[lhx1985]

Really? Does Freeview not charge for channel space?

'Freeview' doesn't have any channel space to rent, so no.
You apply to EveryoneTV to be allocated an LCN once you have made an agreement with one of the multiplex operators.
Those are the BBC, Digital 3&4, SDN (ITV), Arqiva, Comux and (in Manchester) Canis. It is these guys who 'charge for channel space'.

The Freeview platform/epg is open in this respect, whereas the Freesat and Sky EPGs are essentially a walled garden. You pay for your 'channel space' and then have to pay to play in the garden as well.