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Liverpool FC TV

By Becca Talbot - becca@consumerchoices.co.uk

If you’re a fan of the Reds, make sure you’ve got a digital TV service that shows the Liverpool FC TV channel. Then you can keep up-to-date with all the action from your favourite football club. (Updated 9/3/10)

Liverpool’s official channel, LFC TV, has something for all Reds followers. You can enjoy programmes from news bulletins and exclusive interviews to live reserve team matches and replays of recent Premier and Championship games.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan with an Anfield season ticket or an armchair supporter, LFC TV offers everyone much more than the just the match. Find out more about the channel, and how to get it, below…

What is Liverpool FC TV?

LFC TV, launched in 2007, is the official television channel of Premiership team Liverpool FC.

It offers Reds fans a range of programmes, as well as all the latest news from the pitch at Anfield and Liverpool FC’s training ground, Melwood. The channel broadcasts seven days a week from 10am, and LFC Now airs at 6pm every week night with a round-up of the day’s events.

As well as live coverage of every Liverpool FC match, LFC TV gives viewers a warm-up to each match and post-match analysis straight from the stadium. There are also replays of each game, so you can re-live your favourite team’s victories after the final whistle has been blown.

How can I watch LFC TV?

If you live in the UK or Ireland, the LFC TV channel is available for free on satellite TV service Sky (www.sky.co.uk) on channel 434, or with cable TV provider Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com) on channel 544.

For Sky subscribers, the Liverpool Football Club TV channel is free to all fans who have the basic Sky package. Prices for Sky TV start from £18 a month.

The channel is also available free to Virgin Media customers who have the (Size XL TV package). This package costs £23 a month to homes that also take a cable phone line with Virgin Media.

LFC TV used to be part of the Setanta Sports Pack subscription, however when Setanta went into administration in June 2009, Liverpool FC took the decision to make LFC TV free-to-view for all supporters.

The channel is also available to watch live online - anywhere in the world - on the official Liverpool Football Club website as part of the e-Season Ticket package. The online channel lets subscribers watch all programmes that have aired on the TV channel on-demand for seven days after the programme is first shown. A subscription for the online channel costs £2.99 for the first three months, and £4.99 thereafter (paying by direct debit).

What else is shown on Liverpool FC TV?

As well as live matches and Action Replay games, LFC TV also shows classic games from the last 19 years in its Cup Kings programme. Fans can take a trip down memory lane and re-live thrilling victories over Newcastle and never-to-be-forgotten successes against Manchester United and Everton.

You can watch the training and triumphs of the team’s youngsters in Academy, and all Reserve team matches live on the channel. And in interview show Sixty Minutes, there’s no shortage of Liverpool legends sharing their fantastic memories of pulling on the famous Red shirt.

Old boys include Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Joey Jones, Steve McManaman and Peter Beardsley, as well as some current players, such as Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, all giving exclusive LFC TV interviews.

The show that was watched by the most fans on LFC TV was the live broadcast of the pre-season friendly between Liverpool and Tranmere on 12 July 2008, while the second most watched show ever was the live coverage of the 20th Hillsborough memorial service from Anfield on 15 April 2009.

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