FREEVIEW watchers have gained another channel on their boxes today - though they may not know how to find it.

In the latest shake-up to the service, a little-known streamed service has added an extra station.

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As long as your box is connected to the internet, you can gain more than 70 extra channels on your TV instantly.

The app is called Channelbox and it's found on Freeview number 271.

Trace UK is a music channel that has been added to the line-up.

It's welcome relief for music fans who have recently suffered the loss of five long-running channels - though none of these were broadcast on Freeview in their final years.

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4Music was shown on Freeview up until 2022, when it was replaced with E4 Extra.

Fortunately for Sky and Virgin viewers, a new NOW 90s and 00s launches this week.

But as far as Freeview users are concerned, Channelbox has several Trace-branded music channels, including Trace Urban, Trace Latina and Trace Brazuca.

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Here's a full list of music channels on Channelbox:

• NOW 80s
• NOW 70s
• NOW ROCK
• Trace Urban
• Trace Latina
• Trace UK
• Trace Brazuca
• Qello Concerts
• Brit Asia TV
• Balle Balle
• Music & Memories
• Stingray Music
• Vivaldi

If you don't have Freeview you can still access the channels via the free Channelbox app on iOS and Android.

It's also available on Samsung TV Plus channel 4713.

"Bringing Trace UK to Freeview viewers via Channelbox marks a significant milestone in our growth strategy. We look forward to enriching the UK audience with our vibrant mix of music and entertainment content," said Nathan Becker, Trace TV distribution director.

As well as music, Channelbox also offers a number of movie, news, sports, documentary and entertainment channels.

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