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Freeview Channels

Welcome to our Freeview channels guide. We keep this page updated with the Freeview channels currently available. Most of the channels below are available for free, and you just require a Freeview box to view them. However, some Freeview channels require a subscription, and these have been marked with an asterix. Please let us know if you think our Freeview channel information needs updating.

List of Freeview Channels - TV Channels Last Updated 29 September 2008

Freeview Channel Number Name Subscription Only Channel? Description
1 BBC One   The flagship BBC channel. On Freeview as per existing TV.
2 BBC Two   On Freeview as per existing TV.
3 ITV1   On Freeview as per existing TV.
4 Channel 4 or S4C in Wales   On Freeview as per existing TV.
5 five   On Freeview as per existing TV.
6 ITV2   Entertainment, movies and Coronation St/Emmerdale repeats. Often has "extra" shows, supporting features from ITV1, e.g. Pop Idol Extra.
7 BBC Three   Entertainment channel from the BBC. Also has late night episodes of East Enders.
8 Tele-G   Gaelic TV channel for Scotland only.
9 BBC Four   Culture-orientated channel.
10 ITV3   Concentrates on ITV drama and movies.
11 Sky Three   Entertainment such as crime drama, along with travel documentaries and lifestyle shows.
12 UKTV History   British-produced history programming
13 Channel 4 + 1   Show Channel 4 programming but one hour later.
14 More 4   Dramas such as West Wing, home-made documentaries, contemporary films, news and current affairs programmes.
16 QVC   Home shopping
17 UKTV Gold Yes - Top Up TV Your favourite British sitcoms, comedy and drama.
18 4Music   Music video channel
19 Dave   Comedy and motoring.
20
(6pm-6am only)
Virgin 1   Entertainment
21 TMF   Music and entertainment
22 Ideal World   Home shopping
23 bid-up.tv   Home shopping with TV auctions
24 price-drop.tv   Home shopping
26 UKTV Style Yes - Top Up TV Home and garden.
28 ITV4   Entertainment and drama.
29 E4   Entertainment channel billed as Channel 4's sexy sister channel. Good for live Big Brother coverage, comedy and drama. Popular shows include The Sopranos and Hollyoaks in the City.
30 E4 + 1   Shows the programming of E4 but one hour later.
31 ITV2 + 1   Shows the programming of ITV2 but one hour later.
32 Film4   Brings you a wide range of film titles, from the classics to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, as well as independent cinema, foreign films and cult classics.
33 Eurosport UK Yes - Top Up TV Sports coverage.
34 Setanta Sports Yes - Setanta Subscription Sports channel
35 five US   For the best in US drama, entertainment, comedy, movies and sport.
36 FIVER   For edgy dramas, documentaries, movies and soaps.
37
(3am-7am only)
smileTV   Interactive TV channel allowing you to participate in live game shows. On from 3am to 7am.
38 Top Up Anytime1 Yes - Top Up TV On demand TV service from Top Up TV.
39 Top Up Anytime2 Yes - Top Up TV On demand TV service from Top Up TV.
40 Top Up Anytime3 Yes - Top Up TV On demand TV service from Top Up TV.
41 Top Up Anytime4 Yes - Top Up TV On demand TV service from Top Up TV.
42
(9pm - 1am only)
Nuts tv   Lads magazine programming featuring chat, celebrity interviews, sport, girls, cars, gadgets, comedy, music and clubbing.
43
(live 9.45 - 12.45pm only)
GEMSTV   Jewellery home shopping.
44
(live 7 - 9pm only)
GEMSTV1   Jewellery home shopping.
45 National Lottery XTRA   National Lottery related programming, for details of good cause funding, celebrities visiting National Lottery HQ, winning lottery numbers, special interviews and new lottery winners. Remember you can play the National Lottery online too.
46 smileTV2 Interactive TV channel.
70 CBBC   The BBC's channel for young people. Programmes include Newsround and Blue Peter.
71 CBeebies   For young children, highlights include Tweenies and Bob the Builder.
75 CITV   Children's programmes from ITV.
80 BBC NEWS 24   24 hour news from the BBC
81 BBC Parliament   A channel dedicated to politics, including unedited coverage of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and Select Committees in Westminster.
82 Sky News   News from Sky.
83 Sky Sports News   Sports news from Sky.
87
(6am - 9am only)
Community Channel   Community programming. On from 6am to 9am. See their website at communitychannel.org for more.
88 Teachers' TV   Information for those working in education.
97
(from 11pm)
TelevisionX / redhot / Fantasy TV Yes Adult TV channel.
100 Teletext   Text service for the latest news, sport and racing, weather and entertainment listings.
101 Teletext Holidays   Holiday information from Teletext.
102 Rabbit Chat and Date   Chat and dating service.
103 Teletext Casino   Games from Teletext including Roulette and Blackjack.
104 Teletext on 4   General Teletext service.
105 BBCi   BBC Interactive Service (aka BBC Red Button)
108 Sky Text   Text service from Sky.
300 4TV Interactive   4TV Interactive service
301 BBCi Extra   Additional interactive video for major events, e.g. the Olympics
302 BBCi Extra   Additional interactive video for major events, e.g. the Olympics
303 BBCi Extra   Additional interactive video for major events, e.g. the Olympics
304 tvtv DIGITAL   TBC
800 CITV (on some boxes) Due to a technical issue, CITV may also sometimes be displayed on 800 but the channel it should normally be on is 75.

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Scart lead results from our database
Guide to Integrated Digital TVs
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