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What is Freeview?
- Freeview is the UK’s digital terrestrial television service. We’ve got one simple aim: to give you the best possible line-up of TV, for free.
With more than 70 standard channels and 15 HD channels*, we’re bringing you the nation’s favourite shows, through your TV aerial, for no monthly cost.
All you need to get TV from Freeview is a working aerial and something to watch it on. Put your postcode in our Freeview Channel Checker to see what channels you should be able to receive.
And if you choose Freeview Play, you can connect to the internet to watch on-demand shows from various services including BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5 and UKTV Play.
For more information on how to get Freeview Play visit What do I need to get Freeview Play?
Over 30,000 hours of on demand entertainment for free
Plenty of TV to keep the whole house happy
The nation’s most popular TV platform offers an impressive 30,000+ hours of TV and over 700 boxsets, across your favourite on demand players. All for free.
Top up with extra on-demand TV, movies and sport
Freeview Play gives you 95% of the nation’s favourite TV, all for free. And if you want even more, you can top up with extra on-demand TV, movies and sport from the likes of Netflix, NOW and Prime Video whenever you like.*
TV, online and mobile and take Freeview from small screens to big ones.
Get inspired in the kitchen, Entertained on the go. Or fall in love with a TV moment on the sofa.
You can now enjoy Freeview through your Freeview Play TV, through the Freeview app on your mobile or tablet or you can enjoy live TV via the TV guide on this site.
Freeview devices, Pause, record and rewind live TV, Never miss a moment.
With a Freeview Play recorder, you’ll get all the features of Freeview Play, plus you’ll be able to pause, record and rewind live TV, Freeview Play Recorder, Freeview at home and wherever you are.
You can now enjoy your favourite Freeview shows on your mobile or tablet. Browse great shows from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5 and UKTV Play, wherever you are.
Freeview Play is built into most new TVs and recorders. Simply choose a product to suit you. No monthly contracts or costs.
Which channels are you having trouble with?
We’ll check whether you are predicted to receive these channels and if any changes could be affecting your viewing.
To give you the best advice it’s really important that you tell us as many of the channels you are having problems with. Only select “It’s all of them” if you’re having problems across all your channels.
If you want to quickly check all the channels that should be available at a postcode visit our channel checker before you start (opens in a new tab).
Can I listen to radio on Freeview?
- Yes, you can listen to more than 30 radio stations with Freeview, including all the BBC radio stations, Classic FM and many others, all with no subscription.
The exact number of stations and channels you get will depend on the coverage at your address – use our Freeview Channel Checker to find out what’s available to you.