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BBC Freesat channel changes

3 May 2023

The BBC has tidied up its regional, national and red button channels on Freesat following the recent upgrade to HD broadcasting.

It follows a similar move last month on Sky’s TV platforms and now means BBC regions and nations, plus Red Button are now on the same channel numbers on both Freesat and Sky. Both platforms now carry BBC One regions from channel 951.

For example, for viewers outside of Scotland, BBC One Scotland HD is now on both Sky and Freesat channel 964. Scroll down for the full list of this week’s BBC Freesat channel changes.

The BBC completed upgrading all of its channels to HD on satellite in February. It is planning to remove SD versions of its remaining channels early in 2024.

Red Button changes

The BBC Red Button service is now found on Freesat channel 970 (HD), 971 (SD), moving up ten slots up the channel list. But most newer Freesat receivers will direct viewers to the online (iPlayer) version of the Red Button, which is able to offer a wider range of choices during certain live events.

At the same time, some of the channel labels have been shortened on Freesat. “BBC ONE WMid HD” is now “BBC ONE WM HD” while “BBC ONE Lon HD” is now “BBC ONE Ln HD”. This is in aid of some Freesat receivers that were unable to display the longer/wider name.

You can find full length channel names in our list below:

▶ BBC Nations and Regions on Freesat

BBC channel changes on Freesat from Wednesday 3rd May 2023

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950951BBC One London HD
956952BBC One North East & Cumbria HD
955953BBC One North West HD
966954BBC One Yorkshire HD
967955BBC One East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire HD
963956BBC One West Midlands HD
952957BBC One East Midlands HD
953958BBC One East HD
959959BBC One South East HD
965960BBC One West HD
961961BBC One South HD
962962BBC One South West HD
951963BBC One Channel Islands HD
973964BBC One Scotland HD
976965BBC One Wales HD
978966BBC One Northern Ireland HD
949967BBC Two HD (Network)
for viewers in Northern Ireland and Wales
971968BBC Two Wales HD
for viewers in England, Scotland and NI
969969BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
for viewers in England, Scotland and Wales
980970BBC Red Button 1 HD (BBC RB1 HD)
981971BBC Red Button 1 SD (BBC RB1 SD)

Marc Thornham

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