Freeview changes

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Just been told on X that OFCOM CAN only renew BBC B.

BBC A licensing IS part of the BBC's Royal Charter.

Royal Charter is why they can’t lease space for non-BBC stuff on BBCA even though there is space I recall reading.

[Media Boy UK]

DBR says BBC A has only 2.2M/bs free right now.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...live=9&lang=en

BBC B has 11.2M/bs with LEGEND Xtra testing.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...live=9&lang=en


COM4 - has 1.2M/bs being unuse
COM5 - has 1.4M/bs being unuse
COM6 - has 1.5M/bs being unuse

Local Mux has 4.3 M/bs being unuse and that before LEGEND Xtra moves.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

DBR says BBC A has only 2.2M/bs free right now.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...live=9&lang=en

BBC B has 11.2M/bs with LEGEND Xtra testing.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...live=9&lang=en


COM4 - has 1.2M/bs being unuse
COM5 - has 1.4M/bs being unuse
COM6 - has 1.5M/bs being unuse

Local Mux has 4.3 M/bs being unuse and that before LEGEND Xtra moves.

The reason I mentioned BBCA was because the stream for BBC Scotland Channel isn’t used elsewhere in the UK even though they reconfigured the other multiplexes when they added it for Scotland.

[Media Boy UK]

Today's Freeview channels in FULL:

New Channels:
*EuroNews has been added to COM4 on Channel 257
*TRACE UK has been added to LOCAL Mux on Channel 285
*Written TV has been added to LOCAL Mux on Channel 286

Channels moves channel numbers:
*SonLife has moved from Channel 96 to Channel 94
*Rewind TV has moved from Channel 95 to Cannel 92
*That’s TV 2 (Manchester) has moved from Channel 86 to Channel 85
*That’s TV 3 (Manchester) has moved from Channel 87 to Channel 86
*TV Warehouse has moved from Channel 88 to Channel 87
*TV Warehouse +1 has moved from Channel 92 to Channel 88

Channel rename:
*That’s TV has rename as That’s TV (Manchester) on LOCAL Mux Channel 7 in local area. (I don't know if That's Local has rename all LOCAL channels on Freeview)
*That’s TV has rename as That’s TV (Cambs) on LOCAL Mux Channel 7 in local area. (I don't know if That's Local has rename all LOCAL channels on Freeview)

Channel moved mux:
*LEGEND XTRA has moved from LOCAL Mux to PSB3 (Also known as BBC B) still on Channel 69


News - coming up.

TWR Radio will stop broadcast on Freeview Channel 733 from March 31st. You will still get to hear TWR Radio via UK Radio Portal after this date on Channel 277.

[Media Boy UK]

UPDATE:

That's Media has updated the names of all of their local TV Channels on Freeview today:

NOTE: All channels was called ''That's TV'' until today.

Freeview LCN > New Service Name > Broadcasting area
7 > That's TV (Humber) > Grimsby
7 > That's TV (Norfolk) > Norwich
7 > That's TV (MCR) > Manchester
7 > That's TV (Lancs) > Preston
8 > That's TV (Glasgow) > Glasgow
8 > That's TV (Lothian) > Edinburgh
7 > That's TV (Oxon) > Oxford
7 > That's TV (Solent) > Solent
8 > That's TV (Aberdeen) > Aberdeen
8 > That's TV (Tayside) > Dundee
8 > That's TV (Ayrshire) > Ayr
7 > That's TV (Hants) > Hampshire
7 > That's TV (Cambs) > Cambridge
8 > That's TV (Cumbria) > Cumbria
7 > That's TV (Surrey) > Surrey
7 > That's TV (TValley) > Thames Valley
7 > That's TV (Wilts) > Salisbury
7 > That's TV (NYorks) > N Yorkshire (Scarborough)
8 > That's TV (Swansea) > Swansea Bay & Sth Wales
8 > That's TV (York) > York

Full list of today's Freeview changes now online @ https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM can updated their licence page on OFCOM web site for March 2025:

OFCOM says Narrative Entertainment UK Limited has Surrendered they licence for GREAT! movies to broadcast on Freeview (but it still broadcasting as of April 3rd).

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

OFCOM can updated their licence page on OFCOM web site for March 2025:

OFCOM says Narrative Entertainment UK Limited has Surrendered they licence for GREAT! movies to broadcast on Freeview (but it still broadcasting as of April 3rd).

They may be renaming it, it’s showing some TV shows among the movies currently.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Full list of today's Freeview changes now online @ https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/

Not forgetting the full list of Freely changes @ https://ukfreelytvchanges.blogspot.com/


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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

OFCOM can updated their licence page on OFCOM web site for March 2025:

OFCOM says Narrative Entertainment UK Limited has Surrendered they licence for GREAT! movies to broadcast on Freeview (but it still broadcasting as of April 3rd).

A wild stab in the dark here but maybe just a consolidation of licences. The many and varied Narrative Great! brand channels on DTT are all covered by licence DTPS100011BA/52 and GREAT! movies is a named service on that licence. I'd have to check to be sure and I'm not sure if that is possible. Ofcom don't make details of surrendered licences easily accessible to the public.

Update: Now confirmed by UKTTVC as a licence consolidation.

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Although there is no way to find this on any index on the Ofcom website, the old licence page hasn't been removed. It is https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/r...eat!movies.htm
Info courtesy of JTek Media Services.

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM has given Must Have Ideals an licence to launch on Freeview

April changes day is April 23rd.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

OFCOM has given Must Have Ideals an licence to launch on Freeview

April changes day is April 23rd.

They have indeed, although it's Must Have Ideas, so not Ideal. It looks like it could be a lot of fun if you are into buying mops and giant tubes of mould remover...

[Media Boy UK]

I am hearing an rumour at the following may launch by June 2025 on That's Media's COMUX Local Mux on Freeview.

*That's Dance may launch on L-Mux
*That's Melody may launch on L-Mux
*TV Warehouse may launch on L-Mux

(Names was revealed over on X by ''Popeye'')

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

OFCOM has given Must Have Ideals an licence to launch on Freeview

April changes day is April 23rd.

Due to School Holidays Easter break - Freeview/Freely change day is now April 30th.

''Popeye'' over on X feels the following changes will happen on April 30th

*NVTV rename as That's Belfast on Freeview Channel 7
*Sheffield Live rename as That's TV South Yorkshire on Freeview Channel 7
*Must Have Ideas may launch on Freeview Channel 95
*Nolly Africa to start streaming on Freeview Channel 2xx
*TWR to get remove from on Freeview Channel 733

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Due to School Holidays Easter break - Freeview/Freely change day is now April 30th.

Well, that's a first! Who knew the updates were done in class by schoolkids?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Well, that's a first! Who knew the updates were done in class by schoolkids?

I was told by Popeye on X that Everyday TV (Who runs Freeview, Freely and Freesat) don't do updates on some days like, Bank Holidays, Easter Holidays, Christmas Holidays, Royal Weddings & Big Sports Event (like World Cup and Euro 2026)).

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I was told by Popeye on X that Everyday TV (Who runs Freeview, Freely and Freesat) don't do updates on some days like, Bank Holidays, Easter Holidays, Christmas Holidays, Royal Weddings & Big Sports Event (like World Cup and Euro 2026)).

They don't do updates on holidays when the staff are likely to be absent. There is nobody around to pick up the pieces if something goes wrong.
I can't say I've heard of them not having updates because the staff may have kids who happen to be on holiday.