Freeview Channel Lineup

Our list of the channels available on Freeview. The list includes the channel name, channel type and the multiplex that the channel is broadcast on.

Freeview's channel line-up

EPG	Channel	Programming	Notes	Mux*
1	BBC One	Entertainment		1
2	BBC Two	Entertainment		1
3	ITV1 (and GMTV)	Entertainment		2
4	Channel 4 (S4C in Wales)	Entertainment		2
5	Channel Five	Entertainment		2
6	ITV2	Entertainment		2
7	BBC Three	Entertainment		1
8	Ch. 4 (Wales) / TeleG (Scotland)	Culture		2/A
9	BBC Four	Culture		B
10	ITV3	Entertainment		A
11	Sky Three	Entertainment		C
12	Yesterday	History	Formerly UKTV History.	D
13	Channel 4+1	Entertainment		2
14	More 4	Entertainment		2
15	Film Four	Movies		D
16	QVC	Shopping		A
17	G.O.L.D	Entertainment	Top Up Anytime only. 6pm to 11:30pm only	A
18	4Music	Music		D
19	Dave	Entertainment	7am to 3am only	C
20	Virgin 1	Entertainment	9am to midnight only. To rebrand as Channel One	A
21	VIVA	Music channel	Also running Noggin (morning kids content)	D
22	Ideal World	Shopping		D
23	Bid TV / ScreenShop	Shopping		A
24	ITV4 (and GMTV2)	Entertainment		D
25	Dave ja vu (+ 1)	Entertainment		C
26	Home	Lifestyle	Formerly UKTV Style - Top Up Anytime only. 2pm to 4pm only	A
27	ITV2 + 1	Entertainment	Scotland / N. Ireland only	2
28	E4	Entertainment		2
29	E4+1	Entertainment		C
30	Fiver	Entertainment		A
31	Five USA	Entertainment		A
32	Big Deal	Quiz	4am to 6am	C
33	ITV2 + 1	Entertainment	England / Wales only	2
34	ESPN	Sport	Available on BT Vision and Top Up TV or on Freeview CAM (Not 24 hours)	A
36	Create & Craft	Shopping	8am to 1pm. More	D
37	Price-Drop TV	Shopping		C
38	Quest	Documentary	10am to 1am	A
40	Rocks & Co 1	Shopping		D
41	Sky Sports 1 - NEW	Sports	Subscription Sports Service	B
42	Sky Sports 2 - NEW	Sports	Subscription Sports Service	B
43	Gems TV "Coloured Rocks"	Shopping	1am to 11am	A
44	Sky 3 + 1	Entertainment	Replaced Sky Sports News Aug 2010	C
50	BBC HD	Entertainment - HD	Freeview HD areas only	HD
51	ITV1 HD / STV HD	Entertainment - HD	Freeview HD areas only	HD
52	Channel 4 HD	Entertainment - HD	Freeview HD areas only	HD
53	S4C HD	Entertainment - HD	Wales Freeview HD areas only	HD
70	CBBC	Kids		1
71	Cbeebies	Kids		B
72	CITV	Kids		A
80	BBC News	News		1
81	BBC Parliament	News		B
82	Sky News	News		C
84	CNN	News	7pm to midnight only	A
85	Russia Today	News		D
87	Community Channel	Specialist		C
89	Al Jazeera English	Entertainment News	6pm to 11pm	D
93	Television X	Adult	Pay-to-view	A
94	Smile TV 2	Adult chat	Overnight	D
95	Smile TV 3	Adult chat	Overnight	C
96	Babestation	Adult chat	11pm-5am, pay-per-view from midnight	D
97	Partyland	Adult Chat		A
98	TMTV (Tease Me TV)	Adult	Overnight	A

Data / Text Services

EPG	Channel	Programming	Notes	Mux*
101	Teletext Holidays	Text Holidays		A
102	Rabbit	Text Dating		2
104	1-2-1 Dating	Text Dating		2
105	BBC Red Button	Text Information		1
107	Gay Rabbit	Text Dating		2
108	Sky Text	Text Information		C
109	Mobilizer	Text Adult		A
300	4TV Interactive	Text		D
306	Channel Zero	Text		C

 

Radio Stations

EPG	Channel	Programming	Notes	Mux*
700	BBC Radio 1	Music		B
701	BBC 1 Xtra	Music		B
702	BBC Radio 2	Music		B
703	BBC Radio 3	Music		B
704	BBC Radio 4	Speech		B
705	BBC 5 Live	Sport		B
706	BBC 5 Live Sports Extra	Sport		B
707	BBC 6 Music	Music		B
708	BBC Radio 7	Comedy/Kids		B
709	BBC Asian Network	Specialist		B
710	BBC World Service	Speech		B
711	The Hits	Music		D
712	Smash Hits!	Music		A
713	Kiss	Music		D
714	Heat	Music		D
715	Magic	Music		D
716	Q	Music		D
718	Smooth Radio	Music		D
719	BBC Scotland / BBC Wales / BBC Ulster	Speech	Scotland/Wales/NI only	1
720	BBC Radio Cymru / BBC Radio nan Gàidheal / BBC Radio Foyle	Speech	Scotland/Wales/NI only	1
722	Kerrang!	Music		D
723	TalkSport	Sport		C
725	Premier Christian Radio	Religious		C
726	U105 Radio	Music	Northern Ireland only	2
727	Absolute Radio	Music		C
728	Heart	Music		2

The above lineup was obtained from a BT Vision set-top box, receiving signals from the Crystal Palace transmitter.

Freeview Channel List Updated: Sept 2010. Out of date? Let us know

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* Freeview Multiplexes

The number or letter beside the channels in the above list represents the Multiplex (or MUX) that carries the channel. Freeview channels are broadcast on one of six dedicated Freeview multiplexes - 1, 2, A, B, C or D, and as channels are grouped in multiplexes, it's common that you'll either receive all of the channels on a multiplex, or none of the channels on that multiplex.

More on Multiplexes in our Glossary | See also Reception Help

• Multiplex 1 - Operated by the BBC. Includes BBC 1, 2 and Three
• Multiplex 2 - Operated by Channel 3&4 Ltd - includes the ITV group, plus E4 / More 4
• Multiplex A - Operated by SDN - Includes Virgin 1, QVC and the TopUp TV subscription service
• Multiplex B - Operated by the BBC. Carries BBC Four, and most of the BBC radio stations
• Multiplex C - Operated by Arquiva. Mostly contains the Sky channels and Dave
• Multiplex D - Operated by Arquiva. Includes Film 4, Yesterday and TMF

Note that on this page, we list the pre-digital switchover Multiplex allocation. Mux allocations are slightly different for those that have completed the digital switchover.

 

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