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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.

Multi-channel networks

British Broadcasting Corporation

Channels from BBC Television and BBC Studios's UKTV:

Subject to regional variation. Programming in Scottish Gaelic.

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
BBC One		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		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):

Subject to regional variation

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
ITV1		ITV Network Ltd (ITV plc/STV Group plc)	Free-to-air			ITV1	Free-to-air			Player
STV						STV
UTV						-
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:

Advertising regions.

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
Channel 4		Channel Four Television	Free-to-air			Channel 4	Free-to-air			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	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
Channel 5		Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd	Free-to-air			Channel 5	Free-to-air			Player
5Select			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.

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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

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	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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

Subject to regional variation. Programming in Welsh.

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

Scotland

Subject to regional variation. Programming in Scottish Gaelic.

England

Subject to regional variation. Programming in Cornish Celtic.

Channel Name	Logo	Owner/parent company	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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					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:

Subject to regional variation. Programming in Irish.

Channel Name	Logo	Owner/parent company	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
NVTV		Northern Visions		Free-to-air	-	-	Player
RTÉ One		RTÉ	RTÉ One			Bonus Pack
RTÉ2			RTÉ2
RTÉjr			RTÉjr
TG4		Teilifís na Gaeilge	TG4

Single-channel and specialist networks

General

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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		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		-
FashionTV		FashionTV

Music

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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

Sport

Kids

Shopping

Adult

International networks

News

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
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		Arise Media UK Ltd	Free-to-air	-		VisionTV	IPTV	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	IPTV
Euronews		Euronews SA				Channelbox		Free-to-air	Free-to-air	Player
France 24		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

Religion

Channel Name	Logo	Subsidiary	SD	HD	+1	Streaming	Freeview	Freesat	Sky	Virgin TV
Aastha TV		Hinduism TV Ltd.						Manual	Free-to-air
Daystar HD		Daystar Television Network				VisionTV
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	IPTV	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

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

1. This SD channel is broadcast on Freeview as part of the HD television spectrum
2. This channel is broadcast on Freeview channel 91 as That's TV Gold without the local news
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
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
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

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. ^ "UK DTT Freeview Channels". Unsatisfactory Software. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018.
3. ^ "Freesat Channel Guide" (PDF). Freesat. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016.
4. ^ "List of channels on Sky Q (United Kingdom & Ireland)". tvchannellists.com. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
5. ^ "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. ^ "That's TV Gold – That's TV".
9. ^ "Home". channelbox.tv.
10. "VisionTV".
11. "VisionTV".
12. "VisionTV".
13. "VisionTV".
14. "VisionTV".
15. "VisionTV".

External links

• Ofcom - Current TV broadcast licensees

• Lists of British television channels
• Lists of television channels by country
• Television channels in the United Kingdom