Anyone who makes use of Freeview to entry the same old batch of TV channels will discover one service from ITV has gone lacking this week. It's been confirmed that the CITV children's service is no longer being broadcast over the airwaves. CITV first launched all the best way again in 1983 however after 40 years on screens, it appears its time as a part of terrestrial telly has come to an finish.

"From 2nd September 2023 the CITV channel will no longer be broadcasting on Freeview," the service confirmed in a weblog put up. Along with Freeview, CITV may also now be absent from platforms together with Sky Q and Virgin Media.

Although that is dangerous news for many who have loved seeing this channel on their each day planner, fortunately there's nonetheless a solution to watch.

Content aimed toward youthful viewers has now moved to a web-based streaming platform known as ITVX Kids. This is out there by way of the app that is out there on most good TVs, telephones and tablets.

"The ITVX Kids homepage is accessible within child-safe ITVX kids profile on the ITVX app, offering more than 1,000 hours of programming," Freeview added.

The ITVX Kids service is completely free to observe, you may simply want a broadband connection to tune in. That's as a result of as a substitute of coming into properties by way of an aerial, the whole lot is streamed over the net.

It's thought, that ITV has closed the CITV channel as a consequence of dwindling numbers with most youthful viewers now choosing on-line viewing as a substitute.