Compare all free TV channels in the UK

To help you decide which free TV service you want to use to watch your favourite TV channels consult the lists below, or click on Detailed comparison to compare two free TV services with each other.

Which TV channels are on all free TV services?

BBC Alba , BBC Four , BBC Parliament, BBC Scotland HD , BBC Three, CBBC, CBBC HD, CBeebies, Channel 4 (SD) , Channel 5 HD, ITV (SD) , ITV 2

ITV is provided in the Border area of Scotland, not STV

Which TV channels are on most services?

Not on Freeview Light

4seven, 5Action, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, CBeebies HD, CITV, Gems TV, ITV4 +1, Quest +1, Quest HD, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, QVC, QVC Beauty, QVC Style, RT HD, Shopping Quarter, Together TV

Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online

BBC News, BBC One (SD), BBC Red Button, BBC Two, E4 , Film4, ITV3, ITV4, More4

E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales

Can't watch online

BBC Two HD, Channel 4 HD, E4 +1, ITV +1 , ITV HD , STV (SD) , UTV (SD) , UTV +1 

Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card), Watch online

Channel 5

Which TV channels are on three services?

Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Sky (no card)

5SELECT, 5STAR, 5USA, Blaze, CBS Drama, CBS Justice, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 4 (Wales) , Channel 5 +1, Craft Store TV, Create and Craft, Dave, DMAX, Drama, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action , GREAT! movies classic, GREAT! movies classic +1 , GREAT! tv, GREAT! tv +1 , HGTV, Horror Channel, Ideal World, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, More4 +1, PBS America, pick, Pop, POP MAX , Really, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, That's TV , Tiny Pop, TJC, Yesterday

Channel 4 appears at position 8 only on Freeview in Wales

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Watch online

BBC Four (Scotland SD) 

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Freesat

BBC One HD, Channel 4 +1

Channels on Full Freeview, Freesat, Watch online

BBC Scotland SD , Sky News

Channels on Freesat, Sky (no card), Watch online

Box Hits, Kerrang! TV, Kiss (TV), Magic (TV)

Channels on Full Freeview, Sky (no card), Watch online

Ideal World Extra

Channels on Freeview Light, Full Freeview, Sky (no card)

STV HD , STV+1 , TBN UK, UTV HD 

Which TV channels are on two services?

Channels on both Full Freeview and Watch online

4Music, LONDON LIVE, Notts TV, QVC Beauty HD, QVC HD, RT, TCC

Channels on both Freesat and Sky (no card)

5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, CBS Reality +1, Court TV, Pick +1, Spotlight TV , TJC Beauty

Channels on both Full Freeview and Sky (no card)

Arise News, Clubland TV , Dave ja vu, Drama +1, FreeSports, GREAT! movies +1, Now 90s , NOW 80s , TV Warehouse , Yesterday +1

Channels on both Freesat and Watch online

Box Upfront, E4 (Wales) 

E4 is not on Freeview Light in Wales only

Channels on both Freeview Light and Full Freeview

Shopping Quarter

Channels on both Full Freeview and Freesat

Sky Arts

Channels on both Sky (no card) and Watch online

The Box

Which TV channels are on just one service?

Channels just on Watch online

4seven HD, 5Action +1, Capital TV , Fitness TV, Heart TV , Irish TV, QVC +1, Showcase 3, Smash Hits TV, Together TV +1

Channels just on Sky (no card)

A1 TV, Aaj Tak, Aastha, Ahlebait TV, Ahlulbayt TV, Akaal Channel, ARY Family, ARY World, ATN Bangla, Brit Asia TV, British Muslim TV, Channel 7 (Ghana), Channel S, Cruise 1st TV, Deen TV, Dunamis TV, Dunya News, Eman Channel, EuroNews English, EWTN, Faith, Faith World TV, Foodxp, Geo, Geo News International, GoodNews TV, Great! Movies Action 1 , Heart 80s, Heart 90s, HGTV +1, Hi-Impact TV, Hidayat TV, High Street TV 1, High Street TV 2, High Street TV 4, High Street TV 5, Hum Masala, Hum TV, Ion TV, Iqra Bangla, Iqra TV, Iran International HD, Islam Channel Urdu, Islam TV, Kanshi TV, Khalsa TV, KICC TV, Live 360, Loveworld TV HD, Madani Channel English, MATV Channel, MTA 1, NDTV 24x7, New Media HD, Noor TV, NTD, NTV, Phoenix CNE, Pitaara International, Pop +1 , POP MAX +1, Primal Living, Psychic Today, PTC Punjabi, PTV Global, Rok, Samaa TV, Sangat TV, Sanskar TV, SBN International, Sikh Channel, Sky News Arabia, SportyStuff TV HD, Takbeer TV, The Word Network, Tiny Pop +1 , Trace Hits, Travelxp HD, TV One, TVC News Nigeria, UK 44, Venus TV, Voxafrica, WION HD

Channels just on Full Freeview

Aljazeera English, Bay TV Clwyd, Bay TV Liverpool, Bay TV Swansea, Big Centre TV, Blaze +1, Cambridge Presents, Country Music Entertainment  , Estuary TV Doncaster, Estuary TV York, ITVBe +1, Ketchup TV, Latest TV, Made in Bristol, Made in Cardiff, Made in Leeds, Made in Teesside, Made in Tyne and Wear, Mustard, NvTv, PBS America +1, RTÉ One , RTÉ Two , Sheffield Live, SonLife, STV Edinburgh, STV Glasgow, TG4 , That's Berkshire, That's Lancashire, That's Manchester, That's Salisbury, That's Solent, That's Surrey, Thats Oxford, The York Channel, YAAAS!

RTE TV channels can be received only in Northern Ireland

Channels just on Freesat

SportyStuffTV