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 3rd February 2010

Selected recent changes:
Tp 6 - channel 6522 removed, became the new frequency for Blighty
Tp 9 - channel 6210 removed, became a new frequency for Discovery
Tp 40 - TT on 4  & channels 12000, 12005, 12010, 12015 & 12020 removed
Tp 43 - DW-TV removed

Transponder no. / Frequency Channel Name Description
       
Astra 2A & B transponders 1-39 use Symbol Rate 27.5 & FEC 2/3
2 11739V Challenge+ Challenge as on EPG ch 125
2 11739V Bravo+ Bravo as on EPG ch 123
2 11739V Bravo~

Bravo as on EPG ch 123

2 11739V 6008 Blue screen
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 Food +1 Blue screen
6 11817V Uktv Docs~ Used by cable operators. Showing Eden as on EPG ch 532.
6 11817V 7611 Blue screen
6 11817V UK Food~ Good Food as on EPG ch 249
7 11836H 9006 Channel upgrade screen
10 11895V MTV Trax The Trax service otherwise available throught the red button on MTV
10 11895V Mti MTV One. Used for 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 T7 STRM-0

BBC interactive mosaic

13 11954H T7 STRM-1 BBC interactive service
13 11954H 6780 Blue screen
13 11954H 6781 Blue screen
14 11973V 7450 Blue screen
14 11973V 7455 Blue screen
14 11973V 7560 Blue screen
14 11973V 7565 Blue screen
14 11973V 7570 Blue screen
15 11992H 6103 G.O.L.D. +1 as on EPG ch 133
15 11992H 7601 Home +1 as on EPG ch 247
15 11992H UKtv Gold +1~ G.O.L.D. +1 as on EPG ch 133
15 11992H 7616 Blue screen
15 11992H UKTV Docs +1~

Technical Fault message

15 11992H UKTV G2 +1.

Blue screen

15 11992H 7360 Home +1 as on EPG ch 247
15 11992H 7650

Blue screen

15 11992H 7610 Blue screen
17 12032H QVC Test QVC as on EPG ch 640
18 12051V Toonami I CN Too as on EPG ch 602
18 12051V Cartoon l Cartoon Network as on EPG ch 601
18 12051V 5606 CNN Radio. News feeds for other stations.
22 12129V 7308 S4C as on EPG channel 134
23 12148H SP News Sky Sports News as on EPG ch 405
23 12148H S1Test

British Eurosport 2 as on EPG ch 411

25 12188H snr3 Sky News Radio
25 12188H 5705 Audio channel, currently silent
25 12188H HSSNR Blank screen with intermittent tone/audio feeds
26 12207V Sky News UK (Cable) Sky News
26 12207V Sky News Eire (Cable) Sky News
27 12226H 1837 Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106
27 12226H 1871 SOM Test Sky 2 as on EPG ch 107
29 12266H Nick Test Nickelodeon as on EPG ch 604
29 12266H Nick Jr Test

Nick Jr as on EPG ch 615

30 12285V yd1oe6 Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106
30 12285V yd2oe6 Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106
30 12285V (blank) Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106
30 12285V 9009 Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106
31 12304H Retail Info Sky promos, intended for retailers
31 12304H Sky Active Ads

Sky info card

31 12304H 1429 SkyPoker.com as on EPG ch 865
35 12304H (blank) Blank screen
36 12402V ITV1 Mer SE ITV1 regions
36 12402V ITV1 Mer N
36 12402V ITV1 Anglia W
36 12402V ITV1 Yorks E
36 12402V ITV1 TT S
36 12402V ITV1 Central SW
36 12402V 12199 ITV1 Central
39 12460H __4109 Blue screen. Relates to Sky Active services.
39 12460H __4110 Blue screen - see above
39 12460H __99 Blue screen - see above
39 12460H (sub b +1000) Blue screen - see above
40 12480V Channel 4 etc C4 family of channels, Irish regional variations (not free to air)
       
Transponders 41-63 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 Channel 4 Six C4 regional variations (only difference is adverts)
41 10714H c4 l Channel 4
42 10729V Channel 4 +1 Six C4 +1 regional variations (only difference is adverts)
42 10729V 8389 E4, as on EPG channel 136
42 10729V

e4

 E4, as on EPG channel 136
43 10744H RTE One 'This programme is not available' message in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H RTE TWO 'This programme is not available' message in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H TG4 'This programme is not available' message in Great Britain - channel only available to viewers in Rep of Ireland and Northern Ireland
43 10744H 9604

'This programme is not available' message (although I understand that in Ireland this shows a blank/snowy screen)

43 10744H TV3 'This programme is not available' - 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/BBC Four
45 10773H BBC TES 2 Blue screen
45 10773H BBC TES 3 BBC Three as on EPG channel 115
46 10788V ETV5 BBC1 W Midlands
47 10803H ETV2 BBC1 Wales
47 10803H ETV3 Audio channel. Technical fault message / silent.
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 DCT (t51) Disney Channel as on EPG channel  609
52 10876V 1356 At The Races as on EPG channel 415
53 10891H 10135 Blue screen
53 10891H ITV1 BorderSco ITV1 regions
53 10891H ITV1 TT N
53 10891H ITV1 Meridian S
53 10891H ITV1 Meridian E
53 10891H ITV1 Anglia S
53 10891H ITV1 Yorks W
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.