<s>
Freeview	B-Device
is	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
free-to-air	O
services	O
on	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
platform	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
documents	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
service	O
,	O
from	O
its	O
inception	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2002	O
the	O
licenses	O
were	O
granted	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
consortium	O
,	O
with	O
BBC	O
getting	O
multiplex	O
B	O
and	O
Crown	O
Castle	O
getting	O
multiplexes	O
C	O
and	O
D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
launched	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2002	O
at	O
5am	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
stream	O
was	O
left	O
unused	O
until	O
April	O
2004	O
when	O
the	O
shopping	O
channel	O
Ideal	O
World	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14th	O
2004	O
,	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
launched	O
onto	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITV3	O
was	O
the	O
replacement	O
for	O
Plus	O
on	O
platforms	O
other	O
than	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
4	O
's	O
entertainment	O
channel	O
E4	O
had	O
up	O
until	O
this	O
time	O
been	O
broadcast	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
E4	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
free-to-air	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
available	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
along	O
with	O
E4	O
+1	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
newly	O
acquired	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
2005	O
Channel	O
4	O
and	O
ITV	O
joined	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
consortium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toonami	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
on	O
December	O
7th	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITV	O
Play	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Men	O
&	O
Motors	O
was	O
taken	O
off	O
Freeview	B-Device
to	O
make	O
way	O
for	O
this	O
to	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
changed	O
its	O
name	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
to	O
Film4	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
commercials	O
during	O
films	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
it	O
replaced	O
More4	O
+1	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
space	O
was	O
briefly	O
used	O
for	O
Big	O
Brother	O
coverage	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
had	O
bought	O
a	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
2006	O
it	O
was	O
restructured	O
into	O
a	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quiz	O
Call	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
however	O
because	O
the	O
deal	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
Freeview	B-Device
slot	O
it	O
meant	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
close	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
unexpectedly	O
closed	O
down	O
ABC1	O
shortly	O
after	O
midday	O
on	O
26	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
days	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
close	O
down	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ftn	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Virgin1	O
,	O
UKTV	O
Bright	O
Ideas	O
was	O
closed	O
down	O
,	O
UKTV	O
History	O
had	O
its	O
broadcasting	O
hours	O
restricted	O
to	O
daytime	O
and	O
UKTV	O
G2	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
Dave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Jewellery	O
Channel	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
on	O
channel	O
44	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
slot	O
that	O
CITV	O
moved	O
into	O
would	O
interfere	O
with	O
S4C	O
if	O
available	O
in	O
Wales	O
,	O
it	O
means	O
that	O
CITV	O
can	O
now	O
only	O
be	O
received	O
using	O
Freeview	B-Device
in	O
England	O
,	O
Scotland	O
and	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
May	O
Virgin1	O
went	O
24	O
hours	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
timeshifted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
channel	O
on	O
channel	O
35	O
between	O
6pm	O
and	O
6am	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11th	O
2009	O
,	O
Nickelodeon	O
,	O
Nicktoons	B-Application
Cartoon	O
Network	O
and	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
Too	O
left	O
Freeview	B-Device
due	O
to	O
CBBC	O
and	O
CITV	O
acquiring	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
underwent	O
a	O
major	O
multiplex	O
re-configuration	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
all	O
Freeview	B-Device
users	O
to	O
retune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITV4	O
moved	O
to	O
Multiplex	O
D/COM6	O
swapping	O
with	O
ITV2	O
+1	O
,	O
which	O
ended	O
up	O
on	O
Multiplex	O
2/PSB2	O
(	O
in	O
ITV	O
plc	O
areas	O
ITV2	O
+1	O
moved	O
to	O
LCN	B-Protocol
33	O
in	O
anticipation	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
ITV1	O
+1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
started	O
broadcasting	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
BBC	O
HD	O
and	O
ITV	O
HD	O
started	O
transmission	O
to	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
HD	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
HD	O
channel	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
4TVInteractive	B-Device
ceased	O
broadcasting	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
on	O
channel	O
300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Sky	O
Sports	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
via	O
BT	O
Vision	O
and	O
Top	O
Up	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
midnight	O
after	O
13	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
CNN	O
International	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
S4C2	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
for	O
this	O
being	O
because	O
its	O
live	O
coverage	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Eisteddfod	O
and	O
Royal	O
Welsh	O
show	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
heavily	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
S4C	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
One	O
began	O
to	O
leave	O
Freeview	B-Device
across	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Wales	O
on	O
31	O
January	O
2011	O
at	O
7pm	O
and	O
finishing	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2011	O
at	O
3am	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
the	O
slot	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Scottish	O
Gaelic	O
channel	O
BBC	O
Alba	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Scotland	O
on	O
8	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
replacing	O
TeleG	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
channel	O
8	O
in	O
Scotland	O
from	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
radio	O
stations	O
are	O
only	O
affected	O
when	O
watching	O
in	O
Scotland	O
via	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Jewellery	O
Channel	O
was	O
restored	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
this	O
time	O
being	O
on	O
channel	O
60	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movies4Men	O
returned	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop	O
launched	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
8th	O
children	O
's	O
channel	O
(	O
other	O
than	O
HD	O
Channels	O
)	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiny	O
Pop	O
launched	O
in	O
20	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
9th	O
children	O
's	O
channel	O
(	O
other	O
than	O
HD	O
channels	O
)	O
are	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
changes	O
its	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
BBC	O
Three	O
,	O
some	O
channels	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
moved	O
to	O
channel	O
7	O
or	O
8	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	O
Red	O
launched	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
channel	O
38	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIVA	O
left	O
Freeview	B-Device
as	O
it	O
became	O
MTV	O
OMG	O
,	O
a	O
pay-tv	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
,	O
Pick	O
's	O
timeshift	O
service	O
returns	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
channels	O
were	O
launched	O
and	O
went	O
onto	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
over	O
Create	O
and	O
Craft	O
's	O
Freeview	B-Device
LCN	B-Protocol
23	O
,	O
broadcasting	O
from	O
0700	O
until	O
2200	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
schedule	O
of	O
imports	O
and	O
re-runs	O
of	O
shows	O
like	O
The	O
Bold	O
and	O
The	O
Beautiful	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
September	O
,	O
Sky	O
Arts	O
launches	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
February	O
,	O
CCXTV	O
closes	O
and	O
its	O
Freeview	B-Device
slot	O
is	O
allocated	O
to	O
Drama	O
+1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
W	O
becomes	O
a	O
free-to-air	O
channel	O
and	O
launches	O
on	O
Freesat	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
on	O
28	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
and	O
30	O
June	O
,	O
numerous	O
changes	O
are	O
made	O
,	O
some	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
the	O
COM7	O
broadcast	O
multiplex	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
services	O
including	O
FreeSports	O
,	O
Quest	O
HD	O
,	O
BBC	O
News	O
HD	O
and	O
More4	O
+1	O
becoming	O
unavailable	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
whilst	O
continuing	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
;	O
Forces	O
TV	O
closed	O
on	O
all	O
its	O
platforms	O
at	O
11am	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
,	O
whilst	O
PBS	O
America	O
+1	O
and	O
QVC	O
Beauty	O
HD	O
effectively	O
closed	O
altogether	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
broadcast	O
only	O
via	O
COM7	O
and	O
were	O
not	O
carried	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
4Music	O
channel	O
as	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
elsewhere	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
E4	O
Extra	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
4Music	O
continuing	O
on	O
satellite	O
and	O
cable	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Box	O
Hits	O
;	O
and	O
AMC	O
Networks	O
International	O
replaced	O
Horror	O
Channel	O
with	O
Legend	O
,	O
renaming	O
CBS	O
Drama	O
as	O
RealityXtra	O
and	O
moving	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
local-TV	O
areas	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
withdrawing	O
CBS	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
