Last updated: 12/02/2021
A comprehensive list of Virgin Media channels and their numbers for UK subscribers.
| Number | Service Name | Comments / Variations |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Virgin Media Previews HD | |
| 101 | BBC One | HD in Sco/Wal/NI, SD in England |
| 102 | BBC Two HD | |
| 103 | ITV/STV/UTV HD | |
| 104 | Channel 4 | HD in London; S4C HD in Wales |
| 105 | Channel 5 HD | |
| 106 | E4 | |
| 107 | BBC Four HD | |
| 108 | BBC One HD (England) | C4 (Wales); BBC Scotland HD (Scotland) |
| 109 | Sky One HD | |
| 110 | Sky One | |
| 111 | Sky Witness HD | |
| 112 | Sky Witness | |
| 113 | ITV | |
| 114 | ITV +1 | |
| 115 | ITV2 | |
| 116 | ITV2 +1 | |
| 117 | ITV3 | |
| 118 | ITV4 | |
| 119 | ITVBe | |
| 120 | ITVBe +1 (Eng/Wal/NI) | BBC Alba (Scotland) |
| 121 | Sky Comedy HD | |
| 122 | Sky Comedy | |
| 123 | Sky Arts | |
| 124 | GOLD HD | |
| 125 | W | |
| 126 | alibi | |
| 127 | Dave | |
| 128 | Really | |
| 129 | Yesterday | |
| 130 | Drama | |
| 131 | Dave ja vu | |
| 132 | Comedy Central HD | |
| 133 | Comedy Central +1 | |
| 134 | MTV HD | |
| 135 | Sky Crime HD | |
| 136 | Sky Crime | |
| 137 | SYFY HD | |
| 138 | SYFY | |
| 139 | E! HD | |
| 140 | E! | |
| 141 | Channel 4 HD | SD in London |
| 142 | Channel 4 +1 | |
| 143 | 4seven | |
| 145 | E4 HD | |
| 146 | E4 +1 | |
| 147 | More4 | |
| 148 | CBS Reality | |
| 149 | Horror Channel | |
| 150 | Paramount Network HD | |
| 151 | 5STAR | |
| 152 | 5Select | |
| 153 | 5 USA | |
| 154 | Channel 5 | |
| 155 | Channel 5 +1 | |
| 156 | Sky Arts HD | |
| 157 | FOX | |
| 158 | FOX +1 | |
| 159 | Local TV | (in some areas only, e.g. London Live in London) |
| 160 | Sky Two | |
| 161 | BBC Alba (Eng/Wal/NI) | On 120 in Scotland |
| 162 | BBC Scotland HD (Eng/Wal/NI) | ITVBe+1 (Scotland) |
| 164 | Challenge | |
| 165 | Pick | |
| 166 | S4C HD (Eng/Wal/NI) | On 104 in Wales |
| 167 | TLC HD | |
| 168 | Investigation Discovery (ID) | |
| 169 | Quest HD | |
| 170 | Quest Red | |
| 171 | DMAX | |
| 172 | TLC +1 | |
| 173 | Investigation Discovery +1 | |
| 174 | ITV3 +1 | |
| 175 | ITV4 +1 | |
| 176 | ITV2 HD | |
| 177 | ITV3 HD | |
| 178 | ITV4 HD | |
| 179 | ITVBe HD | |
| 180 | Sky Witness +1 | |
| 181 | Comedy Central | |
| 182 | Comedy Central Extra | |
| 183 | MTV | |
| 184 | BET | |
| 185 | 5 USA +1 | |
| 186 | 5STAR +1 | |
| 187 | Paramount Network | |
| 189 | Sony Channel | |
| 190 | W +1 | |
| 191 | alibi +1 | |
| 192 | CBS Justice | |
| 194 | GOLD +1 | |
| 195 | More4 HD | |
| 196 | More4 +1 | |
| 197 | CBS Drama | |
| 198 | YouTube | |
| 199 | FOX HD | |
| 200 | Yesterday +1 | |
| 201 | CBS Reality +1 | |
| 202 | Horror Channel +1 | |
| 203 | 4seven HD | |
| 204 | Netflix | |
| 205 | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 207 | Sky Crime +1 | |
| 208 | Lifetime HD | |
| 209 | Crime + Investigation HD | |
| 211 | W HD | |
| 212 | alibi HD | |
| 213 | Quest +1 | |
| 214 | DMAX +1 | |
| 216 | BLAZE | |
| 222 | Crime + Investigation +1 | |
| 226 | Drama +1 | |
| 227 | Dave HD | |
| 229 | SYFY +1 | |
| FACTUAL AND LIFESTYLE | ||
| 245 | Eden | |
| 246 | Eden +1 | |
| 247 | Eden HD | |
| 250 | Discovery HD | |
| 251 | Animal Planet HD | |
| 252 | Discovery Science | |
| 256 | Discovery Turbo | |
| 257 | Discovery History | |
| 258 | Discovery +1 | |
| 259 | Animal Planet +1 | |
| 260 | Discovery Science +1 | |
| 261 | Discovery History +1 | |
| 265 | Nat Geo Wild HD | |
| 266 | National Geographic | |
| 267 | National Geographic +1 | |
| 268 | National Geographic HD | |
| 269 | Together | |
| 270 | Sky History HD | |
| 271 | Sky History+1 | |
| 272 | Sky History 2 HD | |
| 273 | PBS America | |
| 274 | Forces TV | |
| 276 | Smithsonian Channel HD | |
| 277 | Sky Documentaries HD | |
| 278 | Sky Documentaries | |
| 279 | Sky Nature HD | |
| 280 | Sky Nature | |
| 285 | Food Network | |
| 286 | HGTV | |
| 290 | HGTV +1 | |
| 292 | God Channel | |
| MUSIC | ||
| 300 | VM Music | |
| 310 | MTV Music | |
| 311 | MTV Live HD | |
| 312 | MTV Hits | |
| 313 | MTV Base | |
| 316 | MTV Classic | |
| 335 | The Box | |
| 336 | Box Hits | |
| 337 | 4Music | |
| 338 | Kiss | |
| 340 | Magic | |
| 342 | Kerrang! | |
| 344 | Vevo | |
| 345 | Clubland TV | |
| 346 | Now 80s | |
| 347 | Now 90s | |
| 348 | Now 70s | |
| FILMS | Sky Cinema channels often temporarily rebrand to mark special seasons of movies. Their standard names are listed here. |
|
| 400 | Virgin Movies Previews | |
| 401 | Sky Cinema Premiere HD | |
| 402 | Sky Cinema Select HD | |
| 403 | Sky Cinema Hits HD | |
| 404 | Sky Cinema Greats HD | |
| 406 | Sky Cinema Family HD | |
| 407 | Sky Cinema Action HD | |
| 408 | Sky Cinema Comedy HD | |
| 409 | Sky Cinema Thriller HD | |
| 410 | Sky Cinema Drama HD | |
| 411 | Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD | |
| 412 | Sky Cinema Animation | |
| 415 | TCM Movies | |
| 416 | TCM Movies HD | |
| 417 | TCM Movies +1 | |
| 419 | Movies 24 | |
| 420 | Movies 24 + | |
| 424 | Sony Movies Classic | |
| 425 | Sony Movies | |
| 426 | Sony Movies Action | |
| 428 | Film4 | |
| 429 | Film4 HD | |
| 430 | Film4 +1 | |
| 445 | Talking Pictures TV | |
| SPORT | Sky Sports channels often temporarily rebrand to cover certain sports events. Their standard names are listed here. |
|
| 501 | Sky Sports Main Event HD | |
| 502 | Sky Sports Premier League HD | |
| 503 | Sky Sports Football HD | |
| 504 | Sky Sports Cricket HD | |
| 505 | Sky Sports Golf HD | |
| 506 | Sky Sports F1 HD | |
| 507 | Sky Sports Action HD | |
| 508 | Sky Sports Arena HD | |
| 509 | Sky Sports News HD | |
| 510 | Sky Sports Mix HD | |
| 511 | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 512 | Sky Sports Premier League | |
| 513 | Sky Sports Football | |
| 514 | Sky Sports Cricket | |
| 515 | Sky Sports Golf | |
| 516 | Sky Sports F1 | |
| 517 | Sky Sports Action | |
| 518 | Sky Sports Arena | |
| 519 | Sky Sports News | |
| 520 | Sky Sports Mix | |
| 521 | Eurosport 1 HD | |
| 522 | Eurosport 2 HD | |
| 526 | MUTV | |
| 527 | BT Sport 1 HD | |
| 528 | BT Sport 2 HD | |
| 529 | BT Sport 3 HD | |
| 530 | BT Sport ESPN HD | |
| 531 | BT Sport Ultimate | |
| 535 | Sky Sports Racing | |
| 536 | Racing TV HD | |
| 544 | LFC TV HD | |
| 546 | BoxNation | |
| 551 | Premier Sports 1 HD | |
| 552 | Premier Sports 2 HD | |
| 553 | FreeSports HD | |
| 554 | LaLigaTV HD | |
| NEWS | ||
| 601 | BBC News HD | |
| 602 | Sky News HD | |
| 603 | Sky News | |
| 605 | BBC Parliament | |
| 607 | CNN | |
| 609 | Bloomberg HD | |
| 613 | CNBC | |
| 620 | Euronews | |
| 621 | NDTV 24x7 | |
| 622 | Al Jazeera English | |
| 624 | France 24 English HD | |
| 625 | NHK World-Japan HD | |
| CHILDREN'S | ||
| 701 | CBBC HD | |
| 702 | CBeebies HD | |
| 703 | Baby TV | |
| 704 | Cartoon Network | |
| 705 | Cartoon Network +1 | |
| 706 | Cartoonito | |
| 712 | Nickelodeon | |
| 713 | Nick +1 | |
| 714 | Nick HD | |
| 715 | Nick Jr. | |
| 716 | Nick Jr. Too | |
| 717 | Nicktoons | |
| 730 | Boomerang | |
| 731 | Boomerang +1 | |
| 732 | Cartoon Network HD | |
| 734 | CITV | |
| 736 | Pop | |
| 737 | Tiny Pop | |
| SHOPPING | ||
| 740 | QVC | |
| 741 | QVC Beauty | |
| 742 | QVC Style | |
| 747 | Ideal World | |
| 748 | Create and Craft | |
| 755 | Gems TV | |
| 756 | Jewellery Maker | |
| 757 | TJC | |
| INTERNATIONAL | ||
| 800 | Desi App Pack | |
| 801 | Utsav Gold HD | |
| 802 | Utsav Bharat | |
| 803 | Utsav Plus HD | |
| 805 | SONY TV ASIA HD | |
| 806 | SONY MAX HD | |
| 807 | SONY SAB | |
| 808 | SONY MAX 2 | |
| 809 | Zee TV | |
| 810 | Zee Cinema HD | |
| 815 | B4U Movies | |
| 816 | B4U Music | |
| 826 | Colors TV HD | |
| 827 | Colors Rishtey | |
| 828 | Colors Cineplex | |
| 829 | NDTV Good Times | |
| 831 | Al Jazeera Arabic | |
| 832 | France 24 French HD | |
| 833 | HUM Europe | |
| 837 | NDTV Spice | |
| 838 | Islam Channel | |
| 839 | Islam Channel Urdu | |
| AUDIO DESCRIPTION | ||
| 851 | BBC One AD | |
| 852 | BBC Two AD | |
| 853 | ITV AD | |
| 854 | Channel 4 AD | |
| 855 | Channel 5 AD | |
| 856 | S4C AD | |
| VARIATIONS | ||
| 861 | BBC One England | |
| 862 | BBC One Scotland | |
| 863 | BBC One NI | |
| 864 | BBC One Wales | |
| 865 | BBC Two England | |
| RADIO | ||
| 901 | BBC Radio 1 | |
| 902 | BBC Radio 2 | |
| 903 | BBC Radio 3 | |
| 904 | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 905 | BBC Radio 5 Live | |
| 906 | BBC World Service | |
| 907 | BBC Radio 1Xtra | |
| 908 | BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra | |
| 909 | BBC Radio 6 Music | |
| 910 | BBC Radio 4 Extra | |
| 911 | BBC Radio 4 LW | |
| 912 | BBC Asian Network | |
| 913 | BBC Radio Cymru 2 | |
| 915 | Absolute Radio | |
| 916 | Smooth Radio | |
| 917 | RTÉ Radio 1 | |
| 918 | Heart | |
| 919 | LBC | |
| 920 | WRN | |
| 921 | Heart 80s | |
| 922 | Classic FM | |
| 923 | Gold | |
| 924 | Planet Rock | |
| 927 | TalkSPORT | |
| 928 | Magic | |
| 930 | BBC Radio Scotland | |
| 931 | BBC Radio Wales | |
| 932 | BBC Radio Ulster | |
| 933 | BBC Radio Foyle | |
| 934 | BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal | |
| 936 | BBC Radio Cymru | |
| 937 | BBC Radio London | |
| 951 | Absolute 80s | |
| 952 | Absolute Classic Rock | |
| 958 | Capital | |
| 959 | Capital Xtra | |
| 960 | Radio X | |
| 963 | Kiss | |
| ADULT | ||
| 968 | PIN Help | Advisory |
| 969 | Previews | |
| 970 978 | TVX | |
| 971 | Babes and Brazzers | |
| 972 980 | Adult Channel | |
| 973 979 | XXX Brits | |
| 981 | Babenation | |
| 982 | Meet The Babes | |
| 985 | PIN Help | Advisory |
| OTHER | ||
| 991 | BBC RB1 | BBC Red Button service. |
| 997 | Get Moving | |
| 998 | VM Previews | |
| 999 | VM Ultra HD |
Channels may change at short or no notice. This listing is reviewed on a monthly basis.
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