List of television channels in the United Kingdom

This list of linear television channels in the United Kingdom refers to television in the United Kingdom which is available from digital terrestrial, satellite, cable, and IPTV providers, with an estimated more than 480 channels.[1]

Multi-channel networks

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British Broadcasting Corporation

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Channels from BBC Television and BBC Studios's UKTV:

a Subject to regional variation. b Programming in Scottish Gaelic.

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
BBC One a   BBC Free-to-air - BBC One Free-to-air Player
BBC One Northern Ireland  
BBC One Scotland  
BBC One Wales  
BBC Two   BBC Two
BBC Two Northern Ireland  
BBC Two Wales  
BBC Scotland   BBC Scotland
BBC Three   BBC Three
BBC Four   BBC Four
CBBC   CBBC
CBeebies   CBeebies
BBC News   BBC News
BBC Parliament   BBC Parliament
BBC Alba b   BBC/
MG Alba
BBC Alba
U&Alibi   UKTV
(BBC Studios)
Subscription Now Entertainment - Sky Entertainment Mix
U&Dave   Free-to-air Subscription U&Dave Free-to-air Player
U&Drama   U&Drama
U&Eden   -
U&Gold   Subscription Now Entertainment - Sky Entertainment Mix
U&W   Free-to-air U&W Free-to-air Player
U&Yesterday   U&Yesterday

ITV Network Ltd

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Channels from ITV Network Limited (a joint venture between ITV plc & STV Group plc):

a Subject to regional variation

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
ITV1 a   ITV Network Ltd

(ITV plc/STV Group plc)

Free-to-air ITV1 Free-to-air Player
STV a   STV
UTV a   -
ITV2   ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV2
ITV3   ITV3
ITV4   ITV4
ITVBe   ITVBe

Channel Four Television Corporation

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Channels from the Channel Four Television Corporation:

a Advertising regions.

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Channel 4   Channel Four Television Free-to-air Channel 4 Free-to-aira Player
More4   Free-to-air Subscription Free-to-air More4 Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
Film4   Film4
E4   E4
E4 Extra   - - -
4seven   Free-to-air 4seven

Paramount

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Channels from Paramount Global's Networks UK & Australia division, its subsidiaries and partnerships:

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Channel 5   Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd Free-to-air Channel 5 Free-to-air Player
5Select[6][nb 1]   Free-to-air - - 5Select
5Star   Free-to-air 5Star
5USA   5USA
5Action   - 5Action
MTV   Paramount Networks UK & Australia Subscription Now Entertainment - Sky Entertainment Mix
MTV 80s   Subscription -
MTV 90s  
MTV Hits  
MTV Music  
MTV Live   - Subscription - -
Nickelodeon   Paramount Networks UK & Australia Subscription Subscription Now Entertainment Sky Kids Kids Pack
Nick Jr.  
Nick Jr. Too   -
Nicktoons  
Comedy Central   Paramount UK

(Paramount Networks UK & Australia / Sky Group)

Subscription Sky Entertainment Mix
Comedy Central Extra   -
True Crime   CBS-AMC Networks UK (Paramount Networks UK & Australia and AMC Networks International UK) Free-to-air - Free-to-air Watch Free UK Free-to-air Player
True Crime Xtra   -
Legend  
Legend Xtra   Free-to-air
Colors   Viacom 18 Subscription Subscription - - - - Sky Entertainment Mix
Colors Cineplex   -
Colors Gujarati
Colors Rishtey  

Sky Group

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Channels from Sky.

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Sky Showcase   Sky UK Subscription Subscription Subscription Now Entertainment - Sky Entertainment Mix
Sky Max   -
Sky Witness   Subscription
Sky Atlantic   -
Sky Sci-Fi   - Mix
Sky Crime   Subscription
Sky Nature   -
Sky Documentaries  
Sky Comedy  
Sky Replay   -
Sky Arts   Free-to-air Subscription Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
Sky News  
Sky News Arabia   - - - -
Sky Mix   Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
Challenge   -
Sky Kids   - Subscription Now Entertainment - Sky Kids Mix
Sky History   A&E Networks UK

(Sky Group / Hearst Corporation)

Subscription Subscription Sky Entertainment
Sky History 2   - -
Crime & Investigation  
Blaze   Free-to-air - Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
CNBC Europe   NBCUniversal International Networks - -
Movies 24   Subscription Subscription - Sky Entertainment Mix
Sky Cinema Premiere   Sky UK Subscription - - Sky Cinema
Sky Cinema Select   Now Movies
Sky Cinema Hits  
Sky Cinema Greats  
Sky Cinema Animation   -
Sky Cinema Family  
Sky Cinema Action  
Sky Cinema Comedy  
Sky Cinema Drama  
Sky Cinema Thriller  
Sky Cinema Sci Fi Horror  
Sky Sports Box Office   Pay-per-view Sky Box Office App Pay-per-view
Sky Sports News   Subscription - Now Sports Sky Sports
Sky Sports Main Event  
Sky Sports Premier League
Sky Sports Football  
Sky Sports Cricket  
Sky Sports Golf  
Sky Sports F1  
Sky Sports Tennis  
Sky Sports Action  
Sky Sports +  
Sky Sports Mix   Sky Entertainment Mix
Sky Sports Racing   At the Races Ltd.

(Sky Group / Arena Racing Company)

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

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Channels from Discovery Networks Northern Europe, TBS Europe and TNT Sports (A joint venture between WBD and BT):

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Discovery   Discovery Networks Northern Europe Subscription Discovery+ - - Sky Entertainment Mix
Animal Planet  
TLC  
Investigation Discovery   Subscription - Subscription
Discovery History  
Discovery Science  
Discovery Turbo  
DMAX   Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
Food Network  
HGTV  
Quest  
Quest Red  
Really   -
Eurosport 1   Subscription Subscription - - Sky Entertainment Mix
Eurosport 2  
Boomerang   TBS Europe Subscription - Sky Kids Kids Pack
Cartoon Network  
Cartoonito   -
CNN International   Free-to-air - Free-to-air Player
TNT Sports 1 TNT Sports (Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe / BT Group) Subscription - Discovery+ Sky Sports Sports
TNT Sports 2
TNT Sports 3
TNT Sports 4  
TNT Sports Box Office Pay-per-view TNT Sports Box Office Pay-per-view

Narrative Capital

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Channels owned by Narrative Capital (Purchased from Sony Pictures Television):

Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
GREAT! Movies   Narrative Entertainment Free-to-air - Free-to-air GREAT! Player Free-to-air Manual Free-to-air Player
GREAT! Action  
GREAT! Romance   Player
GREAT! TV  
Pop Max   Pop Player -
Pop   Player
Tiny Pop   -

Regional networks

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Channels broadcast to a limited area (most channels are available to stream online from across the UK):

Wales

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a Subject to regional variation. b Programming in Welsh.

Channel Name Logo Owner/parent company Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
S4Cb   S4C Authority S4C (with adverts)
S4C (without adverts)
Free-to-aira Free-to-air Player
S4C HD
Cardiff TV   Local Television Limited
North Wales TV   -
That's Swansea Bay That's TV

Scotland

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a Subject to regional variation. b Programming in Scottish Gaelic.

Channel Name Owner/parent company Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
That's Scotland That's TV[nb 2] Free-to-air

England

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a Subject to regional variation. b Programming in Cornish Celtic.

Channel Name Logo Owner/parent company Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
London Live   ESTV - Free-to-air Free-to-view Player
Notts TV   Confetti Media Group
Sheffield Live Sheffield Community Media Ltd.
KMTV   KM Television KMTV
Latest TV Latest TV Ltd. -
Bristol TV   Local Television Limited Free-to-view Player
Leeds TV  
Liverpool TV  
Birmingham TV
Teesside TV  
Tyne & Wear TV  
That's Thames Valley That's TV[nb 3] Player
That's Norfolk
That's Solent
That's Oxfordshire
That's Manchester
That's Cambridge Player
That's Lancashire
That's Surrey
That's Basingstoke
That's Salisbury
That's Reading
That's North Yorkshire
That's York
That's Cumbria

Northern Ireland

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Channels from the Republic of Ireland available in Northern Ireland:

a Subject to regional variation. b Programming in Irish.

Channel Name Logo Owner/parent company Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
NVTV   Northern Visions Free-to-aira - - Player
RTÉ One   RTÉ RTÉ One Bonus Pack
RTÉ2   RTÉ2
RTÉjr RTÉjr
TG4b   Teilifís na Gaeilge TG4

Single-channel and specialist networks

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General

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Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
National Geographic   The Walt Disney Company/National Geographic Society Subscription Subscription - - Sky Entertainment Mix
Nat Geo Wild   -
Talking Pictures TV Talking Pictures TV Ltd Free-to-air - Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
PBS America   PBS UK LLC. Free-to-air
Together TV   Community Channel Ltd.
That's TV[nb 4] That's TV -
That's TV 2 -
That's TV 3 Manual Player
Court TV   Court TV Ltd. - Free-to-air -
Rewind TV   Rewind TV Ltd. Manual
Vox Africa   Vox Channelbox[9][nb 5] -
FashionTV[nb 6]   FashionTV

Music

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Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Now Rock All Around the World Productions Free-to-air - - - IPTV Manual Free-to-air Player
Now 70s   -
Now 80s
Now 90s & 00s  
Clubland TV  
That's Dance That's TV Free-to-air -
That's Melody
That's Fabulous

News

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
GB News All Perspectives Ltd. Free-to-air - GB News Free-to-air Player
Talk News UK Free-to-air - Talk IPTV -

Sport

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Premier Sports 1 SSBL Limited - Subscription - Premier Sports - Premium
Premier Sports 2
LFC TV Liverpool FC LFC TV
Racing TV Racing UK Ltd. Subscription Racing TV
MUTV Manchester United FC MUTV
GINX eSports TV Ginx TV Ltd./Sky/ITV plc - - Sky Entertainment -
Extreme Channel AMC Networks International UK Free-to-air IPTV -

Kids

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
BabyTV The Walt Disney Company Subscription - - - - Sky Kids Premium

Shopping

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
QVC QVC (Liberty Interactive) Free-to-air Free-to-air - QVC Shop Live Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
QVC Beauty -
QVC Extra Free-to-air -
QVC Style -
Ideal World Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd. Free-to-air Free-to-air
Ideal Extra -
High Street TV 1 HSTV Media Ltd.
High Street TV 2 Manual Free-to-air
High Street TV 3
Best Direct Best Direct International VisionTV Free-to-air[nb 7]
Cruise1st.TV Sunshine Cruise Holidays Ltd.
Gems TV GGC Ltd. Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
HobbyMaker Immediate Media TV Ltd. Free-to-air Manual
Jewellery Maker - Free-to-air
Must Have Ideas Must Have Ideas Ltd. Free-to-air
TJC The Jewellery Channel Ltd. Free-to-air TJC Live Free-to-air Player
TV Warehouse Canis 107 Ltd. - Manual

Adult

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Xpanded TV Txt Me TV Ltd. Free-to-air Manual Free-to-air
The Adult Channel Playboy Enterprises Premium
Babes & Brazzers Pay-per-view
Babenation Cellcast Group Free-to-air Manual Free-to-air Premium
SmileTV3
Television X Portland TV Premium
TVX 40+

International networks

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News

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Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera Free-to-air Free-to-air - Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
Al Jazeera Arabic - IPTV Mix
Arirang TV   Arirang TV Network - Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
Arise News[11]   Arise Media UK Ltd Free-to-air - VisionTV IPTV [nb 8] Manual
Bloomberg   Bloomberg L.P. Subscription - Free-to-air Sky Entertainment Player
CGTN   China Central Television Free-to-air VisionTV (CGTN) IPTV -
Channels 24   Channels Television Inc. - Free-to-air Free-to-air
DW-TV   Deutsche Welle VisionTV[12] IPTV
Euronews[9][nb 9]   Euronews SA Channelbox Free-to-air Free-to-air Player
France 24[13][9][nb 10]   France Médias Monde VisionTV
India Today   Living Media - Manual
NDTV World   New Delhi Television Ltd. Player
NHK World-Japan HD   NHK Free-to-air IPTV Free-to-air
TRT World   TRT Free-to-air -
TVC News   Continental Broadcasting Service (Nigeria) IPTV

General

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Channel Name Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Aaj Tak India Today Manual Free-to-air
Ahlebait TV Ahlebait TV Network Ltd.
Ahlulbayt TV Ahlulbayt TV Ltd.
Akaal Channel Akaal Channel Ltd.
Al Arabiya Al Arabiya News Channel FZ-LLC IPTV
ARY Digital ARY Group Sky Entertainment
ATN Bangla Channel S Plus Ltd. Manual Free-to-air
B4U Movies B4U Sky Entertainment Premium
B4U Music Free-to-air Free-to-air Mix
Brit Asia TV Mr. D S Bal Manual
British Muslim TV Vision TV Network
Channel i Channel i Ltd.
Channel S Channel S Global Ltd.
Dangal TV Enterr10 Television Network
Eman Channel Eman Channel Ltd.
Geo News Independent Media Corporation
Geo TV
Hellenic TV Hellenic Television Ltd. IPTV
Hum Europe Hum TV Manual Free-to-air
Hum Masala
IQRA TV Channel S Plus Ltd.
IQRA Bangla
Islam Channel Mohammed Ali Harrath Free-to-air
Islam Channel Urdu Islam Channel Urdu Ltd. Manual
Kanshi TV Kanshi TV Ltd.
Madani Channel Dawat-e-Islami
MATV National Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.
MTA1 World Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
Noor TV Al Ehya Digital Television Ltd.
NTV International Television Channel Ltd.
Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel Phoenix Television
Pitaara Paul E Commerce Private Ltd.
PTC Punjabi PTC Network
PTV Global Pakistan Television Corporation
SAMAA TV Jaag Broadcasting Systems Ltd.
Sangat TV Sangat TV Ltd.
Sikh Channel TV Legal Ltd.
Siraj TV Venus TV Ltd.
Sony Entertainment Television Asia Sony Pictures Networks Sky Entertainment Premium
Sony Max
Sony Max 2
Sony SAB Manual Free-to-air Mix
Takbeer TV Takbeer TV Ltd.
TV One Light Upon Light Media Ltd.
Utsav Plus Star India Subscription Subscription Sky Entertainment Premium
Utsav Bharat -
Utsav Gold
Zee Cinema Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Zee Punjabi
Zee TV

Religion

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Channel Name Logo Subsidiary SD HD +1 Streaming Freeview[2] Freesat[3] Sky[4] Virgin TV[5]
Aastha TV   Hinduism TV Ltd. Manual Free-to-air
Daystar HD   Daystar Television Network VisionTV[14]
Dunamis TV Dunamis TV Ltd.
EWTN Catholic   Eternal World Television Network Manual
Faith World TV World Evangelism Bible Church
God Channel   The Angel Foundation IPTV Free-to-air Player
KICC TV   Kingsway International Christian Centre Manual
Loveworld TV HD   Loveworld Ltd.
Revelation   Revelation TV Ltd. VisionTV[15] IPTV[nb 11] Free-to-air
Sonlife   Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
TBN   Trinity Broadcasting Network Free-to-air Manual
The Word Network   Adell Broadcasting
3ABN   Three Angels Broadcasting Network IPTV[nb 12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This SD channel is broadcast on Freeview as part of the HD television spectrum[7]
  2. ^ This channel is broadcast on Freeview channel 91 as That's TV Gold without the local news[8]
  3. ^ All of the local channels operated by That's TV are a simulcast of That's TV Gold, broadcast on Freeview channel 91, with added local news at 6pm[8]
  4. ^ This is a simulcast of the local That's TV service with the local news taken out
  5. ^ This is a free-to-air streaming service on Freeview channel 271 for people with internet-connected televisions.
  6. ^ Programmes from FashionTV and FTV.com can also be found on Edgy TV, broadcasting free-to-air on the VisionTV platform[10]
  7. ^ Via streaming service VisionTV.
  8. ^ Arise News is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via VisionTV and on its own streaming service Freeview Channel 269.
  9. ^ Channelbox (Freeview channel 271) carries Euronews English, Euronews Russian and Africanews
  10. ^ France 24 is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via streaming services VisionTV and Channelbox.
  11. ^ Revelation TV can be found streaming on Vision TV and via its own channel on Freeview 281.
  12. ^ 3ABN operates a streaming channel on Freeview 283 carrying 8 channels after it got removed from VisionTV earlier this year.

References

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  1. ^ Taking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of platforms, b) duplication of services, c) regional services, d) part time operations, and e) audio. For the Sky platform alone, there were 485 TV stations, additionally 57 "timeshifted versions", 36 HDTV versions, 42 regional TV options, 81 audio channels, and 5 promotion channels as of mid-2010
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "UK DTT Freeview Channels". Unsatisfactory Software. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Freesat Channel Guide" (PDF). Freesat. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "List of channels on Sky Q (United Kingdom & Ireland)". tvchannellists.com. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Virgin Media Channel Guide". 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "What is 5Select". Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (new series on 5Select) television promo on Channel 5, broadcast at various times in October 2021
  8. ^ a b "That's TV Gold – That's TV".
  9. ^ a b c "Home". channelbox.tv.
  10. ^ "VisionTV".
  11. ^ "VisionTV".
  12. ^ "VisionTV".
  13. ^ "VisionTV".
  14. ^ "VisionTV".
  15. ^ "VisionTV".
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