IP based channels added to connected Freely devices:

LCN   17 - SID 39426 - TLC
LCN   18 - SID 39427 - QUEST
LCN   40 - SID 39431 - Really
LCN 306 - SID 40710 - France 24

Service Removal:

SID 23808 - QUEST+1

The PMT & other remnants of That's Oldies have been removed from Arqiva A (COM5). 

Elementary streams (video & audio) were removed some time ago.

This held the retune slate for Freeview and had been removed from the Freely configuration. 

 

 

Change of Service Name: 

LCN 464 - SID 27232 - Shop Unlimited 

- Formerly Hobbycraft TV.

- Arqiva B (COM6).

Shop Unlimited was already sharing channel 464 with Hobbycraft TV. 

Hobbycraft TV have announced that they will cease broadcasting on May 27th. 

Change of Service Name & EPG Change:  

LCN 263 - SID 28384 - Great! TV +1

- Formerly Great! Romance Mix.

- Moved from channel 58. 

- Arqiva B (COM6).

Software Update:

Freely software has been updated to version 1.20.42.2

 

IP based channels added to connected Freely devices: 

 

LCN 8:
SID 38405 Birmingham TV
SID 38406 Latest TV (Brighton)
SID 38416 Leeds TV
SID 38417 Liverpool TV
SID 38418 London TV  

SID 38419 KMTV (Maidstone & Medway)

 

LCN 503:

SID 40709 Daystar

New Services:

 

LCN 258 - SID 34752 - QUEST+1

- Comux (L-MUX) - Limited coverage.

This replaces the service now closed on Arqiva A (COM 5)    

 

LCN 401 - SID 30785 - That's Entertainment

- MTN (G_Man) - Manchester Area Only.

A new channel from That's Media for the Greater Manchester area.

 

 

Rebrands: 

 

LCN   46 - SID  8700 - That's 20th Century

- Formerly That's TV 3

- D3&4 (PSB2)

 

LCN 140 - SID 30657 - That's 20th Century MCR

- Formerly That's TV 3 MCR

- MTN (G_Man) - Manchester Area Only.

 

LCN 406 - SID 30721 - That's Classics

- Formerly That's Classics MCR

- MTN (G_Man) - Manchester Area Only.

 

 

Channel Closure:

SID 23808 - QUEST+1

- Formerly LCN 258 

- Removed from the Freely configuration pending service removal. 

- Arqiva A (COM 5)  

The channel has moved to the local MUX with reduced coverage. 

Service Removal:

LCN 401 - SID 15864 - That's Oldies

The PMT & other remnants of That's Oldies have been removed from SDN (COM4). 

Elementary streams (video & audio) were removed some time ago.

 

 

New Services:

 

LCN 596 - SID 16218 - Music & Memories - IPTV Streaming Channel

New IPTV hybrid streaming channel, Music & Memories, has been added to SDN (COM4).  

 

LCN 597 - SID 16224 - Outdoor Channel - IPTV Streaming Portal

New IPTV hybrid streaming channel, Outdoor Channel, has been added to SDN (COM4). 

Outdoor Channel and World Fishing Network are selectable via this portal. 

 

 

Rebrands: 

 

LCNs 8/9 - Various SIDs - That's TV 

- The local 'city' versions of That's TV have dropped the local name from their service names.

- Comux (L-Mux)
A full analysis by area can be found below.

 

LCN 402 - SID 28032 - That's 60s 

- Formerly That's Melody 

- Arqiva B (COM6)

 

LCN 403 - SID 30273 - That's 60s MCR - Manchester Area Only.

- Formerly That's Melody MCR 

- MTN (G_Man) 

 

LCN 405 - SID 23904 - That's 70s 

- Formerly That's 80s 

- Arqiva A (COM5)

 

LCN 406 - SID 30721 - That's Classics MCR - Manchester Area Only.

- Formerly That's Melody MCR 

- MTN (G_Man) 

Rebrands - Changes to That's TV Local Channels:

The following services have all been renamed as "That's TV", reversing the inclusion of the name of the area served which was actioned last year (12/03/2025). 

 

Former Service Names: 

SID 32833 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Humber) - Grimsby
SID 32838 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Belfast) - Belfast
SID 32841 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Norfolk) - Norwich
SID 32843 - LCN 8 - That's TV (MCR) - Manchester
SID 32845 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Lancs) - Preston
SID 32847 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Glasgow) - Glasgow
SID 32848 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Sheffield) - Sheffield
SID 32849 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Lothian) - Edinburgh
SID 32850 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Oxon) - Oxford
SID 32851 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Solent) - Southampton
SID 32857 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Hants) - Basingstoke
SID 32858 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Cambs) - Cambridge
SID 32859 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Cumbria) - Carlisle
SID 32863 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Surrey) - Guildford
SID 32873 - LCN 8 - That's TV (TValley) - Reading
SID 32874 - LCN 8 - That's TV (Wilts) - Salisbury
SID 32875 - LCN 8 - That's TV (NYorks) - Scarborough
SID 32878 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Swansea) - Swansea
SID 32879 - LCN 8 - That's TV (York) - York
SID 32880 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Aberdeen) - Aberdeen
SID 32881 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Tayside) - Dundee
SID 32882 - LCN 9 - That's TV (Ayrshire) - Ayr 

 

 

Software Update:

Freely software has been updated to version 1.19.41.2

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.

 

IP based channels added to connected Freely devices:

 

LCN 259 - SID 38661 - U&DaveJaVu

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. 

 

LCN 72 - SID 38662 - U&Eden

The broadcast version, where available, has priority on hybrid connected devices also connected to an aerial. .