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Sky is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that offers a variety of streaming and TV services. Launched in 1989 and operated by Sky UK Limited, Sky has expanded its services and features to meet various requirements. As of now, Sky offers three television services: Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream, each catering to different requirements.
Sky’s basic package costs £26 per month , though this may vary based on Sky TV deals. You can add any premium channels to your package for an additional price.
In the UK, there are many TV Providers and Streaming services . If you don’t find the required channel on Sky, you can check the Now TV Channel List , Freeview Channel List , Freesat Channel list , & Virgin Media Channel List and decide on cord-cutting.
Sky Channel List
This is the list of Sky satellite (Sky Q or Sky+HD) channel numbers for viewers in the UK Region.
Color Plan Name Channels Basic 406
Basic
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 101 BBC One Local version of BBC One 102 BBC Two Relevant national version of BBC Two 103 ITV1 STV in Central and Northern Scotland | UTV in Northern Ireland 104 Channel 4 S4C (Wales) 105 | 805 Channel 5 805 for SD Swap 106 | 806 Sky Showcase 806 for SD Swap 107 | 807 Sky Witness 807 for SD Swap 108 | 808 Sky Atlantic Channel 4 (Wales) | 808 for SD Swap 109 U&alibi Sky Atlantic (Wales) 110 U&GOLD alibi (Wales) 111 U&Dave Gold (Wales) | 811 for SD Swap 112 | 812 Comedy Central Dave (Wales) | 812 for SD Swap 113 | 813 Sky Max Comedy Central (Wales) | 813 for SD Swap 114 | 814 Sky Comedy Sky Max (Wales) | 814 for SD Swap 115 BBC Three (England/NI) Sky Comedy (Wales); BBC Scotland (Scotland) 116 BBC Four – 117 London TV * BBC Alba * BBC Three London TV for London; BBC Alba for Scotland; BBC Three for Wales 118 ITV2 – 119 ITV3 – 120 ITV4 – 121 | 819 Sky Documentaries BBC Three (Scotland) | 819 for SD Swap 122 | 820 Sky Crime Sky Documentaries (Scotland) | 820 for SD Swap 123 | 821 Sky History Sky Crime (Scotland) | 821 for SD Swap 124 | 822 Sky Nature Sky History (Scotland) | 822 for SD Swap 125 | 823 Discovery Sky Nature (Scotland) | 823 for SD Swap 126 | 824 MTV Discovery (Scotland) | 824 for SD Swap 127 Comedy Central Xtra MTV (Scotland) 128 5STAR Comedy Central Xtra (Scotland) 129 Nat Geo 5STAR (Scotland) 130 | 826 Sky Arts Nat Geo (Scotland) | 826 for SD Swap 131 ITVBe Sky Arts (Scotland) 132 U&W ITVBe HD (Scotland) 133 | 828 TLC U&W (Scotland) | 828 for SD Swap 134 S4C (Eng, NI, CI, IoM) TLC (Scotland) 135 | 830 E4 S4C (Scotland) | 830 for SD Swap 136 | 831 More4 E4 (Scotland) | 831 for SD Swap 137 4seven More4 (Scotland) 138 E4 Extra 4seven (Scotland) 139 | 836 Sky Sci-Fi E4 Extra (Scotland) | 836 for SD Swap 140 Food Network Sky Sci-Fi (Scotland) 141 5 USA Food Network (Scotland) 142 Really – 143 U&Drama – 144 | 834 QUEST 834 for SD Swap 145 Challenge – 146 TRUE CRIME – 147 TRUE CRIME XTRA – 148 LEGEND – 149 Quest Red – 150 5ACTION – 151 Sky Mix – 152 Sky Replay – 153 5SELECT – 154 ID – 155 U&YESTERDAY – 156 | 837 Crime+Investigation 837 for SD Swap 157 GREAT! tv – 158 HGTV – 159 DMAX – 161 Discovery Turbo RTÉ One in Northern Ireland 162 Animal Planet RTÉ 2 in Northern Ireland 163 Sky History 2 TG4 in Northern Ireland 164 BLAZE – 165 | 841 Nat Geo Wild 841 for SD Swap 166 U&Eden – 167 Disc. Science – 168 Sky History 2 (Northern Ireland only) – 169 BBC Alba HD 5USA (Scotland) 170 Together – 171 That’s TV (UK) – 172 Discovery Turbo In Northern Ireland 173 PBS America – 174 Discovery History – 175 Animal Planet In Northern Ireland 176 Court TV – 178 Travelxp – 180 BBC Scotland Except Scotland 181 That’s TV 2 – 182 Rewind TV – 183 That’s TV 3 –
TIMESHIFT OR +1 CHANNELS
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 203 ITV1+1 Not in the STV region 204 Channel 4+1 – 205 Channel 5+1 – 206 Sky Showcase+1 – 207 Sky Witness+1 – 208 Sky Atlantic+1 – 209 U&alibi+1 Wales: Sky Atlantic+1 210 U&GOLD+1 Wales: U&alibi+1 211 U&Dave ja vu Wales: U&GOLD+1 212 Comedy Central+1 Wales: Dave Ja Vu 213 (Wales: Comedy Central+1) – 218 ITV2+1 – 219 ITV3+1 – 220 ITV4+1 – 222 Sky Crime+1 Except Scotland 223 Sky History+1 Scotland: Sky Crime+1 224 (Scotland: Sky History+1) – 225 Discovery+1 Except Scotland 226 (Scotland: Discovery+1) – 228 5STAR+1 Except Scotland 229 Nat Geo+1 Scotland: 5STAR+1 230 (Scotland: Nat Geo+1) – 232 U&W+1 Except Scotland 233 TLC+1 Scotland: W+1 234 (Scotland: TLC+1) – 235 E4+1 Except Scotland 236 More4+1 Scotland: E4+1 237 (Scotland: More4+1) – 240 Food Network+1 Except Scotland 241 5USA+1 Scotland: Food Network+1 243 U&Drama+1 – 244 QUEST+1 – 246 TRUE CRIME+1 – 249 Quest Red+1 – 254 ID+1 – 255 U&YESTERDAY+1 – 256 Crime+Investigation+1 – 257 GREAT! tv+1 – 258 HGTV+1 – 259 DMAX+1 – 261 Disc. Turbo+1 Except Northern Ireland 262 Animal Planet+1 Except Northern Ireland 266 U&Eden+1 – 267 Discovery Sci+1 – 269 5USA+1 (Scotland) In Scotland 272 Disc. Turbo+1 In Northern Ireland 274 Discovery History+1 – 275 Animal Planet+1 (Northern Ireland) –
MOVIES
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 301 Sky Cinema Premiere – 302 Sky Cinema Select – 303 Sky Cinema Hits – 304 Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Horror – 305 Sky Cinema Animation – 306 Sky Cinema Family – 307 Sky Cinema Action – 308 Sky Cinema Comedy – 309 Sky Cinema Thriller – 310 Sky Cinema Drama – 311 Sky Cinema Greats – 312 Movies 24 – 313 | 855 Film4 855 for SD Swap 314 Film4+1 – 315 Movies 24+ – 317 LEGEND XTRA – 318 LEGEND XTRA+1 – 319 GREAT! romance – 320 GREAT! romance+1 – 321 GREAT! movies – 322 GREAT! movies+1 – 323 GREAT! action – 324 GREAT! action+1 – 328 TalkingPictures –
MUSIC
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 350 MTV MUSIC – 351 MTV HITS – 352 MTV 90s – 353 MTV 80s – 354 Clubland TV – 355 NOW 70s – 356 NOW 80s – 357 NOW 90s and 00s – 358 NOW ROCK – 359 That’s Fabulous – 360 That’s Dance – 361 That’s Melody –
SPORT
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 401 Sky Sports Main Event – 402 Sky Sports Premier League – 403 Sky Sports Football – 404 Sky Sports Cricket – 405 Sky Sports Golf – 406 Sky Sports F1 – 407 Sky Sports Tennis – 408 Sky Sports Action – 409 | 866 Sky Sports News 866 for SD Swap 410 | 870 TNT Sports 1 870 for SD Swap 411 | 871 TNT Sports 2 871 for SD Swap 412 Sky Sports + Some Sky Sports+ games are streaming only 413 | 874 TNT Sports 3 874 for SD Swap 414 | 876 TNT Sports 4 876 for SD Swap 415 Sky Sports Racing – 416 | 873 Sky Sports Mix 873 for SD Swap 418 MUTV – 419 Premier Sports 1 – 420 Premier Sports 2 – 423 LFCTV – 424 | 877 Racing TV 877 for SD Swap 490 TNT Sports Box Office part-time 491 Sky Sports Box Office SD part-time 492 Sky Sports Box Office HD part-time 493 TNT Sports Ultimate (UHD) part-time 494 TNT Sports Box Office 2 part-time 495 DAZN PPV part-time
NEWS
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 501 | 881 Sky News 881 for SD Swap 502 Bloomberg – 503 BBC NEWS – 504 BBC Parliament – 505 CNBC – 506 CNN – 507 NHK World – 508 Euronews – 509 NDTV World – 510 FRANCE 24 – 511 Al Jazeera English – 512 GB News – 513 | 886 TRT World 886 for SD Swap 515 Channels 24 – 516 Arise News – 518 Arirang TV – 519 WION – 520 TVC News – 522 TalkTV – 523 India Today – 524 NTD –
RELIGION
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 580 GOD Channel – 581 Revelation – 582 TBN UK – 583 DAYSTAR – 585 LoveWorld – 586 EWTN Catholic – 587 Word Network – 588 Faith World TV – 590 Faith UK – 591 Good News TV – 592 Dunamis TV – 593 SonLife –
CHILDREN
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 601 Cartoon Network – 602 Cartoon Network +1 (CN+1) – 603 Boomerang – 604 Nickelodeon – 605 Nicktoons – 606 Nick Jr. – 607 CBBC – 608 CBeebies – 609 Sky Kids – 610 Cartoonito – 611 Boomerang+1 – 613 Nick Jr. Too (replaced by Nick Jr. Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol at times) 614 POP – 615 POP Max – 616 Nickelodeon+1 – 618 Tiny Pop – 619 POP+1 – 622 Nick Jr+1 – 624 RTÉjr In Northern Ireland 626 Baby TV – 628 Pop Max+1 – 629 Tiny Pop+1 – 640 Cartoon Network (SD version) – 641 Boomerang (SD version) – 642 Nickelodeon (SD version) – 645 Nick Jr. (SD version) –
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 660 QVC – 661 MustHaveIdeas – 662 TJC – 663 QVC Beauty – 664 QVC Style – 665 Gems TV – 666 High Street TV 1 – 667 High Street TV 2 – 668 Ideal World – 669 Best Direct – 670 Hobby Maker – 671 QVC Extra – 672 High Street TV 3 – 674 Jewellery Maker – 676 TV Warehouse – 678 Direct Store TV – 681 Cruise1st.tv –
INTERNATIONAL
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 701 B4U Movies – 702 B4U Music – 703 SONY TV – 704 Utsav Bharat – 705 | 893 Utsav Plus 893 for SD Swap 706 | 894 Colors 894 for SD Swap 707 | 898 Zee TV 898 for SD Swap 708 Zee Cinema – 709 MATV National – 710 AAJ TAK – 711 Music India – 712 Colors Rishtey – 713 Colors Cineplex – 714 | 895 SONY MAX 895 for SD Swap 715 | 896 Utsav Gold 896 for SD Swap 716 SONY SAB – 717 SONY MAX 2 – 718 Aastha – 719 Sanskar – 731 MTA1 World – 732 HUM Masala – 734 GEO News – 735 New Vision TV – 736 Islam Channel – 737 GEO TV – 738 Noor TV – 739 IQRA TV – 741 Islam TV – 742 Ahlebait TV – 743 Takbeer TV – 744 HUM EUROPE – 745 Islam Ch Urdu – 746 Madani Chnl – 747 Eman Channel – 748 ARY Digital – 749 Samaa TV – 750 Siraj TV – 751 QTV – 760 PTC PUNJABI – 762 Sikh Channel – 763 Sangat – 764 Akaal Channel – 765 Kanshi TV – 766 Pitaara – 767 Politics Punjab – 768 PBC – 769 Zee Punjabi – 777 CHSTV – 778 IQRA BANGLA – 779 ATN – 780 NTV – 781 TV One – 782 iON TV – 783 Deen TV – 784 Islam Bangla – 786 Abu Dhabi TV – 788 Sky News Arabia – 789 PCNE Chinese – 790 Colors Gujarati – 791 Ramazan TV –
SD SWAP
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 105 | 805 Channel 5 805 for SD Swap 106 | 806 Sky Showcase 806 for SD Swap 107 | 807 Sky Witness 807 for SD Swap 108 | 808 Sky Atlantic Channel 4 (Wales) | 808 for SD Swap 111 U&Dave Gold (Wales) | 811 for SD Swap 112 | 812 Comedy Central Dave (Wales) | 812 for SD Swap 113 | 813 Sky Max Comedy Central (Wales) | 813 for SD Swap 114 | 814 Sky Comedy Sky Max (Wales) | 814 for SD Swap 121 | 819 Sky Documentaries BBC Three (Scotland) | 819 for SD Swap 122 | 820 Sky Crime Sky Documentaries (Scotland) | 820 for SD Swap 123 | 821 Sky History Sky Crime (Scotland) | 821 for SD Swap 124 | 822 Sky Nature Sky History (Scotland) | 822 for SD Swap 125 | 823 Discovery Sky Nature (Scotland) | 823 for SD Swap 126 | 824 MTV Discovery (Scotland) | 824 for SD Swap 130 | 826 Sky Arts Nat Geo (Scotland) | 826 for SD Swap 133 | 828 TLC U&W (Scotland) | 828 for SD Swap 135 | 830 E4 S4C (Scotland) | 830 for SD Swap 136 | 831 More4 E4 (Scotland) | 831 for SD Swap 139 | 836 Sky Sci-Fi E4 Extra (Scotland) | 836 for SD Swap 144 | 834 QUEST 834 for SD Swap 156 | 837 Crime+Investigation 837 for SD Swap 165 | 841 Nat Geo Wild 841 for SD Swap 313 | 855 Film4 855 for SD Swap 409 | 866 Sky Sports News 866 for SD Swap 410 | 870 TNT Sports 1 870 for SD Swap 411 | 871 TNT Sports 2 871 for SD Swap 413 | 874 TNT Sports 3 874 for SD Swap 414 | 876 TNT Sports 4 876 for SD Swap 416 | 873 Sky Sports Mix 873 for SD Swap 424 | 877 Racing TV 877 for SD Swap 501 | 881 Sky News 881 for SD Swap 513 | 886 TRT World 886 for SD Swap 705 | 893 Utsav Plus 893 for SD Swap 706 | 894 Colors 894 for SD Swap 707 | 898 Zee TV 898 for SD Swap 714 | 895 SONY MAX 895 for SD Swap 715 | 896 Utsav Gold 896 for SD Swap 803 STV in Dundee, Edinburgh – 809 alibi – 810 GOLD – 825 National Geographic – 829 S4C – 868 Eurosport 1 – 869 Eurosport 2 – 892 Sony TV Asia –
ADULT
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 900 TVX – 901 Adult Channel – 902 Xpanded TV – 903 Babes & Brazzers – 904 Babenation – 907 TVX 40+ – 908 XXX Girl Girl – 909 XXX Climax – 950 Sky Intro (Buffer channel between adult and non-adult services)
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 951 BBC One London HD – 952 BBC One NE & Cumbria HD – 953 BBC One North West HD – 954 BBC One Yorkshire HD – 955 BBC One E Yorks & Lincs HD – 956 BBC One West Mids HD – 957 BBC One East Mids HD – 958 BBC One East HD – 959 BBC One South East HD – 960 BBC One West HD – 961 BBC One South HD – 962 BBC One South West HD – 963 BBC One Channel Islands HD – 964 BBC One Scotland HD – 965 BBC One Wales HD – 966 BBC One NI HD – 967 BBC Two HD (NI/Wales) 968 BBC Two Wales HD (Eng/Sco/NI) 969 BBC Two NI HD (Eng/Sco/Wal) 970 BBC RB 1 HD (Red Button) 973 ITV1+1 (in some regions)
OTHER
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 996 Channel Line-up – 998 Sky Intro –
RADIO
Channel Number Channel Name Description Plans 0101 BBC Radio 1 – 0102 BBC Radio 2 – 0103 BBC Radio 3 – 0104 BBC Radio 4 – 0105 BBC Radio 5 Live – 0106 Classic FM – 0107 Absolute Radio – 0108 TalkSport – 0109 Capital – 0111 Heart – 0112 Heart 80s – 0113 Radio X – 0114 Capital Xtra – 0115 BBC World Service – 0116 BBC Radio Scotland – 0117 BBC Radio Wales – 0118 BBC Radio Ulster – 0119 BBC Asian Network – 0120 BBC Radio 6 Music – 0121 Gold Radio – 0122 WRN Europe – 0123 LBC – 0124 Smooth Radio – 0125 Panjab Radio – 0126 BBC Radio 4 Extra – 0127 BBC Radio 1Xtra – 0128 TWR – 0129 BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal – 0131 BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra – 0132 Heart Extra – 0135 BBC Radio London * BBC Radio Foyle * BBC Radio Cymru BBC Radio London for London, BBC Radio Foyle for NI, BBC Radio Cymru for Wales 0136 BBC Radio Cymru * BBC Radio Cymru 2 BBC Radio Cymru for Eng, Sco, NI ; BBC Radio Cymru 2 for Wales 0137 RTÉ Radio 1 – 0138 RTÉ 2fm – 0139 RTÉ Lyric – 0140 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – 0149 BFBS Forces Radio – 0150 Virgin Radio – 0152 Heart 90s –
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cannot pick up gb news 512 your list says 515? why cannot pick up – can get all other news channels
listed as available on GB news list as sky 512
I just wanted to say thankyou for compiling this list, as I’ve been trying to find one for my 90-year old father-in-law who has just got Sky. This will be a tremendous help for him – so thank you for your excellent list!!
Glad it helped you and your Father in Law.
Hello,
Is your streaming service available outside the UK? I’m in the US.
Thank you.
You Can use VPN
Hi,
Just tried this list (20/10/23) with my new sky package and there are a number of channel errors;
123 is not sky history,
Alibi channel is not there along with other channels that don’t match.
Sorry but this appears incorrect.
Regards
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