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
British Broadcasting Corporation
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] |
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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
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
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
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
Channels from Sky.
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
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
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
Channels broadcast to a limited area (most channels are available to stream online from across the UK):
Wales
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
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
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
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
General
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
News
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
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
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
- International BBC television channels
- List of television stations in Northern Ireland
- List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom
- Lists of television channels
Notes
- ^ This SD channel is broadcast on Freeview as part of the HD television spectrum[7]
- ^ This channel is broadcast on Freeview channel 91 as That's TV Gold without the local news[8]
- ^ 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]
- ^ This is a simulcast of the local That's TV service with the local news taken out
- ^ This is a free-to-air streaming service on Freeview channel 271 for people with internet-connected televisions.
- ^ Programmes from FashionTV and FTV.com can also be found on Edgy TV, broadcasting free-to-air on the VisionTV platform[10]
- ^ Via streaming service VisionTV.
- ^ Arise News is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via VisionTV and on its own streaming service Freeview Channel 269.
- ^ Channelbox (Freeview channel 271) carries Euronews English, Euronews Russian and Africanews
- ^ France 24 is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via streaming services VisionTV and Channelbox.
- ^ Revelation TV can be found streaming on Vision TV and via its own channel on Freeview 281.
- ^ 3ABN operates a streaming channel on Freeview 283 carrying 8 channels after it got removed from VisionTV earlier this year.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "What is 5Select". Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
- ^ The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (new series on 5Select) television promo on Channel 5, broadcast at various times in October 2021
- ^ a b "That's TV Gold – That's TV".
- ^ a b c "Home". channelbox.tv.
- ^ "VisionTV".
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- ^ "VisionTV".
- ^ "VisionTV".