Freeview is the consumer-facing name for Digital Terrestrial Television in the UK. Users can buy boxes (from £20) without a need for subscription that allows them to receive over 40 television and radio channels.

Whilst Freeview seems like one consumer proposition, it’s actually made up of six multiplexes each broadcasting a selection of services to the UK. Each multiplex can carry commercial services except Multiplex 1 and Multiplex B which just carry BBC services.

Freeeview capacity is signficantly constrained, however as Digital Switch Over takes place there will be new capacity that is released.

For information about getting onto Freeview please contact Folder Media, contactable on 020 7739 7880 or through multiplexes@foldermedia.co.uk

Multiplex Line-Ups (as of April 2008)

Multiplex 1 (owned by the BBC)
(BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, CBBC, BBC News 24, BBCi, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal, BBC Radio Foyle and BBC Radio Cymru)

Multiplex 2 (Owned by Digital 3&4 Ltd a joint-venture between ITV and Channel 4)
(ITV1, GMTV, Channel 4, ITV2, ITV3, ITV, More 4, Channel 4+1, E4, Setanta Sports, Teletext, Teletext on 4, Heart and U105)

Multiplex A (owned by SDN Ltd - an ITV company)
(S4C Digidol, Five, Tele G, QVC, QVC, UKTV Gold, Bid TV, Screenshop, Bid TV, Screenshop, price-drop tv, UKTV Style, British Eurosport, Five US, Five Life, Top Up TV Anytime 1, Top Up TV Anytime 2, Top Up TV Anytime 3, Nuts TV, The Jewellery Channel, CITV Channel, S4C2, Teachers’ TV, Television X, Teletext Holidays, Teletext Casino, Smash Hits!, Mojo Radio)

Mutiplex B (owned by BBC Free To View Ltd)
(BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Parliament, Community Channel, BBCi Extra Interactive Video services, BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Five Live, BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra, BBC 6 Music, BBC 7, BBC Asian Network)

Multiplex C (owned by National Gird Wireless)
(Sky Three, Dave, E4 +1, Smile TV, Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Text, TVTV Digital, TalkSport, Clyde 1, Premier Christian Radio, Virgin Radio)

Multiplex D (owned by National Grid Wireless)
(UKTV History, The Hits!, Virgin 1, The Music Factory, Ideal World, ITV2 +1, Film4, Gems.tv, National Lottery Xtra, 4TV Interactive services, BBC World Service, The Hits Radio, Kiss 100, Heat Radio, Magic Radio, Q Radio, 102.2 Smooth FM, Kerrang!)