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Freeview channels

Launched

Removed

 

ABC1

27 September 2004

25 September 2007

Scrapped

Big Brother 6 (705)

27 May 2005

12 August 2005

No longer required

Big Brother 7 (305)

18 May 2006

17 July 2006

Replaced by Film4

Film4 +1

16 November 2006

20 August 2007

Replaced by Channel 4+1

Five Life

15 October 2006

27 April 2008

Scrapped, replaced by Fiver

FTN

15 January 2003

30 September 2007

Replaced by Virgin 1

ITV News Channel

30 October 2002

23 December 2005

Scrapped

ITV Play

19 April 2006

5 March 2007

Pulled off air

The Jewellery Channel

29 November 2007

30 May 2008

Replaced by Gems TV

Men & Motors

2 May 2005

11 April 2006

Replaced by ITV Play

More4 +1

24 December 2005

18 May 2006

Replaced by Big Brother 7 stream

Sky Travel

30 October 2002

31 October 2005

Replaced by Sky Three

The Hits

30 October 2002

15 August 2008

Replaced by 4Music

Thomas Cook TV

17 April 2007

31 August 2007

Shortest-lived Freeview channel

Top Up TV Promo (2007)

8 February 2007

1 March 2007

Shortest-lived Freeview service

Top Up TV Promo (2004)

13 February 2004

31 March 2004

Replaced by Top Up TV channels

Top Up TV Sampler

6 December 2004

~ 29 March 2005

 

UKTV Bright Ideas

15 January 2003

14 October 2007

Scrapped, replaced by Dave

 

 

 

 

Subscription channels

Launched

Removed

 

Bloomberg

31 March 2004

5 September 2006

 

Boomerang

31 March 2004

12 September 2006

Cartoon Network

31 March 2004

14 February 2007

Discovery Real Time

31 March 2004

5 February 2007

Discovery

31 March 2004

7 February 2007

TCM

31 March 2004

16 April 2007

Replaced by Thomas Cook TV

Toonami

10 September 2005

3 September 2006

 

UKTV Food

31 March 2004

26 September 2006

Xtraview

April 05

31 August 2005

 

 

 

 

Radio stations

Launched

Removed

 

3C

22 September 2004

27 March 2007

Scrapped, replaced by Clyde 1

Jazz FM

30 October 2002*

27 May 2005

Scrapped, replaced by Smooth Radio

Oneword

30 October 2002*

14 January 2007

Scrapped

 

 

 

 

Interactive services

Launched

Removed

 

YooPlay (F2P Games)

23 May 2003

18 July 2006

Capacity used by Virgin Radio

 

 

 

 

History

ONdigital line-up

Freeview launch line-up

Former channels

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