All of the free TV channels on Freeview in the UK

Showing the free channels on Freeview only

Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using Freeview only. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

Key: _{wb_sunny} daytime; _{watch_later} nighttime; _{account_box} funded from the TV License; flags show Freeview channel limits.

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High definition channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
BBC One HD_{account_box}		101		106
BBC Two HD_{account_box}		102	102	102
ITV HD		103		111
STV HD		103
UTV HD		103	103
Channel 4 HD		104	104
Channel 5 HD	_{live_tv}	105	105	105
BBC Four HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	106 (76%)_{watch_later}	116_{watch_later}	107_{watch_later}
BBC News HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	107 (76%)	503	200
BBC Scotland HD	_{live_tv}	108	194	108
RT HD	_{live_tv}	113 (76%)	511	206
Quest HD	_{live_tv}	114 (76%)	144	167
CBBC HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	204_{wb_sunny}	607_{wb_sunny}	600_{wb_sunny}
CBeebies HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	205 (76%)_{wb_sunny}	608_{wb_sunny}	601_{wb_sunny}

Main TV standard-definiton channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
BBC One (SD)_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	1		101
BBC Two_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	2		110
ITV (SD)	_{live_tv}	3	803	103
STV (SD)		3	803	103
UTV (SD)		3	803	103
Channel 4 (SD)	_{live_tv}	4	804	104
Channel 5	_{live_tv}	5	805
ITV 2	_{live_tv}	6	816	113
BBC Alba_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	7	169_{watch_later}	109_{watch_later}
Channel 4 (Wales)		7	104	104
BBC Four_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	9 _{watch_later}	815_{watch_later}	173_{watch_later}
BBC Scotland SD	_{live_tv}	9	876	174
ITV3	_{live_tv}	10		115
Sky Arts		11 (90%)		147
Quest	_{live_tv}	12 (90%)	831	172
E4	_{live_tv}	13		122
Film4	_{live_tv}	14		300
— Channel 4 +1		15		121
Really		17 (90%)	142	160
More4	_{live_tv}	18		124
Dave		19 (90%)	811	157
Drama		20 (90%)	143	158
5USA		21 (90%)	141	129
Dave ja vu		23 (90%)	211
BBC Four (Scotland SD)	_{live_tv}	24 _{watch_later}
ITV4	_{live_tv}	25		117
Yesterday		26 (90%)	155	159
ITVBe		27	131	119
E4 (Wales)	_{live_tv}	28 (90%)		122
— ITV2 +1		28 (90%)_{watch_later}	218	114
— E4 +1		29	235	123
4Music	_{live_tv}	30 (90%)
5STAR		31 (90%)	128	131
Paramount Network	_{live_tv}	32 (90%)	150	132
GREAT! movies		33 (90%)	321	302
— ITV +1		34	203	112
— STV+1		34	203
— UTV +1		34	203	112
pick		35 (90%)	159	144
DMAX		38 (90%)	172	150
Quest Red	_{live_tv}	39 (90%)	149	169
CBS Justice		40 (90%)	148	137
GREAT! movies action		41 (90%)	323	305
Food Network		42 (90%)	140	148
HGTV		43 (90%)	162	166
— Channel 5 +1		45 (90%)	205	128
— Film4 +1		46 (90%)	314	301
Challenge		47 (90%)	160	146
4seven	_{live_tv}	48 (90%)	137	127
TG4		52
RTÉ One		53
RTÉ Two		54
5SELECT		55 (90%)_{watch_later}	153_{watch_later}	133_{watch_later}
Smithsonian Channel		56 (90%)	171	175
— ITVBe +1		57 (90%)
— ITV3 +1		58 (90%)	219	116
— ITV4 +1	_{live_tv}	59 (90%)	220	118
GREAT! movies classic 1		62	320	304
Blaze		63 (90%)	164	162
FreeSports		64 (76%)	422
CBS Reality		66 (90%)	146	135
CBS Drama		67 (90%)	147	134
Horror Channel		68 (90%)	317	138
— Quest +1	_{live_tv}	69 (90%)	244	168
— Quest Red +1	_{live_tv}	70 (76%)	249	170
Shopping Quarter		72
— Drama +1		73 (90%)	243
— Yesterday +1		74 (90%)	255
NOW 80s		75	362
Now 70s		76 (76%)	361
TCC	_{live_tv}	77 (90%)_{wb_sunny}
Now 90s		78	363
Clubland TV		79	364
— Blaze +1		80 (90%)
Talking Pictures TV		81 (90%)	328	306
Together TV	_{live_tv}	82 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	170	164
PBS America		84 (90%)	174	155
— More4 +1		86 (76%)	236	125
— PBS America +1		87 (76%)
Country Music Entertainment		88
Court TV		89 (76%)	179	177
Forces TV		96 (76%)	181	165
CBBC_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	201_{wb_sunny}	643_{wb_sunny}	607_{wb_sunny}
CBeebies_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	202_{wb_sunny}	644_{wb_sunny}	608_{wb_sunny}
CITV	_{live_tv}	203 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	612_{wb_sunny}	602_{wb_sunny}
POP MAX		208	620	604
Ketchup TV		211 (90%)
YAAAS!		212 (90%)
BBC News_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	231	877	212
BBC Parliament_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	232	504	201
Sky News	_{live_tv}	233 (90%)	875	202
RT	_{live_tv}	234 (90%)
Aljazeera English		235 (90%)	880
GB News		236 (90%)	515	216
BBC Red Button_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	250	981	981

Local TV channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
Bay TV Clwyd		7 (54%)
Bay TV Liverpool		7 (54%)
Bay TV Swansea		7 (54%)
Big Centre TV		7 (54%)
Cambridge Presents		7 (54%)
Estuary TV Doncaster		7 (54%)
Estuary TV York		7 (54%)
Latest TV		7 (54%)
Made in Bristol		7 (54%)
Made in Leeds		7 (54%)
Made in Teesside		7 (54%)
Made in Tyne and Wear		7 (54%)
Mustard		7 (54%)
Notts TV	_{live_tv}	7 (54%)
NvTv		7 (54%)
Sheffield Live		7 (54%)
That's Berkshire		7 (54%)
That's Lancashire		7 (54%)
That's Manchester		7 (54%)
That's Salisbury		7 (54%)
That's Solent		7 (54%)
That's Surrey		7 (54%)
Thats Oxford		7 (54%)
The York Channel		7 (54%)
LONDON LIVE	_{live_tv}	8 (54%)
Made in Cardiff		8 (54%)
STV Edinburgh		8 (54%)
STV Glasgow		8 (54%)
GREAT! movies classic		51 (54%)	319	303
GREAT! movies 1		60 (54%)	322
Tiny Pop		207 (54%)	615	605

Radio stations

Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
BBC Radio 1_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag700	0101	700
BBC Radio 1Xtra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	701	0137	701
BBC Radio 2_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag702	0102	702
BBC Radio 3_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag703	0103	703
BBC Radio 4 (FM)_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	704	0104	704
BBC Radio 5 Live_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	705	0105	705
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	706	0144	706
BBC Radio 6 Music_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	707	0120	707
BBC Radio 4 Extra_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB	708	0131	708
BBC Asian Network_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	709	0119	709
BBC World Service_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag710	0115	711
Hits Radio	_{live_tv}		711 (90%)	0188
KISS FRESH	_{live_tv}		712 (90%)
KISS		DAB FM/AM	713 (90%)	0178
KISSTORY	_{live_tv}	DAB	714 (90%)
Magic	_{live_tv}	DAB	715 (90%)	0180
Greatest Hits Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB	716 (90%)
Kerrang!		DAB	717 (90%)
Smooth Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	718 (90%)	0128	732
BBC Berkshire_{account_box}		DAB	719
BBC Bristol_{account_box}		FM/AM	719
BBC C&W_{account_box}			719
BBC Jersey_{account_box}			719
BBC Kent_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Leeds_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Manchester_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Newcastle_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Norfolk_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	719
BBC Radio London_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0152	718
BBC Radio Scotland_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0116	712
BBC Radio Ulster_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0118	716
BBC Radio Wales_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	719	0117	714
BBC Devon_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	720
BBC H&W_{account_box}			720
BBC Lancashire_{account_box}			720
BBC Nottingham_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	720
BBC Radio Cymru_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0152	715
BBC Radio Foyle_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	720	0220	717
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal_{account_box}	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	_flag720	0139	713
BBC Suffolk_{account_box}			720
BBC Sussex_{account_box}			720
BBC Three Counties_{account_box}			720
BBC York_{account_box}			720
BBC Cornwall_{account_box}			721
BBC Cumbria_{account_box}			721
BBC Guernsey_{account_box}			721
BBC Humberside_{account_box}			721
BBC Leicester_{account_box}			721
BBC Shropshire_{account_box}			721
BBC Wiltshire_{account_box}			721
BBC Cambridge_{account_box}		FM/AM	722
BBC Lincolnshire_{account_box}			722
BBC Merseyside_{account_box}			722
BBC Oxford_{account_box}			722
BBC Solent_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	722
BBC Somerset_{account_box}			722
BBC Surrey_{account_box}			722
BBC Tees_{account_box}			722
BBC WM_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	722
talkSPORT	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	723 (90%)	0108	731
Capital	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	724 (90%)	0109	719
Premier Radio		DAB FM/AM	725 (90%)
BBC Stoke_{account_box}			726
Absolute Radio	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	727 (90%)	0107	724
Heart	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	728 (90%)	0111	733
RTÉ RnaG			729
RNIB Connect		FM/AM	730 (90%)
Classic FM	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	731 (90%)	0106	721
LBC	_{live_tv}	DAB FM/AM	732 (90%)	0124	734
Trans World Radio			733 (90%)
BBC Essex_{account_box}			734
BBC Northampton_{account_box}			734
BBC Sheffield_{account_box}			734
BBC Solent for Dorset_{account_box}		DAB FM/AM	734
BBC Derby_{account_box}			735
BBC Gloucestershire_{account_box}			735

Streamed TV and text

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	Kiss Chat & Date			252 (90%)
	Proud Dating			253 (90%)
	VisionTV			264 (90%)
	On Demand 365			265 (90%)

High definition shopping

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	QVC HD	_{live_tv}		111 (76%)
	QVC Beauty HD	_{live_tv}		112 (76%)

Other TV channels

Channel name	web	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
QVC	_{live_tv}	16 (90%)	660	800
Ideal World		22 (90%)	664	812
QVC Beauty	_{live_tv}	36 (90%)	663	801
QVC Style	_{live_tv}	37 (90%)	677	803
Gems TV	_{live_tv}	44 (90%)	665	805
TJC		50 (90%)	662	809
GREAT! tv 1		61	257	143
TBN UK		65	582
Shopping Quarter	_{live_tv}	71 (90%)	674	807
Craft Store TV		85 (90%)	673	817
TV Warehouse		90	676
Create and Craft		95 (90%)_{wb_sunny}	683	813
Pop		206 (90%)	614	603
SonLife		263 (90%)
Arise News		269 (90%)	519

Where Local TV broadcast

	Channel name	web	radio	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky	Freesat
	GREAT! tv			49 (54%)	157	142
	Ideal Extra	_{live_tv}		94 (54%)	671

Adult channels

Channel name	Freeview_{arrow_drop_down}	Sky
Manchester TV	99
ADULT Section (start)	670 (90%)
ADULT smileTV3	673 (90%)
ADULT Babestn	674 (90%)
Xpanded TV	678 (90%)	902
ADULT Studio 66	679 (90%)
ADULT Xpanded2	680 (90%)
ADULT Section	699 (90%)

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Paul.

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11:37 AM

js:

Hmmm, rxtvinfo.com has got a story about Glass subscribers being the first to get HD versions of the in the very near future. I initially thought that the HD versions of the other might be for Glass users as well to tempt people to purchase Glass - but if this is the case why would a device that has no connection need dummy entries in the satellite EPG/SDT?

https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/bbc-one-hd-regional-launch-begins

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Chris.SE

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3:12 PM

Paul.:

There have been all sorts of stories on various websites (none of which are that reliable) about when regional HD is going to appear after the BBC said "by the end of 2022". A number of stories were completely untrue.

The most reliable information now comes from the latest statement by the BBC -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2021/bbc-one-hd-rollout-england

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James Greenhorn
12:07 PM

I am able to get all on radio but cannot get radio clyde or bbc radio five extra or radio forth.can you.Thank you

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Chris.SE

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2:33 PM

James Greenhorn:

BBC Radio Five Sports Extra is only broadcast on Block 12B BBC National.

Radio Clyde 1 is broadcast on FM on 97.0/102.3/102.5/103.3 MHz depending on your locale, and Radio Clyde 2 is on MW 1152 kHz. Radio Clyde is also on DAB mutliplex Block 11C: 220.352 MHz
The general Broadcast area is Glasgow and Central Scotland.

Radio Forth 1 is broadcast on FM on 97.3/97.6/102.2 MHz depending on your locale, and Radio Forth 2 is on MW 1548 kHz. radio Firth is also on DAB Block 12D: 229.072 MHz
The general Broadcast area is , Lothians and Fife.

Of course many stations can be listened to on-line, there is a selection of on-line Radio players.
What broadcasts you may receive will depend on where you are.

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Andrew Way
10:43 PM

Can anyone suggest a reliable tuner/recorder please? We are on our third and they have all proved unreliable. Manhattan, Humax, and Freesats own brand. The current one locks up regularly, and fails to respond to the remote.( Yes we have tried new batteries.) Thanks in advance!

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Anka de Souza
2:26 PM

It would be so good to have a list of +1 . To set a recorder is a nightmare having to find all the +1 Channels. HELP!

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6:11 PM

Anka de Souza:

This list from has all the
https://www.freeview.co.uk/corporate/platform-management/-listings and which multiplexes they are carried on. of all multiplexes but especially COM7 and Local will depend on location, not all areas are served.

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Cad
10:54 AM

Cad I use iPlayer with free view but no internet thankyou

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Paul.

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12:10 PM

Cad:

Short answer, no.

Although many boxes and smart TVs have an iPlayer app intalled out of , all iPlayer content is delivered over the Internet.

If you have a mobile contract with unlimited data you could use the iPlayer app on the phone and Chromecast the to a suitably equipped TV. It's still using the Internet, but via your phone.

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