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This is a list of TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, internet streaming and cable systems. Some channels have a "timeshift" service, i.e. the same programming (and usually advertisements as well) broadcast one or two hours later to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme. These channels are not included in the list below.

Contents

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Top of page — Future channels — Defunct channels — Channels With Former Names — See also

A

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
ABC1	15	170	161	21
The Adult Channel	N/A	901	497	N/A
Alpha ETC Punjabi	N/A	N/A	812	N/A
Animal Planet	N/A	524 (525 for +1)	215 (216 for +1)	N/A
ARY Digital	N/A	N/A	818	N/A
Asianet	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
At The Races	N/A	415	534	N/A

B

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
BBC One	1	101	101	1
BBC Two	2	102	102	2
BBC Three	7	115	106	N/A
BBC Four	9	116	107	N/A
BBC HD	N/A	143	108	N/A
BBC News 24	80	503	601	N/A
BBC Parliament	81	504	612	N/A
Bedroom TV	N/A	376	N/A	N/A
BEN	N/A	146	N/A	N/A
The Baby Channel	N/A	285	N/A	N/A
Baby TV	N/A	626	703	N/A
bid tv	23	644	745	N/A
bio.	N/A	156	242	N/A
Bloomberg Television	N/A	502	609	N/A
Bonanza	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boomerang	N/A	603 (621 for +1)	730 (731 for +1)	N/A
The Box	N/A	349	335/325	N/A
Bravo	N/A	121 (122 for +1)	137/138 (138/139 for +1)	N/A
Bravo 2	N/A	123	139/154	N/A

C

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
C9TV	Normally tuned to 6 or 9 (Analogue TV Only)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cartoon Network	N/A	601	704	312
Cartoon Network TOO	N/A	602	732	N/A
Cartoonito	N/A	622	N/A	N/A
CBBC Channel	70	616	701	N/A
CBeebies	71	617	702	N/A
Celtic TV	N/A	436	540	N/A
Challenge	N/A	124 (125 for +1)	152 (153 for +1)	N/A
Channel 4	4	104 (118 in Wales)	104	4
Channel M	N/A	203	878 (Greater Manchester only)	N/A
Channel S	N/A	814	N/A	N/A
Channel U TV	N/A	360	N/A	N/A
Chart Show TV	N/A	355	N/A	N/A
Chelsea TV	N/A	421	N/A	565
CITV Channel	75	624	734	N/A
Classic FM TV	N/A	359	350 (ex-NTL only)	N/A
CNBC Europe	N/A	505	613	N/A
CNN International	N/A	506	607	N/A
Community Channel	87 (6.00am - 9.00am)	539	233	N/A
Crime & Investigation Network	N/A	531	237	N/A
Current TV	N/A	193	155	N/A

D

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Deal TV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Discovery Channel	N/A	520 (521 for +1 / 549 for +1.5)	212 (213 for +1)	N/A
Discovery Civilisation	N/A	522	217	N/A
Discovery Home & Health	N/A	264 (265 for +1)	275 (276 for +1)	N/A
Discovery Real Time	N/A	250 (251 for +1)	271 (272 for +1)	N/A
Discovery Real Time Extra	N/A	252	274	N/A
Discovery Travel & Living	N/A	276	273	N/A
Discovery Turbo	N/A	523	221	N/A
Disney Channel	N/A	613 (614 for +1)	724 (725 for +1)	N/A
Disney Cinemagic	N/A	611 (612 for +1)	728	N/A

E

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
E!	N/A	152	175	N/A
E4	14 (30 for +1)	138 (139 for +1)	144 (145 for +1)	14
ESPN Classic	N/A	442	N/A	N/A
EuroNews	N/A	509	620	N/A
Eurosport	33 (TUTV)	410	521	N/A
Eurosport 2	N/A	411	525	N/A

F

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Fashion TV	N/A	272	N/A	N/A
Film4	29 (32 for +1)	315 (316 for +1)	444 (445 for +1)	N/A
Film 24	N/A	158	N/A	N/A
Five	5	105	105	5
Five US	35	180	185	30
Five Life	36	182	186	31
Flaunt	N/A	366	348 (ex-NTL only)	N/A
Fox News Channel	N/A	510	N/A	N/A
France 24	N/A	517	N/A	N/A
Friendly TV	N/A	908	N/A	N/A
Ftn	20	153 (154 for +1)	122 (123 for +1)	N/A
FX	N/A	165 (166 for +2)	179	10

G

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Gems TV	N/A	646	755	N/A
Gems TV 2	N/A	660	756	N/A
GMTV	3	103	103	3
GMTV2	6	118	114/113	N/A
GNTV	N/A	191	N/A	N/A
The God Channel	N/A	760	279	N/A
The Golf Channel	N/A	423	N/A	N/A
GUST	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GEO	N/A	815	N/A	N/A

H

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Hallmark Channel	N/A	150	190	N/A
The History Channel	N/A	529 (530 for +1)	234 (235 for +1)	N/A
The Hits	18	358	330/320	N/A
Hollywood TV	N/A	157	N/A	N/A
Horse and Country TV	N/A	280	N/A	N/A

I

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
iBuy	N/A	631/632	N/A	N/A
Ideal World	22	634	747	N/A
Information TV	N/A	167	N/A	N/A
Information TV 2	N/A	168	N/A	N/A
Islam Channel	N/A	813	N/A	N/A
ITV1^[1] STV^[2] UTV^[3]	3	103	103	3
ITV2	6	118 (184 for +1)	114/113	N/A
ITV3	10	119 (185 for +1)	116	N/A
ITV4	28	120	117	N/A

J

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Jetix	N/A	609 (610 for +1)	707 (708 for +1)	328

K

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Kerrang! TV	N/A	354	342/332	N/A
Kiss TV	N/A	350	336/326	N/A

L

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Legal TV	N/A	186	N/A	N/A
Life 24	N/A	136	N/A	N/A
Life One	N/A	197	N/A	N/A
Life Showcase TV	N/A	137	N/A	N/A
Live Roulette TV	N/A	847	N/A	N/A
Living	N/A	112 (113 for +1)	110 (111 for +1)	N/A
Living2	N/A	114	112	N/A
Living in Spain TV	N/A	293	N/A	N/A

M

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Magic TV	N/A	352	340/330	N/A
MUTV	N/A	406	530	N/A
MATV	UHF 68	793	823	N/A
Men & Motors	N/A	131	286	N/A
MKTV	N/A	192	N/A	N/A
More4	13	140 (172 for +1)	142 (143 for +1)	15
Motors TV	N/A	413	545 (ex-NTL only)	N/A
Movies4Men	N/A	325	N/A	N/A
Movies4Men 2	N/A	327	N/A	N/A
Movies 24	N/A	329 (330 for +)	424	N/A
MTV One	N/A	340	311/301	407
MTV Two	N/A	345	312/302	N/A
MTV Base	N/A	343	315/305	N/A
MTV Dance	N/A	344	319/309	N/A
MTV Flux	N/A	346	325/315	N/A
MTV Hits	N/A	342	317/307	N/A
Muslim TV Ahmadiyya	N/A	787	N/A	N/A
Music Choice	N/A	395	N/A	N/A
Music Choice Extra	N/A	396	N/A	N/A
MusFlash TV	N/A	375	N/A	N/A
My Channel	N/A	176	N/A	N/A

N

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
National Geographic Channel	N/A	526 (527 for +1)	230 (231 for +1 - ex-NTL only)	N/A
National Geographic Wild	N/A	528	228/231	N/A
Nick Jr.	N/A	618	715	N/A
Nick Jr. 2	N/A	623	716	N/A
Nickelodeon	N/A	604 (605 for Replay)	712 (713 for Replay)	N/A
Nicktoons	N/A	606	717	N/A
NASN	N/A	417	533	N/A

O

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Open Access 2	N/A	160	N/A	N/A
Open Access 3	N/A	161	N/A	N/A
OBE TV	N/A	155	N/A	N/A
Overseas Property TV	N/A	287	N/A	N/A

P

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Paramount Comedy 1	N/A	126 (127 for +1)	132 (133 for +1)	25
Paramount Comedy 2	N/A	128	134	27
Passion TV	N/A	169	N/A	N/A
Performance	N/A	270	N/A	N/A
Playboy One	N/A	912	N/A	N/A
Playboy TV	N/A	900	475/495	N/A
Playhouse Disney	N/A	625	727	303
Pokerzone	N/A	843	N/A	N/A
The Poker Channel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
POP!	N/A	619 (690 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Pop Girl	N/A	629	N/A	N/A
price-drop tv	24	653	741	N/A
Pride TV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Propeller TV	N/A	195	N/A	N/A
Price Busters TV	N/A	638/639	N/A	N/A

Q

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Q TV	N/A	353	328/338	N/A
QVC UK	16	630	740	N/A

R

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Racing UK	N/A	432	536/537	N/A
Raj TV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rangers TV	N/A	438	541	N/A
Rapture TV	N/A	Tune only	N/A	N/A
Real Estate TV	N/A	273 (274 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Revelation TV	N/A	765/772	N/A	N/A

S

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
S4C Digidol	4 (Wales Only)	104 (Wales) 134 (Rest of UK)	194 (Wales Only)	N/A
S4C2	86 (Wales Only)	507	195 (Wales Only)	N/A
Sci-fi	N/A	129 (130 for +1)	135	N/A
Scuzz	N/A	364	347 (ex-NTL only)	N/A
Setanta Golf	N/A	418	543	N/A
Setanta Ireland	N/A	434	N/A	N/A
Setanta Sports 1	34	429	538	N/A
Setanta Sports 2	N/A	430	539	N/A
Simply TV	N/A	196	N/A	N/A
Six TV	UHF 29/55/47	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sky Arts	N/A	267	N/A	N/A
Sky Box Office	N/A	700-752	N/A	N/A
Sky Movies Premiere	N/A	301 (302 for +1)	411 (412 for +1)	N/A
Sky Movies Comedy	N/A	303	401	N/A
Sky Movies Action & Thriller	N/A	304	402	N/A
Sky Movies Family	N/A	305	403	N/A
Sky Movies Drama	N/A	306	408	N/A
Sky Movies Classics	N/A	307	405	N/A
Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror	N/A	308	404	N/A
Sky Movies Modern Greats	N/A	309	407	N/A
Sky Movies Indie	N/A	310	406	N/A
Sky Movies HD1	N/A	311	N/A	N/A
Sky Movies HD2	N/A	313	N/A	N/A
Sky Movies SD1	N/A	312	409	N/A
Sky Movies SD2	N/A	314	410	N/A
Sky News	82	501	N/A	N/A
Sky One	N/A	10	405	N/A
Sky Two	N/A	107	N/A	N/A
Sky Three	11	108	N/A	N/A
Sky Sports 1	N/A	401	511	551
Sky Sports 2	N/A	402	512	552
Sky Sports 3	N/A	403	513	553
Sky Sports Xtra	N/A	404	516/514	554
Sky Sports HD1	N/A	408	N/A	N/A
Sky Sports HD2	N/A	409	N/A	N/A
Sky Sports News	83	405	N/A	N/A
Sky Travel	N/A	253 (254 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Sky Travel Extra	N/A	255	N/A	N/A
Sky Travel Shop	N/A	659	N/A	N/A
Sky Vegas	N/A	845/846	N/A	N/A
Smash Hits	N/A	351	337/327	N/A
SmileTV	37	964	N/A	N/A
SET Asia	N/A	782	805	N/A
speed auction tv	N/A	655	746	N/A
STAR Gold	N/A	811	N/A	N/A
STAR News	N/A	810	802	N/A
STAR One	N/A	783	N/A	N/A
STAR Plus	N/A	784	803	N/A
Sumo TV	N/A	144 (145 for +1)	N/A	N/A

T

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
TCM	N/A	319	419	N/A
TCM 2	N/A	320	N/A	N/A
Teachers' TV	88	880	240	845
TeleG	8 (Scotland Only)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Television X	97	903/904/905/917	490	N/A
TMF UK	21	348	313/303	N/A
Tiny Pop	N/A	620 (628 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Travel Channel	N/A	260 (261 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Trouble	N/A	177 (178 for +1)	140 (141 for +1)	N/A
True Movies	N/A	323	N/A	N/A
True Movies 2	N/A	324	N/A	N/A
TV Warehouse	N/A	642/643/651	N/A	N/A
TWC Fight!	N/A	427	N/A	N/A

U

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
UKTV Bright Ideas	19	269	263	41
UKTV Documentary	N/A	532 (533 for +1)	208/225 (226 for +1 - ex-TW only)	N/A
UKTV Drama	N/A	132 (133 for +1)	129/147	N/A
UKTV Food	N/A	259 (260 for +1)	260 (261 for +1 - ex-TW only)	N/A
UKTV G2	N/A	111 (159 for +1)	126/125 (127 for +1)	40
UKTV Gardens	N/A	258	267	N/A
UKTV Gold	17 (TUTV)	109 (110 for +1)	124 (125/126 for +1)	16
UKTV History	12	537 (538 for +1)	203 (204 for +1 - ex-TW only)	N/A
UKTV People	N/A	534	206	N/A
UKTV Style	26 (TUTV)	256 (257 for +1)	265 (266 for +1)	N/A

V

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
The Vault	N/A	356	N/A	N/A
VH1	N/A	341	320/310	N/A
VH1 Classic	N/A	347	321/311	N/A
Virgin Central	N/A	N/A	119	N/A
Virgin Central 2	N/A	N/A	120	N/A

W

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
Wedding TV	N/A	277 (278 for +1)	N/A	N/A
Wine TV	N/A	275	N/A	N/A

X

Channel Name	Freeview Channel	Sky Digital Channel	Virgin Media Channel	Tiscali TV Channel
XLeague.tv	N/A	279	N/A	N/A

Y

Z

Future channels

AnimeCentral
Nuts TV
The Queer Channel - Gay Entertainment Station
Setanta Sports News [1]
Sky Sports 4 - Sky Sports Xtra
Virgin 1 [2]

Defunct channels

.tv - previously known as The Computer Channel
The Amp - replaced by Bliss
The Arts Channel
Auction World.tv - licence to broadcast terminated
BBC Choice - replaced by BBC Three
BBC Knowledge - replaced by BBC Four
Big Game TV
Cambridge Red (redTV)
Carlton Cinema
Carlton Food Network later rebranded Taste CFN, itself now defunct.
Carlton Kids
Carlton Select
Carlton World
CBM - contract with National Grid Wireless terminated
Channel Six Dundee - A former RSL broadcasting to the city of Dundee
The Children's Channel
Cartoon Network Too - replaced with CNX then to Toonami
The Daily Quiz!
Discovery Home & Leisure
Discovery Kids UK - replaced by Discovery Turbo
Discovery Wings - replaced by Discovery Turbo
EBN - merged with CNBC Europe
ETV - Due to launch as a possible "Channel 6" in 2000, Shelved in December 1999.
Faze TV - Television channel targeted towards gay men. Scheduled to start broadcasting in September 2005; however never launched due to funding issues.
FilmFour Extreme
FilmFour Weekly
FilmFour World
Granada Breeze
Granada Plus - last name was Plus; closed by Granada Sky Broadcasting as part of a deal to carry ITV3 on Sky Digital
Granada Talk TV
The Great Big British Quiz
ITV HD
ITV News Channel (formerly ITN News Channel)
ITV Play
LONDON TV
MTV Extra
Music Box (TV), an early UK cable channel that ran from 1984 to 1987 and production company responsible for Forever programming.
Play UK (originally UK Play)
PremPlus - Formally Premiership Plus (Pay-Per-View)
Quiz Call (now a TV programme on Five)
Quiznation
Revival (television)
S2 (Owned by SMG plc) - broadcast in Scotland on ONdigital (an early UK pay DTT Network) in place of ITV2 which was available in England and Wales
Screensport
Sky 2
Sky Channel
Sky Scottish (Owned by SMG plc/BSkyB)
Sky Soap
Sky Movies Premier Widescreen
Solent TV Closed due to funding issues May 25th 2007.
Sound TV
Super Channel — one of the early pan-European satellite television channels. Was taken over by American network NBC.
Swindon Cable - first local UK cable channel, first local news and sports magazine on UK cable, first UK home-play phone-in gameshow, first UK home shopping channel.
Tara TV
Toon Disney (UK) - replaced with Disney Cinemagic
TV Travel Shop
TV Travel Shop 2
UK Horizons - replaced by both UKTV Documentary and UKTV People.
UTV2 Broadcast in Northern Ireland on ONdigital (an early UK pay DTT Network) in place of ITV2 which was available in England and Wales
VH2 - replaced by MTV Flux
The Wrestling Channel Reloaded
Xtraview - former pay-per-view channel operated by Top Up TV

Channels With Former Names

References

^ (ITV1) Branding primarily used in England, Wales, Southern Scotland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
^ (STV) Branding primarily used in North and Central Scotland
^ (UTV) Branding primarily used in Northern Ireland

External links

FLYSAT list of FTA British Channels
World TV

[1] (ITV1) Branding primarily used in England, Wales, Southern Scotland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

[2] (STV) Branding primarily used in North and Central Scotland

[3] (UTV) Branding primarily used in Northern Ireland

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