Freeview changes

[Media Boy UK]

Talk TV to close in summer.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...go-online-only

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM has today given out Freeview channel licences to That's Media for:

NEW:
That's TV Extra
That's 70s
Chart Show Retro
Chart Show Dance

But a following list has been handed back to OFCOM by That's Media:
That's 2000s
Manchester Music
Classic Hits MCR
Classic Hits

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Latest rumours I have seen on Freeview changes set to happen:

March 20th:
-GREAT! action - Moving to ch 50
-GREAT! real - set to launch on COM4 on ch 42
-GREAT! tv - Moving to ch 52
-GREAT! romance - Moving to ch 61
-GREAT! movies extra - Moving to ch 62
-GREAT! tv +1 - Closing
-That's TV 2 becomes Chart Show Retro
-Together TV - Moving to COM6
-Together TV +1 - Closes
-Tiny Pop - Moving Online only
-POP Player - Moving to 207
-Seen on TV - Expected to launch

TBA:
-That's TV (UK) - Expected to move from COM6 to COM5
-Talk TV - Expected to close in July
-ADULT Xpanded TV - Expected to close

I found this information on:

https://terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php

[Media Boy UK]

Now we know why That's Media wanted more Freeview channel licences for:

Chart Show Retro
Chart Show Dance


DS Forum SKYtvFREAK feels Trace UK World's administrator has sold assets of Chart Show Broadcasting brand to That’s Media.

But I can't find anything to back him up.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_104302173

But I can confirmed that Trace UK World Ltd has been in administration since the 9th of January.

https://find-and-update.company-info...ment_104302173

[Media Boy UK]

UPDATE:

That's Media has given back it Freeview channel licence for Chart Show Dance to OFCOM.

But OFCOM has today given out Freeview channel licences to That's Media for:

That's Dance

[Media Boy UK]

Sports broadcaster Sporty Stuff TV HD has just reveal on their X page that Sporty Stuff TV HD will close on March 30th on Freeview (Streaming) channel 271.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Sports broadcaster Sporty Stuff TV HD has just reveal on their X page that Sporty Stuff TV HD will close on March 30th on Freeview (Streaming) channel 271.

https://www.sportystuff.tv/sportystu...-end-of-march/

Another channel Ive never heard of, and wont miss.

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed - Bauer Radio stations set to close on Freeview by May 11th

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/bau...nd-cable-exit/

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

Unuse 24 hours slots:
-Old GREAT! action slot on ITV's SDN mux (Not in Wales]

Part time slots:
-No slots are free right now.

Slots information right at time of posting.

Channels changes:

March:
20th. Tiny Pop closes
20th. GREAT! real launches

April:
20th. Greatest Hits Radio closes
20th. Hits Radio closes
20th. Kerrang! Radio closes
20th. KISS Fresh closes
20th. KISS Radio closes
20th. KISSTORY closes
20th. Magic Radio closes

May:
10th. Absolute Radio closes

Summer:
Talk TV closes

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Paul

Another channel Ive never heard of, and wont miss.

I guess that means you also haven't sampled the delights of Supreme Master Television.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Confirmed - Bauer Radio stations set to close on Freeview by May 11th

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/bau...nd-cable-exit/

I wonder if, with all these removals, Bauer will try to get the Rayo app added to more devices.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

I wonder if, with all these removals, Bauer will try to get the Rayo app added to more devices.

I wonder if up to two new SD Channel will launch from June on COM6 with Bauer Radio closing.

[Media Boy UK]

CONFIRMED: GREAT! real to launch on Freeview Channel 61.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/great-real...ers-confirmed/

[Media Boy UK]

Today's Freeview Channels in full:

Local Mux:
GREAT! real launches on Channel 61
Tiny Pop remove
POP has moved from channel 206 to channel 205
POP MAX has moved from channel 208 to channel 206

COM4/SDN:
Together TV now broadcast from 6pm (Not in Wales)
ITV4+1 moved from channel 89 to channel 93
Shop On TV added to channel 89 (Not in Wales?)
Tiny Pop added channel 207 (Streaming channel)
Pop Player has moved from channel 212 to channel 208
Filmstream added channel 269 (Streaming channel)

COM6:
GREAT! movies extra moved from channel 61 to channel 790
Together TV+1 moved from channel 92 to channel 90

Manchester Mux:
That's TV (MCR) has launch on Channel 92 (Manchester areas only)

[Media Boy UK]

BREAKING: SDN add new UK Wide slot to COM4?

Reports on DS Forum say that Shop on TV is set to be the UK wide broadcaster on Freeview.

So is SDN now broadcasting with 19th slots from Today.

But Together TV's hours on SDN has been cut (Not in Wales).

COM4 not in Wales The old CITV and ITV3 +1 slot was give for FREE by ITV to Together TV use but has got their broadcasting hours cut today so now we got:

TBA - from TBC til 6pm
Together TV - from 6pm to TBC
Shop on TV

But in Wales ITV did give CITV/ITV3 +1 old slot to GREAT! action to make it UK wide as ITV need to give a slot in Wales to local broadcaster S4C:

S4C
Shop on TV

[Media Boy UK]

CONFIRMED:

Freeview's Web site has confirmed that Shop on TV will launch on the UK wide slot on Freeview on COM4 it will broadcast on the new UK slot.

But COM4 still has a unuse 18 hour (timesharing with Together TV) still up for sale on old CITV/ITV3 +1 slot outside Wales.

[Media Boy UK]

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

Unuse 24 hours slots:
-No slots are free right now.

Part time slots:
-Old ITVBe +1/ITV3 +1 slot on ITV's SDN mux (From Midnight to 6am - NOT in Wales)

Slots information right at time of posting.

Latest rumours says:

That's TV 2 set to become Chart Show Retro from April 10th.

Source: https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php

What changes set to happen soon on Freeview (CONFIRMED)

April:
2nd. Greatest Hits Radio closes
2nd. Hits Radio closes
2nd. Kerrang! Radio closes
2nd. KISS Fresh closes
2nd. KISS Radio closes
2nd. KISSTORY closes
2nd. Magic Radio closes

May:
10th. Absolute Radio closes

Summer:
Talk TV closes

Freeview make changes to EPG every Month - Next is set to be on:
April 17th.