Changes to nearly 20 Freeview channels this week, including a number of new channel launches, channel number changes and closures.
Freeview made a number of changes at just after 10am this morning, meaning some viewers may need to retune to keep watching their favourite channels.
New on Freeview
- Wildlife channel WildEarth launched on Freeview channel 91, with live coverage of sunrise and sunset safaris every day.
- QVC2 replaces QVC Beauty and QVC Style. It can be found on channel 37.
Channel changes
- Channel 5+1 has moved from channel 46 to 38.
- 5SELECT has moved from channel 56 to 46.
- GREAT! tv has changed multiplexes, meaning more viewers can now watch the channel. Find it on channel 50 after a retune. Viewers who could previously receive the channel will see the old copy of GREAT! tv move to channel 792.
- BBC Three HD has moved from channel 109 to 107 in England and Northern Ireland. The HD channel is not carried on Freeview transmitters in Wales and Scotland.
- Together TV has moved multiplexes – you’ll need to retune to continue watching the channel on 83. However, the channel is now streaming only.
- Together TV+1, also a streaming channel except between 7am and 8am, moves to channel 90 from 92.
Streaming channel tidy-up
Gaps in the Freeview streaming channel section have been filled up
- Vision TV – moves from channel 264 to 261.
- Arise News – moves from channel 269 to 262.
- Fail Army – moves from channel 274 to 264.
- Pet Collective – moves from channel 278 to 266.
- Al Jazeera English (streamed version) – moves from channel 285 to 267.
- Al Jazeera Arabic – moves from channel 286 to 268.
- WION News – moves from channel 287 to 269.
- Real Crime – moves from channel 288 to 270.
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- Asharq News – is currently duplicated on channel 272 and 274.
- Al Arabiya – is currently duplicated on channel 273 and 275.
Adult channel tidy-up
A gap has been filled in the adult channel list
- ADULT Xpanded TV has moved from channel 678 to 675
Marc Thornham