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Digital terrestrial TV – UK multiplexes
Digital terrestrial TV (DTT) is broadcast in multiplexes - a multiplex is a group of channels all broadcast on the same frequency. There are six multiplexes in the UK that carry all of the digital TV channels and radio stations.
The multiplexes and channel numbers are listed below. Channels in the 700s are radio stations. Most channels are free to view or listen. Channels marked with an asterisk * are pay channels.
Multiplex 1
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| BBC One | 1 |
| BBC Two | 2 |
| BBC Three | 7 |
| BBC Four (Beacon Hill and Stockland Hill transmitters and Border region only) | 9 |
| CBBC Channel | 70 |
| CBeebies (Beacon Hill and Stockland Hill transmitters and Border region only) | 71 |
| BBC News | 80 |
| BBC Parliament (Beacon Hill and Stockland Hill transmitters and Border region only) | 81 |
| BBC Red Button (text) | 105 |
| BBC Radio Scotland (Scotland and Border region only) | 719 |
| BBC Radio Ulster (Northern Ireland only) | 719 |
| BBC Radio Wales (Wales only) | 719 |
| BBC Radio nan Gàidheal (Scotland and Border region only) | 720 |
| BBC Radio Foyle (Northern Ireland only) | 720 |
| BBC Radio Cymru (Wales only) | 720 |
Multiplex 2
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| ITV1 | 3 |
| Channel 4 (except Wales) | 4 |
| ITV2 | 6 |
| Channel 4 (Wales only) | 8 |
| ITV3 | 10 |
| Channel 4 +1 | 13 |
| More 4 | 14 |
| ITV4 | 24 |
| E4 | 28 |
| Teletext | 100 |
| Teletext Holidays (Wales only) | 101 |
| Rabbit (text) | 102 |
| DirectGov (text) | 106 |
| Gay Rabbit (text) | 107 |
| U105 (radio, Northern Ireland only) | 726 |
| Heart (radio, not Scotland or Northern Ireland) | 728 |
Multiplex A
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| S4C (Wales only) | 4 |
| Five (not Beacon Hill or Stockland Hill transmitters or Border region) | 5 |
| Tele G (Scotland and Border region only) | 8 |
| QVC | 16 |
| G.O.L.D.* | 17 |
| Virgin 1 | 20 |
| Bid TV | 23 |
| Home (formerly UKTV Style)* | 26 |
| Fiver | 30 |
| Five USA | 31 |
| ESPN America* (replaced Setanta Sports) | 34 |
| Top Up TV Anytime 1* | 38 |
| Top Up TV Anytime 2* | 39 |
| Top Up TV Anytime 3* | 40 |
| GemsTV1 | 44 |
| Quest (starts broadcasting in 4th quarter of 2009) | 47 |
| Super Casino (not Wales or Northern Ireland) | 48 |
| Netplay TV (not Wales or Northern Ireland) | 49 |
| Partyland | 50 |
| CITV (not Wales) | 72 |
| CNN | 84 |
| S4C2 (Wales only) | 86 |
| Teachers' TV | 88 |
| TVX/Red Hot* | 97 |
| Teletext Holidays (not Wales) | 101 |
| Teletext Casino (not Wales) | 103 |
| 1-2-1 Dating (text) (not Wales) | 104 |
| Smash Hits! (not Wales) | 712 |
Multiplex B
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| Five (Beacon Hill and Stockland Hill transmitters and Border region only) | 5 |
| BBC Four (not Beacon Hill or Stockland Hill transmitters or Border region) | 9 |
| CBeebies (not Beacon Hill or Stockland Hill transmitters or Border region) | 71 |
| BBC Parliament (not Beacon Hill or Stockland Hill transmitters or Border region) | 81 |
| Community Channel | 87 |
| BBC Red Button (extra video) | 301 |
| BBC Red Button (extra video) | 302 |
| BBC Red Button (extra video) | 303 |
| BBC Red Button (extra video) | 305 |
| BBC Radio 1 | 700 |
| BBC 1Xtra | 701 |
| BBC Radio 2 | 702 |
| BBC Radio 3 | 703 |
| BBC Radio 4 | 704 |
| BBC Radio 5 Live | 705 |
| BBC 5 Live Sports Extra | 706 |
| BBC 6 Music | 707 |
| BBC Radio 7 | 708 |
| BBC Asian Network | 709 |
| BBC World Service | 710 |
Multiplex C
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| Sky Three | 11 |
| Dave | 19 |
| E4 +1 | 29 |
| SmileTV | 32 |
| Sky News | 82 |
| Sky Sports News | 83 |
| SkyText | 108 |
| TalkSPORT (radio) | 723 |
| Premier Christian Radio | 725 |
| Absolute Radio | 727 |
Multiplex D
| Channel name | No. |
|---|---|
| Yesterday | 12 |
| Film Four | 15 |
| 4Music | 18 |
| TMF The Music Factory | 21 |
| Ideal World | 22 |
| Dave ja vu | 25 |
| ITV2 +1 | 27 |
| SmileTV 2 | 33 |
| Virgin 1 +1 | 35 |
| Top Up TV Anytime 4* | 41 |
| GemsTV | 43 |
| National Lottery Xtra | 45 |
| Russia Today | 85 |
| 4TV Interactive Services | 300 |
| The Hits Radio | 711 |
| Kiss (radio) | 713 |
| Heat (radio) | 714 |
| Magic (radio) | 715 |
| Q (radio) | 716 |
| Smooth Radio | 718 |
| Kerrang! (radio) | 722 |
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