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Compare Freeview and Freesat TV



Shown below are the TV channels that are exclusive to Freeview and Freesat. You can compare the different free UK digital systems: Freeview (some homes get limitied Freeview Light service), Freesat and Freesat-from-Sky, by using the buttons above - use this information to decide which system you want to purchase.

Channels on Freeview, but not on Freesat

4Music, Challenge, Community Channel, Dave, Men & Movies, PICK TV, Quest
Really, S4C Clirlun , Sky News, The Zone, VIVA, Yesterday

4Music, Challenge, Community Channel, Dave, Men & Movies, PICK TV, Quest Really, S4C Clirlun , Sky News, The Zone, VIVA, Yesterday

Channels on Freesat, but not on Freeview

5* +1, 5USA +1, BET, BET+1, Bliss, Bloomberg TV Europe, CBS Action
CBS Drama, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CCTV News, Chart Show TV, Chart Show TV +1, Clubland TV
CNBC, CNN International Europe, EuroNews, Film 4 +1, Flava, Food Network +1, Horror Channel
Horror Channel +1, Information TV, ITV 3 +1, ITV 4 +1, Kix, Massive R+B, More4+1
NHK World TV, Pop!, PopGirl, Scuzz, Showcase TV, Tiny Pop, True Ent
True Movies 1, True Movies 2, Vintage TV, Wedding TV

5* +1, 5USA +1, BET, BET+1, Bliss, Bloomberg TV Europe, CBS Action CBS Drama, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, CCTV News, Chart Show TV, Chart Show TV +1, Clubland TV CNBC, CNN International Europe, EuroNews, Film 4 +1, Flava, Food Network +1, Horror Channel Horror Channel +1, Information TV, ITV 3 +1, ITV 4 +1, Kix, Massive R+B, More4+1 NHK World TV, Pop!, PopGirl, Scuzz, Showcase TV, Tiny Pop, True Ent True Movies 1, True Movies 2, Vintage TV, Wedding TV

Channels on Freeview and Freesat

5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, BBC Alba , BBC Four, BBC HD, BBC News
BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Parliament, BBC Three, BBC Two, CBBC Channel, CBeebies
Channel 4 , Channel 4 , Channel 4 HD , Channel 4+1, Channel 5, Channel 5 +1, Channel M
CITV, E4 , E4 , E4+1, Film 4, Food Network, France 24 English
ITV 1 , ITV 1 +1 , ITV 1 HD , ITV 2, ITV 2 +1, ITV 3, ITV 4
More 4, Movies4Men, Movies4Men +1, Movies4Men 2, Movies4Men 2 +1, Russia Today English, S4C 
STV , STV HD , STV+1 , UTV , UTV HD , UTV+1 

5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, BBC Alba , BBC Four, BBC HD, BBC News BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Parliament, BBC Three, BBC Two, CBBC Channel, CBeebies Channel 4 , Channel 4 , Channel 4 HD , Channel 4+1, Channel 5, Channel 5 +1, Channel M CITV, E4 , E4 , E4+1, Film 4, Food Network, France 24 English ITV 1 , ITV 1 +1 , ITV 1 HD , ITV 2, ITV 2 +1, ITV 3, ITV 4 More 4, Movies4Men, Movies4Men +1, Movies4Men 2, Movies4Men 2 +1, Russia Today English, S4C  STV , STV HD , STV+1 , UTV , UTV HD , UTV+1