ASTRA 28.2° EAST
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TESTS AND OTHER CHANNELS NOT NUMBERED ON THE SKY EPG

Most channels carried on Astra satellites at 28.2E are already on the Sky EPG, but the table below shows tests and some others that are available. The names of various channels that have ceased broadcasting also still appear in the list. Access them through manual tuning of your receiver. TV channels are in blue, audio channels in green. These are what I see with my system; if you have a different level of subscription, results will likely vary. Manual tuning does not let you see subscription channels for free!

See my front page including a list of the main Sky Digital channels or see what extras are available from the Eurobird satellite.

Page last updated 21st April 2008

Selected recent changes:
Tp 40 - channel 12081 removed, became Brit Asia TV on EPG channel 836
Tp 21 - cet, Spts Uefa and Sky Spts 1 test removed
Tp 31 - channel 9347 removed, became the new frequency for Sky Premiere
Tp 53 - ttg53 removed

 

Transponder no. / Frequency Channel Name Description
       
Astra 2A & B transponders 1-39 use Symbol Rate 27.5 & FEC 2/3
2 11739V Living+ Living TV
2 11739V Challenge+ Challenge
2 11739V Trouble+ Trouble
2 11739V Bravo+ Bravo
2 11739V Living~  
2 11739V Bravo~

 
2 11739V test~~ Living TV 2
4 11778V Total Hits etc Individual Music Choice channels. Can be added to 'other channels' but track details do not appear.
4 11778V (blank) Blue screen
6 11817V UKTV channels with '~' after their names Used by cable operators
6 11817V 7611 Showing UKTV Food +1
9 11876H dis+ Discovery Channel. Used for interactive service.
9 11876H H&Li Home & Leisure, relates to interactive service.
10 11895V MTV Trax  
10 11895V Mti Used for MTV interactive service
13 11954H ETV3 Technical fault message but with BBC Radio 1 audio
13 11954H BBC London BBC Radio London, only on the EPG in the London area.
13 11954H T4 STRM-0 & 1 BBC interactive services
13 11954H 6780 Blue screen
13 11954H 6781 Blue screen
15 11992H 6103 Showing UKTV Gold +1
15 11992H 7601 Showing UKTV Style +
15 11992H UKtv Gold +1~ Showing UKTV Gold +1
15 11992H 7616 Showing UKTV History +1
15 11992H UKTV Docs +1~

 
15 11992H 7360 Showing UKTV Style +
17 12032H Q_I Showing QVC as on EPG channel 630
18 12051V Toonami I Showing Toonami
18 12051V Cartoon l Showing Cartoon Network
18 12051V Cni Cartoon Network - interactive
18 12051V 5606 CNN Radio. News feeds for other stations.
21 12110H SP1 Showing Sky Sports 1
21 12110H SP3 Showing Sky Sports 3
22 12129V S4C SE S4C info card
22 12129V 7308 Showing S4C as on EPG channel 134
23 12148H SP News Showing Sky Sports News
23 12148H S1Test

 
23 12148H SP Xtra

 
24 12168V Channel 4 Seven C4 regional variations (only difference is adverts)
24 12168V C4L Test1 C4 London region
25 12188H snr3 Sky News Radio - "This programme is not available"
25 12188h HSSNR Blank screen with intermittent tone
26 12207V Sky News Eire (Cable) Sky News
26 12207V Sky News UK (Cable) Sky News
27 12226H 1837 Showing Sky Two
27 12226H 1871 - OSM TEST Showing Sky Two
28 12246V __4109 Blue screen. Relates to Sky Active services.
28 12246V __4110 Blue screen - see above
28 12246V __99 Blue screen - see above
28 12246V (sub b +1000) Blue screen - see above
29 12266H SP2 Showing Sky Sports 2
29 12266H SkyVenue Blue screen
29 12266H (blank) 'Programme not available' message
29 12266H Nick Test Showing Nickelodeon
29 12266H Nick Jr Test

 
30 12285V 4609 Showing National Geographic
30 12285V yd1oe6 Showing Sky One
30 12285V yd2oe6 Showing Sky One
30 12285V yd3oe6 Showing National Geographic
30 12285V yd4oe6 Showing National Geographic
30 12285V (blank) Sky One
31 12304H Five T2 Reg 2 Channel five
31 12304H Retail Info Sky promos, intended for retailers
31 12304H 1429 Showing SkyPoker.com
31 12304H 9355 Blue screen
35 12382H (blank)

 
36 12402V 12199 ITV mosaic
38 12441V DEV-STRM-0 to 6 BBC interactive feeds
40 12480V Channel 4 +1 Six C4 +1 regional variations (only difference is adverts)
       
Transponders 41-57 use Symbol Rate 22.0 & FEC 5/6
Note Astra 2D transmissions on transponders 41-56 are tightly focussed on the British Isles and a larger dish will be required by viewers in continental Europe
41 10714H ITV1 Anglia S ITV1 regions
41 10714H ITV1 Anglia W
41 10714H ITV1 TT N
41 10714H ITV1 TT S
41 10714H TTG41 Showing ITV1 Anglia
41 10714H G41 Showing ITV1 Tyne Tees
41 10714H ITV1 Central SW ITV1 region
42 10729V FF TEST1 Film4 test
42 10729V 8350 Channel 4, apparently free to air
42 10729V 8389 Showing E4, as on EPG channel 136
42 10729V EFiAd Showing E4, as on EPG channel 136
43 10744H RTE One Blue screen in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H RTE TWO Blue screen in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H TG4 Blue screen in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H 9604

'Programme not available' message (although I understand that in Ireland this shows a blank/snowy screen)
43 10744H TV3 Blue screen - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland
44 10758V ITV1 Granada ITV1 regions
44 10758V ITV1 Anglia E
44 10758V ITV1 Central W
45 10773H ETV CBeebies/BBC4
45 10773H BBC TES Test Blue screen
45 10773H BBC TES 2 Blue screen
45 10773H BBC TES 3  
46 10788V ETV5 BBC1 W Midlands
47 10803H ETV2 BBC1 Wales
47 10803H ETV3 BBC Radio 1
48 10818V ETV6 BBC1 West
49 10832H ITV1 Central S ITV1 regions
49 10832H ITV1 Central E
49 10832H ITV1 Wales
49 10832H ITV1 West
49 10832H ITV1 W Country
49 10832H ITV1 Border
49 10832H G49 ITV1 Wales
51 10862H Oneword Audio channel recently removed from the EPG, now silent.
51 10862H DCT (t51) Blue screen
52 10876V 1356 At The Races
53 10891H ITV1 BorderSco ITV1 regions
53 10891H ITV1 Meridian S
53 10891H ITV1 Meridian E
53 10891H ITV1 Mer SE
53 10891H ITV1 Mer N
53 10891H ITV1 Yorks W
53 10891H ITV1 Yorks E
53 10891H G53 Showing ITV1 Border
54 10906V ITV Channel Is ITV1 regions
54 10906V stv (3 sub regions)
54 10906V UTV
54 10906V G54 Showing ITV3
       

Manual Tuning

To access the above channels, you need to add them to the "Other Channels" section of the Digibox "Services" menu.

Bring up the Services menu and choose option 4 for System Setup then 4 again for Add Channels. Type in the frequency as given above, together with the polarity letter. For transponders 1 to 40 leave the Symbol rate and FEC at their default values, for other frequencies change them to the settings shown in the above table. Choose Find Channels and the list of channels being broadcast by that transponder appears. Highlight the name and press the yellow button for all the ones you wish to add to your list. Pressing the Select button saves your choices; your selected channels will now be available under the "Other Channels" option on the Services menu. You can save up to 50 channels in this fashion.