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Channel Timeshares

Not all channels broadcast twenty-four hours a day. To avoid wasting any broadcast capacity when they're off air, another channel (or channels) may "timeshare" their space: for example, when CBBC finishes at 7pm, BBC Three starts. The grid below shows how they all fit together...

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Multiplex 1

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BBC One
BBC Two
BBC News
... 07:00CBBC 19:00BBC Three

Multiplex 2

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ITV
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
Channel 4
Channel 4+1
More4
E4

Multiplex A


The following channels are broadcast nationwide:
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Five
Five USA
from 23:00Television X / Red Hot05:0006:00Fiver...
... 03:00Top Up TV Anytime 1 12:00Setanta Sports 1
from 23:30Top Up TV Anytime 3 13:00UKTV Style 16:00Teachers TV 18:00GOLD ...
In addition, the following channels are broadcast in:

England and Scotland

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Smile TV 2
... 01:00Top Up TV Anytime 2 06:00CITV * 19:00Gems TV 21:00CNN
QVC
Bid TV
SuperCasino
*18:00 TeleG (Scotland only)

Wales

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S4C
... 01:00Top Up TV Anytime 2 06:00 19:00Gems TV 21:00CNN
... 09:00S4C Dau* 17:00QVC
Bid TV
* Tue-Thu only (QVC Fri-Mon)

Northern Ireland

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Smile TV 2
... 01:00Top Up TV Anytime 2 06:00CITV 18:00 19:00Gems TV 21:00CNN
QVC
Bid TV

Multiplex B

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BBC Parliament
301 (BBC)
305 (BBC)
... 06:00CBeebies 19:00BBC Four
... 06:00Community Channel 09:00302 (BBC)

Multiplex C

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Sky News
Sky Sports News
Sky 3
E4+1
... 03:00Smile TV 07:00Dave

Multiplex D

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4Music
TMF
Ideal World
ITV2+1
... 04:00Top Up TV Anytime 4 * 09:45Gems TV 12:45Film4
... 06:00UKTV History 18:00Virgin 1
... 04:00Russia Today 08:00Dave+1
*08:45 National Lottery Xtra


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Information correct as of February 2009.
Updated in 2020 with "responsive design" layout.