[WillPS]

IRRC, the addition of the CITV Channel on Freeview in Wales was due to a change in the forward error correction, which is what made the channel inaccessible to viewers over there unless they could receive transmissions from England.

Yes, I think at the time COM4/SDN (which was and still is the multiplex CITV was/is on) switched from 2/3 FEC to 3/4 FEC. The legacy of the CITV Channel being unavailable in Wales on Freeview began in February 2008 when CITV moved into a slot on COM4/SDN following ITV4 going 24/7. I believe CITV went into the former ABC1 slot (which was coincidentally 06:00 - 18:00, so perfectly matched CITV's broadcast hours at the time) that wasn't available to viewers in Wales due to the appearance of S4C or S4C2 (and/or later, E4). Previously, CITV was on PSB2/D3&4 timesharing with ITV4 which caused some problems originally. Setanta Sports used the slots on Sundays for Football from launch until around early 2007 with CITV services going off around lunchtime and CITV services being restored around mid-afternoon (I believe usually around any time between 14:30 and 17:00). Then later in 2007, ITV4 began to use extra hours to broadcast sports coverage so that meant CITV would close around 12:30 on weekends and would not be restored for the rest of the day. The Setanta Sports issue was unique to Freeview, the early cut-off of CITV at 12:30 on weekends I believe affected all platforms.

Nice reminder that CITV has been way down the list of priorities for ITV for a very long time!