EUROBIRD 28.5° EAST
monitored by Wild Pete
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GUIDE TO EXTRA CHANNELS AVAILABLE THROUGH A SKY DIGIBOX

Most channels carried on Eurobird satellite 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 inclding a list of the main Sky Digital channels or see what extras are available from the Astra satellites.

Page last updated 26th August 2010

Selected recent changes:
Tp C2U 11261V - channels 52134 & 5 removed, became new frequency for B4U Movies & Music
Tp C6U 11427V - channel 52515 removed, became new frequency fro MAX
Tp F2U 12560V - channel 54107 removed, became new frequency for SAB TV
Tp C2L 11223V - channel 52143 removed

Transponder no. / Frequency Channel Name Description
       
Use Symbol Rate 27.5 & FEC 2/3
C1L 11223H Fashion TV Blank. Channel recently removed from the EPG.
C1L 11223H Just4us Blue screen, channel formerly on the EPG
C2L 11223V FWR Audio channel recently removed from the EPG, still available through manual tuning
C2L 11223V 53145 Blue screen
C1U 11261H 3e 'Programme not available' message. Channel only available in Ireland.
C2U 11261V Rural TV Technical Fault message. Channel recently removed from the EPG.
C2U 11261V Shopping TV Technical Fault message. Channel recently removed from the EPG.
C2U 11261V Audi Channel Blue screen. Channel formerly on the EPG.
C3L 11307H 52210 Blank. Formerly NTAI.
C3U 11344H 53230 Blue screen
C3U 11344H 53205 Blue screen
C3U 11344H Blue Kiss TV Blue screen - former frequency for Blue Kiss TV
C6L 11390V Raaj Radio Silent/technical fault message. Channel formerly on the EPG.
C6L 11390V Starpoint Radio

Silent/technical fault message

C6L 11390V Pulse Rated Silent. Channel formerly on the EPG
C6L 11390V The Word Silent/technical fault message. Channel formerly on the EPG.
C6L 11390V MOS Radio Silent/technical fault message. Channel formerly on the EPG.
C5U 11427H RADIO SHEPHERD Audio channel
C5U 11427H RADIO RABBI Audio channel
C5U 11427H My Best Radio Audio channel
D3S 11508H ISM Test1 v5 Channel upgrade screen: does not relate to this particular channel. It depends where in your 'other channels' the channel is saved. eg if first on the list you will get BBC1 upgrade details, fifth will give Channel 5 etc.
D3S 11508H ISM Sky1 v6 Blue screen
D3S 11508H ISM Sports 1 v6 Blue screen
D3S 11508H 9318 Channel upgrade screen
D3S 11508H 9319 Blue screen
D3S 11508H EIA2 Test Blue screen
D3S 11508H 9328 Channel upgrade screen
D3S 11508H SOM Trigger Test Channel upgrade screen
D3S 11508H 8N2 Channel upgrade screen
D3S 11508H EIA2 Test 5 Channel upgrade screen
D3S 11508H _4109 Blue screen (moved from 11469H)
D3S 11508H _4110 Blue screen (moved from 11469H)
D3S 11508H _99 Blue screen (moved from 11469H)
D3S 11508H (sub b +1000) Blue screen (moved from 11469H)
D5S 11546H AVAGO (Cable) Cable feed for Gala TV, formerly Avago
D5S 11546H Life Blue screen, channel formerly on the EPG
D5S 11546H Monte Carlo TV Frozen image
D5S 11546H Ava Test Gala TV as on EPG channel 861
D6S 11565V (Blank) Blue screen
D7S 11585H Arsenal TV Blue screen, channel formerly on the EPG
D9S 11623H InTune Costcutter In Tune Radio
D12S 11681V Setanta Ireland 'Programme not available' message
D12S 11681V Setanta Sports1 'Programme not available' message
F1L 12523H 55020 Technical fault message
F1U 12560H 54066 Tech Fault messaqge, with search & scan info for World Food Network
F1U 12560H 54069 Showcase TV, as on EPG channel 201
F2U 12560V O'seasproperty Blue screen. Channel formerly on the EPG.
F4U 12643V 54365 Blank screen
       

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. Alter the Symbol rate and FEC 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.