2009:
- Launch on July 6th broadcasting from 8am to 1pm weekdays only on COM6 on Freeview Channel 36.
- On November 14th Create & Craft started to broadcast on Freeview every day from 8am to 1pm.
2010:
- On December 1st Create & Craft got more broadcasting hours on Freeview and started to broadcast from 5am to 1pm everyday.
2011:
- On May 11th Create & Craft started to broadcast from 5am to 6pm everyday but moves from COM6 to COM5.
2012:
- On July 18th Create & Craft got more broadcasting hours on Freeview and started to broadcast from 5am to 10pm everyday on COM5.
- On July 24th Create & Craft goes widescreen.
2013:
- On July 29th Create & Craft cut it broadcasting hours from 5am - 10pm to 6am - 6pm (But want back to 10pm again over time from 2013 to 2020) everyday on COM5.
- On August 10th Hochanda launches on Channel 85 on COM4.
2016:
- On April 26th Create & Craft move from Channel 36 to Channel 23.
2017:
- On June 1st Hochanda (later known as The Craft Store) cut it broadcasting hours from 24 hours to 6am - 7pm and moves from COM4 to COM5.
2020:
- On January 8th The Craft Store move to NEW broadcasting hours of 7am - 7pm on COM5.
- On April 15th Create & Craft move from Channel 23 to Channel 95 with new broadcasting hours 6am to pm to become an 24 hour channels and also moves from COM4 to COM5.
- On June 30th The Craft Store move to NEW broadcasting hours of 7am - 10pm and also moved from COM5 to COM4
2022:
- On February 25th The Craft Store mergers with Create & Craft and rebrands as Create & Craft on The Craft Store old slot on COM5. COM4 slot deal ended.
2024:
- On October 25th Create & Craft closes and want into administration.
- On November 12th Create & Craft stop broadcasting it logo on Channel 85.
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