EXCLUSIVE - Create & Craft Crisis: The Create & Craft on Freeview years

Create & Craft on Freeview years: 

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.