Last reviewed: 13/04/2022.
A list of Sky satellite channel numbers for viewers in the UK.
(For Sky+HD and SkyQ, HD channels will automatically appear first in the Electronic Programme Guide [EPG], with SD versions appearing between channel 800-899. Variations are noted in the comments.) Different channel numbers apply for Sky Glass viewers.
| Number | Channel Name | Variations / Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | BBC One | HD in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland only |
| 102 | BBC Two | HD in England, Scotland and Wales only |
| 103 | ITV | STV in Central and Northern Scotland, UTV in Northern Ireland. HD except Channel Islands and Border Scotland. |
| 104 | Channel 4 SD | S4C HD (Wales) |
| 105 | Channel 5 | |
| 106 | Sky Showcase | |
| 107 | Sky Witness | |
| 108 | Sky Atlantic | Channel 4 SD (Wales) |
| 109 | alibi | Sky Atlantic (Wales) |
| 110 | GOLD | alibi (Wales) |
| 111 | Dave | Gold (Wales) |
| 112 | Comedy Central | Dave (Wales) |
| 113 | Sky Max | Comedy Central (Wales) |
| 114 | Sky Comedy | Sky Max (Wales) |
| 115 | BBC One HD (England) | Sky Comedy (Wales); BBC Scotland (Scotland) |
| 116 | BBC Four | |
| 117 | BBC Three (England, except London, Wales, NI) | London Live (London); BBC Alba (Scotland) |
| 118 | ITV2 | |
| 119 | ITV3 | |
| 120 | ITV4 | |
| 121 | Sky Documentaries | |
| 122 | Sky Crime | |
| 123 | Sky History | |
| 124 | Sky Nature | |
| 125 | Discovery | |
| 126 | MTV | |
| 127 | Comedy Central Xtra | |
| 128 | 5STAR | |
| 129 | Nat Geo | |
| 130 | Sky Arts | |
| 131 | ITVBe | |
| 132 | W | |
| 133 | TLC | |
| 134 | S4C | Not in Wales. |
| 135 | E4 | |
| 136 | More4 | |
| 137 | 4seven | |
| 138 | Channel 4 (HD - outside of London) | |
| 139 | 4Music | |
| 140 | Food Network | |
| 141 | 5 USA | BBC Three (Scotland) |
| 142 | Really | |
| 143 | Drama | |
| 144 | QUEST | |
| 145 | Sky Replay | |
| 146 | CBS Reality | |
| 147 | CBS Drama | |
| 148 | CBS Justice | |
| 149 | Quest Red | |
| 150 | 5ACTION | was Paramount |
| 151 | E! | |
| 152 | SYFY | |
| 153 | 5SELECT | |
| 154 | ID | |
| 155 | YESTERDAY | |
| 156 | Crime+Investigation | |
| 157 | GREAT! tv | |
| 158 | HGTV | |
| 159 | Pick | |
| 160 | Challenge | |
| 161 | Discovery Turbo | RTÉ One in Northern Ireland |
| 162 | Animal Planet | RTÉ 2 in Northern Ireland |
| 163 | Sky History 2 | TG4 in Northern Ireland |
| 164 | BLAZE | |
| 165 | Nat Geo Wild | |
| 166 | Eden | |
| 167 | Disc. Science | |
| 168 | Sky History 2 (Northern Ireland only) | |
| 169 | BBC Alba | 5USA in Scotland |
| 170 | Together | |
| 171 | Smithsonian | |
| 172 | DMAX | |
| 173 | BBC Three | London only |
| 174 | PBS America | |
| 175 | ARISEPlay | |
| 176 | ITV HD [Border England version] | In the Border Scotland region. |
| 177 | Discovery History | |
| 178 | Animal Planet (Northern Ireland) | |
| 179 | Court TV | |
| 181 | Forces TV | |
| 182 | Channel 7 | |
| 183 | VICE | |
| 185 | Travelxp | |
| 187 | That's TV (UK) | |
| 188 | Discovery Turbo (Northern Ireland) | |
| 190 | NTD | |
| 191 | Ayozat | |
| 193 | Vox Africa | |
| 194 | BBC Scotland | (not Scotland) |
| 195 | Local TV | |
| 200-299 | +1 CHANNELS | 100 places above the parent channel |
| 203 | ITV+1 | Not in the STV region. |
| 204 | Channel 4+1 | |
| 205 | Channel 5+1 | |
| 206 | Sky Showcase+1 | |
| 207 | Sky Witness+1 | |
| 208 | Sky Atlantic+1 | |
| 209 | alibi+1 | Wales: Sky Atlantic+1 |
| 210 | GOLD+1 | Wales: alibi+1 |
| 211 | Dave ja vu | Wales: GOLD+1 |
| 212 | Comedy Central +1 | Wales: Dave Ja Vu |
| 213 | Wales: Comedy Central+1 | |
| 218 | ITV2+1 | |
| 219 | ITV3+1 | |
| 220 | ITV4+1 | |
| 222 | Sky Crime+1 | |
| 223 | Sky History+1 | |
| 225 | Discovery+1 | |
| 228 | 5STAR+1 | |
| 229 | Nat Geo+1 | |
| 232 | W+1 | |
| 233 | TLC+1 | |
| 235 | E4+1 | |
| 236 | More4+1 | |
| 240 | Food Network+1 | |
| 241 | 5USA+1 | |
| 243 | Drama+1 | |
| 244 | QUEST+1 | |
| 246 | CBS Reality+1 | |
| 249 | Quest Red+1 | |
| 254 | ID+1 | |
| 255 | YESTERDAY+1 | |
| 256 | Crime+Investigation +1 | |
| 257 | GREAT! tv+1 | |
| 258 | HGTV+1 | |
| 261 | Disc. Turbo+1 | |
| 262 | Animal Planet+1 | (In Northern Ireland on 278) |
| 266 | Eden+1 | |
| 267 | Discovery Sci+1 | |
| 272 | DMAX+1 | |
| 277 | Discovery History+1 | |
| 278 | Animal Planet+1 | (In Northern Ireland) |
| 300-349 | MOVIES | Sky Cinema channels often temporarily rebrand to mark special seasons of movies. Their standard names are listed here. |
| 301 | Sky Cinema Premiere | |
| 302 | Sky Cinema Select | |
| 303 | Sky Cinema Hits | |
| 304 | Sky Cinema Greats | |
| 305 | Sky Cinema Animation | |
| 306 | Sky Cinema Family | |
| 307 | Sky Cinema Action | |
| 308 | Sky Cinema Comedy | |
| 309 | Sky Cinema Thriller | |
| 310 | Sky Cinema Drama | |
| 311 | Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Horror | |
| 313 | Film4 | |
| 314 | Film4+1 | |
| 315 | TCM Movies | |
| 316 | TCM Movies+1 | |
| 317 | Horror Channel | |
| 318 | Horror Ch+1 | |
| 319 | GREAT! movies classic | |
| 320 | GREAT! movies classic+1 | |
| 321 | GREAT! movies | |
| 322 | GREAT! movies+1 | |
| 323 | GREAT! movies action | |
| 324 | GREAT! movies action+1 | |
| 325 | Movies24 | |
| 326 | Movies24+ | |
| 328 | TalkingPictures | |
| 329 | ROK | |
| 350-399 | MUSIC | |
| 350 | MTV MUSIC | |
| 351 | MTV HITS | |
| 352 | MTV 90s | |
| 353 | MTV 80s | |
| 354 | Box Hits | |
| 355 | The Box | |
| 356 | KISS | |
| 357 | Magic | |
| 358 | Kerrang! | |
| 359 | Trace Hits | |
| 360 | Trace Vault | |
| 361 | NOW 70s | |
| 362 | NOW 80s | |
| 363 | NOW 90s | |
| 364 | Clubland TV | |
| 365 | Spotlight TV | |
| 400-499 | SPORT | Sky Sports channels often temporarily rebrand to cover certain sports events. Their standard names are listed here. |
| 401 | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 402 | Sky Sports Premier League | |
| 403 | Sky Sports Football | |
| 404 | Sky Sports Cricket | |
| 405 | Sky Sports Golf | |
| 406 | Sky Sports F1 | |
| 407 | Sky Sports Action | Sky Sports NFL (part-time) |
| 408 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 409 | Sky Sports News | |
| 410 | Eurosport 1 | |
| 411 | Eurosport 2 | |
| 412 | Premier Sports 1 | |
| 413 | BT Sport 1 | |
| 414 | BT Sport 2 | |
| 415 | Sky Sports Racing | |
| 416 | Sky Sports Mix | |
| 417 | BT Sport 3 | |
| 418 | MUTV | |
| 421 | Premier Sports 2 | |
| 422 | FreeSports | HD only |
| 423 | BT Sport//ESPN | |
| 425 | LFCTV | |
| 426 | Racing TV | |
| 427 | La Liga TV | |
| 429 | BoxNation | |
| 433 | GINX eSportsTV | |
| 437 | Sporty Stuff TV HD | HD only |
| 490 | BT Sport Box Office | part-time |
| 491 | Sky Sports Box Office SD | part-time |
| 492 | Sky Sports Box Office HD | part-time |
| 494 | BT Sport Box Office 2 | part-time |
| 500-579 | NEWS | |
| 501 | Sky News | |
| 502 | Bloomberg | |
| 503 | BBC NEWS | |
| 504 | BBC Parliament | |
| 505 | CNBC | |
| 506 | CNN | |
| 507 | NHK World | HD only |
| 508 | Euronews | |
| 509 | CGTN | |
| 510 | NDTV 24x7 | |
| 512 | FRANCE 24 | |
| 513 | Al Jazeera English | HD only |
| 515 | GB News | HD only |
| 516 | TRT World | |
| 518 | Channels 24 | |
| 519 | Arise News | |
| 522 | Arirang TV | |
| 523 | WION | HD only |
| 524 | TVC News | |
| 525 | NBC News Now | HD only |
| 526 | TalkTV | HD only |
| 580-599 | RELIGION | |
| 580 | GOD Channel | |
| 581 | revelation | |
| 582 | TBN UK | |
| 583 | DAYSTAR | |
| 584 | Inspiration TV | |
| 585 | LoveWorld | |
| 587 | Word Network | |
| 588 | EWTN Catholic | |
| 589 | Faith World TV | |
| 590 | KICC TV | |
| 593 | SonLife | |
| 594 | Faith UK | |
| 596 | Good News TV | |
| 597 | Dunamis TV | |
| 598 | New Media HD | |
| 600-659 | CHILDREN | |
| 601 | Cartoon Network | |
| 602 | Cartoon Network +1 (CN+1) | |
| 603 | Boomerang | |
| 604 | Nickelodeon | |
| 605 | Nicktoons | |
| 606 | Nick Jr. | |
| 607 | CBBC | |
| 608 | CBeebies | |
| 609 | BabyTV | |
| 610 | Cartoonito | |
| 611 | Boomerang+1 | |
| 612 | CITV | |
| 613 | Nick Jr. Too | (replaced by Nick Jr. Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol at times) |
| 614 | POP | |
| 615 | Tiny Pop | |
| 616 | Nickelodeon+1 | |
| 618 | Tiny Pop+1 | |
| 619 | POP+1 | |
| 620 | POP Max | |
| 621 | POP Max+1 | |
| 622 | Nick Jr+1 | |
| 624 | RTÉjr | Northern Ireland only |
| 640 | Cartoon Network | SD version |
| 641 | Boomerang | SD version |
| 642 | Nickelodeon | SD version |
| 643 | CBBC | SD version |
| 644 | CBeebies | SD version |
| 645 | Nick Jr. | SD version |
| 660 | QVC | HD only |
| 660-699 | SHOPPING | |
| 661 | JML Direct | |
| 662 | TJC | |
| 663 | QVC Beauty | |
| 664 | Ideal World | |
| 665 | Gems TV | |
| 666 | High Street TV 1 | |
| 667 | High Street TV 2 | |
| 668 | TJC Beauty | |
| 669 | Best Direct | |
| 670 | Gemporia Craft | |
| 671 | Ideal Extra | |
| 672 | High Street TV 3 | |
| 673 | Craft Extra | |
| 674 | HobbyMaker | Gemporia Craft |
| 675 | High Street TV 4 | |
| 676 | TV Warehouse | |
| 677 | QVC Style | HD only |
| 679 | Thane | |
| 680 | Direct Store TV | |
| 682 | QVC Extra | |
| 683 | Create & Craft | |
| 688 | Cruise1st.tv | |
| 700-799 | INTERNATIONAL | |
| 701 | B4U Movies | |
| 702 | B4U Music | |
| 703 | SONY TV | |
| 704 | Utsav Bharat | |
| 705 | Utsav Plus | |
| 706 | COLORS | |
| 707 | Zee Cinema | |
| 709 | Zee TV | |
| 710 | AAJ TAK | |
| 711 | MATV National | |
| 712 | Foodxp | |
| 713 | Colors Rishtey | |
| 714 | Colors Cineplex | |
| 715 | SONY MAX | |
| 716 | Siraj TV | |
| 717 | Utsav Gold | |
| 718 | SONY SAB | |
| 720 | SONY MAX 2 | |
| 724 | Aastha | |
| 725 | Sanskar | |
| 731 | MTA1 World | |
| 732 | HUM Masala | |
| 733 | Hidayat TV | |
| 734 | GEO News | |
| 735 | PTV Global | |
| 736 | New Vision TV | |
| 737 | Islam Channel | |
| 738 | GEO TV | |
| 739 | Noor TV | |
| 742 | IQRA TV | |
| 743 | 92 News | |
| 744 | Islam TV | |
| 745 | Ahlebait TV | |
| 746 | Madani Chnl | |
| 748 | NEO News | |
| 749 | Takbeer TV | |
| 751 | HUM EUROPE | |
| 752 | British Muslim | |
| 754 | Dunya News | |
| 755 | Islam Ch Urdu | |
| 756 | Channel 44 | |
| 757 | Eman Channel | |
| 758 | ARY Digital | |
| 759 | A1TV | |
| 766 | PTC PUNJABI | |
| 767 | Brit Asia TV | |
| 768 | Sikh Channel | |
| 769 | Sangat | |
| 770 | Akaal Channel | |
| 772 | Kanshi TV | |
| 774 | Pitaara | |
| 777 | CHSTV | |
| 778 | IQRA BANGLA | |
| 779 | ATN | |
| 780 | NTV | |
| 781 | TV One | |
| 782 | iON TV | |
| 783 | Deen TV | |
| 786 | Abu Dhabi TV | |
| 787 | Ahlulbayt TV | |
| 788 | Sky News Arabia | |
| 789 | ImamHussain3 | |
| 791 | PCNE Chinese | |
| 793 | Iran International | |
| 794 | Colors Gujarati | |
| 800-899 | SD SWAP | Standard definition versions of channels for which there are HD versions are listed between channel 800-899. (Excludes children's SD/HD swaps) |
| 802 | BBC Two | |
| 803 | ITV / STV / UTV | |
| 804 | Channel 4 | |
| 805 | Channel 5 | |
| 806 | Sky One | |
| 807 | Sky Witness | |
| 808 | Sky Atlantic | |
| 809 | alibi | |
| 810 | GOLD | |
| 811 | Dave | |
| 812 | Comedy Central | |
| 813 | Sky Max | |
| 814 | Sky Comedy | |
| 815 | BBC Four | |
| 816 | ITV2 | |
| 817 | ITV3 | |
| 818 | ITV4 | |
| 819 | Sky Documentaries | |
| 820 | Sky Crime | |
| 821 | Sky History | |
| 822 | Sky Nature | |
| 823 | Discovery | |
| 824 | MTV | |
| 825 | National Geographic | |
| 826 | Sky Arts | |
| 827 | W | |
| 828 | TLC | |
| 829 | S4C | |
| 830 | E4 | |
| 831 | More4 | |
| 834 | Quest | |
| 835 | E! | |
| 836 | SyFy | |
| 837 | Crime+Investigation | |
| 840 | Sky History 2 | |
| 841 | Nat Geo Wild | |
| 843 | Smithsonian Channel | |
| 844 | BBC Scotland | |
| 845 | BBC Three | |
| 848 | Sky Cinema Premiere | |
| 849 | Sky Cinema Greats | |
| 850 | Sky Cinema Family | |
| 851 | Sky Cinema Action | |
| 855 | Film4 | |
| 856 | Sky Cinema Select | |
| 857 | Sky Cinema Hits | |
| 858 | Sky Cinema SciFi/Horror | |
| 860 | Sky Sports Premier League | |
| 861 | Sky Sports Football | |
| 862 | Sky Sports Cricket | |
| 863 | Sky Sports Golf | |
| 864 | Sky Sports F1 | |
| 865 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 866 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 867 | Sky Sports News | |
| 868 | Eurosport 1 | |
| 869 | Eurosport 2 | |
| 870 | BT Sport 1 | |
| 871 | BT Sport 2 | |
| 873 | Sky Sports Mix | |
| 874 | BT Sport 3 | |
| 875 | MUTV HD | |
| 876 | BT Sport ESPN | |
| 877 | Racing TV | |
| 881 | Sky News | |
| 882 | BBC News | |
| 883 | CNBC | |
| 884 | CNN | |
| 886 | TRT World | |
| 890 | TJC | |
| 892 | Sony TV Asia | |
| 893 | Utsav Plus | |
| 894 | Colors | |
| 895 | Sony Max | |
| 896 | Utsav Gold | |
| 898 | Zee TV | |
| 900 | TVX | |
| 900-929 | ADULT | |
| 901 | Adult Channel | |
| 902 | Xpanded TV | |
| 903 | Babes & Brazzers | |
| 906 | Babenation | |
| 908 | Get Lucky TV | |
| 910 | XXX Public Pickups | |
| 915 | TVX 40+ | |
| 916 | XXX Girl Girl | |
| 917 | XXX College | |
| 918 | XXX Mums | |
| 924 | Studio 66 | |
| 950 | Sky Intro | Buffer channel between adult and non-adult services |
| 951-980 | REGIONAL VARIATIONS | Viewers living in the region / nation will see their version in their normal position on channels 101-103. |
| 951 | BBC One Scotland HD | |
| 952 | BBC One Wales HD | |
| 953 | BBC One NI HD | |
| 955 | BBC One NE&C | |
| 956 | BBC One Yorks | |
| 957 | BBC One E Yorks & Lincs | |
| 958 | BBC One N West | |
| 959 | BBC One W Mid | |
| 960 | BBC One E Mid | |
| 961 | BBC One East E | |
| 962 | BBC One East W | |
| 963 | BBC One S East | |
| 964 | BBC One South | |
| 965 | BBC One Oxford | |
| 966 | BBC One West | |
| 967 | BBC One S West | |
| 968 | BBC One CI | |
| 971 | BBC Two Wales HD | |
| 972 | BBC Two NI | |
| 977 | BBC One Scotland | |
| 978 | BBC One Wales | |
| 979 | BBC One NI | |
| 980 | BBC Two Wales | |
| 981-999 | OTHER | |
| 981 | BBC RB 1 | BBC Red Button |
| 996 | Channel Line-up | |
| 998 | Sky Intro | |
| 999 | Sky | |
| RADIO | ||
| 0101 | BBC Radio 1 | |
| 0102 | BBC Radio 2 | |
| 0103 | BBC Radio 3 | |
| 0104 | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 0105 | BBC Radio 5 Live | |
| 0106 | Classic FM | |
| 0107 | Absolute Radio | |
| 0108 | TalkSport | |
| 0109 | Capital | |
| 0110 | Planet Rock | |
| 0111 | Heart | |
| 0112 | Heart 80s | |
| 0113 | Radio X | |
| 0114 | Capital Xtra | |
| 0115 | BBC World Service | |
| 0116 | BBC Radio Scotland | |
| 0117 | BBC Radio Wales | |
| 0118 | BBC Radio Ulster | |
| 0119 | BBC Asian Network | |
| 0120 | BBC Radio 6 Music | |
| 0121 | Gold | |
| 0122 | WRN Europe | |
| 0124 | LBC | |
| 0128 | Smooth Radio | |
| 0130 | Panjab Radio | |
| 0131 | BBC Radio 4 Extra | |
| 0137 | BBC Radio 1Xtra | |
| 0138 | TWR | |
| 0139 | BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal | |
| 0143 | BBC Radio 4 LW | |
| 0144 | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | |
| 0146 | Heart Extra | |
| 0147 | EWTN Catholic | |
| 0150 | Sukh Sagar | |
| 0151 | Khushkhabri | |
| 0152 | variations: | BBC Radio London (London); BBC Radio Foyle (NI); BBC Radio Cymru (Wales) |
| 0154 | variations: | BBC Radio Cymru (Eng, Sco, NI); BBC Radio Cymru 2 (Wales) |
| 0160 | RTÉ Radio 1 | |
| 0164 | RTÉ 2fm | |
| 0165 | RTÉ Lyric | |
| 0166 | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta | |
| 0178 | Kiss | |
| 0180 | Magic | |
| 0188 | Hits Radio | |
| 0200 | Absolute 80s | |
| 0201 | Absolute 90s | |
| 0202 | Jazz FM | |
| 0203 | Absolute Classic Rock | |
| 0211 | BFBS Forces Radio | |
| 0215 | Virgin Radio | |
| 0216 | Scala Radio | |
| 0217 | Heart 90s | |
| 0221 | LBC News |
Channels may change at short or no notice. This listing is reviewed on a monthly basis.
Subscribers requiring support should visit the Sky TV help centre. Sky Glass is a separate TV service, delivered via the internet. As a result some satellite channels are unavailable on Sky Glass.
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