Best TV Listings/Programme Guide for Freeview

chinchin · 23/01/13 - 09:51

I was fed up with the Radio Times and TV Guide sites for Freeview programme listings and did a Google search and found 'LocateTV', the Freeview Guide:

http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/freeview

In my opinion it gives all the Freeview channels, easily laid out and easy to use and it even the Freeview channel numbers. Thought I would recommend this site to others!

[Deleted User] · 23/01/13 - 10:08

Thank you for that link. I see all the itv channels' logos need updating

I rarely use the laptop in the room with the TV so use Radio Times and my heavily edited EPG instead as a rule.

chinchin · 23/01/13 - 10:36

Sue_Aitch wrote: »

Thank you for that link. I see all the itv channels' logos need updating

I rarely use the laptop in the room with the TV so use Radio Times and my heavily edited EPG instead as a rule.

Yes, but the logos don't really matter. I accept not everyone likes looking at listings on their PC/laptop. However my EPG often has listings that haven't loaded properly and you can't see as much on the screen at any one time. Horses for courses and Tescos for burgers!

pburke90 · 23/01/13 - 10:43

For me, and many others, the best you'll get is Digiguide. Click Here

chinchin · 23/01/13 - 10:48

Paddy C wrote: »

For me, and many others, the best you'll get is Digiguide. Click Here

That looks good Paddy for those who don't mind the fee!

Michael09 · 23/01/13 - 16:39

chinchin wrote: »

I was fed up with the Radio Times and TV Guide sites for Freeview programme listings and did a Google search and found 'LocateTV', the Freeview Guide:

http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/freeview

In my opinion it gives all the Freeview channels, easily laid out and easy to use and it even the Freeview channel numbers. Thought I would recommend this site to others!

Thanks for the link will use this instead of tvguide.co.uk

kev · 23/01/13 - 17:24

Paddy C wrote: »

For me, and many others, the best you'll get is Digiguide. Click Here

Digiguide is awesome - the searching and reminders based on that are second to none

jj20x · 23/01/13 - 17:38

chinchin wrote: »

I was fed up with the Radio Times and TV Guide sites for Freeview programme listings and did a Google search and found 'LocateTV'

Fine if you live in London or the nations but lacking information for the English regions.

jj20x · 23/01/13 - 17:45

kev wrote: »

Digiguide is awesome - the searching and reminders based on that are second to none

Digiguide is good but could use some tidying up. Continuing to list closed channels and having channels marked as "no listings available" isn't really acceptable in a premium product.

chinchin · 23/01/13 - 18:40

Michael09 wrote: »

Thanks for the link will use this instead of tvguide.co.uk

No worries

jj20x wrote: »

Fine if you live in London or the nations but lacking information for the English regions.

Sorry I didn't know that. I live in Thurrock (Essex), but we have to put up with London programmes.

GPW · 25/01/13 - 19:03

chinchin wrote: »

No worries

Sorry I didn't know that. I live in Thurrock (Essex), but we have to put up with London programmes.

Poor old chinchin

jxp · 25/01/13 - 20:10

Anyone used the official Freeview guide? Looks OK at first glance, all regions and up to two weeks of listings.

http://freeview.co.uk/TV-Guide

R410 · 25/01/13 - 20:44

www.tvguide.co.uk

chinchin · 25/01/13 - 20:56

jxp wrote: »

Anyone used the official Freeview guide? Looks OK at first glance, all regions and up to two weeks of listings.

http://freeview.co.uk/TV-Guide

Good, but only 9 channels to a page jxp.

R410 wrote: »

www.tvguide.co.uk

I used to use that one, but as I only have Freeview there were too many pay channels on there for my liking.

chinchin · 25/01/13 - 21:29

GPW wrote: »

Poor old chinchin

Indeed!

rossi_dr · 25/01/13 - 23:46

i use the FREE desktop app TVBrowser similar to Digiguide create your own list it has freeview / freesat / sky channels / foreign TV Chans set up your own channels list
create favourites / series reminders etc i've used it for years with no problems
most uk channels have 2 weeks listings / Foreign up to a month
screenshots
http://www.tvbrowser.org/en/screenshots-mainmenu-7.html

jj20x · 25/01/13 - 23:58

rossi_dr wrote: »

i use the FREE desktop app TVBrowser

It's pretty good but can take a while to set up and customise.

googleking · 27/01/13 - 23:43

Digiguide on the desktop but http://www.zingzing.tv is my favourite web-based guide.

linnylou · 05/02/13 - 22:19

Michael09 wrote: »

Thanks for the link will use this instead of tvguide.co.uk

chinchin wrote: »

Good, but only 9 channels to a page jxp.

I used to use that one, but as I only have Freeview there were too many pay channels on there for my liking.

I use this one and fine it nice and easy to use. You can choose the channels you regularly watch and keep them saved. I've got this as an app on my iPod too.

MKS_56 · 09/02/13 - 19:52

There's a quite good comparison of program guides, both physical and digital here:

http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/tellyguides/

DragonQ · 09/02/13 - 20:12

http://www.aotplaza.com/Files/HTPC/Screengrabs/EPG/MediaPortal%20EPG.png

gds1972 · 09/02/13 - 20:38

I did a little google search and like the look of this one.

http://www.zingzing.co.uk/tvguide/

It may take a little bit of playing around to get things where you want them but it seems very similar to Digiguide.

Edit: Sorry googleking I didn't notice you had already posted a link to this site.

Luis Essex · 09/02/13 - 21:14

chinchin wrote: »

http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/freeview

In my opinion it gives all the Freeview channels

How do you get it to display the 'radio' Freeeview channels?

scruffpot · 12/02/13 - 00:02

gds1972 wrote: »

I did a little google search and like the look of this one.

http://www.zingzing.co.uk/tvguide/

It may take a little bit of playing around to get things where you want them but it seems very similar to Digiguide.

Edit: Sorry googleking I didn't notice you had already posted a link to this site.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH my eyes the colours...I have really bad difficulties reading this

jj20x · 12/02/13 - 02:29

scruffpot wrote: »

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH my eyes the colours...I have really bad difficulties reading this

Click on style and change the display layout.

elfcurry · 18/02/13 - 14:50

chinchin wrote: »

I was fed up with the Radio Times and TV Guide sites for Freeview programme listings and did a Google search and found 'LocateTV', the Freeview Guide:

http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/freeview

In my opinion it gives all the Freeview channels, easily laid out and easy to use and it even the Freeview channel numbers. Thought I would recommend this site to others!

It looks useful and I've used it a few times in the last few days.

Why the wacky channel order? 4, 28, 6, 1,2,3 .... (C4, E4, ITV2 ...)

Why does it show non-Freeview channels like ESPN and skysports? Did they misunderstand what Freeview is, or get sponsored to remind us other stuff exists?

I'd also prefer it without the continuous sales 'channels' too. Maybe there's a personalise option.

Hey there!

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