DTT & Freeview Updates

updated Freeview DTT Mux slide to reflect the changes made on the 2^nd April when Bauer Media completed the switch-off of its seven radio stations on Freeview as below:

• Hits Radio at LCN711 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• KISS FRESH at LCN712 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• KISS at LCN713 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• KISSTORY at LCN714 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• Magic at LCN715 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• Greatest Hits Radio at LCN716 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.
• Kerrang! at LCN717 on the Arqiva B/COM 6 mux discontinued.

Information Slates to guide viewers are currently being carried at the LCNs above until the services are completely removed in the next monthly network changes.

Updated Freeview DTT Multiplex (Mux) and FAST broadband streamed services slides reflecting changes to the network made last Wednesday (20 March 24) and as listed below: 

• GREAT! Real launched at LCN 61 on the COMUX/Local mux.
• Shop On TV was added at LCN 89 on the SDN/COM4 mux.
• Together TV+1 has moved from LCN 92 to LCN 90 on the Arqiva B/COM6 mux.
• That’s TV (UK) MCR added at LCN 92 on the G_MAN/Local mux serving the Manchester area only.
• ITV4+1 has moved from LCN 89 to LCN 93 on the SDN/COM4 mux.
• POP has moved from LCN 206 to LCN 205 on the COMUX/Local mux.
• POP MAX has moved from LCN 208 to LCN 206 on the COMUX/Local mux.
• Tiny Pop has transferred from being a broadcast service to a hybrid streaming channel at LCN207 on the SDN/COM4 mux.
• POP Player has moved from LCN 212 to LCN 208 on the SDN/COM4 mux.
• Filmstream a new hybrid streaming channel has been added at LCN 269 on the SDN/COM4 mux.

Updated Freeview DTT Multiplex (Mux) and FAST broadband streamed services slides reflecting changes to the network made late yesterday afternoon (21 Feb 24) and listed below:

WALES ONLY

• GREAT! action became available at LCN 42 on the COM4/SDN mux.
• Together TV at LCN 83 on the COM4/SDN mux closed.

UK

• CBBC HD has moved from LCN 204 to LCN 203 on the PSB3/BBCB mux.
• CBeebies HD has moved from LCN 205 LCN 204 on the PSB3/BBCB mux. 
• Viewers that own a newer Freeview Play TV made after 2021 that supports an HD/SD channel swap will see the SD versions of these childrens’ channels move up one slot, with CBeebies moving from LCN 205 to LCN204 and CBBC from LCN 204 to LCN203.
• CBBC HD and CBeebies HD will remain on LCN 201 and LCN202.
• France 24 English has been added as a hybrid streamed channel at LCN 266 on the COM4/SDN mux.
• Subject to a suitable broadband connection, it can be streamed in HD. Through the red button, viewers can also access France 24 in French, Spanish or Arabic.
• Channelbox at LCN 271 on the COM4/SDN mux continues to host French and Arabic versions of the France 24 service.

• FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) broadband channel WION has been removed from LCN269 on the COM4/SDN mux.
• Nosey a new FAST broadband streamed channel has been added at LCN 292 on the COM4/SDN mux.

Viewers may need to retune their device, to secure the changes above.

Updated Freeview DTT Multiplex and FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) Streaming Channels slides to reflect the following changes of 24 January 2024:

• Together TV+1 relaunched as a DTT broadcast service at LCN 92 on the COM6/Arq B mux operating between 5am-8am each day.
• The dedicated Pet Collective FAST channel at LCN266 on the COM4/SDN mux has
• Pet Collective has now been combined with the Fail Army FAST channel and renamed Fail Army/Pet Collective at LCN264 on the COM4/SDN
• Together TV+1 at LCN285 on the COM6/Arq B has had a name change becoming Together TV IP.

Updated Freeview DTT mux slide to reflect the following changes to the network:

3 January 2024:

• GREAT! Christmas reverted to GREAT! romance at LCN 52 on the COM6 /Arqiva B mux.
• GREAT! Christmas mix became GREAT! romance mix at LCN 63 on the COM6 /Arqiva B mux.
• That’s Christmas is now That’s TV2 at LCN65 on the COM5 /Arqiva A mux.
• That’s Xmas MCR is now That’s TV2 MCR at LCN76 on the G-MAN /LOCAL mux serving Manchester only.
• Best Xmas Music became That’s 80s at LCN 80 on the G-MAN /LOCAL mux serving Manchester only.