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Forces TV, (a military themed television channel that first launched in 2014 on satellite and cable) is to join Freeview.

The service will launch on 16th October 2017 on Freeview channel 96.

Freeview launch highlights include a behind-the-scenes documentary In Kabul: Britain’s Military in Afghanistan (Tuesday 17 October at 6pm) and Poacher Patrol, which follows UK veterans training those at war with lethal poachers in South Africa (Tuesday 31 October at 6pm).

The channel also shows classics such as Knight Rider, (starting Tuesday 17 October at 10pm) and Street Hawk, (from Friday 20 October at 10pm).

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Airwolf is another one, and the A team... - actually has quite a good selection of older programs with a military / action theme, plus documentaries.

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Some good news and some bad news:

- The launch date has been brought forward to 28/9/17.

- Only about 75% of the country with HD devices will be able to receive it.

An easy way to check is to see if you can get Freesports on channel 95. If you can, you should be able to tune in the Forces TV placeholder on channel 96 :)

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Could GOLD be coming to Freeview?

UKTV are currently testing an (encrypted) channel on satellite using Eden, but with EPG listings for GOLD HD!

Hopefully they will make GOLD SD FTA and put it on Freesat/Freeview (which might explain the confusion over an advert that appeared to suggest that it was advertising GOLD as being on Freeview) and keep the HD variant behind a paywall as they have done with some of their other channels.

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Update: Eden HD is to close on Sky at 6am on Monday, with the capacity being used to eventually create GOLD HD.

This then paves the way for UKTV to make Eden SD and GOLD SD FTA and join Freesat/Freeview ;). I imagine that GOLD will be prioritised over Eden on Free where capacity is more scarce/expensive.

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Doesn't look like GOLD is coming to Freeview any time soon...

Apparently, Spike is to be rebranded as 5Spike.

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QVC Extra is said to be temporarily rebranding to QVC Christmas, however, Ofcom have received an application to change the name from QVC Extra to QVC Style.

Suggests to me that it will be QVC Extra--->QVC Christmas--->QVC Style.

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From 30/11/17 Talking Pictures is moving muxes and will be available to more people. An HD box or TV will no longer be required.

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Together TV is a new channel from the Community Channel, planned to launch on Freeview (and other platforms) in early 2018.

Info. courtesy of jj20x.

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Update: Expected to start 16/1/18 and to replace TCC. Not sure if their two hour slot in the middle of the night will change though!

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New BBC channel for Scotland coming to Freeview next year:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/abouttheb...submission.pdf

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Radio Cymru 2 will start in 2018 for Welsh viewers. It will have an alternative breakfast show from 7 until 10am, but will otherwise simulcast Radio Cymru.

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Rumour that PBS America will be joining Freeview, possibly on channel 94.

What's on that number at the moment?

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Would be a good addition to the Freeview line-up

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On 16/1/18 My5 will be replaced by 5Prime:

http://advanced-television.com/2017/...5prime-channel