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Channels testing & channels not on Sky's EPG (UK & Ireland)
This page describes channels that are not on the EPG in any region but are using a satellite frequency. These can be manually tuned with a Sky set top box (Sky Digibox, Sky+, Sky+HD or Sky Q boxes) or are related to Sky.
Key
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| Encrypted | Channel is encrypted |
| HD | Channel is broadcast in HD |
| UHD | Channel is broadcast in ultra HD (UHD) or full ultra HD (FUHD). |
| For Ideal World HD | New channel name |
| Upgrade screen | On-screen message from Sky. Upgrade screen: If 28 is shown beside this message, it means the broadcaster has not provided a description of the channel and is blank. Only the default message of "Find out how to upgrade your subscription to get this channel at skyviewinghelp.com" is shown. |
| Blank screen | Showing blue screen on Sky+HD boxes or a black screen on Sky Q boxes |
| Transponder move from 11306 H | Label set up in preparation for a transponder move, where the old frequency is known. |
| Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 330) | A label which was on public EPGs in the past but has since been removed, either temporarily or permanently. |
| Left over from transponder move (Gems TV) | Leftover label from a transponder move. |
| For unknown channel | For unknown channels that may start test broadcasts in the near-future |
| Yes | EPG data is available on this channel |
| No | EPG data is not available on this channel |
Future new channels
New channels currently testing before launching or at pre-testing stage.
| Txp | Frequency | Label | SID | Definition | Encryption | Broadcasting | EPG data | Sky genre | Purpose | Remarks / Launch details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 11038 V DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | 52420 | 52420 | SD | Clear | HGTV Ireland | Yes | Unknown | HGTV Ireland | First appeared 08/02/21 |
| 52440 | 52440 | SD | Clear | DMAX Ireland | Yes | Entertainment | DMAX Ireland | First appeared 08/02/21 | ||
| 52450 | 52450 | SD | Clear | Quest Red Ireland | Yes | Entertainment | Quest Red Ireland | First appeared 08/02/21 | ||
| 108 | 11265 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 2/3 | 52119 | 52119 | HD | Clear | "WION", no audio | No | News | "WION" (World Is One News) | First appeared 11/01/21, moved here on 10/02/21. MPEG-4 HD, no HD flag. "WION" is an Indian based English language news channel. |
| 110 | 11307 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | 53395 | 53395 | SD | Clear | No signal | No | News | For GB News | First appeared 09/12/20 |
| 97 | 11582 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | 52012 | 52012 | SD | No signal | No | International | For Colours Gujarati or Pitaara Movies | First appeared 18/02/21 | |
| 101 | 11641 H DVB-S2 8PSK 23 2/3 | 7105 | 7105 | HD | Clear | No signal | No | News | For GB News HD | First appeared 01/12/20 |
| 104 | 11686 V DVB-S2 8PSK 23 2/3 | 55315 | 55315 | HD | Clear | TJC | Yes | Shopping | TJC HD | First appeared 18/01/21 |
| 11 | 11914 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | 5593 | 5593 | SD | Clear | RTE2 +1 | No | RTE2 +1 | First appeared 24/02/21, English, Irish and Narrative audio. | |
| 28 | 12246 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | 5224 | 5224 | HD | Encrypted | Upgrade screen | No | Sports | For unknown channel | First appeared 16/12/20 |
| 34 | 12363 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | 5829 | 5829 | HD | No signal | No | Entertainment | For unknown channel | First appeared 06/11/20 |
Broadcasting
These channels are broadcasting and are not shown on the EPG in any region (including on commercial EPGs) and are only available via manual tuning (apart from the UHD channels which are added to the EPG as hidden channels on Sky Q boxes). This section excludes the future new channels above.
| Txp | Frequency | Label | SID | Definition | Encryption | Broadcasting | EPG data | Sky genre | Purpose | Remarks / Launch details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 10714 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | c4 l | 9281 | SD | Clear | Channel 4 (London) (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | ||
| 45 | 10773 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | ETV1 | 6306 | SD | Clear | BBC One (London) (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | For Enhanced TV content (HbbTV data attached). Linked to Freesat. | |
| 46 | 10788 V DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | ETV5 | 10321 | SD | Clear | BBC One (West Midlands) (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | For Enhanced TV content. Linked to Freesat. | |
| 47 | 10803 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | ETV2 | 6407 | Audio | Clear | BBC Radio 1 (same stream as main channel) | No | News | For Enhanced TV content, HbbTV data attached. Linked to Freesat. | |
| 48 | 10818 V DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | ETV6 | 10371 | SD | Clear | BBC One (South) (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | For Enhanced TV content. Linked to Freesat. | |
| 50 | 10847 V DVB-S2 8PSK 23 3/4 | 6945 | 6945 | HD | Clear | BBC One HD (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | Linked to Freesat | |
| 112 | 11344 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | 55251 | 55251 | SD | Encrypted | BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) | No | Sports | ||
| 50368 | 55252 | |||||||||
| 50342 | 55261 | BT Sport 3 (same stream as main channel) | ||||||||
| 50343 | 55262 | |||||||||
| 114 | 11386 V DVB-S2 QPSK 29.5 8/9 | 50662 | 50662 | HD | Encrypted | BT Sport 1 HD (same stream as main channel) | No | Sports | ||
| 50663 | 50663 | |||||||||
| 50682 | 50682 | BT Sport 3 HD (same stream as main channel) | No | |||||||
| 50683 | 50683 | |||||||||
| 115 | 11426 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 2/3 | D1 DAB | 10585 | Data | Clear | Digital One DAB multiplex (Arqiva) | No | Not Sky txp | ETI distribution for the two commercial DAB Muxes | Freesat transponder. Also on Astra 4A, 12303 H & Eutelsat 9B, 12092 H |
| SDL nATL | 10590 | SDL national DAB multiplex | No | |||||||
| talkSPORT Dist | 10595 | Audio | talkSPORT | No | Talksport AM distribution | |||||
| TRP 1 | 10600 | HD | Encrypted | The Racing Partnership | No | Channel for Licensed Betting Offices (LBOs) in UK/Ireland | Only broadcasts occasionally. | |||
| 3 | 11758 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | Ultra HD | 9000 | UHD | Encrypted | Sky Ultra HD (Channel 1) |
Yes | Sports | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, SID is turned on for general Sky Sports UHD broadcasts On EPG with hidden channel number on Sky Q boxes that have detected a UHD TV | Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes. (Returns "No Signal" message)
(DVB Type 31 (&1F)) |
| US1MON | 9006 | No | UHD 1 monitor: 24/7 view of the stream. Does not switch off but not used for public viewing | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9051 | Yes (when SID in use) | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, SID is typically turned on for non-Sky Sports programmes / Eurosport UHD On EPG with hidden channel number on Sky Q boxes that have detected a UHD TV | |||||||
| 9501 | 9501 | Yes (when SID in use) | Additional SID for Sky Ultra HD channel 1 | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9813 | No | Additional SIDs for Sky Ultra HD channel 1. First appeared 18/01/21 (currently all at no signal) | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9821 | No | ||||||||
| Ultra HD | 9822 | No | Entertainment | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9823 | No | Sports | |||||||
| 4 | 11778 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 2/3 | (no label) | (no SID) | HD | Clear | Sky AdSmart | No | N/A | Sky AdSmart download feed | H264 mode, PIDs: 2553/2552 AC3 (need to be entered manually, hidden channel) |
| 14 | 11973 V DVB-S2 8PSK 31 9/10 | VVC Test Transmission | 7249 | VVC/UHD 4K | Clear | The Explorers promo | No | N/A | For Versatile Video Coding (VVC) (MPEG-I Part 3) H.266 tests | Future video compression standard |
| 16 | 12012 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | H1Test | 9008 | HD | Encrypted | Sky Sports News (UK) (same stream as main channel) | No | Sports | Interactive Red Button test channel | Configured as HD TV, last used to test Sky Sports Recap. |
| 19 | 12070 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | SNR | 5006 | Audio | Clear | Sky News Radio (on top of the hour) |
No | Sky Help | Sky News Radio feed (160kbps) |
|
| 23 | 12148 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | S2Test | 5308 | SD | Encrypted | Sky Sports Football (UK) (same stream as main channel) | No | Sports | Configured as interactive data channel (0x82). Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes due to DVB type. (Returns "No Signal" message) | |
| S1Test | 5309 | Sky Sports News (UK) (same stream as main channel) | Interactive Red Button test channel | Configured as SD TV, last used to test Sky Sports Recap. | ||||||
| 25 | 12188 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 5/6 | 6155 | 6155 | HD | Encrypted | Sky One (UK) | No | Sports | First appeared 20/10/2020 | |
| 6156 | 6156 | Sky One (UK) (same stream as main channel) | ||||||||
| 6157 | 6157 | First appeared 14/12/2020 | ||||||||
| 6158 | 6158 | |||||||||
| 28 | 12246 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | SNR | 5259 | Radio | Clear | Sky News Radio (on top of the hour) |
No | Sky Help | Transponder move from 12070 H | DVB type 2 |
| UH1MON | 9701 | UHD | Encrypted | Sky Ultra HD (channel 3) | Yes | Sports | UHD 3 monitor: 24/7 view of the stream. Does not switch off but not used for public viewing
First appeared 16/12/20 |
For live HLR broadcasts, configured HDR, HEVC/UHD DVB Type & 1F. Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes. | ||
| Ultra HD | 9801 | Yes | Sports | Additional SID for Sky Ultra HD channel 3. EPG data reads 'UHD (HDR/SDR) Test Title'. First appeared 18/01/21 | ||||||
| Ultra HD | 9802 | Entertainment | Additional SIDs for Sky Ultra HD channel 3. First appeared 18/01/21 | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9803 | Sports | ||||||||
| 29 | 12266 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | SkySp PL HD | 5203 | HD | Encrypted | Sky Sports Premier League UK (same stream as main channel) | No | Sports | ||
| 32 | 12324 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | 4567 | 4567 | HD | Clear | Sky Intro HD (same stream as main channel) | No | Entertainment | ||
| Ultra HD | 9002 | UHD | Encrypted | Sky Ultra HD (Channel 2) |
Yes when SID in use | Sports | Sky Ultra HD channel 2, SID is turned on for Formula 1 coverage On EPG with hidden channel number on Sky Q boxes that have detected a UHD TV | Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes (returns "No Signal" message) | ||
| US2MON | 9009 | No | UHD 2 monitor: 24/7 view of the stream. Does not switch off but not used for public viewing | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9012 | Yes | On EPG with hidden channel number on Sky Q boxes that have detected a UHD TV | |||||||
| Ultra HD | 9833 | No | Additional SID for Sky Ultra HD channel 2. First appeared 18/01/21 (curr. no signal) | |||||||
| 38 | 12441 V DVB-S2 QPSK 29.5 8/9 | Astra UHD Demo | 7400 | UHD | Clear | SES 4K/UHD demo on a loop | No | Not Sky txp | UHD Demo channels with Freesat data attached | Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes (returns "No Signal" message) (Type 31) |
| Astra UHD Demo | 7401 | SES 4K/UHD demo on a loop (same stream as main channel) | ||||||||
| SES UHD Demo | 7402 | SES 4K/UHD demo on a loop (different stream) |
Not broadcasting
These channels are not broadcasting and are not shown on the EPG in any region. This channels occupy a channel space in a frequency.
| Txp | Frequency | Label | SID | Definition | Encryption | Broadcasting | EPG data | Sky genre | Purpose | Remarks / Launch details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 10936 V DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | e4 | 9208 | SD | No signal | No | Entertainment | Was previously showing E4 (UK) | ||
| 57 | 10964 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | 5Spike | 7730 | SD | Clear | Technical fault | No | Entertainment | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 150 UK) | Removed 07/01/20. Was showing Paramount Network after 5Spike closed before terminating. |
| 109 | 11306 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 2/3 | 53296 | 52205 | Data | No signal | No | Sky Help | Data-only label, previously used for BT Sport 3 L-bar removal | Same data streams as Mosaic 2 and SD Extra channels. Cannot be manually tuned in on Sky boxes. | |
| 89 | 11464 H DVB-S QPSK 22 5/6 | Notts TV | 54214 | SD | No signal | No | Entertainment | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 117 in Nottingham) | Removed 26/09/17 | |
| 101 | 11641 H DVB-S2 8PSK 23 2/3 | 7100 | 7100 | HD | Clear | Blank screen | No | Sports | Leftover test label previously showing Smithsonian Channel tests | First appeared 11/01/19 |
| 3 | 11758 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | 3100 | 3100 | HD | No signal | No | Documentaries | SID previously used for Sky Ocean Rescue popup channel on 12324V; closed, relabelled and moved | First noticed/appeared 03/11/17 | |
| (No label) | 3801 | HD | No signal | No | Movies | Formerly used for Sky Anytime HD 1 | ||||
| 4 | 11778 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 2/3 | 1051 | 1051 | Data | Data-only label | No | Sky Help | Home transponder | ||
| 11 | 11914 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | Premier Sports | 6226 | SD | No signal | No | Sports | Created when they added several Premier Sports services before Christmas but it appears this one is not being used | First appeared 03/12/2020 | |
| 12 | 11934 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | (No label) | 3895 | SD | No signal | Yes | Movies | Formerly used for Sky Anytime SD 2 | Comes on at 06:05h every morning for ONE MINUTE. EPG reads 'Push Vod Generic' | |
| ___4109 | 47000 | SD | No signal | No | Sky Info | Test EPG markers | ||||
| ___4110 | 48000 | |||||||||
| (sub b+1000) | 49000 | |||||||||
| 23 | 12148 H DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | 1008 | 1008 | SD | No signal | No | Entertainment | Used to test Sky Atlantic VIP before launch | First appeared 29/11/18. | |
| 5503 | 5503 | No | Leftover label? Used to carry colour bars followed by Sky Sports Golf Ireland for one day before being turned off. | First appeared 20/06/18. | ||||||
| 25 | 12188 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | BT PPV 2 ROI VCID | 8016 | HD | No signal | No | Sky Help | DVB type 0x82. Not tunable with a Sky box | ||
| BT PPV 1 ROI VCID | 8018 | No signal | No | |||||||
| 26 | 12207 V DVB-S QPSK 27.5 5/6 | 1007 | 1007 | SD | No signal | No | Entertainment | First appeared 29/11/18 | ||
| 29 | 12266 H DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | PrimeVideo HD | 5231 | HD | No signal | No | Sports | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 437 on commercial boxes) | Removed 08/12/20 | |
| 32 | 12324 V DVB-S2 8PSK 27.5 2/3 | (No label) | 3898 | HD | No signal | Yes | Movies | Formerly used for Sky Anytime HD 3, Time-Sharing w/ Sky Sports Box Office | Comes on for 3 minutes at 06:05h on Wednesdays. EPG reads 'Push Vod Generic' |
See also
- Sky (UK & Ireland)
- Forthcoming changes to digital platforms (UK & Ireland)
- Digital television channels (UK & Ireland)
- Master list of satellite channels (UK & Ireland)
- HD channels (UK & Ireland)
- Freesat (UK)
- DTT/Freeview (UK)
External Links
- Sky Contract (UK) (Channel list and packages on page 22)
- Sky Contract (Ireland) (Channel list and packages on page 20)
- Sky Help Forums - What's On - Changes to the TV Guide
Note: This is a forum where staff from Sky post channel launches, removals and other changes. For changes to the EPG, look for the title "Changes to the TV Guide - April, 2024"