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Main article: List of channels on Sky (United Kingdom & Ireland)

Past channel changes

• Channel changes for 2022
• Channel changes before 2022

Expected channel changes

Key

Key/Example	Description
Launch	Channel due to be launched on the EPG
Relaunch	Channel due to relaunch to the EPG after being removed.
Temporary launch	Channel due to be temporarily launched on the EPG
Removal	Channel due to be removed from the EPG
Temporary removal	Channel due to be temporarily removed from the EPG
Rename	Channel due to be renamed on the EPG
Temporary rename	Channel due to be temporarily renamed on the EPG
Reversion	Channel is currently using a temporary name that is due to revert to its original name
Restoration to EPG	Channel due to be restored to the EPG after being removed.
Move	Channel due to be moved to another EPG number.
Temporary move	Channel due to be moved temporarily to another EPG number.
1xx	Channel number is to be confirmed. The first number indicates speculation on the channel range.
Satellite	Changes affect Sky satellite receivers (Sky Q, Sky+HD and Sky+ boxes, Sky Digiboxes) only.
OTT	Changes affect Sky's OTT devices (Sky Glass & Sky Stream devices) only.

Forthcoming changes

Date	Region (UK & Ireland unless stated)	Service (OTT & Satellite unless stated)	Current EPG number	Current channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel name	Testing info	References/Notes
14/12/22	UK	Satellite	427	BoxNation SD	Removal
	Ireland		429
17/12/22	West Anglia, Tring	Satellite	101	BBC One East (West) SD	Removal				BBC One changes
	UK (not West Anglia, Tring)		962
	West Anglia, Tring	OTT	101	BBC One East (West) HD
	UK (not West Anglia, Tring)		8009
	Henley On Thames, Oxford	Satellite	101	BBC One Oxfordshire SD
	UK (not Henley On Thames, Oxford)		965
	Henley On Thames, Oxford	OTT	101	BBC One Oxfordshire HD
	UK (not Henley On Thames, Oxford)		8012
	West Anglia, Tring	Satellite	961	BBC One East (East) SD	Move	101
		OTT	8008	BBC One East (East) HD
	Henley On Thames, Oxford	Satellite	964	BBC One South SD		101
		OTT	8011	BBC One South HD
Between 26/12/22 & 06/01/23			303	Sky Cinema Christmas HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Drama HD
			303	Sky Cinema Drama HD	Move	310
			310	Sky Cinema Hits HD		303
		Satellite	325	Christmas 24 SD	Reversion		Movies 24 SD
		OTT	313
		Satellite	326	Christmas 24+ SD			Movies 24+ SD
		OTT	314
			352	MTV Xmas SD			MTV 90s SD
	UK		355	BoXmas SD			The Box SD
	UK	Satellite	359	Trace Xmas SD			Trace Hits SD
	UK	Satellite	363	NOW Christmas SD			NOW 90s SD
05/01/23		Satellite	319	GREAT! movies christmas SD	Rename		GREAT! romance SD		Formerly GREAT! movies classic
		Satellite	320	GREAT! movies christmas +1			GREAT! romance +1
??/02/23		Satellite	6xx	Sky Kids HD	Launch			11856 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 as "1009"	Sky to launch brand new 24-hour ad-free Sky Kids channel
		OTT	2xx
??/??/23		Satellite	1xx	WildEarth HD	Launch			11509 V DVB-S2 8PSK 23 2/3 as "55275"
Between 01/01/23 & 01/04/23	England	Satellite	101	BBC One SD [Regions]	Removal				BBC to switch off SD channels on Sky and Freesat Goodbye red slate. Hello BBC One in HD for everyone... — Phase 1
	Scot, Wales, NI		801
	Various (UK)		954-961, 963, 964, 966-968, 977-979
	Ireland		832
			954
	NI		102	BBC Two SD [Wales, NI]
	Eng, Scot, Wales		802
	Various (UK)		972, 980
	Ireland		142
	England		101	BBC One HD [English Regions]	Launch
	Various (UK)		9xx (multiple)
	Ire		9xx (London)
	NI		102	BBC Two (Northern Ireland) HD				12226 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 as "11015" - UK version "1199" - Ire version
	GB		9xx
	Ire		142
	Scotland		117	BBC Alba HD
	England, Wales, Northern Ireland		169
	UK		504	BBC Parliament HD
			981	BBC Red Button 1 HD
			9xx	BBC One SD (Network)
	NI		115	BBC Two HD (Network)	Move	9xx
	Ire		347
	Scotland		117	BBC Alba SD	Move	8xx
	England, Wales, Northern Ireland		169
	UK		504	BBC Parliament SD	Move	8xx
	UK		981	BBC Red Button 1 SD	Move	98x
Before 01/08/23	Scot	Satellite	141	BBC Three HD	Move	1xx			Must be moved before this date within the top 24 channel slots as per Ofcom rules. Likely to be moved to channel 115 in England and Northern Ireland How the BBC HD switch will affect Sky satellite viewers (subheading "BBC Three")
	London		173			115
Before 01/04/24		Satellite	9xx	BBC One SD (Network)	Removal				Goodbye red slate. Hello BBC One in HD for everyone... — Phase 2
	England, Scot		802	BBC Two SD (Network)
	Wales, NI, Ire		969
			845	BBC Three SD
	UK		815	BBC Four SD
	Ireland		833
	UK		844	BBC Scotland SD
	UK		8xx	BBC Alba SD
	UK		882	BBC News SD
			8xx	BBC Parliament SD
			98x	BBC Red Button 1 SD
			643	CBBC SD
			644	CBeebies SD
Before end of 2024	UK	Satellite	116	BBC Four HD	Removal				To become online services. (Channel numbers are current channel numbers and may change before closure) RX:TV Info - Multiple BBC Channels to close in online shift
	Ire		143
	Eng, Scot, NI	OTT	119
	Wales		120
	Ire		122
		Satellite	607	CBBC HD
	UK	Satellite	0126	BBC Radio 4 Extra 🔊
	UK	Satellite	0130	BBC Radio 4 LW 🔊					The BBC equipment that produces the radio signal can no longer be satisfactorily maintained