What HD channels can I watch on Freeview?

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With Freeview HD equipment you can enjoy your favourite shows in HD, as well as more than 70 channels in standard definition – all for free.

More information on HD devices and where to purchase them can be found on our Products page.

*The number of channels available for both HD and SD is subject to Freeview TV coverage at your address, for more information on what channels should be available in your area, see our Freeview Channel Checker and search using your postcode details.

Here's a list of HD Channels available through Freeview:

Channel Service England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Channel Islands
101 BBC 1 Scot HD     ✓    
101 BBC 1 Wales HD   ✓      
101 BBC ONE HD ✓       ✓
101 BBC ONE NI HD       ✓  
102 BBC 2 Wales HD   ✓      
102 BBC TWO HD ✓   ✓   ✓
102 BBC TWO NI HD       ✓  
103 ITV HD ✓   ✓    
103 ITV Wales HD   ✓      
103 STV HD     ✓    
103 UTV HD       ✓  
104 Channel 4 HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
105 Channel 5 HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
106 BBC FOUR HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
107 BBC NEWS HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
108 BBC Scotland HD     ✓    
111 QVC HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
112 QVC Beauty HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
113 RT HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
114 QUEST HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
204 CBBC HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
205 CBeebies HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  

Channel listings

You'll find a complete list of channels broadcast on Freeview on our Channel listings page.

APP

At the moment, only BBC iPlayer has HD content that you can link to from the Freeview mobile app. This includes live and on-demand content from BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News and BBC Parliament. You'll find HD content from channel 101 in the TV Guide.

It's not available on any of the other players yet, but we'll let you know if this changes.

In the meantime, if you have any questions it's best to check via the relevant players:

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