Your Freeview TV is changing - act now or miss out on a major channel shake-up

It's been a little while since Freeview made any major updates to its TV channels, but that's just changed. The popular telly platform has just confirmed a major shake-up which includes a number of channels launching, switching positions and some shutting their doors for good.

Freeview confirmed in a blog post that "on 20th August 2025, some broadcasters are making changes to their channels. "

So what's new? Firstly, there are the new things to watch which include That’s Oldies on channel 75, Hobbycraft TV on channel 97 and Pop Max on channel 212.

Then there are the services that are moving and changing name. That’s Melody was on channel 75 but is now available via channel 76.

Names that are changing include That’s Summer which is now called That’s Rock MCR, That’s Dance MCR becomes That’s Oldies MCR and CNA turns into CNA Originals.

Lastly, there are those annoying closures. Four channels, including That’s Dance, Pop+1, Moochi, and Shots!, are being switched off.

Freeview is now urging its users to check their settings and perform a retune if they don't see the changes.

"You will need to retune to update your TV and keep your channels and TV Guide up to date," the TV platform said in a post on its blog page.

"Channels are constantly evolving on Freeview with individual channels making the decision to move, add or remove channels. Freeview continues to ensure that audiences can enjoy a rich and varied content."

Freeview has issued advice on how to retune devices, and here are the steps every user needs to follow.

• Press menu on your box or TV remote control

• Select ‘set-up’, ‘installation’, ‘update’ or a similar option. If you’re asked for a password, the default code is ‘1234’ or ‘0000’.

• Select ‘first-time installation’ (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’).

Press ‘OK’ if your equipment asks if it's OK to delete existing channels and then your retune should start automatically. If you’re prompted to, save the channels that are found.