Last updated: 31/03/2021
BT TV is a hybrid service, containing channels from Freeview (through your aerial) and NOW (via your BT broadband connection).
Freeview channels are found between channels 1 – 299 and 600-799. BT TV services are located between channels 300-599. Click on a header to expand the lists.
Freeview channels (Channels 1-299 & 600-799)
See footnotes for national variations in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
| Number | Service Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBC One | 🟢▶ |
| 2 | BBC Two | 🟢▶ |
| 3 | ITV | ▶ |
| 4 | Channel 4 S4C (Wales) | ▶ |
| 5 | Channel 5 | ▶ |
| 6 | ITV2 | ▶ |
| 7 7 | Local TV (England) Channel 4 (Wales) | |
| 8 | Local TV | Cardiff, Carlisle, London, Mold, Swansea, York |
| 9 | BBC Four | 🟢▶ |
| 10 | ITV3 | ▶ |
| 11 | Sky Arts | |
| 12 | Quest | |
| 13 13 | E4 (England) E4 (Wales) | ▶ |
| 14 | Film4 | ▶ |
| 15 | Channel 4+1 | |
| 16 | QVC | |
| 17 | Really | |
| 18 | More 4 | ▶ |
| 19 | Dave | |
| 20 | Drama | |
| 21 | 5 USA | |
| 22 | Ideal World | |
| 23 | Dave Ja Vu | |
| 24 | (unused) | |
| 25 | ITV4 | ▶ |
| 26 | Yesterday | |
| 27 | ITVBe | ▶ |
| 28 | ITV2+1 | |
| 29 | E4+1 | |
| 30 | 4Music | |
| 31 | 5 STAR | ▶ |
| 32 | Paramount Network | ▶ |
| 33 | GREAT! movies | |
| 34 | ITV+1 | |
| 35 | Pick | |
| 36 | QVC Beauty | 1900-1300 |
| 37 | QVC Style | 1300-1900 |
| 38 | DMAX | |
| 39 | Quest Red | |
| 40 | CBS Justice | |
| 41 | GREAT! movies action | Not Wales |
| 42 | Food Network | |
| 43 | HGTV | |
| 44 | Gems TV | |
| 45 | Channel 5+1 | |
| 46 | Film4+1 | |
| 47 | Challenge | |
| 48 | 4seven | ▶ |
| 49 | GREAT! tv | Local TV coverage areas only. |
| 50 | TJC | |
| 51 | GREAT! movies classic | Local TV coverage areas only. |
| 55 | 5 SELECT | 🟨 ▶ |
| 56 | Smithsonian Channel | |
| 57 | ITVBe+1 | 0400-0500 |
| 58 | ITV3+1 | 2100-0400 |
| 59 | ITV4+1 | 0500-0700 |
| 60 | GREAT! movies+1 | 2200-0600 Local TV coverage areas only. |
| 61 | GREAT! tv+1 | Manchester only |
| 62 | GREAT! movies classic+1 | Manchester only |
| 63 | Blaze | |
| 64 | FreeSports | 🟨 |
| 65 | TBN UK | 🟨 |
| 66 | CBS Reality | |
| 67 | CBS Drama | |
| 68 | Horror | |
| 69 | Quest+1 | |
| 70 | Quest Red+1 | 🟨 |
| 71 | Jewellery Maker | 0800-1300 |
| 72 | Shopping Quarter | |
| 73 | Drama+1 | |
| 74 | Yesterday+1 | 0500-0700 |
| 75 | NOW 80s | Manchester only |
| 76 | NOW 70s | 🟨 |
| 77 | TCC | 0300-0500 |
| 78 | NOW 90s | Manchester only |
| 79 | Clubland TV | Manchester only |
| 80 | Blaze+1 | |
| 81 | Talking Pictures | |
| 82 | Together | 0300-0000 |
| 84 | PBS America | 1300-2300 |
| 85 | Craft Store TV (Hochanda) | 0700-2200 |
| 86 | More4+1 | 🟨 |
| 87 | PBS America+1 | 🟨 |
| 88 | Country Music Entertainment | Manchester only |
| 90 | TV Warehouse | Manchester only |
| 91 | That's TV Gold | 🟨 |
| 94 | Ideal Extra | Local TV coverage areas only. |
| 95 | Create & Craft | |
| 96 | Forces TV | 🟨 |
| 99 | Manchester TV | Manchester only |
| 100 | Freeview | Portal to Freeview Play (information channel for older Freeview receivers). |
| HIGH DEFINITION | ||
| 101 | BBC One HD | 🟨🟢▶ |
| 102 | BBC Two HD | 🟨🟢▶ |
| 103 | ITV HD | 🟨▶ |
| 104 | Channel 4 HD | 🟨▶ |
| 105 | Channel 5 HD | 🟨▶ |
| 106 | BBC Four HD | 🟨▶ |
| 107 | BBC News HD | 🟨▶ |
| 111 | QVC | 🟨 0400-0200 |
| 112 | QVC Beauty | 🟨 0200-0400 |
| 113 | RT HD | 🟨 |
| 114 | QUEST HD | 🟨 |
| CHILDREN | ||
| 201 | CBBC | 🟢▶ |
| 202 | CBeebies | 🟢▶ |
| 203 | CITV | ▶ |
| 204 | CBBC HD | 🟨🟢▶ |
| 205 | CBeebies HD | 🟨▶ |
| 206 | POP | |
| 207 | Tiny POP | 0600-2200. Local TV coverage areas only. |
| 208 | POP MAX | Manchester only |
| 211 | Ketchup TV | Streaming service |
| 212 | YAAAS! | Streaming service |
| NEWS | ||
| 231 | BBC News | 🟢▶ |
| 232 | BBC Parliament | 🟢▶ |
| 233 | Sky News | |
| 234 | RT | |
| 235 | Al Jazeera English | |
| 236 | GB News | |
| DATA AND STREAMING | ||
| 250 | BBC Red Button | |
| 252 | Kiss Chat and Date | Text channel |
| 253 | Proud Dating | Text channel |
| 263 | Sonlife | Streaming service |
| 264 | Vision TV | Streaming service |
| 265 | On-demand 365 | Streaming service |
| 269 | Arise News | Streaming service |
| 271 | Channelbox | Streaming service |
| 555 | Accessible TV Guide | Freeview Play devices only. |
| INTERACTIVE | ||
| 601 | BBC RB1 | |
| ADULT | ||
| 670 | Adult Section | |
| 673 | SmileTV3 | |
| 674 | Adult Babestn | |
| 678 | Adult Xpanded | |
| 679 | Adult Studio 66 | |
| 680 | Adult Xpanded 2 | Not Wales |
| 699 | Adult Section | |
| RADIO | ||
| 700 | BBC Radio 1 | |
| 701 | BBC Radio 1 Xtra | |
| 702 | BBC Radio 2 | |
| 703 | BBC Radio 3 | |
| 704 | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 705 | BBC Radio 5 Live | |
| 706 | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | |
| 707 | BBC Radio 6 Music | |
| 708 | BBC Radio 4 Extra | |
| 709 | BBC Asian Network | |
| 710 | BBC World Service | |
| 711 | Hits Radio | |
| 712 | KISS FRESH | |
| 713 | KISS | |
| 714 | KISSTORY | |
| 715 | Magic | |
| 716 | Greatest Hits Radio | |
| 717 | Kerrang! | |
| 718 | Smooth Radio | |
| 719 | BBC Local Radio (England) BBC Radio Wales (Wales) | |
| 720 | BBC Local Radio (England) BBC Radio Cymru (Wales) | |
| 721 | BBC Local Radio (England) BBC Radio Cymru 2 (Wales) | |
| 722 | BBC Local Radio (England) | In some regions only. Details:BBC local radio via Freeview |
| 723 | TalkSport | |
| 724 | Capital | |
| 725 | Premier | |
| 726 | BBC Local Radio (England) | In some regions only. Details:BBC local radio via Freeview |
| 727 | Absolute | |
| 728 | Heart | |
| 730 | RNIB Connect | |
| 731 | Classic FM | |
| 732 | LBC | |
| 733 | Trans World Radio | |
| 734 | BBC Local Radio (England) | In some regions only. Details:BBC local radio via Freeview |
| 735 | BBC Local Radio (England) | In some regions only. Details:BBC local radio via Freeview |
Variations in Scotland / Northern Ireland
Variations in Scotland: BBC Alba (7), That’s TV Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh (8), BBC Scotland (9), BBC Four SD (24), BBC Scotland HD (108), BBC Radio Scotland (719), BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal (720).
Variations in Northern Ireland: UTV (3), NVTV Belfast (7), TG4* (52), RTÉ One* (53), RTÉ2* (54), UTV HD (103), BBC Radio Ulster (719), BBC Radio Foyle (720) *not available in all areas. On channel 800 or higher where overspill reception direct from Republic of Ireland is possible.
BT TV – Channels 300-599 (New TV packages with Sky’s NOW)
Channel list for BT TV subscribers who have taken up one of the new NOW-based packages. Please note that channel changes originally scheduled for 24th August 2020 were postponed and the following channel numbers still apply:
| 313 | Sky News | via NOW |
| 332 | AMC | |
| 333 | Netflix Red Button | |
| 334 | Amazon Prime Video Barker | |
| 335 | Sky Nature | via NOW |
| 340 | Sky One | via NOW |
| 341 | Sky Witness | via NOW |
| 342 | Sky Atlantic | via NOW |
| 343 | GOLD | via NOW |
| 344 | Comedy Central | via NOW |
| 345 | Sky Comedy | via NOW |
| 346 | SYFY | via NOW |
| 347 | Sky Crime | via NOW |
| 348 | Sky Arts | via NOW |
| 351 | MTV | via NOW |
| 352 | Nat Geo | via NOW |
| 353 | Sky Documentaries | via NOW |
| 354 | Sky History | via NOW |
| 355 | Sky One HD | via NOW |
| 356 | Sky Witness HD | via NOW |
| 357 | Sky Atlantic HD | via NOW |
| 358 | GOLD HD | via NOW |
| 359 | Comedy Central HD | via NOW |
| 360 | Sky Comedy HD | via NOW |
| 361 | SYFY HD | via NOW |
| 362 | Sky Crime HD | via NOW |
| 363 | Sky Arts HD | via NOW |
| 366 | MTV HD | via NOW |
| 367 | Nat Geo HD | via NOW |
| 368 | Sky Documentaries HD | via NOW |
| 369 | Sky History HD | via NOW |
| 372 | Sky Nature HD | via NOW |
| 381 | AMC HD | |
| 385 | Sky News HD | via NOW |
| SPORT | ||
| 408 | BT Sport 1 | |
| 409 | BT Sport 2 | |
| 410 | BT Sport 3 | |
| 411 | BT Sport ESPN | |
| 412 | Eurosport 1 | |
| 413 | Eurosport 2 | |
| 414 | Amazon Prime Barker | |
| 415 | Boxnation | |
| 416 | Sky Sports Extra | |
| 419 | Sky Sports News | via NOW |
| 420 | Sky Sports Main Event | via NOW |
| 421 | Sky Sports Premier League | via NOW |
| 422 | Sky Sports Football | via NOW |
| 423 | Sky Sports Cricket | via NOW |
| 424 | Sky Sports Golf | via NOW |
| 425 | Sky Sports F1 | via NOW |
| 426 | Sky Sports Action | via NOW |
| 427 | Sky Sports Arena | via NOW |
| 428 | Sky Sports Racing | via NOW |
| 429 | Sky Sports Mix | via NOW |
| 430 | BT Sport 1 HD | |
| 431 | BT Sport 2 HD | |
| 432 | BT Sport 3 HD | |
| 433 | BT Sport Ultimate 4K/UHD | |
| 434 | BT Sport ESPN HD | |
| 435 | Eurosport 1 HD | |
| 436 | Eurosport 2 HD | |
| 437 | Sky Sports Main Event HD | via NOW |
| 439 | Sky Sports News HD | via NOW |
| 440 | Sky Sports Main Event HD | via NOW |
| 441 | Sky Sports Premier League HD | via NOW |
| 442 | Sky Sports Football HD | via NOW |
| 443 | Sky Sports Cricket HD | via NOW |
| 444 | Sky Sports Golf HD | via NOW |
| 445 | Sky Sports F1 HD | via NOW |
| 446 | Sky Sports Action HD | via NOW |
| 447 | Sky Sports Arena HD | via NOW |
| 448 | Sky Sports Racing HD | via NOW |
| 449 | Sky Sports Mix HD | via NOW |
| 450-455 | BT Sport Extra | |
| 456 | BT Sport Extra 4K/UHD | |
| 457-463 | BT Sport Extra HD | |
| CHILDREN | ||
| 466 | Cartoon Network | via NOW |
| 467 | Boomerang | via NOW |
| 468 | Nickelodeon | via NOW |
| 469 | Nicktoons | via NOW |
| 470 | Nick Jr | via NOW |
| 471 | Cartoonito | via NOW |
| 473 | Cartoon Network HD | via NOW |
| 474 | Boomerang HD | via NOW |
| 475 | Nickelodeon HD | via NOW |
| 476 | Nick Jr HD | via NOW |
| PAY PER VIEW SPORT | ||
| 494 | BT Sport Box Office HD | |
| 495 | BT Sport Box Office 2 HD | |
| 496 | Sky Sports Box Office HD | |
| 497 | Sky Sports Box Office 2 HD | |
| MOVIES | NOTE: Sky Cinema channels temporarily rebrand to mark special season or events. Standard names are listed here. | |
| 500 | Sky Cinema Animation | |
| 501 | Sky Cinema Premiere | via NOW |
| 502 | Sky Cinema Select | via NOW |
| 503 | Sky Cinema Hits | via NOW |
| 504 | Sky Cinema Greats | via NOW |
| 506 | Sky Cinema Family | via NOW |
| 507 | Sky Cinema Action | via NOW |
| 508 | Sky Cinema Comedy | via NOW |
| 509 | Sky Cinema Thriller | via NOW |
| 510 | Sky Cinema Drama | via NOW |
| 511 | Sky Cinema SciFi/Hor | via NOW |
| 514 | Sky Cinema Animation HD | via NOW |
| 515 | Sky Cinema Premiere HD | via NOW |
| 516 | Sky Cinema Select HD | via NOW |
| 517 | Sky Cinema Hits HD | via NOW |
| 518 | Sky Cinema Greats HD | via NOW |
| 519 | Sky Cinema Disney HD | via NOW |
| 520 | Sky Cinema Family HD | via NOW |
| 521 | Sky Cinema Action HD | via NOW |
| 522 | Sky Cinema Comedy HD | via NOW |
| 523 | Sky Cinema Thriller HD | via NOW |
| 524 | Sky Cinema Drama HD | via NOW |
| 525 | Sky Cinema SciFi/Hor HD | via NOW |
BT TV – Channels 300-599 (Legacy TV packages)
If you still have access to the old BT TV package, your channel list will include: 307 Comedy Central (BT) 308 Comedy Central Extra 309 MTV (BT) 310 Gold (BT) 311 W 312 Alibi 315 Eden 317 Nat Geo (BT) 318 Nat Geo WILD 322 Discovery (BT) 323 TLC 324 Investigation Discovery 325 Animal Planet 332 AMC from BT 333 Netflix Red Button 334 Amazon Prime Video Barker 336 Discovery Science 337 Discovery Turbo 338 Vice 339 CNN International 370 Comedy Central HD (BT) 371 MTV HD (BT) 373 Nat Geo HD (BT) 374 Nat Geo WILD HD 376 Discovery HD (BT) 377 TLC HD 378 Animal Planet HD 380 CI HD 381 AMC from BT HD 382 Alibi HD 383 W HD 386 E! HD 387 Dave HD 389 Eden HD 392 GOLD HD (BT) 393 CNN HD 399 BT TV Preview 512 TCM Movies 526 TCM Movies HD 536 MTV Music 538 MTV Classic 483 Nickelodeon (BT) 484 Nick Jr (BT) 485 Nicktoons (BT) 486 Cartoon Network (BT) 487 Boomerang (BT) 488 Cartoonito (BT) 490 Nick Jr Too