What is Freeview?
Freeview is a Digital TV service that allows you to watch extra channels via your TV aerial. You don't need a dish, and there's no subscription - all you need is a Freeview set-top box.
Freeview offers around 30 channels of TV and 20 radio channels... the channels are subscription-free, there are no ties or contracts, and no installation costs. Just buy a set-top box for free access to the Freeview lineup...
What channels do I get on Freeview?
Below is a summary of the channels on offer to Freeview users:
| Family Entertainment - BBC One, BBC Two, ITV 1,s4c, Channel 4 and five, ITV 2, ITV 3, ITV 4, BBC Three, Sky Three, BBC Four, E4, More4, Film4, UK History, UK Bright Ideas, ABC1 , FTN , Teachers TV, Community |
| News - BBC News 24, Sky News, Sky Sports News, BBC Parliament |
| Kids - CBBC, Cbeebies |
| Shopping - QVC, Bid TV , Price-drop TV , Ideal World |
| Music Channels - The Hits, The Music Factory |
| Digital Radio - BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 ,BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio 6, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 7, TalkSport, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, Smash Hits, KISS, Kerrang, Smooth FM (formerly Jazz FM), Virgin, Oneword, The Hits, Q, Magic, Heat, Mojo, 3C Country & Premier Christian |
| Extras - BBCi, Teletext, FourText, (Games), Hits Extra |