All the ways to unlock Freely’s FREE TV – the models & boxes for extra channels

FREELY is an increasingly popular way to watch telly for free – but where can you get it?

If you’re trying to hunt down the Freeview replacement, you’ve got loads of options.

WHAT IS FREELY?

Freely is a new way to watch telly – and it’s totally free.

Instead of requiring aerials or dishes, you simply stream TV over the internet.

It debuted in 2024, and is the creation of Everyone TV, which is a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5.

And it’s expected to eventually replace Freeview, although Freeview still exists for now.

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You can use Freely to watch live telly as well as on-demand content.

And there’s a regular TV guide that lets you browse telly.

The catch is that not all TVs and streaming devices support Freely, so you’ll need to have the right model.

WHAT CHANNELS ARE ON FREELY?

There are dozens of channels available to watch on Freely right now.

Here’s the current list:

• BBC One
• BBC Two
• ITV
• STV
• UTV
• Channel 4
• S4C
• 5
• ITV2
• ITV3
• Channel 4
• BBC Scotland
• BBC Three
• BBC Four
• BBC ALBA
• Film4
• E4
• More4
• 4seven
• U&Dave
• U&Drama
• ITV4
• ITV Quiz
• 5STAR
• 5ACTION
• U&Yesterday
• U&W
• 5USA
• 5SELECT
• Talking Pictures
• TRUE CRIME
• LEGEND
• PBS America
• TRUE CRIME Xtra
• LEGEND Xtra
• BBC Scotland
• BBC ALBA
• The Chase
• Saturday Night Every Night
• 4Reality
• 4Homes
• S4C
• 4Christmas
• BBC News
• BBC Parliament
• GB News
• CBBC
• CBeebies
• QVC
• QVC 2
• Gems TV
• Hobbymaker
• Jewellery Maker

It’s worth mentioning that some of the channels might vary depending on where you live in the UK.

And Freely also adds channels from time to time, so there may be more by the time you read this article.

Freely also has a selection of radio channels that you can listen in to.

They include:

• BBC Radio 1
• BBC Radio 1Xtra
• BBC Radio 2
• BBC Radio 3
• BBC Radio 4
• BBC Radio 5 Live
• BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
• BBC Radio 6 Music
• BBC Radio 4 Extra
• BBC Asian Network
• BBC World Service
• BBC Local / Regional Radio 1*
• BBC Local / Regional Radio 2*
• BBC Local / Regional Radio 3*
• BBC Local Radio 4*
• BBC Local Radio 5*
• BBC Local Radio 6*
• BBC Local Radio 7*
• BBC Radio Scotland
• BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
• BBC Radio Wales
• BBC Radio Cymru
• BBC Radio Cymru 2
• BBC Radio Ulster
• BBC Radio Foyle
• BBC Radio Berkshire
• BBC Radio Bristol
• BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
• BBC Radio Cornwall
• BBC CWR
• BBC Radio Cumbria
• BBC Radio Derby
• BBC Radio Devon
• BBC Essex
• BBC Radio Gloucestershire
• BBC Radio Guernsey
• BBC Hereford & Worcester
• BBC Radio Humberside
• BBC Radio Jersey
• BBC Radio Kent
• BBC Radio Lancashire
• BBC Radio Leeds
• BBC Radio Leicester
• BBC Radio Lincolnshire
• BBC Radio London
• BBC Radio Manchester
• BBC Radio Merseyside
• BBC Radio Newcastle
• BBC Radio Norfolk
• BBC Radio Northampton
• BBC Radio Nottingham
• BBC Radio Oxford
• BBC Radio Sheffield
• BBC Radio Shropshire
• BBC Radio Solent
• BBC Radio Solent Dorset
• BBC Radio Somerset
• BBC Radio Stoke
• BBC Radio Suffolk
• BBC Radio Surrey
• BBC Radio Sussex
• BBC Radio Tees
• BBC Three Counties Radio
• BBC Radio Wiltshire
• BBC Radio WM
• BBC Radio York

Freely says that you’ll receive up to seven “relevant local services” between channels 612 and 618 that “vary depending on your region”.

WHERE CAN I WATCH FREELY?

The first thing you need – which you likely have – is a Wi-Fi connection.

It works over the internet, so you don’t need a dish or an aerial, but you do need a decent internet connection.

Freely says you need download speeds of at least 10Mbps. That’s well below the national average, but you can check your own by going on Speedtest.org or Fast.com.

It’s also worth mentioning that you’ll need a TV licence because you’re watching broadcast telly.

For Freely, there are two main options.

The broadest selection of Freely devices are TVs that already have the service built in.

Brands that are currently offering Freely TVs include:

• Hisense
• Pansonic
• Toshiba
• Sharp
• TCL

The support for Freely will be included on the telly’s description.

Freely says that you can bag these models from the likes of:

• Currys
• Argos
• AO
• Very
• John Lewis

The other option is by plugging in a Freely streaming box.

At the time of writing, there’s only one model available: the Netgem Pleio.

But it works like an Amazon Fire TV Stick or Sky box, in that you plug it into the back of your TV to access the service.