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Wild Pete's Frequently Asked Questions

I'm happy to try to help with any questions you might have - contact me on pete@wildsat.com - but please check to see whether the answer is already proved in the list below.

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Can I receive the German channels I used to get with my old Sky analogue system? Or channels in Spanish, French etc?
There are some European channels on the Sky EPG but they are all designed for an international audience: French channel TV5 Europe on EPG channel 805, the German channel DWTV on 801 and the Spanish TVEi on 802. There are no domestic European channels available. To get foreign domestic channels you really need a bigger dish pointing to another satellite such as Astra 19.2E or Hotbird 13.0E, where there are many channels in German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic etc. A digibox is particularly inflexible when it comes to receiving such channels, so another free-to-air digital receiver is recommended.
For your guidance, I have one 80cm dish with three LNBs. One is connected to my digibox and the other two to an non-Sky receiver, allowing me to view channels from the satellites mentioned above.

I follow your instructions for adding channels but only get a message telling me 'No Signal Found'.
This seems to happen most often when trying to tune in the ITV regions and other channels in the lower frequency range. Rebooting your box usually fixes the problem - turn it off, leave it for a minute or two then try again. Sometimes boxes behave oddly and it is worth leaving them unplugged for longer. Taking out the leads and the viewing card has also been known to help!

Does manual tuning allow me to get subscription channels for free?
No, this is not a way to avoid subscription charges!

Where can I get a complete listing of the frequencies for all channels?
Have a look at Lyngsat, specifically www.lyngsat.com/28east.shtml and www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.shtml

Do you have a list showing which channels are broadcast free-to-air?
I keep a list available at www.wildsat.com/freesat.doc but cannot undertake to keep it as up to date as the rest of my site. I usually update it every few months.

Can I receive domestic UK channels in the Republic of Ireland (and elsewhere)?
All viewers can receive the BBC & ITV channels as they are free to air. In Ireland, BBC1 & BBC2 are on the EPG, others can be added via manual tuning - use 10773H 22.0 5/6 for BBC 3 & 4, also 10788V, 10803H and 10818V for various regions. All the ITV channels (1-4) can be found on 10714H, 10758V, 10832H, 10891H and 10906V 22.0 5/6.
From December 2006 Channel 4 has been on the EPG in Ireland on channel 142. However, Five remains available to UK viewers only. It does not appear on the EPG in Ireland and is not available to view when tuned in manually.