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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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