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With digital television, each frequency carries a group of services (that’s television channels, text services and radio stations) rather than just one single television channel: these are known as multiplexes. The grids below show you which channels are broadcast on each multiplex in the UK: |
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Multiplex 1 Licensed to the BBC; replaced by PSB1 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 16 QAM (18,000 kbps) |
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BBC One |
720 x 576 |
256 stereo |
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BBC Two |
720 x 576 |
256 stereo |
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BBC Three + CBBC |
720 x 576 |
256 stereo |
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BBC News |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Scotland: BBC Radio Scotland / Wales: BBC Radio Wales / NI: BBC Radio Ulster |
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96 stereo |
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Scotland: BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal / Wales: BBC Radio Cymru / NI: BBC Radio Foyle |
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96 stereo |
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BBCi |
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Multiplex 2 Licensed to Digital 3&4; replaced by PSB2 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 64 QAM (24,000 kbps) |
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Audio |
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ITV1 or STV or UTV |
704 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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ITV2 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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ITV3 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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ITV4 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Channel 4 |
704 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Channel 4+1 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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More4 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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E4 |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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England & Wales: Heart |
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128 stereo |
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Northern Ireland: U105 |
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160 stereo |
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Teletext |
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Wales: Teletext Holidays |
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32 mono |
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Rabbit |
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32 mono |
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Teletext on 4 |
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Multiplex A Licensed to SDN (owned by ITV); replaced by COM4 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 64 QAM (24,000 kbps) |
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Five |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Five US |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Fiver + Television X |
544 x 576 |
128 stereo |
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Anytime 1 + Setanta Sports |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Eng, Scot and NI: Anytime 2 + CITV + Tele G (in Scotland) + Nuts TV / Wales: S4C |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Anytime 3 + British Eurosport + Teachers TV + UKTV Style + UKTV Gold |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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England, Scotland & NI: QVC / Wales: QVC + S4C Two |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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England, Scotland & NI: Bid TV / Wales: Anytime 2 + Bid TV + Nuts TV |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Price Drop TV |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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England, Scotland & Northern Ireland: Smash Hits! Radio |
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128 stereo |
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England, Scotland & Northern Ireland: Mojo |
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128 stereo |
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Teletext Games |
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32 mono |
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England, Scotland & Northern Ireland: Teletext Holidays |
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32 mono |
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Multiplex B Licensed to the BBC; replaced by PSB3 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 16 QAM (18,000 kbps) |
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BBC Four + CBeebies |
720 x 576 |
256 stereo |
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BBC Parliament |
544 x 576 |
128 stereo |
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301 |
544 x 576 |
128 stereo |
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302 + Community Channel |
544 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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305 |
544 x 576 |
128 stereo |
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BBC Radio 1 |
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192 stereo |
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BBC 1Xtra |
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160 stereo |
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BBC Radio 2 |
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192 stereo |
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BBC Radio 3 |
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192 stereo |
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BBC Radio 4 |
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192 stereo |
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BBC Radio 5 Live |
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96 mono |
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BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra |
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96 mono |
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BBC 6 Music |
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160 stereo |
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BBC 7 |
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160 stereo |
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BBC Asian Network |
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128 stereo |
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303 |
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Multiplex C Licensed to Crown Castle; replaced by COM5 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 16 QAM (18,000 kbps) |
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Sky News |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Sky Sports News |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Sky Three |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Dave + Smile TV |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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E4+1 |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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talkSPORT |
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64 mono |
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Clyde 1 |
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64 mono |
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Premier Radio |
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64 mono |
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Virgin Radio |
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64 mono/ |
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Sky Text |
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TVTV Digital |
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Multiplex D Licensed to Crown Castle; replaced by COM6 at switchover |
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Broadcast at 16 QAM (18,000 kbps) |
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Audio |
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The Hits |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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TMF |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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UKTV History + Virgin 1 |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Ideal World |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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ITV2+1 |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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Film4 + Gems TV + National Lottery Xtra |
720 x 576 |
192 stereo |
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BBC World Service |
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64 mono |
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The Hits Radio |
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128 stereo |
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Heat |
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128 stereo |
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Kiss |
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