Service Closures - Bauer Radio Stations:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
711		Hits Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26560
712		KISS Fresh	Arqiva B (COM6)	27040
713		KISS	Arqiva B (COM6)	26176
714		KISSTORY	Arqiva B (COM6)	26752
715		Magic	Arqiva B (COM6)	26624
716		Greatest Hits Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26240
717		Kerrang! Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26304

- The MHEG & HbbTV slates advising viewers of the service closures have now been removed. 

Service Closure - IPTV Streaming Portal:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
278		Zee World	SDN (COM4)	16316

- Closure and removal of a short-lived IPTV streaming service.

Service Removal - IPTV Streaming Channel:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
790		GREAT! movies extra	Arqiva B (COM6)	28320

- The MHEG & HbbTV slates advising viewers of the service closure has now been removed.

New Services - IPTV Streaming Channels:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
293		Purpose Media	SDN (COM4)	16400		- Portal to religious channels.
294		TalkTV	SDN (COM4)	16406		- Coming soon.

- New streaming services added

TalkTV is expected to replace the broadcast channel on LCN 237.

The TalkTV service on channel 237 already has a red button portal with on-demand clips and a HD livestream (it is also on SDN).

 

EPG Changes (LCNs): 

New LCN	Old LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Part Time
58	59		ITV3+1	SDN (COM4)	16016		4am to 6am
59	93		ITV4+1	SDN (COM4)	15920		6am to 7am
93	58		ITVBe+1	SDN (COM4)	15843		2am to 4am

- Changes to the channel numbers of ITV's part-time timeshift channels. 

- All currently sharing hours with ITV2+1 (7am to 2am).

- Broadcasting hours are subject to change.

 

 

Renamed Services:

LCN		Service Name	Former Name	Multiplex	SID
695		ADULT1	695	SDN (COM4)	15208
696		ADULT2	696	SDN (COM4)	15176
697		ADULT3	697	Arqiva A (COM5)	24500
698		ADULT4	698	Arqiva B (COM6)	28520

- The empty channels, which act as a buffer zone between the adult channels and the radio stations, have been given descriptive names rather than just using the LCN number as a name.

Renamed Local Channels:

LCN		Service Name	Former Name	Multiplex	SID
7		Bristol TV	TalkBristol	L- Mux TSID 32770	32834
8		Cardiff TV	TalkCardiff	L- Mux TSID 32771	32835
7		Leeds TV	TalkLeeds	L- Mux TSID 32772	32836
7		Tyne & Wear TV	TalkTyne&Wear	L- Mux TSID 32773	32837
7		Liverpool TV	TalkLiverpool	L- Mux TSID 32776	32840
7		Birmingham TV	TalkBirmingham	L- Mux TSID 32782	32846
7		Teesside TV	TalkTeesside	L- Mux TSID 32805	32869
8		North Wales TV	TalkNorthWales	L- Mux TSID 32807	32871

- Local TV channels using TalkTV as a sustaining service have rebranded prior to the cessation of the mainstream TalkTV broadcasts.

Service Closures - Bauer Radio Stations:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
711		Hits Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26560
712		KISS Fresh	Arqiva B (COM6)	27040
713		KISS	Arqiva B (COM6)	26176
714		KISSTORY	Arqiva B (COM6)	26752
715		Magic	Arqiva B (COM6)	26624
716		Greatest Hits Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26240
717		Kerrang! Radio	Arqiva B (COM6)	26304

At 12 noon the audio feed was cut and the MHEG / HbbTV slates were updated with a We've moved message. 

Absolute Radio remains on LCN 727 for the moment but is scheduled to be removed from Freeview in May.

 

Change of Broadcasting Hours:

LCN  83  -  Together TV  -  Part-time Broadcast Channel with IPTV Streaming Fallback.

- New hours - 6pm to midnight.

Now observed broadcasting from 6pm in line with the hours stated on the off-air slate. 

 

 

 

Radio Channel Closures: 

 

The Bauer radio stations due to close on April 2nd are carrying a notice on their display slates alerting listeners to their imminent removal from Freeview.

 

Service Removals:

 

LCN 207  -  Tiny POP  -  Limited coverage.

-  Removed from L-MUX SID 33472.

 

 

 

New Services:

 

LCN  61  -  GREAT! real  -  Limited coverage.

-  Added to L-MUX SID 33984.

LCN  89  -  Shop On TV  -  Broadcasting hours to be confirmed.

-  Added to SDN (COM4) SID 16394.

-  Not confirmed for SDN TSID 12295 (Wales).

LCN  92  -  That's TV (MCR)  -  Greater Manchester Only.

-  Added to MTN (G_MAN) SID 30081.

LCN 207  -  Tiny POP  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

-  Added to SDN (COM4) SID 16382.

 

LCN 269  -  Filmstream  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

-  Added to SDN (COM4) SID 16388.

Channel Closure:

 

GREAT! movies extra  -  Broadcasting Hours 03.00-05.00 with IPTV Streaming Fallback.

-  LCN changed from 61 to 790.

LCN 790 is a holding channel which carries the MHEG / HbbTV closure slate advising viewers to rescan.

Part-time hours borrowed from GREAT! movies have now reverted to GREAT! movies.

EPG Changes:

LCN  90  -  Together TV+1  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.00-08.00 with IPTV Streaming Fallback.

-  LCN changed from 92 to 90.

LCN  93  -  ITV 4+1  -  Broadcasting Hours 06.00-07.00 - Part-time Channel.

-  LCN changed from 89 to 93.

LCN 205  -  POP  -  Limited coverage.
- LCN changed from 206 to 205.

LCN 206  -  POP MAX  -  Limited coverage.

- LCN changed from 208 to 206.

Change of Broadcasting Hours:

LCN  34  -  GREAT! movie

-  Reverted to 24 hours after reclaiming the overnight hours previously released to GREAT! movies extra.

LCN  83  -  Together TV  -  Part-time Broadcast Channel with IPTV Streaming Fallback.

-  New hours - 8pm to midnight (TBC)  -  Previously 24hrs.

 

Service Removals:

 

LCN  83  -  Together TV  -  Wales Only.

- Removed from SDN (COM4) SID 16364 TSID 12295 (Wales) releasing capacity to be used by GREAT! action.

This service remains on SDN (COM4) multiplexes in England, Northern Ireland & Scotland.

 

LCN 269  -  WION NEWS  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Removed from SDN (COM4) SID 16290.

New Services:

 

LCN  42  -  GREAT! action   -  Wales Only.

- Added to SDN (COM4) SID 15576 - TSID 12295 (Wales) using capacity released by Together TV.

This service is already available on SDN (COM4) multiplexes in England, Northern Ireland & Scotland.

 

LCN 266  -  FRANCE 24  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Added to SDN (COM4) SID 16370.

 

LCN 292  -  Nosey  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Added to SDN (COM4) SID 16376.

 

 

 

EPG Changes:

LCN 203  -  CBBC HD  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.30-19.00.

-  LCN changed from 204 to 203.

Devices with Channel List Management enabled and connected to the internet will continue to see this service on channel 201.

LCN 204  -  CBeebies HD  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.30-19.00.

-  LCN changed from 205 to 204.

Devices with Channel List Management enabled and connected to the internet will continue to see this service on channel 202.

 

CLM channel 203  -  CBBC  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.30-19.00.

-  Channel number changed from 204 to 203 on devices with Channel List Management enabled and connected to the internet.

  

CLM channel 204  -  CBeebies  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.30-19.00.

-  Channel number changed from 205 to 204 on devices with Channel List Management enabled and connected to the internet.

 

 

Service Removals:

 

LCN 266  -  Pet Collective  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Removed from SDN (COM4) SID 16232.

This service has been merged with FailArmy on LCN 264.

 

 

 

Rebrands / Renamed Services:

 

LCN  92  -  Together TV+1  -  Broadcasting Hours 05.00-08.00 with IPTV Streaming Fallback.

- Renamed from the remnant of the old Together TV service on LCN 790.

LCN 285  -  Together TV IP  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Renamed from Together TV+1.

 

LCN 264  -  Fail Army/Pet Collective  -  IPTV Streaming Channel.

- Renamed from Fail Army following merger with Pet Collective.

These channels can be selected independently on the LCN 264 landing slate.

EPG Changes:

 

LCN 790  -  Together TV  -  Remnant

-  LCN changed from 790 to 92 and renamed Together TV+1. 

Rebrands / Renamed Services:

 

LCN  52  -  GREAT! romance

- Renamed from GREAT! christmas.

LCN  63  -  GREAT! romance mix 

- Renamed from GREAT! christmas mix.

LCN  65  -  That's TV 2

- Renamed from That’s Christmas.

 

LCN  76  -  That's TV 2 MCR  -  Greater Manchester Only.

- Renamed from That’s Christmas MCR .

 

LCN  80  -  That's 80s  -  Greater Manchester Only.

- Renamed from Best Xmas Music.