It’s retune time again: Five Freeview channels, including the relatively new CCXTV, will be changing their numbers on December 7, with viewers having to retune their devices in order to keep watching.
This change comes a month after a major Freeview shakeup, where more than 30 channels switched places.
Following that, Freeview proposed an even bigger change, relating to SD and HD channels – which might occur in the future.
Freeview, which was established back in 2002, is the United Kingdom’s terrestrial television platform.
It provides free-to-air TV channels and radio stations (via a Freeview aerial), and includes more than 80 standard and HD channels (See our full Freeview guide here). Some of the channels, like the BBC and ITV, can also be watched on streaming devices.
The new changes, which will happen on December 7, are:
Dave Ja Vu – Moving from Channel 79 to Channel 23
The timeshift version of the Dave channel (owned by UKTV), which broadcasts programmes one hour after their airing on Dave, 24 hours a day.
Yesterday+1 – Moving from Channel 75 to Channel 74
Another UKTV owned channel, which focuses on history and science programming.
The +1 is the timeshift version, which airs programmes one hour after their airing on the main Yesterday channel.
CCXTV – Moving from Channel 23 to Channel 73
CCXTV launched back in April, with a somewhat unique mix of programmes – from Great British Ghosts to new episodes of the popular soap, The Bold and The Beautiful.
Jewellery Maker – Moving from Channel 73 to Channel 71
A jewellery shopping channel which launched back in 2010.
Shopping Quarter – Moving frmo Channel 74 to Channel 72
A shopping channel that focuses on craft and sewing products.
Here’s a quick table of all the changes:
| Channel | Channel Number | New Channel Number |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Ja Vu | 79 | 23 |
| Yesterday+1 | 75 | 74 |
| CCX TV | 23 | 73 |
| Jewellery Maker | 73 | 71 |
| Shopping Quarter | 74 | 72 |
Depending on your Freeview box, you might need to do a manual retune, so that your electronic programmes guide is up to date.
You can find more information on how to retune your device, on Freeview’s retuning help section.
Finally, Ketchup Channel (211) will be changing its name to Ketchup TV. There will be no changes to the channel’s broadcast hours or content.
hi may i ask were has the retro movies channel gone to
What channels were I live the city is in two. The people who get there programming from the Dundee mast get all the free view channels. But people living in the city, only get 23 channels
We have lost TBN on freeview
Still available if you’ve got HD
How about another Christian Channel?
I live in rural South Wales in an area that we can only get 19 Freeview channels. Some are HD duplicates of the main terrestrial channels and a couple are purely Welsh speaking local channels.
Fortunately we have a Freesat box and get 180 free to air channels on that.
Wow !!! . Never mind the channel orders. Don’t you think it’s about time we had more HD channels instead of crapy poor quality 70s re-runs ?. They all advertise so I’m sure this could be achieved. Most people, I would imagine now have HD , 4K and now 8K TV’s. So what’s the problem?????. Fed up with this backward tv system.
Im sick of retuning because mine auto tunes when theres a new channel but it looses me channels, so i use to have over 80 chans iv got about 20 now & most the time they go all fuzzy so annoying especially wen somedays im bed ridden due to pain & now i cant get the channels i watch my programmes on 😡
ITV4+1 why? Just why? Pointless channel, could add a channel people could ACTUALLY watch. Only on for 1 hour a day, even that’s teleshopping sheesh
That’s so ITV can keep hold of the channel number – hopefully in 2021/2022 it’ll be supplied with a online 24/7 feed.
Here we go again , a other retune , how many more are we going to have to do. I have retuned more in the last few months , than since I got the box 4 years ago.
What happened to Sony mo is and Christmas 24 channels .
It moved to channel 51
It’s becoming clear that the Freeview channels are selling out to providers like
Amazon ..not caring about the people who cannot afford the pleasures of
other providers. It was us that made you what you are today. I was right in the middle of Merlin when it was taken from Freeview ..why? Now we have repeats repeats repeats ..
We need channel 50 back miss Sony Christmas channel 😪
But its still available
Not in this area? We’ve not had channel 50 for over a year?.shame on Freeview
It’s now channel 51
Is there a reason that I sometimes experience sound problems with my TV?
Well I did yesterday, I could hear a Woman talking in the background whilst watching Pointless, scary!.
I heard that also, thought our tv was playing up
Like someone else said,why does Freeview not have a sports channel
Hi Free sports channel is at 64 but you need HD TV to watch the extra channels
Yeah and needs the internet
Probably because most of us wont pay for one, they did try it out as some pay to view channels options about 7 years ago, i think it was.
Yes ok fine but we still need to have a tv licence to watch freeview
Where is keep it country gone, I used to get it on channel 87
Keep it county actually changed its name to showcase TV and left freeview in 2019 due to it being allegedly too expensive for them to stay on freeview TV. They continue broadcast in Manchester on freeview and on sky TV, Freesat and they also stream online.
What’s happened to NOW TV I’m missing my Xmas music
NOW 80’s (on Channel 83) changed into Now Christmas
Not everyone has now 80s/now xmas though
I can’t recieved now channels since the last retune . Free view says its my aerial, but I recieved it before.
I get forces tv through my you view box.but can’t get on my freeview tv
More information about the show on the freeview can we have sport channel on the freeview station please some people only have freeview
I use Waltham transmitter,they do not transmit some existing channels,like 51,no one seems to be doing anything about it
Same here, not sure which aerial I have but loads of missing channels
If your aerial is on its side then you’re transmitter is a relay and won’t get full Freeview transmitted from it