Mastodon UK Freely TV Changes: February 2026

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Service Removals:  
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
358   YAAAS! Comux (L-Mux) 34368     IPTV Streaming Portal. #1
-----   U&W Arqiva B (COM6) 28096    
#2
 
New Service: 
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID        
-----   Great! TV Arqiva A (COM5) 23968     Duplicate Service. #3
 
#1 Kids' IPTV streaming portal, YAAAS! has been removed from the local mux. 
YAAAS! remains available as a channel option on LCN 357 Ketchup Too.
#2 The remnants of the U&W service have been now been removed (this was a Freeview retune slate not visible on the Freely EPG).
#3 A duplicate of Great! TV has launched in the background but is not visible on the Freely EPG.
 
 
Rebrand: 
LCN   Service Name Multiplex SID   Former Name    
275   wedotv Big Stories Comux (L-Mux) 33920   wedotv movies Limited Coverage. #4
#4 The duplicate streamed version of wedotv movies, left over from when the broadcast version launched, has been renamed wedotv Big Stories.


Change of EPG Slot:
LCN 71 U&Eden
- SID 19968 SDN (COM4) 
- Moved from LCN 142 as a new IP Freely version is introduced.
 

Freely IP: 
New Supplementary IP Services:  
 
SID 38661 U&DaveJaVu
- Launched on LCN 259 on Freely devices without an aerial.
A significant development as this is the first IP version of a +1 timeshift channel on Freely.
The broadcast version, where available, has priority on hybrid connected devices also connected to an aerial. 
 
SID 38662 U&Eden
- Launched on LCN 72 on Freely devices without an aerial.
The broadcast version, where available, has priority on hybrid connected devices also connected to an aerial. . 
 
Note that there were errors and duplicate entries in the Freely configuration data at the time of the observation, so this information is subject to change.