List of channels on Digital Terrestrial Television (UK)



The Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) electronic programme guide (EPG) in the United Kingdom is managed by DigitalUK (who merged with DTT Multiplex Operators Limited (DMOL), the former managers). DigitalUK is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Arqiva who are the licensed DTT multiplex operators. Any channel or service that broadcasts on one of the UK DTT multiplexes is entitled to a listing on the EPG and is assigned a logical channel number (LCN), as long as it has an Ofcom broadcasting licence (or equivalent licence if based in another European country). http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/industry



Freeview is the terrestrial free-to-air TV service in the United Kingdom and is the prime user of the EPG, which is therefore commonly called the Freeview EPG. It is often mistakenly thought that DTT and Freeview are synonymous but not all channels and services on the EPG are part of Freeview, even though some may be accessible through a Freeview receiving device. BT TV (formerly BT Vision), TalkTalk Plus TV, and YouView are other digital TV services that also make use of the EPG and in some ways piggy back on top of the Freeview service to offer a combination of TV catch-up services (on-demand), additional channels and pay-TV options through an internet connection to create what is known as a hybrid service. Top Up TV (which closed 31 October 2013) was another service that used the EPG and provided access to some of the encrypted channels through subscriptions on behalf of the broadcaster, and in addition provided over-the-air (OTA) programme downloads overnight, so that they could be watched in the days to come as part of a pay-TV package.

List of DTT multiplexes
See separate page - List of DTT multiplexes

Entertainment
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Footnote 1 - Viewers with compatible Freeview receivers (most 2013 Freeview HD models) with at least 2 Mbps broadband connection can select extra services via the red button. These services are streamed through the internet, and broadband download limits may apply.

Local TV variations
Local TV started launching across the UK in November 2013. Details will be added here as the channels launch.

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Regional TV variations
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Children's
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News
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Footnote 2 - Viewers with compatible Freeview receivers (most 2013 Freeview HD models) with at least 2 Mbps broadband connection can select extra services via the red button. These services are streamed through the internet, and broadband download limits may apply.

High-definition
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Adult
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Footnote 3 - Viewers with compatible Freeview receivers (most 2013 Freeview HD models) with at least 2 Mbps broadband connection can select extra services via the red button. These services are streamed through the internet, and broadband download limits may apply.

Text services
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Streamed channels
These channels require an internet connection. Further details can be found here http://www.a516digital.com/2013/11/what-are-streamed-channels-from-channel.html and http://www.a516digital.com/2013/11/streamed-channel-listings.html

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Interactive services
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IPTV
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Future EPG launches/closures or moves
2014

March
 * 31st - London Live (London) - Ch 8 [Testing]

April 
 * 3rd - Vision TV & Vision TV 2 closing - Ch 225 @ 230
 * 29th - Notts TV (Nottingham) - Ch 8 [Testing]

Spring 
 * Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle) - Ch 8 [Testing]
 * Made in Cardiff (Cardiff) - Ch 26 [Testing]
 * Made in Leeds (Leeds) - Ch 8 [Testing]
 * Made in Bristol (Bristol) - Ch 8 [Testing]
 * Latest TV (Brighton) - Ch 8
 * Planet Knowledge portal - IPTV
 * TVPlayer portal - IPTV

Mid-2014
 * City8 (Birmingham) - Ch 8 [Testing]

June 
 * GTV (Glasgow) - Ch 26 [Testing]

August 
 * ETV (Edinburgh) - Ch 26

Summer/autumn 
 * Your TV Blackpool & Preston (Preston) - Ch 8
 * Bay TV (Liverpool) - Ch 8
 * That’s Solent (Southampton) - Ch 8

September 
 * 1st - Bay TV Swansea (Swansea) - Ch 26
 * 16th - Yorkshire Coast TV (Scarborough) - Ch 8
 * NVTV (Belfast) - Ch 8 [Testing]

October 
 * 1st - Bay TV Clwyd (Mold) - Ch 26
 * Your TV Manchester (Manchester) - Ch 8
 * 31st - The York Channel (York) - Ch 8

Autumn
 * That’s Oxford (Oxford) - Ch 8
 * SLTV/Sheffield Live (Sheffield) - Ch 8

November
 * 1st - Made In Teeside (Middlesbrough) - Ch 8

2014 month unconfirmed
 * ABC Shopping
 * Sony Movie Channel
 * Sony Movie Channel +1
 * More>Movies to replace MovieMix - Ch 32
 * France 24 (IPTV)
 * Children's genre moves
 * News genre moves
 * ITVBe

2015

January 
 * 1st - That’s Basingstoke (Basingstoke) - Ch 8
 * 1st - That’s Surrey (Guildford) - Ch 8
 * 1st - That’s Reading (Reading) - Ch 8
 * 1st - That’s Salisbury (Salisbury) - Ch 8
 * 24th - Cambridge Presents (Cambridge) - Ch 8

April 
 * 7th - Bedfordshire Television (Luton) - Ch 8

Autumn
 * BBC One +1 & BBC One +1 HD - to replace BBC Three & BBC Three HD, subject to BBC Trust approval

Unconfirmed launch dates
 * BBC One HD English regions
 * BBC Two HD nations

Further details about the above changes (including links to web articles in most cases) is set out at Forthcoming changes to digital platforms (UK & Ireland).

Local TV Disclaimer

Launch dates for local tv are generally highly provisional and should be taken as an indication of the earliest likely start date. Some will be delayed.

Ofcom is currently considering bids received for a licence in Maidstone. It has rejected the bid for the sole applicant in Bangor (Wales). No applications were received by the January 2014 closing date for Barnstaple, Londonderry, Limavady, Gloucester and Plymouth.

Ofcom intends to advertise a final set of locations in 2014 in: Aberdeen, Ayr, Bromsgrove, Carlisle, Dundee, Falkirk, Inverness, Kidderminster, Stoke on Trent and Stratford upon Avon.