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Freesat Channel Lineup
Freesat launched in May 2008. It offers over 100 digital TV and radio channels and is received with a Freesat satellite dish and decoder box.
For more on the Freesat service, which is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, see our Freesat page.
Below is a list of the channels and channel numbers for Freesat.
Freesat's channel list:
The following digital TV channels are available on Freesat:
| Num | Channel | Programming |
| 101 | BBC One | Entertainment |
| 102 | BBC Two | Entertainment |
| 103 | ITV1 | Entertainment (HD via red button) |
| 104 | Channel 4 | Entertainment |
| 105 | Five | Entertainment |
| 106 | BBC Three | Entertainment |
| 107 | BBC Four | Entertainment |
| 108 | BBC HD | Entertainment - High Definition |
| 110 | BBC Alba | Scotland - Gaelic Language |
| 113 | ITV2 | Entertainment |
| 114 | ITV2 +1 | Entertainment |
| 115 | ITV3 | Entertainment |
| 116 | ITV3 +1 | Entertainment |
| 117 | ITV4 | Entertainment |
| 118 | ITV4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 120 | S4C Digidol (Wales) | Entertainment |
| 121 | Channel 4 + 1 | Entertainment |
| 122 | E4 | Entertainment |
| 123 | E4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 124 | More4 | Entertainment |
| 125 | More4 +1 | Entertainment |
| 135 | CBS Drama | Entertainment |
| 136 | CBS Reality | Entertainment |
| 137 | CBS Action | Entertainment |
| 138 | Zone Horror | Entertainment |
| 139 | Zone Horror + 1 | Entertainment |
| 140 | BET Black Entertainment TV | Entertainment |
| 141 | BET + 1 | Entertainment |
| 200 | BBC News | News |
| 201 | BBC Parliament | News |
| 202 | S4C2 (Wales) | News |
| 203 | Al Jazeera English | News |
| 204 | Euronews | News |
| 205 | France 24 | News |
| 206 | RT Russia Today | News |
| 207 | CNN International | News |
| 208 | Bloomberg TV | Finance News |
| 209 | NHK World TV | News |
| 300 | Film4 | Movies |
| 301 | Film4 +1 | Movies |
| 302 | True Movies | Movies |
| 303 | True Movies 2 | Movies |
| 304 | Movies4Men | Movies |
| 306 | Movies4Men 2 | Movies |
| 400 | Wedding TV | Lifestyle |
| 401 | Wedding TV Asia | Lifestyle |
| 402 | Information TV | Lifestyle |
| 403 | Rural TV | Lifestyle |
| 405 | Food Network | Lifestyle |
| 406 | Food Network +1 | Lifestyle |
| 450 | Men and Motors | Lifestyle |
| 500 | Chart Show TV | Music |
| 501 | The Vault | Music |
| 502 | Flava | Music |
| 504 | B4U Music | Music |
| 509 | Zing | Music |
| 514 | Clubland TV | Music |
| 600 | CBBC | Kids |
| 601 | CBeebies | Kids |
| 602 | CITV | Kids |
| 603 | POP | Kids |
| 604 | POP Girl | Kids |
| 605 | Tiny POP | Kids |
| 606 | Kix! | Kids |
| 650 | Teachers TV | Specialist / Education |
| 690 | Inspiration TV | Religious |
| 691 | Daystar TV | Religious |
| 692 | Genesis TV | Religious |
| 800 | QVC |
Shopping |
| 801 | price-drop tv | Shopping |
| 802 | bid tv | Shopping |
| 803 | Pitch TV | Shopping |
| 804 | Pitch World | Shopping |
| 805 | Gems TV1 | Shopping |
| 806 | TV Shop | Shopping |
| 808 | JML Home & DIY | Shopping |
| 809 | JML | Shopping |
| 810 | JML Cookshop | Shopping |
| 811 | Thane Direct | Shopping |
| 812 | Ideal World | Shopping |
| 813 | Create and Craft | Shopping |
| 814 | Speed Auction TV | Shopping |
| 815 | Jewellery Channel | Shopping |
| 851 | Netplay TV | Gaming channel |
| 861 | Gala TV | Gaming channel |
| 869 | Read Me | Adult Text Service |
| 870 | Babestation | Adult / Phone Girls |
| 874 | Filth | Adult |
| 974 | Channel 4 London | Channel 4 with Audio Description |
| 975 | Channel 4 London +1 | Channel 4 with Audio Description |
| 977 | ITV London | ITV Regional Service |
| 999 | Freesat Info | Freesat Information service |
List Updated: January 2010. Out of date? Let us know.
Looking for other channels? See our Freesat FAQ
TV Listings? We compare the listings services at www.tellyguides.co.uk
Freesat HD:
HD services available on Freesat: BBC HD and ITV HD (ITV is available via the red button).
Channel 4's HD service is not available, as this service is currently exclusive to Sky HD.
Freesat radio station channel list
The following radio stations are available on Freesat:
| Number | Channel |
| 700 | BBC Radio 1 |
| 701 | BBC Radio 1 Xtra |
| 702 | BBC Radio 2 |
| 703 | BBC Radio 3 |
| 704 | BBC Radio 4 |
| 705 | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 706 | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra |
| 707 | BBC 6 Music |
| 708 | BBC Radio 7 |
| 709 | BBC Asian Network |
| 710 | BBC Radio 4 LW |
| 711 | BBC World Service |
| 712 | BBC Radio Scotland |
| 713 | BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (Gaelic) |
| 714 | BBC Radio Wales |
| 715 | BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh) |
| 716 | BBC Radio Ulster |
| 718 | BBC Radio London |
| 719 | Capital 95.8 |
| 720 | Choice FM |
| 721 | Classic FM |
| 722 | Gold |
| 723 | XFM London |
| 724 | Absolute Radio |
| 725 | Absolute Classic Rock |
| 726 | Absolute Radio Xtreme |
| 727 | NME Radio |
| 728 | WRN |
| 729 | Jazz FM |
| 730 | Planet Rock |
| 750 | RTE Radio 1 |
| 751 | RTE Radio 2fm |
| 752 | RTE Radio Lyric FM |
| 753 | RTE Raidio na Gaeltacta |
| 777 | Insight Radio |
| 786 | BFBS Radio |
| 790 | TWR |
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