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Digital terrestrial TV – Multiplexes before switchover

Digital terrestrial TV (DTT) is broadcast in multiplexes. A multiplex is a group of channels that are 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, channel numbers and channel names are listed below. These apply in regions that have not gone through digital switchover. The multiplex names and some of the channel locations are different after switchover - see Multiplexes after switchover.

Channels in the 700s are radio stations. Most channels are free to view or listen. Channels marked with an asterisk * are pay channels.

MUX 1

No. Channel name
1 BBC One (inc BBC One Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
2 BBC Two (inc BBC Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
7 BBC Three
70 CBBC Channel
80 BBC News
105 BBC Red Button (text)
719 BBC Radio Scotland (Scotland only)
719 BBC Radio Ulster (Northern Ireland only)
719 BBC Radio Wales (Wales only)
720 BBC Radio nan Gàidheal (Scotland only)
720 BBC Radio Cymru (Wales only)
720 BBC Radio Foyle (Northern Ireland only)

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MUX 2

No. Channel name
3 ITV1 (inc ITV1 Wales, STV, UTV)
4 Channel 4 (not Wales)
4 S4C (Wales only)
5 Five
6 ITV2
8 Channel 4 (Wales only)
13 Channel 4 +1
14 More 4
24 ITV4
27 ITV2 +1 (Scotland and Northern Ireland only)
28 E4 (not Wales)
33 ITV2 +1 (England and Wales only)
100 Teletext
101 Teletext Holidays (Wales only)
102 Rabbit (text)
106 DirectGov (text)
107 Gay Rabbit (text)
726 U105 (radio, Northern Ireland only)
728 Heart (radio, England and Wales only)

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MUX A

No. Channel name
8 Tele G (Scotland only)
10 ITV3
16 QVC
17 G.O.L.D.*
20 Virgin 1
23 Bid TV
26 Home*
28 E4 (Wales only)
30 Fiver
31 Five USA
34 ESPN*
38 Quest
39 Super Casino (England and Scotland only)
72 CITV (not Wales)
84 CNN
86 S4C2 (Wales only)
88 Teachers' TV
93 Television X*
97 Partyland
101 Teletext Holidays (not Wales)
103 Teletext Casino (England and Scotland only)
104 1-2-1 Dating (text) (not Wales)
109 Mobilizer (text) (not Wales)
307 Top Up TV Anytime 1*
308 Top Up TV Anytime 2*
309 Top Up TV Anytime 3*
712 Smash Hits! (radio, not Wales)

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MUX B

No. Channel name
9 BBC Four
71 CBeebies
81 BBC Parliament
87 Community Channel
301 BBC Red Button
302 BBC Red Button
303 BBC Red Button
305 BBC Red Button
700 BBC Radio 1
701 BBC 1Xtra
702 BBC Radio 2
703 BBC Radio 3
704 BBC Radio 4
705 BBC Radio 5 Live
706 BBC 5 Live Sports Extra
707 BBC 6 Music
708 BBC Radio 7
709 BBC Asian Network
710 BBC World Service

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MUX C

No. Channel name
11 Sky Three
19 Dave
29 E4 +1
37 Price-drop TV
82 Sky News
83 Sky Sports News
95 SmileTV 3
108 SkyText
306 Trove (interactive)
723 TalkSPORT (radio)
725 Premier Radio
727 Absolute Radio

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MUX D

No. Channel name
12 Yesterday
15 Film Four
18 4Music
21 TMF The Music Factory
22 Ideal World
24 ITV4
25 Dave ja vu
32 Big Deal
35 Virgin 1 +1
36 Create & Craft
40 Rocks & Co
45 Lottery Xtra
85 Russia Today
89 News
94 SmileTV 2
96 Babestation
300 4TV Interactive Services
310 Top Up TV Anytime 4*
711 The Hits Radio
713 Kiss (radio)
714 Heat (radio)
715 Magic (radio)
716 Q (radio)
718 Smooth Radio
722 Kerrang! (radio)

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