List of digital terrestrial television channels (UK)

This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, those planned for the future and those that have been removed.

The most recent channel to launch was Playboy on channel 194 on 12 December 2011.

Contents

Key - General entertainment - High-definition - Children
News - Adult - Text services - Local - Hidden - Radio stations - Other

Future channels & Events - Channels removed from digital terrestrial television
See also - References - External links

Key

Encryption/Package

Encryption/package	Notes
Free-to-air	Branded as Freeview
Subscription channel	Requires a subscription to a pay-tv package such as BT Vision or Top Up TV
Pay-per-view	Requires a one-off payment to view an event

Multiplex names

Pre-DSO multiplex name	Post-DSO multiplex name	Notes
1	PSB1	Also known as BBC A.
2	PSB2	Also known as D3&4.
A	COM4	Also known as SDN. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
B	PSB3	Also known as BBC B.
C	COM5	Also known as ARQ A or Arqiva A. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
D	COM6	Also known as ARQ B or Arqiva B. Unavailable on 'Freeview Lite'.
	DDR7	Winter Hill only.

Channel sections

General entertainment

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
1	BBC One	Some regional variations in programming.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
2	BBC Two	Some regional variations in programming.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
3	ITV	Made up of 15 regional stations. Branded ITV1, STV or UTV depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.)	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
4	Channel 4	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
4	S4C	Wales only.	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
5	Channel 5		Northern & Shell	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
6	ITV2		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
7	BBC Three	Timeshares with CBBC Channel.	BBC	19:00 - 05:30	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
8	Channel 4	Wales only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
8	BBC Alba	Scotland only. Timeshares with BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.	BBC and MG Alba	17:00 - 00:00 (Monday-Friday) 16:00 - 01:00 (Saturday) 16:00 - 00:00 (Sunday)	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
9	BBC Four	Timeshares with CBeebies.	BBC	19:00 - 05:30	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
10	ITV3		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
11	Pick TV		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
12	Yesterday		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
13	Channel 4 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
14	More4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
15	Film4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
16	QVC		QVC (Liberty Media)	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) 24 hours (Wales) (Friday-Monday) 17:00 - 09:00 (Wales) (Tuesday-Thursday)	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
17	GOLD	Timeshares with Home, ESPN, TopUp Anytime1.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	11:00 - 14:00 (Monday - Thursday) 12:00 - 14:00 (Friday)	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
18	4Music		Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
19	Dave	Timeshares with Party.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	07:00 - 03:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
20	Really	Timeshares with Dave ja vu, Blue Kiss TV.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	08:00 - 02:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
21	Viva		MTV Networks Europe	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
22	Ideal World	Timeshares with SmileTV2.	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	05:00 - 00:00	D	Free-to-air	4:3 SDTV
23	Bid TV		Bid Shopping	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
24	ITV4		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
25	Dave ja vu	1 hour timeshift of Dave. Timeshares with Really, Blue Kiss TV.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	02:00 - 04:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
26	Home	Timeshares with GOLD, ESPN, TopUp Anytime1.	UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)	11:00 - 12:00 (Friday)	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
27	ITV2 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV2.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
28	E4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	2 (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) A (Wales)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
29	E4 +1	1 hour timeshift of E4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
30	5*	Timeshares with Television X, TopUp Anytime5.	Northern & Shell	06:00 - 00:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
31	5USA	Timeshares with Filth, TopUp Anytime6.	Northern & Shell	06:00 - 01:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
32	The Big Deal	Pre-DSO timeshares with Price Drop TV, Community Channel, Party. Post-DSO timeshares with Al Jazeera English.	Square 1 Management Limited	03:00 - 05:00 (pre-DSO) 23:00 - 18:00 (post-DSO)	C (pre-DSO) COM6 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
33	ITV +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV. Made up of 9 regional stations. Branded ITV1 +1, STV +1 or UTV +1 depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.)	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
34	ESPN	Timeshares with GOLD, Home, TopUp Anytime1.	ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)	14:00 - 04:00 (Monday-Friday) 11:00 - 06:00 (Saturday) 11:00 – 04:00 (Sunday)	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
36	Create and Craft	Timeshares with Babestation 2, Food Network, Smile TV3.	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	06:00 - 18:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
37	Price Drop TV	Timeshares with The Big Deal (pre-DSO), Community Channel, Party.	Bid Shopping	08:00 - 00:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
38	Quest		Discovery Networks Western Europe	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
39	The Zone	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. Timeshares with CITV.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	18:00 - 06:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
40	Rocks & Co 1	Timeshares with QVC Beauty, Babestation, Al Jazeera English (pre-DSO).	Rocks & Co Productions Ltd	13:00 - 18:00 (pre-DSO) 13:00 - 23:00 (post-DSO)	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
41	Sky Sports 1		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) COM6 (post-DSO)	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
42	Sky Sports 2		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) COM6 (post-DSO)	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
43	Gems TV		The Colourful Company Group Ltd.	24 hours	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
44	Channel 5 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 5. Timeshares with TopUp Anytime3.	Northern & Shell	Varies	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
46	Challenge		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
48	QVC Beauty	Timeshares with Rocks & Co 1, Babestation, Al Jazeera English (pre-DSO).	QVC (Liberty Media)	08:00 - 13:00	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
49	Food Network	Timeshares with Babestation 2, Create and Craft, SmileTV3.	Scripps Networks Interactive	18:00 - 22:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
60	The Jewellery Channel	Timeshares with Playboy.	The Jewellery Channel Limited	12:00 - 00:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

High-definition

Freeview HD will become available on a region-by-region basis, with the service coming to all regions by the end of 2012.^[1] Freeview HD channels require a DVB-T2 receiver.

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
50	BBC One HD		BBC	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
51	ITV HD	England, Scotland, Wales only. Made up of 5 regional stations. Branded ITV1 HD or STV HD depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.)	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
52	Channel 4 HD	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
53	S4C Clirlun	Wales only.	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV
54	BBC HD		BBC	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	1080i HDTV

Children

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
70	CBBC	Timeshares with BBC Three.	BBC	05:30 - 19:00	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
71	CBeebies	Timeshares with BBC Four.	BBC	05:30 - 19:00	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
72	CITV	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. Timeshares with The Zone.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	06:00 - 18:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

News

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
80	BBC News		BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
81	BBC Parliament		BBC	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
82	Sky News		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
85	RT		RIA Novosti	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	4:3 SDTV
87	Community Channel	Timeshares with Price Drop TV, The Big Deal (pre-DSO), Party.	Media Trust	05:00 - 08:00	C	Free-to-air	4:3 SDTV
89	Al Jazeera English	Pre-DSO timeshares with Rocks & Co 1, QVC Beauty, Babestation. Post-DSO timeshares with The Big Deal.	Al Jazeera	18:00 - 23:00	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

Adult

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
92	ADULT Section		Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
93	Television X	Timeshares with 5*, TopUp Anytime5.	TVX Europe Limited (Northern & Shell)	00:00 - 04:00	A	Pay-per-view	16:9 SDTV
94	SmileTV2	Timeshares with Ideal World.	Cellcast Group	00:00 - 05:00	D	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
95	SmileTV3	Timeshares with Create and Craft, Babestation 2, Food Network.	Cellcast Group	22:00 - 05:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
96	Babestation	Timeshares with Rocks & Co 1, QVC Beauty, Al Jazeera English (pre-DSO). Free-to-air 23:00 - 23:30.	Cellcast Group	23:00 - 04:45	D	Pay-per-view	16:9 SDTV
97	Party	Timeshares with Dave, Price Drop TV, Community Channel, The Big Deal (pre-DSO).	Cellcast Group	00:00 - 07:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
98	Blue Kiss TV	Timeshares with Really, Dave ja vu.	Square 1 Management Limited	04:00 - 05:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
99	ADULT Section		Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Text service
189	ADULT Section		Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
191	Red Hot TV	Placeholder channel.	Northern & Shell	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
192	Filth	Timeshares with 5USA, TopUp Anytime6.	Northern & Shell	01:00 - 04:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
193	Babestation 2	Timeshares with Create and Craft, Food Network, SmileTV3.	Cellcast Group	05:00 - 06:00	C	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
194	Playboy	Timeshares with The Jewellery Channel.	Playboy Enterprises	00:00 - 12:00	A	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
199	ADULT Section		Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Text service

Text services

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
101	Teletext Holidays		Teletext Ltd.	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
102	Rabbit		Teletext Ltd.	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	Text service
103	Gay Rabbit		Teletext Ltd.	24 hours	2	Free-to-air	Text service
104	1-2-1 Dating		Teletext Ltd.	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
105	BBC Red Button		BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air	Text service
108	Sky Text		British Sky Broadcasting	24 hours	D (pre-DSO) COM5 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air	Text service
110	Vision	Placeholder channel.	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Text service
111	CCTV	Interactive service for compatible receivers (internet connection required).	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Text service
112	Sports	Interactive service for compatible receivers (internet connection required).	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Text service
113	Connect 1	Placeholder channel.	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
114	Connect 2	Placeholder channel.	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service
115	Connect 3	Placeholder channel.	Reach TV Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service

Local

Local channels are only available in the specified areas.

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
200	Channel M	Manchester only.	Guardian Media Group	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
201	Movies4Men	Manchester only.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
202	Movies4Men +1	Manchester only.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
203	Movies4Men 2	Manchester only.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
204	Movies4Men 2 +1	Manchester only.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
205	Men&Movies	Manchester only.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd	24 hours	DDR7	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV

Hidden

These are services that are not designed to be channels but do show up on the EPG of the majority of Freeview boxes.

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
301	301	BBC Red Button Video Stream, press the red button for full functionality.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air	16:9 SDTV
303	303	Carries data for BBC News, BBC Parliament and CBeebies (appears as blank screen and flagged as hidden). Not available in post-switchover areas.	BBC	24 hours	B	Free-to-air	Data service
306	Channel Zero	Interactive service for compatible receivers.	Electra Entertainment Limited	24 hours	D	Free-to-air	Data service
307	TopUp Anytime1	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with GOLD, Home, ESPN.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 11:00 (Monday-Saturday) 06:00 - 11:00 (Sunday)	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
309	TopUp Anytime3	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with Channel 5 +1.	Top Up TV	Varies	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
310	TopUp Anytime5	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with 5*, Television X.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 06:00	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV
311	TopUp Anytime6	Top Up TV downloads. Timeshares with 5USA, Filth.	Top Up TV	04:00 - 06:00	A	Subscription channel	16:9 SDTV

Radio stations

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package
700	BBC Radio 1	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
701	BBC Radio 1Xtra		BBC	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
702	BBC Radio 2	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
703	BBC Radio 3	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
704	BBC Radio 4	FM version. Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
705	BBC Radio 5 Live		BBC	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
706	BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
707	BBC 6 Music		BBC	24 hours	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
708	BBC Radio 4 Extra	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
709	BBC Asian Network	Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
710	BBC World Service	English language, European version. Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).	BBC	24 hours (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) 00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) (Scotland) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) (Scotland) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday) (Scotland)	B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (post-DSO)	Free-to-air
711	The Hits Radio		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
712	Smash Hits		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
713	Kiss 100		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
714	Heat		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
715	Magic 105.4		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
716	Q		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
718	Smooth Radio		Guardian Media Group	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Scotland	MW/Digital version. Scotland only. Timeshares with BBC Alba.	BBC	00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday)	1	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Ulster	Northern Ireland only.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air
719	BBC Radio Wales	Wales only.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio Cymru	Wales only.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Scotland only. Timeshares with BBC Alba.	BBC	00:00 - 17:00 (Monday-Friday) 00:00 - 16:00 (Saturday) 01:00 - 16:00 (Sunday)	1	Free-to-air
720	BBC Radio Foyle	Northern Ireland only.	BBC	24 hours	1	Free-to-air
722	Kerrang!		Bauer Radio	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
723	talkSPORT		UTV Radio	24 hours	C	Free-to-air
724	95.8 Capital FM		Global Radio	24 hours	A	Free-to-air
725	Premier Christian Radio		Premier Christian Media Trust	24 hours	D	Free-to-air
726	U105	Northern Ireland only.	UTV Radio	24 hours	2	Free-to-air
727	Absolute Radio		TIML Radio Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air
728	Heart London		Global Radio	24 hours	A	Free-to-air

Other

These are channels that do not fall into any of the other categories (e.g. a placeholder for an old multiplex position).

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Multiplex	Encryption/package	Format
795	The Big Deal	Post-DSO only. Placeholder for old multiplex position.	Square 1 Management Limited	24 hours	A	Free-to-air	Text service

Future channels & Events

2012

July

19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 7^[2]
19 - BBC Parliament will temporarily close on channel 81^[2]

August

12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 7^[2]
12 - BBC Parliament will resume broadcasting on channel 81^[2]

Before 2013

A fifth HD channel^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 50^[7]
BBC Two HD may launch on channel 54, replacing BBC HD^[8]^[9]

Unknown dates

RTÉ One (Northern Ireland only)^[10]
RTÉ Two (Northern Ireland only)^[10]
TG4 (Northern Ireland only)^[10]

Channels removed from digital terrestrial television

These are channels that have been removed from digital terrestrial television. This does not include rebranded channels or channels that have ceased broadcasting.

2001

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
36	Discovery Kids	Timeshared with Discovery Wings and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel.	Discovery Channel	2001/11/18
36	Discovery Wings	Timeshared with Discovery Kids and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel.	Discovery Channel	2001/11/18

2002

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Date removed
31	Granada Breeze	Closed April 2002.	2002/01/31
21	Sky Sports 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010.	2002/05/01
22	Sky Sports 2	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010.	2002/05/01
23	Sky Sports 3	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
24	Sky Movies Max 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
25	Sky Movies Premier 1	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
26	Sky One	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
27	Cartoon Network	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 72 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
28	Carlton Cinema	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. It then closed down 10 months later.	2002/05/01
29	British Eurosport	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in June 2005 on channel 49 as a replacement for E4 on the Top Up TV Service which became free to air in May 2005.	2002/05/01
30	Plus	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. More than 2 years later Plus was replaced by ITV3.	2002/05/01
31	Men & Motors	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in May 2005 on channel 38 as part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/01
32	UK Gold	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 17 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
33	MTV	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
36	Discovery Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 27 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
37	Play UK	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
38	UK Style	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 26 as part of the Top Up TV Service.	2002/05/01
39	Nickelodeon	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with the Paramount Comedy channel.	2002/05/01
39	Paramount Comedy Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with Nickelodeon.	2002/05/01
43	UK Horizons	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
90	The Adult Channel	Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.	2002/05/01
91	Television X	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 60 as a pay per view channel for Freeview and Top Up TV.	2002/05/18
41	FilmFour	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in July 2006 as Film4 on channel 31 and part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/24
42	E4	Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 14 as part of the Top Up TV service then on 27 May 2005 became part of the Freeview service.	2002/05/24

2004

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
88	Jazz FM	Smooth FM moved to channel 718 in October 2005.	102.2 Smooth FM	2004/03/01

2005

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
11	Sky Travel	Only replaced on Freeview. Channel later rebranded to Sky Real Lives on all other platforms.	Sky3	2005/10/31

2006

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
38	Men & Motors		ITV Play	2006/04/12
31	More4 +1	Channel originally replaced by Big Brother Interactive Channel. Replaced by Film4 on 23 July 2006.	Film4	2006/05/18
74	Toonami	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/03
84	Bloomberg	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/05
98	Red Hot	Space revoked by Five to launch Five US.	Five US	2006/09/05
73	Boomerang	Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service.	Top Up TV Promo	2006/09/12
29	UKTV Food	Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life.	Five Life	2006/09/26
41	Top Up TV Promo	Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Returned in February 2007 on channel 43 and in a different space on the multiplex.	Five US	2006/10/06
32	Quiz Call	Closed down after ownership sold to iTouch.	Film4 +1	2006/11/15

2007

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
42	Discovery Real Time	Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 1.	Top Up TV Anytime 1	2007/02/04
27	Discovery Channel	Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service.	Top Up TV Promo	2007/02/06
72	Cartoon Network	Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 3.	Top Up TV Anytime 3	2007/02/09
718	102.2 Smooth FM		102.2 Smooth Radio	2007/03/23
32	Film4 +1	Space used to launch Channel 4 +1 on channel 13, moving More4 to channel 14, E4 to channel 29 and Film4 to channel 32.	Channel 4 +1	2007/08/20
41	Thomas Cook TV		Nuts TV/The Jewellery Channel	2007/09/01

2008

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
44	The Jewellery Channel	Broadcast licence not renewed (for unknown reasons). Returned to channel 60 on 21 September 2011.	Gems TV	2008/10/06
724	Clyde 1			2008/10/30

2009

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
24	Price-Drop TV	Returned to channel 43 on 27 August 2009.	Quest	2009/01/05
46	SmileTV 2	England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.	Virgin1	2009/03/17
44	GEMSTV1	CNN used space to increase its broadcast hours.	CNN	2009/03/31
43	Gems TV	Film4 used space to increase its broadcast hours.	Film4	2009/05/01
39	Super Casino	Channel removed from EPG on 23 August 2010.		2009/10/20
302	302	Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas.		2009/11/02
305	305	Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas.		2009/11/02
100	Teletext	Channel removed from EPG on 21 June 2010.		2009/12/15

2010

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
35	Virgin1 +1		Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday.	2010/06/01
41	Ideal Extra		Extended broadcast hours for TV News 2.	2010/06/01
88	Teachers TV	Channel removed from EPG on 7 October 2010.		2010/07/21
83	Sky Sports News	Channel removed from EPG on 22 September 2010.	Sky3 +1	2010/08/23
99	Babestation 2		ADULT Section/Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday.	2010/09/01
201	JML Direct	Manchester only.		2010/10/13
84	CNN International	Channel removed from EPG on 27 July 2011.		2010/11/14
86	S4C2	Wales only.		2010/11/30

2011

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Replaced by	Date removed
44	Pick TV +1	Removed so that all of the channels owned by BSkyB could be on multiplex C and Challenge can broadcast 24 hours a day in Wales. Channel removed from EPG on 17 October 2011.	Challenge with increased broadcast hours in Wales	2011/09/20
47	Daystar	Channel removed from EPG on 24 November 2011.		2011/10/11
191	Red Hot TV	Removed to allow Television X to continue broadcasting.		2011/12/01

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