Living on channel 8 (Grimsby only)^[21]
Made in Cardiff (Cardiff only)^[7]
Made in Tyne and Wear on channel 8 (Newcastle only)^[22]
Mustard TV on channel 8 (Norwich only)^[7]
The News genre will move from channels 80-87 to 131-137^[16]^[17]^[18]
Notts TV on channel 8 (Nottingham only)^[23]^[24]
NVTV on channel 8 (Belfast only)^[25]
SLTV on channel 8 (Sheffield only)^[25]^[26]
That's Oxford on channel 8 (Oxford only)^[19]
That’s Solent on channel 8 (Southampton only)^[27]
YourTV Blackpool & Preston on channel 8 (Preston only)^[28]
YourTV Manchester on channel 8 (Manchester only)^[29]

Channels removed from digital terrestrial television

These are channels that have been removed from digital terrestrial television. This does not include rebranded channels or channels that have ceased broadcasting.

2001

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
36	Discovery Kids	Timeshared with Discovery Wings and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel.	Discovery Channel	2001/11/18
36	Discovery Wings	Timeshared with Discovery Kids and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel.	Discovery Channel	2001/11/18

2002

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Date removed
31	Granada Breeze	Closed April 2002.	2002/01/31
21	Sky Sports 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010.	2002/05/01
22	Sky Sports 2	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010.	2002/05/01
23	Sky Sports 3	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
24	Sky Movies Max 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
25	Sky Movies Premier 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
26	Sky One	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
27	Cartoon Network	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 72 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
28	Carlton Cinema	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. It then closed down 10 months later.	2002/05/01
29	British Eurosport	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in June 2005 on channel 49 as a replacement for E4 on the Top Up TV Service which became free to air in May 2005.	2002/05/01
30	Plus	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. More than 2 years later Plus was replaced by ITV3.	2002/05/01
31	Men & Motors	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in May 2005 on channel 38 as part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/01
32	UK Gold	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 17 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
33	MTV	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
36	Discovery Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 27 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
37	Play UK	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
38	UK Style	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 26 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
39	Nickelodeon	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with the Paramount Comedy channel.	2002/05/01
39	Paramount Comedy Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with Nickelodeon.	2002/05/01
43	UK Horizons	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
90	The Adult Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
91	Television X	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 60 as a pay per view channel for Freeview and Top Up TV.	2002/05/18
41	FilmFour	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in July 2006 as Film4 on channel 31 and part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/24
42	E4	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 14 as part of the Top Up TV service then on 27 May 2005 became part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/24

2004

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
88	Jazz FM	Smooth FM moved to channel 718 in October 2005.	102.2 Smooth FM	2004/03/01

2005

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
11	Sky Travel	Only replaced on Freeview. Channel later rebranded to Sky Real Lives on all other platforms.	Sky3	2005/10/31

2006

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
38	Men & Motors		ITV Play	2006/04/12
31	More4 +1	Channel originally replaced by Big Brother Interactive Channel. Replaced by Film4 on 23 July 2006.	Film4	2006/05/18
74	Toonami	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/03
84	Bloomberg	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/05
98	Red Hot	Space revoked by Five to launch Five US.	Five US	2006/09/05
73	Boomerang	Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service.	Top Up TV Promo	2006/09/12
29	UKTV Food	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/26
41	Top Up TV Promo	Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Returned in February 2007 on channel 43 and in a different space on the multiplex.	Five US	2006/10/06
32	Quiz Call	Closed down after ownership sold to iTouch.	Film4 +1	2006/11/15

2007

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
42	Discovery Real Time	Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 1.	Top Up TV Anytime 1	2007/02/04
27	Discovery Channel	Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service.	Top Up TV Promo	2007/02/06
72	Cartoon Network	Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 3.	Top Up TV Anytime 3	2007/02/09
718	102.2 Smooth FM		102.2 Smooth Radio	2007/03/23
32	Film4 +1	Space used to launch Channel 4 +1 on channel 13, moving More4 to channel 14, E4 to channel 29 and Film4 to channel 32.	Channel 4 +1	2007/08/20
41	Thomas Cook TV		Nuts TV/The Jewellery Channel	2007/09/01

2008

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
44	The Jewellery Channel	Broadcast licence not renewed (for unknown reasons). Returned to channel 60 on 21 September 2011.	Gems TV	2008/10/06
724	Clyde 1			2008/10/30

2009

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
24	Price-Drop TV	Returned to channel 43 on 27 August 2009.	Quest	2009/01/05
46	SmileTV 2	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.	Virgin1	2009/03/17
44	GEMSTV1	CNN used space to increase its broadcast hours.	CNN	2009/03/31
43	Gems TV	Film4 used space to increase its broadcast hours.	Film4	2009/05/01
39	Super Casino	Channel removed from EPG on 23 August 2010.		2009/10/20
302	302	Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas.		2009/11/02
305	305	Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas.		2009/11/02
100	Teletext	Channel removed from EPG on 21 June 2010.		2009/12/15

2010

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
35	Virgin1 +1		Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday.	2010/06/01
41	Ideal Extra		Extended broadcast hours for TV News 2.	2010/06/01
88	Teachers TV	Channel removed from EPG on 7 October 2010.		2010/07/21
83	Sky Sports News	Channel removed from EPG on 22 September 2010.	Sky3 +1	2010/08/23
99	Babestation 2		ADULT Section/Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday.	2010/09/01
201	JML Direct	Manchester only.		2010/10/13
84	CNN International	Channel removed from EPG on 27 July 2011.		2010/11/14
86	S4C2	Wales only.		2010/11/30

2011

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
44	Pick TV +1	Removed so that all of the channels owned by BSkyB could be on multiplex C and Challenge can broadcast 24 hours a day in Wales. Channel removed from EPG on 17 October 2011.	Challenge with increased broadcast hours in Wales	2011/09/20
47	Daystar	Channel removed from EPG on 24 November 2011.		2011/10/11
191	Red Hot TV	Removed to allow Television X to continue broadcasting. Channel removed from EPG on 9 January 2012.		2011/12/01

2012

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
192	Filth			2012/01/09
201	Movies4Men	Manchester only.		2012/01
202	Movies4Men +1	Manchester only.		2012/01
203	Movies4Men 2	Manchester only.		2012/01
204	Movies4Men 2 +1	Manchester only.		2012/01
205	Men&Movies	Manchester only.		2012/01
178	Playboy	Channel removed from EPG on 23 January 2013.	Extended broadcast hours for The Jewellery Channel.	2012/12/01

2013

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
57	High Street TV	Manchester only.		2013/04/23
41	Sky Sports 1		BT Sport 1	2013/07/01
42	Sky Sports 2		BT Sport 2	2013/07/01
34	ESPN			2013/08/01

References

^ "BT Sport's opening night free on Freeview and Sky". Recombu. 31 July 2013.
^ "Fire Hit TV launches 2nd August". a516digital. 24 July 2013.
^ "Film4+1 returning to Freeview "in the summer"". imediamonkey. 20 March 2013.
^ "News: New Travel Channel, Film 4 and Film 4+1". Freeview. 1 August 2013.
^ "A BBC Red Button summer 2013". BBC. 10 June 2013.
^ "Help receiving TV and radio". BBC. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ofcom awards second set of local TV licences". Ofcom. 19 September 2012.
^ "FAQ". Made in Bristol. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
^ "Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence". Ofcom. 15 February 2013.
^ "Made in Leeds wins Local TV Licence". Made in Leeds. 15 February 2013.
^ "Ofcom awards London local TV licence". Ofcom. 4 February 2013.
^ "Billionaire Lebedev Wins License to Start New London TV Station". Bloomberg. 4 February 2013.
^ "London Live TV hires F1's Balcombe ahead of March 2014 launch". Media Week. 28 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels". BBC. 16 July 2013.
^ "Ofcom awards Liverpool local TV licence". Ofcom. 21 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Statement on reorganisation of the DTT LCN listing and on changes to DMOL's LCN policy" (PDF). Freeview. 30 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Sky lodges appeal over Sky News Freeview EPG move". Digital Spy. 20 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Appeals over allocation of revised logical channel numbers (LCNs) on Freeview - Thursday, 4 October 2012". Digital UK. 4 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Ofcom awards local TV licences for Birmingham and Oxford". Ofcom. 7 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Ofcom awards local TV licences in Scotland". Ofcom. 11 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Ofcom awards first local TV licences". Ofcom. 12 September 2012.
^ "Ofcom awards Newcastle local TV licence". Ofcom. 6 December 2012.
^ "Ofcom awards Nottingham local TV licence". Ofcom. 3 October 2012.
^ "Local TV Award: Nottingham" (PDF). Ofcom. 20 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Ofcom awards further local TV licences". Ofcom. 10 October 2012.
^ "Local TV Award: Sheffield" (PDF). Ofcom. 20 November 2012.
^ "Ofcom awards Southampton local TV licence". Ofcom. 26 October 2012.
^ "Ofcom awards Preston local TV licence". Ofcom. 1 March 2013.
^ "Ofcom awards Manchester local TV licence". Ofcom. 8 February 2013.

External links

[BT_Sport-1] "BT Sport's opening night free on Freeview and Sky". Recombu. 31 July 2013.

[Fire_Hit_TV-2] "Fire Hit TV launches 2nd August". a516digital. 24 July 2013.

[Film4_+1-3] "Film4+1 returning to Freeview "in the summer"". imediamonkey. 20 March 2013.

[Film4_+12-4] "News: New Travel Channel, Film 4 and Film 4+1". Freeview. 1 August 2013.

[BBC_RB-5] "A BBC Red Button summer 2013". BBC. 10 June 2013.

[BBC_RB2-6] "Help receiving TV and radio". BBC. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[Made_in_BC_Mustard_TV-7] "Ofcom awards second set of local TV licences". Ofcom. 19 September 2012.

[Made_in_Bristol-8] "FAQ". Made in Bristol. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

[Made_in_Leeds-9] "Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence". Ofcom. 15 February 2013.

[Made_in_Leeds2-10] "Made in Leeds wins Local TV Licence". Made in Leeds. 15 February 2013.

[London_Live-11] "Ofcom awards London local TV licence". Ofcom. 4 February 2013.

[London_Live2-12] "Billionaire Lebedev Wins License to Start New London TV Station". Bloomberg. 4 February 2013.

[London_Live3-13] "London Live TV hires F1's Balcombe ahead of March 2014 launch". Media Week. 28 June 2013.

[BBC_HD-14] "BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels". BBC. 16 July 2013.

[Bay_TV_Liverpool-15] "Ofcom awards Liverpool local TV licence". Ofcom. 21 February 2013.

[DMOL_consultation-16] "Statement on reorganisation of the DTT LCN listing and on changes to DMOL's LCN policy" (PDF). Freeview. 30 July 2012.

[Sky_appeal-17] "Sky lodges appeal over Sky News Freeview EPG move". Digital Spy. 20 August 2012.

[DMOL_appeals-18] "Appeals over allocation of revised logical channel numbers (LCNs) on Freeview - Thursday, 4 October 2012". Digital UK. 4 October 2012.

[City_TV_That's_Oxford-19] "Ofcom awards local TV licences for Birmingham and Oxford". Ofcom. 7 November 2012.

[ETV_GTV-20] "Ofcom awards local TV licences in Scotland". Ofcom. 11 January 2013.

[Latest_TV_Lincolnshire_Living-21] "Ofcom awards first local TV licences". Ofcom. 12 September 2012.

[Made_in_Tyne_and_Wear-22] "Ofcom awards Newcastle local TV licence". Ofcom. 6 December 2012.

[Notts_TV-23] "Ofcom awards Nottingham local TV licence". Ofcom. 3 October 2012.

[Notts_TV2-24] "Local TV Award: Nottingham" (PDF). Ofcom. 20 November 2012.

[SLTV_NVTV-25] "Ofcom awards further local TV licences". Ofcom. 10 October 2012.

[SLTV2-26] "Local TV Award: Sheffield" (PDF). Ofcom. 20 November 2012.

[That’s_Solent-27] "Ofcom awards Southampton local TV licence". Ofcom. 26 October 2012.

[YourTV_Blackpool_&_Preston-28] "Ofcom awards Preston local TV licence". Ofcom. 1 March 2013.

[YourTV_Manchester-29] "Ofcom awards Manchester local TV licence". Ofcom. 8 February 2013.

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