EUROBIRD 28.5 EAST monitored by Wild Pete

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 15th January 2012

Selected recent changes:
Tp C2U 11261V - channel 52131 removed, became new frequency for Ahlebait TV
Tp D11S 11662H - channel 51037 removed, became UMP Movies on EPG channel 797
Tp D9S 11623H - In Tune removed

Transponder no. / Frequency Channel Name Description         Use Symbol Rate 27.5 & FEC 2/3 C2L 11223V Gaydarradio Tone. Audio channel formerly on the EPG. C1U 11261H 3e 'Programme not available' message. Channel only available in Ireland. C3L 11307H 52250 Blue screen C3L 11307H 52280 Blue screen C3L 11307H 52220 Blue screen C3U 11344H 53215 Blue screen C3U 11344H Blue Kiss TV Blank. Channel recently removed from the EPG. C3U 11344H LivexxxBabes Test card, info for Asian Connexions C4U 11344V 55280 Blue screen C4U 11344V 55201 At The Races as on EPG channel 415 C4U 11344V Babeworld.tv Test card, colour bars. Channel recently removed from the EPG. C5U 11427H Freesat (various) 13 Freesat related channels/services - all show a technical fault message C5U 11427H Radio Caroline Radio Caroline left the EPG but still available via manual tuning C6U 11427V 52575 Blue screen C6U 11427V OBE Blue screen. Channel recently removed from the EPG. D1S 11469H 1837 Sky 1 as on EPG ch 106 D1S 11469H 1871 SOM Test Sky 2 as on EPG ch 129 D2S 11488V 55515 Test card, colour bars, caption 'BT Tower 625/50i' 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 CChannel 5 etc. D3S 11508H 1 Blue screen D3S 11508H 9318 Channel upgrade 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 D3S 11508H _4110 Blue screen D3S 11508H (sub b +1000) Blue screen D6S 11565V 2210 Blue screen D11S 11662H SouthForYou Blue screen. Channel formerly on the EPG. D12S 11681V Setanta Ireland 'Programme not available' message D12S 11681V Setanta Sports1 'Programme not available' message F1L 12523H Live 960 Blue screen. Channel formerly on the EPG. F2L 12523V Desh TV Blank. Channel recently removed from the EPG. F3L 12607H Flirt TV Technical Fault message. Channel recently removed from the EPG. F3U 12643H 54207 EWTN as on EPG channel 589 F3U 12643H 54209 EWTN radio as on EPG channel 0147

Manual Tuning

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

This is how it works on my Sky HD receiver. Menus may vary slightly on other receivers. Press the Services button and press the down arrow on the remote to highlight SKY+ SETUP, then use the right button or press 6 to get to ADD CHANNELS. Press the down button so the frequency is highlighted and type in the frequency as given above. Press down again if you also need to change the polarity letter, Symbol Rate or FEC. Press the yellow button to get the list of channels being broadcast by that transponder. 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 (Services button, down then 5).