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List of channels removed from Freeview (United Kingdom)
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Main article: List of channels on Freeview (United Kingdom)
These are channels that have been removed from digital terrestrial television. This does not include rebranded channels or channels that have ceased broadcasting.
2001
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 
|
Taste CFN | Closed December 2001. | 2001/12/01 | |
| 36 | 
|
Discovery Kids | Timeshared with Discovery Wings and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel. | Discovery Channel | 2001/11/18 |
| 36 | 
|
Discovery Wings Channel | Timeshared with Discovery Kids and both were replaced with the Discovery Channel. | Discovery Channel | 2001/11/18 |
2002
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 
|
Granada Breeze | Closed April 2002. | 2002/01/31 | |
| 21 | 
|
Sky Sports 1 | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 22 | 
|
Sky Sports 2 | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 23 | 
|
Sky Sports 3 | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 24 | 
|
Sky MovieMax | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 25 | 
|
Sky Premier | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 26 | 
|
Sky One | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 27 | 
|
Cartoon Network | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 32 then in 2005 moved to channel 72 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 28 | 
|
Carlton Cinema | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. It then closed down 10 months later. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 29 | 
|
British Eurosport | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in June 2005 on channel 49 as a replacement for E4 on the Top Up TV Service which became free to air in May 2005. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 30 | 
|
Plus | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. More than 2 years later Plus was replaced by ITV3. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 31 | 
|
Men & Motors | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in May 2005 on channel 38 as part of the Freeview service. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 32 | 
|
UK Gold | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 17 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 33 | 
|
MTV | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 36 | 
|
Discovery Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 27 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 37 | 
|
Play UK | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. the channel Closed Down itself a few months later. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 38 | 
|
UK Style | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 26 as part of the Top Up TV Service. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 39 | 
|
Nickelodeon | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with the Paramount Comedy channel. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 39 | 
|
Paramount Comedy Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with Nickelodeon. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 43 | 
|
UK Horizons | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. it closed 2 years later. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 90 | 
|
The Adult Channel | Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. | 2002/05/01 | |
| 91 | Television X | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 60 as a pay per view channel for Freeview and Top Up TV. | 2002/05/18 | ||
| 41 | 
|
FilmFour | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in July 2006 as Film4 on channel 31 and part of the Freeview service. | 2002/05/24 | |
| 42 | 
|
E4 | Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 14 as part of the Top Up TV service then on 27 May 2005 became part of the Freeview service to coincide with the 6th series of Big Brother. | 2002/05/24 |
2004
| EPG No. | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Jazz FM | Smooth FM moved to channel 718 in October 2005. | 102.2 Smooth FM | 2004/03/01 |
2005
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 
|
Sky Travel | Only replaced on Freeview. Channel later rebranded to Sky Real Lives on all other platforms. | Sky3 | 2005/10/31 |
2006
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 |
|
Men & Motors | ITV Play | 2006/04/12 | |
| 31 | 
|
More4 +1 | Channel originally replaced by Big Brother Interactive Channel. Replaced by Film4 on 23 July 2006. | Film4 | 2006/05/18 |
| 74 | 
|
Toonami | Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. | Five Life | 2006/09/03 |
| 84 | 
|
Bloomberg | Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. | Five Life | 2006/09/05 |
| 98 | Red Hot | Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. | Five US | 2006/09/05 | |
| 73 | 
|
Boomerang | Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service. | Top Up TV Promo | 2006/09/12 |
| 29 | 
|
UKTV Food | Five Life. | Five Life | 2006/09/26 |
| 41 | Promo | Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Returned in February 2007 on channel 43 and in a different space on the multiplex. | Five US | 2006/10/06 | |
| 32 | 
|
Quiz Call | Closed down after ownership sold to iTouch. | Film4 +1 | 2006/11/15 |
2007
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 
|
Discovery Real Time | Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 1. | Top Up TV Anytime 1 | 2007/02/04 |
| 27 |
|
Discovery Channel | Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service. | Top Up TV Promo | 2007/02/06 |
| 72 | 
|
Cartoon Network | Removed in favour of Top Up TV Anytime 3. | Top Up TV Anytime 3 | 2007/02/09 |
| 718 | 102.2 Smooth FM | 102.2 Smooth Radio | 2007/03/23 | ||
| 32 | 
|
Film4 +1 | Space used to launch Channel 4 +1 on channel 13, moving More4 to channel 14, E4 to channel 29 and Film4 to channel 32. | Channel 4 +1 | 2007/08/20 |
| 41 | 
|
Thomas Cook TV | Nuts TV/The Jewellery Channel | 2007/09/01 |
2008
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | The Jewellery Channel | Broadcast licence not renewed (for unknown reasons). Returned to channel 60 on 21 September 2011. | Gems TV | 2008/10/06 | |
| 724 | 
|
Clyde 1 | 2008/10/30 |
2009
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 
|
price-drop tv | Returned to channel 43 on 27 August 2009. | Quest | 2009/01/05 |
| 46 | SmileTV2 | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. | Virgin1 | 2009/03/17 | |
| 44 | GEMSTV1 | CNN used space to increase its broadcast hours. | CNN | 2009/03/31 | |
| 43 | Gems TV | Film4 used space to increase its broadcast hours. | Film4 | 2009/05/01 | |
| 39 | Super Casino | Channel removed from EPG on 23 August 2010. | 2009/10/20 | ||
| 302 | 302 | Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas. | 2009/11/02 | ||
| 305 | 305 | Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas. | 2009/11/02 | ||
| 100 | Teletext | Channel removed from EPG on 21 June 2010. | 2009/12/15 |
2010
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 
|
Virgin1 +1 | Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday. | 2010/06/01 | |
| 41 | 
|
Ideal Extra | Extended broadcast hours for TV News 2. | 2010/06/01 | |
| 88 | 
|
Teachers TV | Channel removed from EPG on 7 October 2010. | 2010/07/21 | |
| 83 | 
|
Sky Sports News | Channel removed from EPG on 22 September 2010. | Sky3 +1 | 2010/08/23 |
| 99 | Babestation 2 | ADULT Section/Extended broadcast hours for Yesterday. | 2010/09/01 | ||
| 201 | JML Direct | Manchester only. | 2010/10/13 | ||
| 84 | 
|
CNN International | Channel removed from EPG on 27 July 2011. | 2010/11/14 | |
| 86 | 
|
S4C Dau/Two | Wales only. | 2010/11/30 |
2011
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 
|
Pick TV +1 | Removed so that all of the channels owned by BSkyB could be on multiplex C and Challenge can broadcast 24 hours a day in Wales. Channel removed from EPG on 17 October 2011. | Challenge with increased broadcast hours in Wales | 2011/09/20 |
| 47 | 
|
Daystar | Channel removed from EPG on 24 November 2011. | 2011/10/11 | |
| 191 | Red Hot TV | Removed to allow Television X to continue broadcasting. Channel removed from EPG on 9 January 2012. | 2011/12/01 |
2012
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Filth | 2012/01/09 | |||
| 201 | 
|
Movies4Men | Manchester only. Later returned nationwide. | 2012/01 | |
| 202 | 
|
Movies4Men +1 | Manchester only. Later returned. | 2012/01 | |
| 203 | 
|
Movies4Men 2 | Manchester only. | 2012/01 | |
| 204 |
|
Movies4Men 2 +1 | Manchester only. | 2012/01 | |
| 205 | 
|
Men&Movies | Manchester only. | 2012/01 | |
| 178 | 
|
Playboy | Channel removed from EPG on 23 January 2013. | Extended broadcast hours for The Jewellery Channel. | 2012/12/01 |
2013
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | High Street TV | Manchester only. | 2013/04/23 | ||
| 41 | 
|
Sky Sports 1 | BT Sport 1 | 2013/07/01 | |
| 42 | 
|
Sky Sports 2 | BT Sport 2 | 2013/07/01 | |
| 34 | 
|
ESPN | BT Sport | 2013/08/01 | |
| 235 | God TV | The Angel Foundation | 2013/09/10 | ||
| 26 | 
|
Gold | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. | 2013/10/31 | |
| 54 | 
|
Home | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. Returned in March 2016 on channel 25 as part of Freeview. | 2013/10/31 | |
| 57 | BT Sport Preview | Removed with closure of Top Up TV. Channel removed from EPG on 4 November 2013. | Extended broadcasting hours for Marketplace. | 2013/11/01 | |
| 53 | 
|
Sony Sab/SAB TV | Manchester only. | 2013/11/28 |
2014
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | xxXpanded TV | Channel later rebranded as Xpanded TV on all platforms. | Extended broadcasting hours for The Jewellery Channel | 2014/01/30 | |
| 53 | 
|
Zee Lamhe | Manchester only. | 2014/10/23 |
2015
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 
|
BT Sport 2 | BT Showcase | 2015/01/01 | |
| 58 | 
|
BT Sport 1 | ITVBe +1 | 2015/06/02 |
2016
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 
|
Motors TV | Streamed version. | 2016/03/23 |
2017
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 
|
Front Runner TV | 2017/07/05 | ||
| 88 | 
|
Rishtey Cineplex | Channel later became a pay TV channel on satellite. | 2017/07/18 | |
| 726 | 
|
U105 | Northern Ireland only. | 2017/08/02 |
2018
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 
|
Vintage TV | 2018/08/03 |
2019
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 (GM) |
|
Tiny Pop +1 | Manchester only. Reportedly never broadcast? Available on other platforms. | 2019/01/08 | |
| 99 | 
|
Yesterday +1 | 2019/01/15 | ||
| 42 | 
|
Travel Channel | DMAX | 2019/01/16 | |
| 673 | Television X | Went HD only on other platforms. | 2019/04/25 | ||
| 60 | Sony Crime Channel +1 | LTVmux areas only. | movies4men +1 | 2019/05/13 | |
| 108 | 
|
Al Jazeera English HD | Switched back to SD only. | 2019/06/03 | |
| 87 | 
|
Keep It Country | Later returned to the same number in Manchester only as "Spotlight TV". | 2019/06/27 | |
| 209 (GM) |
|
POP +1 | Manchester only. | 2019/06/27 | |
| 48 |
|
movies4men +1 | LTVmux areas only. | True Entertainment moved here from COM5 | 2019/06/27 |
| 268 | 
|
BoxNation | Streamed channel. | 2019/07/01 | |
| 93 | 
|
travelxp | Moved to satellite. | 2019/07/01 | |
| 270 | Loveworld | Streamed channel. | 2019/08/29 |
2020
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 
|
NOW 90s | Returned on 13 May 2020 in Manchester only. | NOW 70s | 2020/02/26 |
| 87 | 
|
Spotlight TV | Manchester only. | NOW 90s | 2020/05/13 |
| 78 | 
|
NOW 70s | Returned on 8 July 2020 in Manchester only. | Extended broadcasting hours for Together | 2020/05/26 |
| 716 | 
|
Heat | Greatest Hits Radio | 2020/06/02 | |
| 92 | 
|
Pick +1 | 2020/06/18 | ||
| 55 | 
|
5STAR +1 | Closure of COM8. | 2020/06/22 | |
| 56 | 
|
5USA +1 | Closure of COM8. | 2020/06/22 | |
| 67 | 
|
CBS Reality +1 | Closure of COM8. | 2020/06/22 | |
| 110 | 
|
4seven HD | Closure of COM8. | 2020/06/22 | |
| 115 | 
|
TJC HD | Closure of COM8. | 2020/06/22 | |
| 675 | 
|
Party | 2020/07/29 |
2021
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No channels were removed in 2021 | |||||
2022
| EPG No. | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Replaced by | Date removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 
|
The Craft Store | Merged with Create and Craft EPG label updated on 15/02/2022 |
Create and Craft | 25/02/2022 |
| 113 (HD) and 234 (SD) | 
|
RT | Removed due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Was showing a blank screen for a while before being removed. |
02/03/2022 | |
| 208 | 
|
Pop Max | Greater Manchester only. | Pop Player | 25/05/2022 |
| 95 | 
|
"Craft Extra" | Ideal World Slate Formerly Create and Craft, which moved to 85 on 25/02/2022 |
29/05/2022 | |
| 86 | 
|
More4 +1 | Closure of COM7 | 30/06/2022 | |
| 107 | 
|
BBC News HD | Closure of COM7 | 30/06/2022 | |
| 111 | 
|
QVC HD | Closure of COM7 | 30/06/2022 | |
| 114 | 
|
Quest HD | Closure of COM7 | 30/06/2022 | |
| 88 | 
|
Country Music Entertainment | Greater Manchester only. | Classic Hits (MCR) | 24/08/2022 |
| 76 | 
|
NOW 70s | Greater Manchester only. | 21/09/2022 | |
| 77 | 
|
NOW 80s | Greater Manchester only. | 26/10/2022 | |
| 80 | 
|
Clubland | Greater Manchester only. | 26/10/2022 | |
| 87 | 
|
NOW 90s | Greater Manchester only. | 26/10/2022 | |
| 71 | 
|
Quest Red +1 | Ceased broadcasting on 23/11/2022 | 14/12/2022 |
2023
| Date removed | Former EPG No. | Channel logo | Channel name | Notes/Reason | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/05/23 (Hidden) 18/06/23 (Removed) |
799 | 
|
BBC Information Channel | ||
| 21/06/23 | 38 | 
|
QVC Style | QVC Style and QVC Beauty timesharing as QVC2 | QVC2 (Channel 37) (Broadcasts: QVC Style: 13:00-19:00 QVC Beauty 19:00-13:00) |
| 21/06/23 | 37 | 
|
QVC Beauty | ||
| 22/11/23 | 261 | 
|
Vision TV | ||
| 22/11/23 | 262 | 
|
Arise News |