The News Multiscreen was removed from the digital service in October 2009, to make room for future Freeview HD broadcasts.

A consortium made up of the BBC, BSkyB and Crown Castle International was granted ITV Digital's old broadcasting licence, and launched the Freeview service on 30 October 2002, offering 30 free-to-air TV channels and 20 free-to-air radio channels including several interactive channels such as BBCi and Teletext but no subscription or premium services.

Had the move been successful, this could have threatened to undermine the fledgling Freeview service, since at the time most digital terrestrial receivers were former ONdigital and ITV Digital units.

New channels broadcast by the commercial networks in addition to the ones listed above are available on the digital service called Freeview ( Australia ) to viewers in Traralgon and the Gippsland

A subscription-based DTT service, Top Up TV, launched in March 2004 using unused channel space on multiplexes that were owned by parties who, at the time, were not members of the Freeview consortium.

The Top Up TV service is not connected with the Freeview service ; it simply runs alongside it on the DTT platform.

It was possible to receive Top Up TV on selected Freeview set-top boxes or televisions equipped with a card slot or CI slot, however, this was replaced in 2006 by " Top Up TV Anytime ", a service which requires a proprietary set top box.

The Freeview service broadcasts free-to-air television channels, radio stations and interactive services from the existing public service broadcasters.

With two channels ( BBC HD and ITV1 HD ) Freeview HD completed a " technical launch " on 2 December 2009 from Winter Hill ( as a full power service ) and Crystal Palace ( as a reduced power temporary service ) and operates on multiplex BBC B ( aka Multiplex B or PSB3 ) from that date in regions that switched-over on or after that date, with the service coming to all regions by the end of 2012.

Freeview HD is the first operational TV service in the world using the DVB-T2 standard.

The BBC proposed to ensure compliance with copy-protection standards on the upgraded Freeview HD multiplex by compressing the service information ( SI ) data, which receivers need to understand the TV services in the data stream.

, 77 % of the UK population can receive the full Freeview service, with more able to receive some channels before digital switchover and all channels after Coverage is being increased as digital switchover takes place across the UK.

Wales is the first nation to complete the digital switchover with its analogue services replaced by high-powered digital signals carrying the Freeview service.

The vast majority of channels are available free-to-air through the Freeview service, with a small number of subscription channels available from Top Up TV.

A high-definition service called (" clear picture "), simulcasting S4C's main channel, began transmission on 30 April 2010 on Freeview channel 53 in Wales.

Similar services such as Saorview available in the United Kingdom ( i. e. Freeview ) and other parts of Europe ( i. e. TNT ) are not compatible with Ireland's DTT service.

Instead, the service is only available on DAB Digital Radio and on Digital television through operators on satellite services, such as Sky, cable operators, such as Virgin Media, DTT services, such as Freeview, and on IPTV.

It is also available on the Freeview satellite service.

In the UK the BBC introduced content protection restrictions in Summer 2010 on Free to Air content by licensing data necessary to receive the service information for the Freeview HD broadcasts.

The major cable television company is Virgin Media, and the digital terrestrial television company Freeview.

** 11 February – CBBC Channel and CBeebies begin broadcasting on the major digital television platforms: Freeview ( digital terrestrial ), digital cable and Sky Digital ( digital satellite ).

Real Radio is available on FM across Wales, Central Scotland, in England across the North West, North East and South and West Yorkshire, as well as in most major UK regions on DAB digital radio online while Wales is also available on Sky and Freeview.

All the major analogue broadcasters provide additional channels on the free-to-air Freeview digital television service, and all of these channels can be accessed via a cable or satellite provider, such as Virgin Media or BSkyB.

Channel 4 argued that the number of free channels available has been the major driving force behind the massive success of the platform – there are now more than 10 million Freeview boxes in use.

BBC Red Button is broadcast on all digital television platforms in the UK, including digital cable ( DVB-C ), IPTV ( TalkTalk TV – channel 503, no red button or teletext ), digital satellite ( DVB-S ) ( Sky & Freesat ) and digital terrestrial television ( DVB-T ) ( Freeview ).

On Freeview channel 301, interactivity does not permit users to submit data ( such as answering questions in a quiz or requesting video on demand ), as the platform does not provide a return path.

In September 2005, BBCi launched an update to the interactivity available from the BBC's Radio channels on Freeview.

* Climate Change Freeview Video Interview 2006 – Sherwood Rowland, Nobel Laureate ( 1995 ) for work on ozone depletion discusses climate change.

* Radio broadcast stations: AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 ( 1998 ), 4 on Freeview digital satellite.

In addition, the station is also available through Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and on the internet.

Also, New Zealand's free-to-air digital television network, Freeview, provides live coverage of the debating chamber when it is in session on Parliament TV.

DTV Services, trading as Freeview, is the name for the collection of free-to-air services on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform in the UK.

Freeview officially launched on 30 October 2002 at 5 am when the BBC and Crown Castle ( now Arqiva ) officially took over the digital terrestrial television ( DTT ) licences to broadcast on the three multiplexes from the defunct ITV Digital ( originally called ONdigital ).

Channel 4 HD commenced test broadcasts on 25 March 2010 with an animated caption, ahead of its full launch on 30 March 2010, coinciding with the commercial launch of Freeview HD.

On 3 November 2010, BBC One HD launched on Freeview HD.

The Digital TV Group publishes and maintains the UK technical specification for high-definition services on digital terrestrial television ( Freeview ) based on the new DVB-T2 standard.

In order to qualify for the Freeview HD logo, receivers will need to be IPTV-capable and display Freeview branding, including the logo, on the electronic programme guide screen.

Freeview launched on 30 October 2002.

Due to capacity limitations on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform, now known as Freeview, from launch until 30 October 2002, the channel ran as " audio only ".

It now broadcasts live for almost 18 hours a day from 07: 45 to 01: 30. bid is available on Freeview 23, Virgin Media 745, Sky 654, Freesat 802 and Wightcable 704

TV3 launched a new service to Freeview customers from 30 March 2009.

It was also removed from Virgin Media channel 168 during October and Freeview channel 86 on 30 November 2010, in both cases the channel was only available in Wales.

As Freeview announced plans for a retune on 30 September 2009, ITV3 moved to an alternative multiplex.

TMF launched on 30 October 2002 as a counter against EMAP's The Hits request music channel on Freeview.

Sky Travel Extra and the main channel launched with Freeview on 30 October 2002, along with Sky News and Sky Sports News.

Dropping the ITV Digital failed business model, Freeview launched on 30 October 2002 with free television channels only, and made digital radio stations available on television receivers for the first time.

ITV4's launch night was on Freeview channel 30.

As Freeview announced plans for a retune on 30 September 2009, ITV4 moved to an alternative multiplex.

Noggin was the first commercial children's television channel launched on 30 January 2006 on TMF to air on the UK's DTT platform, Freeview, followed by CITV, then lastly Playhouse Disney on ABC1.