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| Txp | Frequency | Label | SID (if different) | FUHD/UHD/HD/SD | Encryption | Showing | EPG data | Purpose | Remarks / Launch details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 10.714 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | c4l | 9281 | SD | Clear | Channel 4 London, same stream as main channel | |||
| 45 | 10.773 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ETV1 | 6306 | SD | Clear | BBC One London, same stream as main channel | Linked to Freesat. Formerly used for Enhanced TV content | ||
| 6391 | SD | Clear | BBC One London, same stream as main channel | Audio PID is 5051 (silent) | |||||
| 46 | 10.788 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ETV5 | 10321 | SD | Clear | BBC One W Mids, same stream as main channel | Linked to Freesat. Formerly used for Enhanced TV content | ||
| 47 | 10.803 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ETV2 | 6407 | SD | Clear | BBC One Scotland, same stream as main channel | Linked to Freesat. Formerly used for Enhanced TV content | ||
| BBC ALBA | 6424 | SD | Clear | BBC Alba, same stream as main channel | Yes | For English audio | |||
| 48 | 10.818 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ETV6 | 10371 | SD | Clear | BBC One South, same stream as main channel | Linked to Freesat. Formerly used for Enhanced TV content | ||
| 49 | 10.832 H DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23 FEC 3/4 | 10001 | HD | Encrypted | Upgrade screen | No | Switched off but still in NIT | ||
| 10002 | HD | Encrypted | Upgrade screen | No | |||||
| 50 | 10.847 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23 FEC 3/4 | 6945 | HD | Clear | BBC One HD, same stream as main channel | No | Linked to Freesat. | ||
| 53 | 10.891 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ITV Encore | 10135 | SD | Encrypted | ITV 3 | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 263) | |
| 54 | 10.906 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | ITV Encore +1 | 10265 | SD | Clear (encryption flag set) | Blank screen (blue screen if using a Sky+HD box) | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 268) | |
| 56 | 10.936 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | e4 | 9208 | SD | No signal | No | Was previously showing E4 UK (same stream as main channel) | ||
| 64 | 11.068 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23 FEC 3/4 | ITV Encore HD | 20820 | HD | Encrypted | ITV 3 | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 123) | |
| 20826 | HD | No signal | No | Previously used for ITV Box Office in Pubs (same stream) | |||||
| 65 | 11.082 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | 50316 | SD | Clear | CNN International | No | Transponder move from 11.671 H | ||
| 67 | 11.112 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | V Channel | 50425 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 680) | ||
| 71 | 11.171 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | 51125 | SD | Boomerang | No | Left over from transponder move | |||
| 51126 | SD | Boomerang +1 | No | Left over from transponder move | |||||
| 105 | 11.224 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | Rainbow | 52093 | SD (radio) | Clear | Silent | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 0207) | |
| 107 | 11.264 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | 7200 | 5536 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Nicktoons UK) | ||
| 7201 | 6116 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Nick Junior UK) | ||||
| 7202 | 6114 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Nickelodeon UK +1) | ||||
| 7203 | 6112 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Nickelodeon UK) | ||||
| 110 | 11.306 V DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | True Crime +1 | 53300 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 280) | ||
| True Crime | 53305 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 180) | ||||
| 53390 | 53271 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Sony Crime Channel +1) | ||||
| 111 | 11.344 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 53211 | 52285 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Chart Show Hits) | ||
| 53296 | SD | No signal | No | For BT Sport 3 Interactive L Removal | |||||
| 112 | 11.344 V DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 55251 | SD | Encrypted | BT Sport 1, same stream as main channel | ||||
| 50368 | 55252 | SD | Encrypted | ||||||
| 50342 | 55261 | SD | Encrypted | BT Sport 3, same stream as main channel | No | ||||
| 50343 | 55262 | SD | Encrypted | ||||||
| 113 | 11.386 H DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | PPV UK | 53797 | HD | Encrypted | No signal | Yes ('Welcome to BT Sport Box Office') | For BT Sport Box Office HD UK (490 in the UK) | |
| 114 | 11.386 V DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | 50662 | HD | Encrypted | BT Sport 1 HD, same stream as main channel | ||||
| 50663 | HD | Encrypted | |||||||
| 50682 | HD | Encrypted | BT Sport 3 HD, same stream as main channel | No | |||||
| 50683 | HD | Encrypted | |||||||
| 115 | 11.426 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | Fashion One | 10552 | SD | 'Technical fault' message | No | Ex-Freesat channel | ||
| D1 DAB | 10585 | SD | No | ETI distribution for the two commercial DAB Muxes | Also on Astra 4A, 12.303 H and Eutelsat 9B, 11.727 V | ||||
| SDL nATL | 10590 | SD | No | ||||||
| talkSPORT Dist | 10595 | SD (radio) | No | Talksport AM distribution | |||||
| TRP 1 | 10600 | SD | Encrypted | The Racing Partnership | No | Channel for LBOs in the UK and Ireland | |||
| 116 | 11.426 V DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | Freesports | 52556 | SD | Clear | Freesports UK | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 422) | ||
| 89 | 11.464 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | Notts TV | 54214 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 117 in Nottingham) | ||
| TVC News +1 | 54218 | SD | Clear | Blank screen | Yes | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 572) | |||
| 54219 | 50455 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (News 18 UK) | ||||
| Bible TV | 54227 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 784) | Might return on Sky channel 761 | |||
| 90 | 11.479 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | VTV | 50886 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 777) | ||
| 94 | 11.538 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | TV 99 | 22614 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 759) | Might return on Sky channel 750 | |
| Liberty Radio | 22656 | SD (radio) | Clear | Silent | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 0186) | ||||
| 95 | 11.553 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | Heart TV | 8888 | SD | Clear | "Technical fault" message | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 374) | Original SID 55111 now used by Dunamis TV |
| Capital TV | 55112 | SD | Clear | "Technical fault" message | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 375) | |||
| ROK +1 | 55150 | SD | Clear | ROK +1 | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 330) | ||||
| 96 | 11.568 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | Retail TV | 5005 | SD | No signal | No | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 667) | Original SID 54103 now used by High Street TV 5 | |
| 54125 | SD | No signal | No | For Travelxp | 1 August 2019 | ||||
| 54146 | SD | Clear | Arqiva test card | No | For new Asian channel? | ||||
| 97 | 11.582 H DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | propeller | 52102 | SD | Clear | Blank screen and 1kHz tone | Ex EPG label (was Sky channel 185) | ||
| 52104 | SD | No signal | No | For Foodxp | 1 August 2019 | ||||
| 98 | 11.597 V DVB-S QPSK SR 22 FEC 5/6 | 53505 | 53200 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Studio 66 TV 1) | ||
| 53575 | 53215 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Get Lucky TV) | ||||
| 53676 | 53216 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Psychic Today) | ||||
| 99 | 11.612 H DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23 FEC 2/3 | 55405 | HD | Colour bars & tone | No | For Premier Sports 2? | 1 August 2019 | ||
| 101 | 11.641 H DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23 FEC 2/3 | 7100 | HD | Clear | Black screen | No | Leftover test label | Previously showing Smithsonian Channel tests | |
| 2 | 11.739 V DVB-S 8PSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | SES UHD Demo | 7403 | UHD | Clear | SES 4K/UHD demo on a loop | No | Copy of the service on 12.441 V, DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | No Freesat data attached |
| 3 | 11.758 H DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | 3100 | HD | No signal | No | SID previously used for the Sky Ocean Rescue popup channel before being relabelled back and moved from 12.324 V upon closure. | |||
| Ultra HD | 9000 | UHD | Encrypted | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, same stream as U1MON | Yes (when SID is in use) | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, SID is turned on for general Sky Sports UHD broadcasts | Not manually storeable with standard HD Digibox or Sky Q | ||
| U1MON | 9006 | Sky Ultra HD channel 1 | No | UHD 1 monitor: 24/7 view of the stream. It does not switch off but is not used for public viewing | |||||
| Ultra HD | 9051 | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, same stream as U1MON | Yes (when SID is in use) | Sky Ultra HD channel 1, SID is typically turned on for non-Sky Sports programmes / Eurosport UHD | |||||
| 4 | 11.778 V DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | 1051 | SD | Clear | Empty label | No | Data | Home transponder, no transmissions | |
| 7 | 11.836 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 3191 | SD | No signal | No | For new Asian channel? | |||
| 11 | 11.914 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 5493 | SD | No signal (was RTÉ2 - timeshift by 1 hour (Mon-Fri: 19:00 to 02:00 Sat-Sun: 12:00 to 02:00) |
For RTÉ2 +1 | Was expected to launch 13/02/2019 but did not | |||
| 14 | 11.973 V DVB-S2 8PSK HEVC SR 31 FEC 9/10 | SES 8K | 7249 | FUHD | Clear | SES loop with video running at ~70Mbps (not always broadcasting) | No | SES 8K demo CURRENTLY OFF AIR | Overall data rate = 83Mbps, 144kbps AAC mono audio |
| 16 | 12.012 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | 4009 | 3871 | HD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Cartoon Network UK) | ||
| 19 | 12.070 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 4037 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Vice UK) | |||
| 4038 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Virgin Media Two) | |||||
| 4039 | SD | Virgin Media One +1 | No | Left over from transponder move | |||||
| 21 | 12.110 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 1007 | SD | No signal | No | ||||
| 2191 | SD | Encrypted | Universal TV Ireland | No | Transponder move from 11.306 H | ||||
| 4050 | SD | Encrypted | E! Ireland | No | Transponder move from 11.306 H | ||||
| 4205 | 4220 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (Sky Sports Arena Ireland) | ||||
| 23 | 12.148 H DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 1008 | SD | No signal | No | ||||
| 4015 | 4021 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (XXX Girl Girl) | ||||
| 4016 | 4023 | SD | No signal | No | Left over from transponder move (XXX Big&Bouncy) | ||||
| S1Test | 5308 | SD | Encrypted | Sky Sports Main Event Ireland, same stream as main channel | Not manually storeable with standard HD Digibox or Sky Q | ||||
| S1Test | 5309 | ||||||||
| 5503 | SD | Blue screen, was previously showing Sky Sports Golf still screen (VPID now used by Sky News Arabia TP move) | No | Leftover label? | |||||
| 25 | 12.188 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | PPV ROI | 1036 | HD | Encrypted | Eurosport 1 HD | Yes ('PPV ROI TG' and 'REPEAT: PPV ROI Test Event ROI test event 1. This is is the UK synopsis and marketing message. Visit sky.com/boxoffice') | For BT Sport Box Office HD Ireland (490 in region 50 - Ireland) | |
| 26 | 12.207 V DVB-S QPSK SR 27.5 FEC 5/6 | 1126 | SD (radio) | No signal | No | Previously Sky News Radio (separate feed) | |||
| 4575 | SD (radio) | Clear | Sky News Radio | No | Sky News Radio feed | ||||
| SNR | 4754 | SD (radio) | Clear | Sky News Radio | No | Sky News Radio feed | |||
| 29 | 12.226 H DVB-S2 8PSK SR 27.5 FEC 8/9 | 5406 | HD | No signal (was Cartoon Network UK) | No | For unknown channel | |||
| 5407 | HD | No signal (was Boomerang UK) | No | For unknown channel | |||||
| 5408 | HD | same stream as 5407 | No | For unknown channel | |||||
| 32 | 12.324 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 27.5 FEC 2/3 | 4567 | HD | Clear | Sky Intro, same stream as main channel | ||||
| Ultra HD | 9002 | UHD | Encrypted | Sky Ultra HD channel 2, same stream as U2MON | Yes (when SID is in use) | Sky Ultra HD channel 2, SID is turned on for Formula One coverage | Not manually storable with standard HD Digibox or Sky Q | ||
| U2MON | 9009 | Sky Ultra HD channel 2 | No | UHD 2 monitor: 24/7 view of the stream. It does not switch off but is not used for public viewing | |||||
| Ultra HD | 9012 | Sky Ultra HD channel 2, same stream as U2MON | Yes (when SID is in use) | Sky Ultra HD channel 2 | |||||
| 38 | 12.441 V DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | Astra UHD Demo | 7400 | UHD | Clear | SES 4K/UHD demo on a loop | No | UHD Demo channels with Freesat data attached | Not manually storeable with standard HD Digibox or Sky Q (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 | |||||||
| 39 | 12.460 H DVB-S2 QPSK SR 29.5 FEC 8/9 | H1Test | 9008 | HD | Encrypted | Sky Sports Main Event UK, same stream as main channel | No |
See also
- List of channels on Sky (UK and Ireland)
- Forthcoming changes to digital platforms (UK & Ireland)
- Digital television channels (UK & Ireland)
- HD channels (UK & Ireland)
- Freesat (UK)
- DTT/Freeview (UK)
External Links
- Changes to the TV Guide (Sky)
Note: This is a forum where staff from Sky post what's new to Sky. For changes to the EPG in a particular month, look for the title "Changes to the TV Guide - [MONTH, YEAR]"