Rebrands:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Former Name
22		ITV Quiz	D3&4 (PSB2)	8340		ITVBe

 

Note:

LCN 262 ITVBe+1 has not converted to ITV Quiz+1 and its part time slot on Freely has been vacated. 

 

 

Note:

Changes to video and audio formats:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Notes
46		That's TV 3	D3&4 (PSB2)	8700		Video and audio streams	-  format change.

- The video format has changed from MPEG2 Video to MPEG4/H.264/AVC Video

- The audio format has changed from MPEG2 Audio (eng) to ISO/IEC 14496-3 Audio with the LATM transport syntax as defined in ISO/IEC 14496-3/AMD-1 

In simple terms, the video stream has changed from MPEG2 to MPEG4 (H.264) and the audio stream has changed from MPEG audio to AAC3 audio.

Updates were rolled out across regions from June 4 to June 9. 

The service types have not changed, so this change isn't recorded in the analysis.

Note that older Freeview receivers (usually those which cannot receive the DVB-T2/HD channels) will no longer be able to view this service. This should not be an issue for Freely receivers.

Service Removals:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
353		POP	Comux (L-Mux)	33280		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
354		Tiny Pop	Comux (L-Mux)	33472		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
359		Pop Player	SDN (COM4)	12960			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
560		Real Crime	SDN (COM4)	16298			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#3
563		ASHARQ NEWS	SDN (COM4)	16296			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
564		AL ARABIYA	SDN (COM4)	16304			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
568		Alaraby Network	Comux (L-Mux)	33920		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
588		Global Arabic +	Comux (L-Mux)	34048		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1

 

New Services:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
353		POP	SDN (COM4)	16272			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
354		Tiny Pop	SDN (COM4)	16280			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
359		Pop Player	Comux (L-Mux)	33856		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
462		High Street TV	Comux (L-Mux)	34176		Limited Coverage
563		ASHARQ NEWS	Comux (L-Mux)	34304		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
564		AL ARABIYA	Comux (L-Mux)	34240		Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.	#2
568		Alaraby Network	SDN (COM4)	16270			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1
588		Global Arabic +	SDN (COM4)	16286			IPTV Streaming Channel.	#1

 

#1  IPTV streaming channels moving from SDN to the local mux. For the Alaraby Network, this reverses last month's change.

#2  IPTV streaming channels moving the local mux to SDN.

#3  IPTV streaming channel Real Crime closes on SDN but continues to be available via Channelbox.

 

 

Rebrands:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Former Name
402		That's Pride	Arqiva A (COM5)	23904		That's Dance	Part Time 0400-0600.
404		That's Pride MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30337		That's Dance MCR	Manchester Area Only
405		That's Summer	MTN (G_Man)	30593		That's Oldies	Manchester Area Only

 

 

 

 

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 Name	Multiplex	SID		Old LCN
140		That’s TV 3 MCR	MTN (G_MAN)	30657		149			Manchester Area Only.
141		Rewind TV	Arqiva 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.

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.

Change of LCN:

 

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Old LCN
77		S4C	DVB over IP	38113		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.

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.

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