Freeview is the name for terrestrial digital television broadcasting in the UK and a new and simple way to watch digital TV programmes without subscribing to any commercial operators and paying them monthly subscription fee. Freeview TV provides a high picture and sound quality comparing with the traditional analogue TV due to the digital transmission of TV signal will not be easily interrupted during the course of transmitting by other electromagnetic waves. It is also easier to broadcast a larger number of channels by digital transmitting as it converts picture and sound signals into digital symbols which can be easily compressed with a very high density.

You can click to visit their website to check whether your region is covered by Freeview at present and see details of Freeview service in the UK.

Freeview website shows that the total number of Freeview channels is Over 40 already and there are always new channels to be added into the Freeview family.

Number of Freeview channels people can watch varies from region to region depending on how much channels the transmitter close to you broadcasts at present. There are over 1100 transmitters in the UK and different transmitters broadcast different number of Freeview channels.

In most regions, you should be able to watch the main five public-service channels (BBC1&2, ITV1, C4, Five) and associated digital-only services, including BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News 24, itv2, itv3, E4 and more4, around 20 channels in all.

Some people may be able to select or change transmitter by changing the point of direction of their TV aerial if the region they live is covered by more than one transmitters.

A range of digital radio services should also be available from the transmitter you use.

There should be more channels available in your region once the Digital TV Switchover completed in your region.

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