Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Service Removals:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
568   Alaraby Network SDN (COM4) 16224     IPTV Streaming Channel. #1
628   Trans World Radio Arqiva A (COM5) 22912     Radio Station. #2
#1  IPTV streaming channel Alaraby Network has moved from SDN to the local mux.
#2  Trans World Radio removed following the service closure on 31 March 2025.
 
 
New Services:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
568   Alaraby Network Comux (L-Mux) 33920   Limited Coverage IPTV Streaming Channel. #1
593   Nolly Africa SDN (COM4) 16264     IPTV Streaming Channel. #3
#1  IPTV streaming channel Alaraby Network has moved from SDN to the local mux.
#3  New IPTV streaming channel Nolly Africa moving from Channelbox to its own LCN.
 
 
Renamed Local Channels
LCN   Service Name Multiplex           TSID SID   Former Name Licence Area  
8   That's TV (Sheffield) Comux (L-Mux) 32784 32848   Sheffield Live Sheffield  
9   That's TV (Belfast) Comux (L-Mux) 32774 32838   NVTV Belfast  
Renamed local channels with a change of ownership. 
These services have been carrying That's TV programmes since 2 April 2025.
 
 
EPG Changes:
LCN Service NameMultiplexSID Old LCN   
140 That’s TV 3 MCR
MTN (G_MAN)30657 149  Manchester Area Only.
141 Rewind TVArqiva B (COM6)27744 150  



EPG Changes - detected for the first time but added earlier:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID   Old LCN      
77   S4C DVB over IP 38113   79     Except Wales #4
#4  This service is only available on connected devices. 
S4C have informed us that the move from channel 79 to channel 77 took place on April 1st. 
The April 1st post has been retrospectively amended to show this change.

Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Service Changes (Content):
Although there were no technical changes and the service names have not yet been changed, NVTV content in Belfast and Sheffield Live content in Sheffield have both been replaced with a That's TV local service.
Service names will be updated as soon as they are officially changed.

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Change of LCN:
 
LCN Service NameMultiplexSID Old LCN   
77 S4CDVB over IP38113 79  Except Wales#1
 #1 This service is only available on connected devices. 
 
Although no monitoring took place for this change, S4C have informed us that their DVB over IP service for Freely changed from channel 79 to channel 77 on this date for viewers outside of Wales. 
This change was officially picked up with the monitoring of Freely updates scheduled for April 23rd 2025.

Monday, 31 March 2025

Service Closure:
LCN 628 Trans World Radio
The EPG and the service slate indicate that this service has now closed.
The service has also been removed from satellite platforms but continues to be available online and is now available via the UK Radio Portal on LCN 566.

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Service Removal:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID      
51   LEGEND XTRA Comux (L-Mux) 34112   Limited Coverage   #1
#1 LEGEND XTRA has moved from the local multiplex to BBC B (PSB3)
 
 
New Services:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
51  
LEGEND XTRA BBC B (PSB3) 20032       #1
559   EuroNews SDN (COM4) 16180     IPTV Streaming Channel.  
591   TRACE UK Comux (L-Mux) 33664   Limited Coverage IPTV Streaming Channel.  
592   It Is Written TV Comux (L-Mux) 33984   Limited Coverage IPTV Streaming Channel.  
#1 LEGEND XTRA has moved from the local multiplex to BBC B (PSB3)
 
 
EPG Changes:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID   Old LCN        
64   That’s TV 2 MCR
MTN (G_MAN) 30401   148      Manchester Area Only.  
 
 
Renamed Local Channels:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex          TSID SID   Former Name Licence Area  
8   That's TV (Humber) Comux (L-Mux) 32769 32833   That's TV Grimsby  
8   That's TV (Norfolk) Comux (L-Mux) 32777 32841   That's TV Norwich  
8   That's TV (MCR) Comux (L-Mux) 32779 32843   That's TV Manchester  
8   That's TV (Lancs) Comux (L-Mux) 32781 32845   That's TV Preston  
9   That's TV (Glasgow) Comux (L-Mux) 32783 32847   That's TV Glasgow  
9   That's TV (Lothian) Comux (L-Mux) 32785 32849   That's TV Edinburgh  
8   That's TV (Oxon) Comux (L-Mux) 32786 32850   That's TV Oxford  
8   That's TV (Solent) Comux (L-Mux) 32787 32851   That's TV Southampton  
9   That's TV (Aberdeen) Comux (L-Mux) 32789 32880   That's TV Aberdeen  
9   That's TV (Tayside) Comux (L-Mux) 32790 32881   That's TV Dundee  
9   That's TV (Ayrshire) Comux (L-Mux) 32791 32882   That's TV Ayr  
8   That's TV (Hants) Comux (L-Mux) 32793 32857   That's TV Basingstoke  
8   That's TV (Cambs) Comux (L-Mux) 32794 32858   That's TV Cambridge  
8   That's TV (Cumbria) Comux (L-Mux) 32795 32859   That's TV Carlisle  
8   That's TV (Surrey) Comux (L-Mux) 32799 32863   That's TV Guildford  
8   That's TV (TValley) Comux (L-Mux) 32809 32873   That's TV Reading  
8   That's TV (Wilts) Comux (L-Mux) 32810 32874   That's TV Salisbury  
8   That's TV (NYorks) Comux (L-Mux) 32811 32875   That's TV Scarborough  
9   That's TV (Swansea) Comux (L-Mux) 32814 32878   That's TV Swansea  
8   That's TV (York) Comux (L-Mux) 32815 32879   That's TV York  
 
 

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

New Service - pre-launch:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
-   Not labelled BBC B (PSB3)  20032   Hidden Service

The service is currently carrying a hidden version of  Legend Xtra, with no service name label and no LCN assigned.
Legend Xtra is currently carried on the local mux on LCN 51. 
This service was added during the evening of March 24th.

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Renamed Services:
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID   Former Name  
5   5 Freely IP 38145   Channel 5  
253   5 +1 SDN (COM4) 13024   Channel 5+1  
Service Name labels changed as Channel 5 becomes 5.