| 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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