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Here is the list info I have on what may happen this week on Freeview (Info may change):

June:
16th > Freeview will close for viewers in the South Lanarkshire village of Glespin due to Wind farm interference signals.
18th > Rewind TV moves to Freeview channel 81.
18th > 4Seven launches on relay areas when it moves from COM5 to D3&4.

Still Unconfirmed for June 18th:

*That's Pride changes to That's Dance
*That's TV 4 may launch (This change has not been confirmed by Sky)
*Blaze +1 may close

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That’s TV 4 ?! Seriously?! They’d be better making more of their existing services available to more people on DTT.

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RX Article on the MPEG change of That’s TV 3.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/freeview-t...eens-go-blank/

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That's TV 4 rumour was started by hanssolo over on DS Forum ( see post 28) https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_106506670

My own view is IF any new channel was set to launch on Freeview by That's Media it would be any of the following channels.

*That's Oldies
*That's Dance
*That's Melody

But two of them can easy appear on Local Mux that - That's Media own 63.8% of.

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Today Freeview Channel changes in full:

New channels:
*4seven has launch on relay transmitters on D3&4 mux on Channel 49
*Must Have Ideas has launch on COM5 on Channel 96^
*OUTflix Proud has been added to #localtv mux on Channel 288

EPG Moves:
*Blaze+1 has moved from Channel 81 to Channel 92 on COM4
*4seven has moved from Channel 49 to Channel 790 on COM5
*Rewind TV has moved from Channel 92 to Channel 81 on COM6

Channels rebrand (UK Wide):
*That’s Pride, has been rebranded as That’s Dance on COM5 on Channel 76

Channels rebrand (Manchester only):
*That’s Pride MCR, has been rebrand as That’s Dance MCR on Channel 79

^No confirmed news that time of post on if Must have Ideas is using:

A) 4Seven old stream on COM5 and is broadcast 24 hours
B) Create & Craft old Stream on COM5 and is timesharing with SmileTV3 broadcasting from 5am to 10pm.

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OFCOM has given an new TV Licensee to ''Shop Unlimited Live Limited'' to launch an channel on Freeview UK called ''Hobby Craft TV''

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Just days away from closing on SkyQ boxes on July 1st.

OFCOM has given an new Streaming Licensee to ''India Today'' to launch as an streaming channel on both Freeview UK and Freely as soon as July 16th 2025.

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Here Hobby Craft TV web site

https://hobbycrafttv.com/

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Today changes in full:

ITVBe+1 - remove from Ch 93
4seven - removed from COM5
GREAT movies - moved from ch 34 to ch 50
GREAT tv - moved from ch 50 to ch 34
India Today has launch on Ch 258 (on localtv mux)
TRACE UK - removed from localtv mux

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Must Have Ideas will start broadcast at 5am from Tomorrow - August 1st.

I feel Must have Ideas will use Create and Craft and U& Yesterday +1 old slot of 5am to 10pm on COM5.

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Must Have Ideas broadcasting hours on Freeview/Freely are FROM 5am to 10pm.

MHI is using U& Yesterday +1 and Create and Craft old broadcasting slot on COM5.

24 hours slots (Being unuse right now):
*Old ''Talk Linear'' slot on SDN/COM4.
*Old ''4Seven'' slot on COM5.
*Old ''Al Jazeera English Linear'' slot on COM6.
*Old ''POP Linear'' slot on L-Mux.
*Old ''Tiny Pop'' slot on L-Mux.

Part time slots:
*That's TV 3 slot on D3&4 (4am to 6am only).
*Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 in England, Scotland & Northern Ireland (6pm to Midnight only).

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Today's Freeview changes in Full:

New Channels:
That’s Oldies has been added to COM4 on Channel 75
Hobbycraft TV has been added to COM6 on Channel 97
POP has been added to COM6 on Channel 205

Rebranded:
POP +1 rename as POP Max on Channel 212
CNA rename as CNA Originals on Channel 276

Channel moved:
Moochi has moved from COM4 to Local TV Mux
wedotv movies has moved from COM4 to Local TV Mux
That’s Melody has moved from Channel 75 to Channel 76

Channel removed:
That’s Dance removed from COM5
POP+1 removed from Local TV mux
Shots! been removed from Channel 262

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Here is the list of changes that has only happen today in Manchester:

EPG > Was called > Now Called
78 > That’s Summer (MCR) That’s Rock (MCR)
79 > That’s Dance (MCR) > That’s Oldies (MCR)

Source: Digital Spy Forum.

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As of August 21 2025:

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

24 hours slots:
-Old 4Seven slot on COM5 (Can't be use until October 1st 2025).
-Old Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.
-Old Tiny Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.

Part time slots:
-That's TV 3 slot on D3&4 (4am to 6am).
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-Hobby Craft TV slot on COM6 (7pm to 7am).

All information right at time of posting.

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Narrative really need to commit. Continually switching POP channels (mostly POP itself) between broadcast and IP delivery is going to lose them viewers on DTT and do their reputation damage from those that are dependant of traditional TV delivery.

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OFCOM has today given an Streaming licence for ''Notts TV slate'' to use for both Freeview UK and Freely

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As of September 4th 2025:

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

24 hours slots:
-Old 4Seven slot on COM5 (Can't be use until October 1st 2025).
-Old Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.
-Old Tiny Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.

Part time slots:
-That's TV 2 slot on COM5 (4am to 6am).
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-Hobby Craft TV slot on COM6 (7pm to 7am).

All information right at time of posting.

List of changes on Freeview and Freely in full (No EPG Channel number changes):

COM4;
*GREAT! action rename as Great! Action on Channel 42
*GREAT! mystery rename as Great! Movies on Channel 61

COM6;
*GREAT! tv rename as Great! TV on Channel 34
*GREAT! movies rename as Great! Mystery on Channel 50
*GREAT! romance rename as Great! Christmas on Channel 52
*GREAT! player rename as Great! Player on Channel 63

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Today's Freeview UK Changes in full:

Removed:
*UK RADIO PORTAL from Channel 277
*3ABN from Channel 268

Rebrand:
GREAT! romance mix rename as Great! Romance Mix on Channel 62

Moved:
It Is Written TV moved from Channel 286 to Channel 268

New Channel:
MBC Group launches on Channel 289

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Also Local TV channel Notts TV has been removed.

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Following changes has happen this past week on COM6

*Ideal World is now broadcasting on Freeview 51 - 24 hrs a day

Both Hobby Craft TV & Xpanded TV are now timesharing:

7am - Hobby Craft TV on Ch 97
7pm - Unuse
12am - Xpanded TV

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A brand new streaming channel - Cartoon Classics is set to launch in October's Freeview/Freely changes.

That is set to happen on Wednesday 15th October.

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“Today's changes:
YAAAS! moved from SDN to the local mux.
wedotv Movies UK launched as a full broadcast channel on the local mux.
Cartoon Classics launched as a streaming channel on the local mux.
Gemporia is the new name for Gems TV.”

Source: UK Terrestrial TV Changes on Mastodon.

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YAAAS! is Ch 211, Cartoon Classics is Ch 214, wedotv Movies is Ch 98.

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https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/streaming-...hannel-update/

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TLC coming to Freeview January 2026 according to this:

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Following from ''Popeye'' on X:

As POP Linear only relaunch on Freeview this year.

Will one of the GREAT branded channels reuse POP slot on Freeview?

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As of January 22nd 2026:

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

24 hours slots:
-Old 4Seven slot on COM5.
-Old U&W slot on COM6.

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).

All information right at time of posting.

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Did it?

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As of January 23rd 2026:

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

24 hours slots:
-Old POP slot on SDN/COM4.
-Old 4Seven slot on COM5.
-Old U&W slot on COM6.

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).

All information right at time of posting.

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Did one of the Great channels replace Pop in the end as you wondered last November?

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I’m not paying super close attention and keeping count, but U&W moved to COM4, so maybe that took the POP slot?

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UKTV moves U&Dave +1 hour channel to the local Mux to make room for U&W.

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Nope. I have seen what happen using X.

I use https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/

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Due to General Entertainment channel numbers (01 to 99) being use any new General Entertainment channel will appear on Freeview Channel 120 or 121.

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Music & Memories TV looks to be in the process of securing it's own Freeview channel number. According to the channels message board an announcement is due to be made shortly about a February launch date. It is currently part of the Channel Box selection on channel 271. No info on whether it will be broadcast or streamed, though I would think streamed is more likely.

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Music and Memories have now obtained their streaming licence from OFCOM, and are expected to launch on Freeview channel 290 on 17th March.

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I don’t really keep up on Freeview changes these days but a fairly significant change took place a month ago that I only just found out about.

D3&4 has added 4 new channels using MPEG4.

ITV2 +1 and ITV4+1 from COM4. The latter wasn’t a full channel before, it was 1 hour overnight placeholder.
E4 Extra and Film4+1 from COM5.

These also mean the above channels now have wider geographical coverage as they are available in Relay Transmitter areas.

The ITV moves also means ITV3+1 is a full stream on COM4 and no longer a late night/early morning placeholder.

3 of those are new streams, the other 1 was the one That’s TV 3 used, the first Freeview channel to use MPEG4 on DVB-T rather than T2.

https://cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/2424...-freeview-mux/

https://www.channel4.com/4viewers/E4ExtraFilm4plus1

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October changes on Freeview:

Following Channels no longer on Freeview SD:

Local Mux:

Channel 7/8 in

KMTV (Maidstone)
Latest TV (Brighton)

Local TV LTD in:
Birmingham
Bristol
Leeds
Liverpool
Teesside (Middlesbrough)
Tyne & Wear TV (Newcastle upon Tyne)
London
Cardiff
North Wales TV (Mold)

That's TV local in:
Sheffield
Solent & South Coast
Norfolk & East Coast
Hampshire
Humber
Lancashire
Manchester
North Yorkshire
South Midlands & Cotswolds
Cumbria
Surrey & South East
Thames Valley
Salisbury & Wessex
Cambridgeshire & West Anglia
Belfast
Glasgow
Lothian
Aberdeen
Tayside
Ayrshire
Swansea Bay & South Wales
York

071. Your TV
076. Your OLDIES (was Your TV Extra)

This month Freeview UK channels launches
your 80s on Ch 77 (Local Mux)
your ROCK on Ch 78 (Local Mux)

Channels moves:
That's Classics has moved from ch 77 to ch 93 on COM5.
5ACTION has moved from ch 33 to ch 46 on COM4
5DRAMA has moved from ch 46 to ch 33 on PSB31/

More Freeview UK changes confrimed:

your ROCK add to ch. 78 on Local Mux

Following only in Manchester

EPG > Channel name > was on chan:
79 > That's TV MCR > ch 78
80 > That's TV 2 MCR > ch 79
85 > your TV MCR > ch 80
86 > Blimey! MCR > was Your TV Extra MCR.

Channels remove
Cartoon Classic from Ch 210 Local Mux
E4 Extra from Ch 797 on COM5
Film4 +1 from Ch 796 on COM5
ITV4 +1 from Ch 799, on COM4
ITV2 +1 from Ch 798 on COM4

rebranded
Your Music > your XMAS on Ch 75 on COM4
Your TV Extra > your OLDIES on Ch 76 on Local Mux

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As of October 22nd 2026:

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

24 hours slots:
*Old ''E4 Extra'' slot on COM5
*Old ''Film4 +1'' slot on COM5
*Old ''Great TV'' slot on COM6

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).

All information right at time of posting.

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The Local channels will likely still be DVB-T rather than DVB-T2, as the latter would likely be a much more expensive change to implement, but they have all changed to MPEG4 as part of the October Freeview changes.

I’ve got a TV that doesn’t get the HD channels or any SD channels on BBCB but does get MPEG4 SD channels on DVB-T multiplexes, i.e. the D3&4 multiplex.

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Is this a secondary TV in a bedroom or kitchen? If it's a main one you'd get a TV with a DVB-T2 tuner or a DVB-T2 STB.

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It’s currently unused, it’s a 24” model that was HD capable in other countries at release, just not when sold in UK as there were (and still are no) HD DVB-T transmitted channels here.

I only mentioned it to highlight that some people will have old equipment (before small screen DVB-T2 TV got cheap enough) that can get these newly converted MPEG4 channels but cannot receive the HD channels, or those on their DVB-T2 multiplex.

Part of a small subset of TVs in UK that have unusual reception capabilities.

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The following link is for London area:

NAME > Mode > Type
London TV > MPEG4 > SD
your OLDIES > MPEG4 > SD
High Street TV > MPEG2 > SD
your TV > MPEG4 > SD
U&DaveJaVu > MPEG2 > SD
TLC+1 > MPEG2 > SD
QUEST+1 > MPEG2 > SD
your ROCK
your 80s

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ive=47&lang=en

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Thanks for that MB. Assumed due to a poster on another forum they had all moved from MPEG2 to 4.

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Aren't all these four channels carried on the Local TV multiplex (L-COM)? The problem, as I see it, is that these low-margin channels will be hit if compression is changed from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 when an old TV cannot decode MPEG-4. Another possibility is that the broadcasters are paying a fixed amount, so have no incentive to move to MPEG-4. However I don't think MPEG-2 will survive after 2030.

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Freeview may die by then as you cant no longer get Freeview TV Set.

In my local carrys when buying a new Livingroom TV and PC you can only get Freely TV Set.

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What?

Are you saying they no longer build a TV that can receive a freeview signal through an aerial?

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my local currys has a mix of freeview and freely tv's on sale

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:LOL: modern life is going to kill Carth

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Most Freely TVs still have a tuner (DVB-T2) I do also have to point out that some of the biggest TV brands are not licenced for Freely either and therefore do not have it . LG is a prime example

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Check out this one for example / Clearly states its Tuners under connectivity. I think Mr Boy you do not know you TV hardware hahaah

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tc...-10306161.html

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You got nothing to worry about . Most Freely TVs in fact most likely all will still have a freeview tuner and guide system

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and you will find most the freely tvs have freeview as well

Having a quick look only the really cheap and nasty do not

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https://www.currys.co.uk/products/to...-10305233.html

Even this really cheap one has both

Carth has nothing to worry about

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cheap? i prefer the term pensioner friendly

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of all things tech TVs has to be the devices least effected by inflation. The very fact there is little R&D required now you can get a half decent 65 inch TV less than 500 quid

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*Carth has nothing to worry about*

Oh I'm not worried, I don't even watch the damn thing anyway. It just seemed such an odd statement for Media Boy to come out with.

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It was just incorrect haha

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My second TV just bought, Sharp has freely, the reason I bought it , clearly offers Freeview as a choice.So much better that my Samsung which I had to select app to watch . A pian if I wanted to switch channels

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My local Tesco store is selling the Sharp 50HK4345K, it's a 50" UHD LED TV for £339 or £239 for Clubcard holders. The spec is amazing for a cheap TV including Freely, HDR including Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and all the usual apps you'd expect. The 40" version costs £249 (£159) and the 32" has a £115 Clubcard price. Most people can afford a good cheap TV now.

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We got a new TV for our kitchen when we got it replaced.

It is Freely, but it’s only used for Freeview through the aerial. It’s never been connected to the internet and there are no plans to do so.

And none of the other house TVs are connected online via their in-built systems.

Most of the secondary screens only get used for short bursts, and for live channels when they are on, there’s no need, the traditional tech does what’s required, and more reliably.

Anyway, enough of this, this discussion is for Freeview Changes.

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What about firmware updates :shocking: