List of British television channels

Table of contents

1 Terrestrial Stations
2 Free Digital Channels
3 Satellite & Cable

Terrestrial Stations

These channels are available as free-to-air analogue broadcasts, as well as on digital, satellite and cable systems.

BBC1 - see also BBC
BBC2 - ditto
ITV - a collection of regional channels, now referred to as ITV1, to distinguish it from ITV2 (see below)
Channel 4 - not Wales
S4C - Wales only
five (formerly known as Channel 5; unavailable in some regions)

Free Digital Channels

Most of these channels are available on the Freeview service as well as in basic digital cable and satellite packages. Some are only available in part of the UK.

BBC Three (formerly BBC Choice)
BBC Four (formerly BBC Knowledge)
BBC News 24
BBC Parliament
bid-up.tv
CBBC
CBeebies (BBC)
Community Channel
Ftn
ITV2
ITV News Channel (formerly ITN News Channel)
price-drop.tv
QVC
S4C2
Sky News
Sky Sports News
Sky Travel
TV Travel Shop
TG4
The Music Factory
The Hits
UK History
UK BrightIdeas

Satellite & Cable

These channels are only available on cable and satellite television, whether in basic packages or as premium channels. Note: many channels have "+1" services, carrying the same programmes delayed by one hour to give viewers a second chance to catch a favourite programme.

The Adult Channel

Adventure 1 - affiliated with National Geographic Channel

The Amp (music)

Animal Planet
Artsworld
Asia 1
Asianet
At the Races
B4U Movies
Bangla TV
BBC Prime - not available in UK
BBC World - not on Sky Digital
BET International
The Biography Channel - affiliated with the History Channel
Bloomberg TV
Boomerang - operated by Cartoon Network
The Box
Bravo
Cable Channel One
Cartoon Network
Challenge
Channel 9
CCTV 9 (Chinese news in English)
CNBC Europe
CNE
CNN (US-based, international coverage)
Discovery
Discovery Civilisations
Discovery Health
Discovery Home and Leisure
Discovery Kids
Discovery Sci Trek
Discovery Travel and Adventure
Discovery Wings
The Disney Channel
E4 - operated by Channel 4
EuroNews
Eurosport
Extreme Sports
Fashion TV (French-owned)
FilmFour - operated by Channel 4
FilmFour Weekly
Flaunt (music)
Fox Kids Network
Fox News (relay of US channel)
Front Row Digital
FTN
GBC
The God Channel
Hallmark Entertainment
Health
Hellenic
History
Kerrang (affiliated with Kerrang magazine)
Kiss (affiliated with Kiss FM radio)
The Landscape Channel
LivingTV
Men and Motors
MTV
MTV2
MTV Base
MTV Dance
MTV Hits
Multi Channel
Music Choice Blues - all Music Choice channels are audio and text only
Music Choice Classical
Music Choice Country
Music Choice Dance
Music Choice Easy Listening
Music Choice Europe
Music Choice Gold
Music Choice Hits
Music Choice Jazz
Music Choice Love
Music Choice Rock
MUTV
National Geographic
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr
Nicktoons TV
Oxford Channel
The Pakistani Channel
Paramount Comedy
Paramount Comedy 2
Performance
Playboy TV
Playhouse Disney
Plus (formerly Granada Plus; with the ongoing ITV merger between Granada and Carlton it has been reported that the channel will be relaunched in 2004 as ITV Gold)
QVC1
The Racing Channel
Rai Uno
Red Hot All Girl
Red Hot Amateur
Red Hot Euro
Red Hot Films
Sat 1
Sci-fi (no longer affiliated with us Sci Fi Channel (United States))
Scuzz (music)
Screenshop
Shop America
Simply Shopping
Sky Box Office Digital
Sky Movies Cinema
Sky Movies Cinema 2
Sky Movies 1 through Sky Movies 9 (these channels supersede Sky Movies Premier 1 through 5 and Sky Movies Max/Moviemax 1 through 4, but not necessarily in that order)
Sky One
Sky One Mix
Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports 2
Sky Sports 3
Sky Sports Extra
sms.tv
Sony Entertainment TV Asia
Star Plus
The Studio
TCM
Teleg
Television X
Toonami (formerly CNX) - affiliated with Cartoon Network
Toon Disney
travelchannel
Trouble
TV5
TVE Internacional
TV Travel Shop 2
UK Drama
UK Food
UK Gold
UK Gold 2
UK Horizons
UK Style
VH1
VH1 Classic
Zee TV