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CBeebies is the most loved pre-school channel in the UK, with a rich mix of quality programmes from storytelling to natural history, from science to drama to inspire our youngest viewers. Entertaining and educational, it's learning through play every day.

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Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

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Choose from four options: ■ Show everything ■ Just on Freeview ■ Just on Freesat ■ Just on Sky
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Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info CBeebies page.

Official site: See the www.bbc.co.uk link icon CBeebies website.

From Wikipedia: The brand was first launched on 11 February 2002.1 The channel has won a number of significant awards. The international CBeebies channel is advert-free and wholly owned by BBC Worldwide. The first international launch for the CBeebies channel was in India in May 2007. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about CBeebies on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: CBeebies is on multiplex PSB1 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.

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Monday, 19 September 2011
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Jasmine
11:42 PM

Hi,

I checked the C21Media and I could not find the cbeebies I just found a programm that was on cbeebies but not the channel, could you please help

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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Briantist
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5:24 PM

Jasmine: I don't think the international version of the channel is on a system in the "Middle East" at the moment, go to BBC - CBeebies - Home and see what it says.

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Friday, 28 October 2011
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Jen5
4:21 PM
Bishop Auckland

Hi. I don't have a tv and am considering buying one so my children can watch CBeebies. We haven't had the digital switchover and won't until the end of next year (we're the last area to get it). Will I need equipment other than a tv that has Freeview in order to get CBeebies? Thanks.

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jb38
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5:14 PM

Jen5: Basically a Freeview TV is all that's required plus a suitable aerial, or the one presently used turned around to face the Weardale transmitter, unless that is you are already using it for your analogue reception, your area being a bit iffy as far as reception is concerned.

As you are having to wait until next September 26th for reception of only the BBC / ITV / HD service as Weardale will only be a PSB station, why don't you consider Freesat? (if allowed a dish) because as well as it being ultra reliable for reception you would have the full compliment of programmes straight away.

Some TV's have Freesat built in, or you could use a normal TV coupled to a Freesat box. (even an old analogue TV so long as it has a scart socket)




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jb38
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5:18 PM

Jen5: just to add, provided your reason for not having a TV is NOT because there is no signal at your location, as this is unlikely to change any.

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Thursday, 3 November 2011
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Jen5
8:36 PM

Hello. Thank you for your help. No, that's not my reason: I just don't really watch tv. I've never had a tv in this house and we don't have any existing aerial. I've heard the reception is bad around here. Some of our neighbours have dishes; some have aerials. I'd like to be able to get Cbeebies and digital radio station BBC 6 Music. I don't really need anything else. Do you think an aerial would do this? If Freesat would be better, would buying a tv with Freesat or a Freesat box be instead of a dish, or along with it? I can put up a dish on my house, but would rather not as I don't like the look of it. It will cost such a lot to buy all of this stuff - tv, dvd, aerial/dish/box, etc that I want to ensure I will be able to get Cbeebies before I start buying. Thanks for your help. This really is very, very helpful for me.

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Jen5
8:53 PM

Also, can you tell me what the difference would be between an aerial and freesat? Since I don't already have an aerial, it might be worth a little extra to get freesat instead? Would an aerial mean a couple of channels and freesat 50+ or something? Or does it mean better reception? Thanks.

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jb38
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9:35 PM

Jen5: Just had a check at your reception possibilities, and I have to say that at this present time they aren't really very promising, with this situation not really showing any signs of improvement until September 2012.

Even then though you "might" only be able to receive PSB transmissions from Weardale, this being the case I would recommend that you go along the Freesat line, as satellite reception is 99.9% of the time perfect, as its only sometimes during a heavy rainstorm that the picture might be seen to glitch slightly.

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Sunday, 20 November 2011
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Jen5
12:30 PM
Bishop Auckland

Thank you very much for your help and advice!

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Monday, 12 December 2011
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jones
10:51 AM

Hello we were just visiting in the UK and love Cbeesbees - can you get it in North America maybe on satallite?

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