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Channel 5 is the destination for must see entertainment, documentary, kids, drama, film, sport and news output.

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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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Channel 5   5 805  

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 Channel 5 page.

Official site: See the www.channel5.com link icon Channel 5 website.

From Wikipedia: Channel 5 is a television network that broadcasts in the United Kingdom. The station was branded as Five between 2002 and 2011. TV.67 Audience figures for the relaunch were boosted with increased viewing figures for the main 5 News bulletins and improved figures for OK - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about Channel 5 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: Channel 5 is on multiplex PSB2 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.

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Thursday, 1 December 2011
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

11:59 AM

NottsUK: Thanks for that, I have updated the database to remove the "card required" flag from the listed channels. I wonder when 5HD will appear FTA?

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Friday, 2 December 2011
Gareth Smart
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6:43 PM
Weston-super-mare

Anyone know what frequency the 5 star and 5 usa is on please?

Thanks in advance

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Saturday, 3 December 2011
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NottsUK
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1:17 AM

Gareth Smart: See my posting 4 up for Thursday 24 November 2011 11:49AM.

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Gareth Smart
1:39 PM
Weston-super-mare

NottsUK: thanks for that sir! Should really open my eyes really shouldn't I!? Also without yourself and Briantist I truly would be very stumped on my digital sources!

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

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Monday, 5 December 2011
Mark A.
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7:21 PM

I would love to know what Channel 5 where showing in Feburary 1998.
That must have been the day all the other channels closed down and went on holliday.
(See graph above)
Still no listing for Channel 5+1 at Eurobird 1 & Astra 1N/2A/2B/2D at 28.2°E - LyngSat (RH163LB)

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Mark A.
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7:57 PM

P.S.
Channel 5 +1 will launch on Freesat, Freeview and Sky on 6 December 2011 according to
Channel 5 (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (RH163LB)

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Monday, 16 January 2012
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NottsUK
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12:00 PM

Briantist: The final Channel 5 region on Astra 1N is now free-to-air, (whether it will remain free-to-air we will have to wait and see). It is Channel 5 Region 2 or South Central, (SID 7701), and has up till now been encrypted. Now that all the Channel 5 regions are free of encryption on Astra 1N, the one on the BBC transponder on Astra 2D can now be switched off.

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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

6:51 AM

NottsUK: Thanks for that, I am sure the BBC will be happy to have some bits back.

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Wednesday, 18 January 2012
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Tim Phillips
5:18 PM

I have recently changed my (rental) TV for a digital model, ready for the Great Switchover.
Rooftop aerial, Crystal Palace Xmttr, I am in Lower Lea Valley.
It works *most* of the time, but sometimes loses channel mapping (CH4 comes up as HEART,f'rinstance.) I read your instructions on 'back to square one' retune and all is now OK, BUT I suspect the aerial extension cable from the outlet box. Is Digital more 'fussy' than analog re the quality of any cabling ?
Tim P

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Thursday, 19 January 2012
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NottsUK
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12:43 PM

Briantist: The BBC have now got their bits back. All the Channel 5 transmissions are now on Astra 1N.

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