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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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