UK Terrestrial TV Changes

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

New Services:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID
208	Tiny Pop	Comux (L-Mux)	33472	Limited Coverage
253	Trailblazer	SDN (COM4)	16188	Change of SID	IPTV Streaming Channel.
256	Odyssey TV	SDN (COM4)	16194	Placeholder	IPTV Streaming Channel.
281	EXTREME CHANNEL	SDN (COM4)	16176	Placeholder	IPTV Streaming Channel.
283	Global Arabic +	Comux (L-Mux)	34048	Limited Coverage	IPTV Streaming Channel.

EXTREME CHANNEL on SID 16176 (LCN 281) has replaced the former service on SID 16412 (LCN 295).

Service Removals:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID
79	Seen On TV	Arqiva B (COM6)	27232		Remnant
208	Tiny Pop	SDN (COM4)	16382		IPTV Streaming Channel.
237	TalkTV	SDN (COM4)	12944		IPTV Streaming Channel.
289	NYX	SDN (COM4)	16340		IPTV Streaming Channel.
295	EXTREME CHANNEL	SDN (COM4)	16412	Change of SID.	IPTV Streaming Channel.

Horror channel NYX continues to be available via the Channelbox portal on LCN 271.

EXTREME CHANNEL has ended on SID 16412 (LCN 295) and is now available on SID 16176 (LCN 281).

Housekeeping:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Old LCN
270		Together TV IP	Arqiva B (COM6)	27808		285			Change of Service Type.

- Service Type corrected from 1 (digital television service) to 12 (data broadcast service).

EPG Changes (LCNs):

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID	Old LCN
251	Al Jazeera English	SDN (COM4)	16278	267
252	Al Jazeera Arabic	SDN (COM4)	16284	268
254	On Demand 365	SDN (COM4)	15064	265
255	FRANCE 24	SDN (COM4)	16370	266
257	Filmstream	SDN (COM4)	16388	269
258	Real Crime	SDN (COM4)	16298	270
259	MBC	SDN (COM4)	13144	272
260	ASHARQ NEWS	SDN (COM4)	16296	274
261	AL ARABIYA	SDN (COM4)	16304	275
262	Shots!	SDN (COM4)	16310	276
264	Alaraby Network	SDN (COM4)	16224	279
265	ROK	SDN (COM4)	16240	280
266	Revelation TV	SDN (COM4)	16248	281
267	God TV	SDN (COM4)	16256	282
268	3ABN	SDN (COM4)	16264	283
269	AmazingDiscoveries	SDN (COM4)	16272	284
270	Together TV IP	Arqiva B (COM6)	27808	285
272	NHK WORLD	SDN (COM4)	16322	286
273	Newsmax	SDN (COM4)	16328	287
274	Amazing Facts	SDN (COM4)	16346	288
276	Mech+	SDN (COM4)	16334	290
278	Nosey	SDN (COM4)	16376	292
279	Purpose Media	SDN (COM4)	16400	293
280	Talk	SDN (COM4)	16406	294
282	GINX TV	SDN (COM4)	12294	296

Rebrands:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID	Former Name
71	That's TV 3	D3&4 (PSB2)	8700	That's Memories
75	That's Melody	Arqiva B (COM6)	28032	That's 80s	Part-time 0400-0600.
77	That's Melody MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30273	That's 80s MCR	Manchester Area Only.	#1
78	That's Rock MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30593	That's 90s MCR	Manchester Area Only.	#1
88	That’s TV 3 MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30657	That's Memories MCR	Manchester Area Only.	#1

#1 Broadcasting hours not confirmed.

Some "permanent" rebrands / relaunched services from That's Media.

Note:

EXTREME CHANNEL has taken advantage of a change of LCN to also change SID, bringing it back within the correct range for SDN.

SDN is encroaching into the territory of BBC B SID numbers (16384-20479) although there is obviously some flexibility in this area.

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Service closure:

LCN 61 GREAT! real (L-Mux SID 33984).

- This service ceased broadcasting during the day in preparation for the re-launch of Tiny Pop.

An MHEG slate states "This service has now closed."

On newer TVs, hbbTV has no HTML slate but the service carries a red button prompt for GREAT! player.

Monday, 5 August 2024

Service Update:

LCN 79 Seen On TV (Arqiva B (COM6) - SID 27232)

- The elementary streams (Video PID 2951 & inactive Audio PID 2952) have now been removed and replaced with HbbTV / MHEG slates.

The slate carries the message: This service has now ceased.

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

New Service:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID
296		GINX TV	SDN (COM4)	16182		Launch.	IPTV Streaming Channel.

Renamed Services:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID	Former Name
19	U&Dave	Arqiva A (COM5)	22272	Dave
20	U&Drama	SDN (COM4)	16208	Drama
25	U&W	Arqiva B (COM6)	28096	W
27	U&Yesterday	Arqiva B (COM6)	25792	Yesterday
57	U&DaveJaVu	SDN (COM4)	13008	Dave ja vu
60	U&Drama+1	Arqiva A (COM5)	22336	Drama +1
74	U&Yesterday+1	Arqiva A (COM5)	23872	Yesterday +1	Part time 0500-0700.
75	That's 80s	Arqiva B (COM6)	28032	That's 60s	Part Time 0400-0600.
77	That's 80s MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30657	That's 60s MCR	Manchester Area Only.	#1

#1 Broadcasting hours not confirmed

Permanent rebrands / relaunched services from UKTV & That's Media.

EPG Changes - BBC Local & Nations Radio:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID	Old LCN	TSIDs
711	BBC Bristol	BBC A (PSB1)	6145	719	4161 4162
711	BBC Norfolk	BBC A (PSB1)	6151	719	4167 4173 4175
711	BBC Manchester	BBC A (PSB1)	6152	719	4168 4178
711	BBC Newcastle	BBC A (PSB1)	6153	719	4169
711	BBC Leeds	BBC A (PSB1)	6154	719	4170 4177
711	BBC Kent	BBC A (PSB1)	6156	719	4172
711	BBC R Scotland	BBC A (PSB1)	6204	719	4220
711	BBC Jersey	BBC A (PSB1)	6222	719	4174
711	BBC Berkshire	BBC A (PSB1)	6275	719	4164 4171
711	BBC Ulster	BBC A (PSB1)	6333	719	4221
711	BBC CWR	BBC A (PSB1)	6405	719	4165 4176 4179
711	BBC Radio Wales	BBC A (PSB1)	6462	719	4222
712	BBC Nottingham	BBC A (PSB1)	6150	720	4166 4175
712	BBC Three Counties	BBC A (PSB1)	6157	720	4164 4171 4173
712	BBC Devon	BBC A (PSB1)	6210	720	4162
712	BBC Suffolk	BBC A (PSB1)	6215	720	4167
712	BBC Lancashire	BBC A (PSB1)	6216	720	4168 4178
712	BBC Sussex	BBC A (PSB1)	6220	720	4163 4172
712	BBC R n Gaidheal	BBC A (PSB1)	6268	720	4220
712	BBC H&W	BBC A (PSB1)	6277	720	4165 4176 4179
712	BBC York	BBC A (PSB1)	6282	720	4169 4170
712	BBC Radio Foyle	BBC A (PSB1)	6397	720	4221
712	BBC Radio Cymru	BBC A (PSB1)	6526	720	4222
713	BBC Cornwall	BBC A (PSB1)	6146	721	4162
713	BBC Radio London	BBC A (PSB1)	6148	721	4164 4167 4172 4173
713	BBC Guernsey	BBC A (PSB1)	6158	721	4174
713	BBC Cumbria	BBC A (PSB1)	6217	721	4168 4169 4178
713	BBC Humberside	BBC A (PSB1)	6223	721	4170 4175 4177
713	BBC Wiltshire	BBC A (PSB1)	6273	721	4161 4163 4171
713	BBC Leicester	BBC A (PSB1)	6278	721	4166
713	BBC Shropshire	BBC A (PSB1)	6341	721	4176 4179
713	BBC Radio Cymru 2	BBC A (PSB1)	6590	721	4222
714	BBC Solent	BBC A (PSB1)	6147	722	4163
714	BBC WM	BBC A (PSB1)	6149	722	4165 4176 4179
714	BBC Oxford	BBC A (PSB1)	6155	722	4171
714	BBC Lincolnshire	BBC A (PSB1)	6159	722	4166 4170 4175 4177
714	BBC Merseyside	BBC A (PSB1)	6280	722	4168 4178
714	BBC Tees	BBC A (PSB1)	6281	722	4169
714	BBC Surrey	BBC A (PSB1)	6284	722	4164 4172
714	BBC Cambridgeshire	BBC A (PSB1)	6285	722	4167 4173
714	BBC Somerset	BBC A (PSB1)	6337	722	4161 4162 4163
715	BBC Solent Dorset	BBC A (PSB1)	6211	726	4161 4162 4163
715	BBC Stoke	BBC A (PSB1)	6213	726	4165 4168 4178 4179
716	BBC Sheffield	BBC A (PSB1)	6218	734	4170 4175 4177
716	BBC Northampton	BBC A (PSB1)	6221	734	4166 4173
716	BBC Essex	BBC A (PSB1)	6279	734	4164 4167 4172
717	BBC Gloucestershire	BBC A (PSB1)	6209	735	4161 4171 4176
717	BBC Derby	BBC A (PSB1)	6214	735	4165 4166 4177

- Changes are regional: at the moment regions and TSIDs have been excluded from the listing for simplicity.

BBC Radio stations have been reallocated to LCNs previously vacated when Bauer Media's stations left the platform.

LCN 716 now confirmed as correct for BBC Radio Gloucestershire by the BBC.

EPG Changes - Manchester GI Multiplex:

LCN	Service Name	Multiplex	SID	Old LCN
87	That's TV 2 MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30401	92	Manchester Area Only.
88	That's Memories MCR	MTN (G_Man)	30657	95	Manchester Area Only.
92	TV Warehouse	MTN (G_Man)	30209	87	Manchester Area Only.
95	TV Warehouse+1	MTN (G_Man)	30465	88	Manchester Area Only.

- Broadcasting hours have not been confirmed for these services.

A reorganisation of the EPG channel numbers of services on the G_MAN multiplex.

EPG Changes - Seen on TV Placeholder:

LCN		Service Name	Multiplex	SID		Old LCN
79		Seen on TV	Arqiva B (COM6)	27232		94

Seen on TV finally gets moved to the LCN they used in their publicity. Unfortunately, the change has happened after the channel closure.

BBC A Multiplex TSIDs & Regions as guidance for the EPG Changes - BBC Local & Nations Radio post:

TSID		BBC Region
4161		West
4162		South West
4163		South
4164		London
4165		West Midlands (Sutton Coldfield)
4166		East Midlands
4167		East Anglia
4168		North West
4169		North East
4170		Yorkshire
4171		South - Oxford
4172		South East
4173		East - Cambridge
4174		Channel Islands
4175		East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
4176		West Midlands - Gloucestershire
4177		South Yorkshire (Sheffield & Chesterfield)
4178		South Lakes
4179		West Midlands - Shropshire
4220		Scotland
4221		Northern Ireland
4222		Wales

The regions assigned to the transport streams provided as guidance for the BBC Radio EPG changes post.