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.
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Multi-channel networks
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Channels from the BBC UK's
television division
and
BBC Studios
's
UKTV
:
a
Subject to regional variation.
b
Programming in
Scottish Gaelic
.
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 Four Television Corporation
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Channels from the Channel Four Television Corporation also including channels from
The Box Plus Network
, a former joint-venture between Channel Four Television Corporation and
Bauer Media Group
which is now fully owned by Channel 4 Television Corporation with Kerrang, Kiss and Magic brandings under licence:
a
Advertising regions.
Paramount
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Channels from
Paramount Global
's
Networks UK & Australia
division, its subsidiaries and partnerships:
Sky Group
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Channels from
Sky
.
Warner Bros. Discovery
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Channels from Discovery Networks Northern Europe, TBS Europe and TNT Sports (A joint venture between WBD and BT):
Narrative Capital
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Channels owned by Narrative Capital (Purchased from Sony Pictures Television):
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
.
Scotland
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a
Subject to regional variation.
b
Programming in
Scottish Gaelic
.
England
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a
Subject to regional variation.
b
Programming in
Cornish Celtic
.
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
.
Single-channel and specialist networks
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General
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Music
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News
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Sport
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Kids
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Shopping
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Adult
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International networks
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News
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General
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Religion
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Channel Name
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Subsidiary
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SD
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HD
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+1
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Streaming
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Freeview
[2]
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Freesat
[3]
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Sky
[4]
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Virgin TV
[5]
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Aastha TV
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Hinduism TV Ltd.
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Manual
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Free-to-air
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Daystar HD
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Daystar Television Network
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VisionTV
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Dunamis TV
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Dunamis TV Ltd.
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EWTN Catholic
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Eternal World Television Network
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Manual
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Faith World TV
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World Evangelism Bible Church
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God Channel
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The Angel Foundation
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IPTV
|
Free-to-air
|
Player
|
Inspiration
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The Inspiration Network
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KICC TV
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Kingsway International Christian Centre
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Manual
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Loveworld TV HD
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Loveworld Ltd.
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New Media TV HD
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Vision247
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Revelation
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Revelation TV Ltd.
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VisionTV
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IPTV
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Free-to-air
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Sonlife
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Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
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TBN
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Trinity Broadcasting Network
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Free-to-air
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Manual
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The Word Network
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Adell Broadcasting
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3ABN
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Three Angels Broadcasting Network
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Free-to-air
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See also
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Notes
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- ^
This SD channel is broadcast on Freeview as part of the HD television spectrum
[7]
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This channel is broadcast on Freeview channel 91 as That’s TV Gold without the local news
[8]
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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]
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This is a simulcast of the local That’s TV service with the local news taken out
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This is a free-to-air streaming service on Freeview channel 271 for people with internet-connected televisions.
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Programmes from FashionTV and FTV.com can also be found on Edgy TV, broadcasting free-to-air on the VisionTV platform
[10]
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This is a free-to-air streaming service on Freeview channel 271 for people with internet-connected televisions.
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Via streaming service
VisionTV
.
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Arise News is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via VisionTV and on its own streaming service Freeview Channel 269.
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Channelbox (Freeview channel 271) carries Euronews English, Euronews Russian and
Africanews
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France 24 is available on Freeview as a free-to-air channel via streaming services
VisionTV
and Channelbox.
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Revelation TV can be found streaming on Vision TV and via its own channel on Freeview 281.
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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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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
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. Unsatisfactory Software. 7 June 2016.
Archived
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"Freesat Channel Guide"
(PDF)
. Freesat. 7 June 2016. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 15 June 2016.
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"List of channels on Sky Q (United Kingdom & Ireland)"
. tvchannellists.com. 1 August 2016.
Archived
from the original on 8 May 2022.
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"Virgin Media Channel Guide"
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Archived
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"What is 5Select"
. Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd. 17 December 2018. Archived from
the original
on 12 February 2018.
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The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (new series on 5Select)
television promo on Channel 5, broadcast at various times in October 2021
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a
b
"That's TV Gold ? That's TV"
.
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a
b
c
d
"Home"
.
channelbox.tv
.
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"VisionTV"
.
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"VisionTV"
.
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"VisionTV"
.
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"VisionTV"
.
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"VisionTV"
.
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"VisionTV"
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