Sky & Satellite Weekly News Thread, Week #42

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SKY TESTS

Not all of the test below will be available to Digiboxes. If however you have software version R010 you will be able to add HD transponders, but not all channels are necessarily storable

Astra

Txp# 45 - 10.773 H, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
6391______Showing BBC1 London. (jimbo)

Txp# 47 - 10.803 H, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
6460______No signal, left over from transponder change (jimbo) [Not available on Digibox]

Txp# 50 - 10.846 V, DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23.000 FEC 2/3
6945_______showing BBC One HD (Disco)

Txp# 54 – 10.906 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
ITV Encore+1_____still broadcasting [Digi Man]

Txp# 57 - 10.964 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
5* +1 FSAT_____5* +1 (broadcasting off Sky EPG and on Freesat [jimbo]

Txp# 64 - 11.067 V, DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23.000, FEC 2/3
20800________Showing ITV London (in HD) (jimbo)
20810________Showing ITV Granada (in HD) (jimbo)
20820________no signal (jimbo)

€utelsat 28A

Txp# C5L - 11.389 H SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
52470________ID UK (same as main channel) (obrienmichael05/jimbo) (*)
52476________ID UK +1 (same as main channel) (obrienmichael05/jimbo) (*)
52498________technical fault message (Digi Man)

Txp# C6L - 11.390 V SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
Red Light 3________Still broadcasting (Digi Man)


Txp# C5U - 11.428 H SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
LBP TV___Showing Westgage Media Centre 1 test card (djrich)
NKWA Radio____on air (Digi Man)

Txp# D8S - 11.604 V, DVB-S2 SR 29.500 FEC 3/4
50662________Showing BT Sport 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo) (*)
50663________Showing BT Sport 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo) (*)

Txp# D12S - 11.681 V, SR 27500 FEC 2/3
55321 ________Showing Cruzr tv(jimbo)

Astra

Txp# 9 - 11.875 H, SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
6241_______Discovery UK (Digi Man) (*)
6244_______Discovery UK +1 (Digi Man) (*)
6299_______technical fault message (Digi Man)

Txp# 16 - 12.012 V, SR 29.500 FEC ¾ DVB-S2 QPSK
1700_________Showing upgrade screen (jimbo)


Txp# 17 - 12.032 H, SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
7232_________Showing QVC Style (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)

Txp# 23 - 12.148 H, SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
S1 Test______Sky Sports 1 Ireland (used for Sky Sports 5 info) (same stream) (Analoguesat) (*)

Txp# 30 - 12.285 V, SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
4567______Showing Sky1 (same stream) (Digi Man) (*)

Txp# 34 - 12.363 V, DVB-S2 SR 29.500 FEC 3/4
3999______Showing Discovery UK (same as main channel) (jimbo)


Txp# 35 - 12.382 H, DVB-S2 SR 29.500 FEC 3/4
1900______No signal (jimbo)
3845______For LFC TV (in HD) showing Top Ten Show (jimbo)

Txp# 73 - 12.515 H, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
50332______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 3 (Digi Man)
50333______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 4 (Digi Man)
50334______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 5 (Digi Man)
50335______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 6 (Digi Man)
50336______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 7 (Digi Man)
50337______No signal - for BT Sport Red Button 8 (Digi Man)
50367______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man) (*)
50368______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man) (*)
1004_______Showing BT Sport Mosaic (jimbo)
1008_______Showing BT Sport Mosaic (jimbo)

Txp# 76 - 12.552 V, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
The Active Channel_____Blank screen with EPG daa (Digi Man)

Txp# 81 - 12.633 H, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
Smart Live______Technical fault message with EPG data (Digi Man)

Txp# 81 - 12.633 H, SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
51125__________For Setanta Ireland (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo) (*)
51126__________For Setanta Sports 1 (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo) (*)

(*) = Encrypted

LOCAL CHANNELS
12.610 V SR 22000 FEC 5/6: London Live (*) (on 117 in region 1, 18, 64, 66 and 70)
12.670 V SR 22000 FEC 5/6: STV Glasgow (*) (on 117 in region 37)

REGION MAPPING

The following sub-region numbers are used to determine which region you get. Given ITV now list virtually all their channels as "ITV", this list may help you.

This list originally appeared on ukfree.tv, and is updated. Channel 103 is the following in each area: (BBC in brackets []). HD swap in Scotland Wales and NI only (BBC1), England only (BBC2)

01 Crystal Palace transmitter area: ITV London (SID 10060) [London]
02 Sudbury transmitter area: (ITV Anglia E) same as 21 (SID 10090 - was Anglia S) [East E]
03 Sutton Coldfield transmitter area: ITV Central (West) (SID 10100) [W Mids]
04 Mendip transmitter area: ITV West (SID 10030) [West]
05 Rowridge transmitter area: ITV Meridian (South Coast micro region) (SID 10140) [South]
06 ALL of WestCountry transmitter area: ITV Westcountry (SID 10040) [S West]
07 Winter Hill transmitter area: ITV Granada (SID 10080) [N West]
08 Emley Moor transmitter area: Yorkshire (West micro region) (SID 10160) [Yorks]
09 Hannington transmitter area: ITV Meridian (Thames Valley micro region) (SID 12101) [South]
10 Heathfield and Hastings transmitter area: Meridian (East micro region) (SID 10150) [S East]
11 Dover transmitter area: same as 10 (SID 10150) [S East]
12 Caldbeck (England) transmitter area: ITV Border (SID 10120) [NE&C]
13 Pontop Pike and Chatton transmitter area: ITV Tyne Tees (SID 10130) [NE&C]
20 Waltham and Nottingham transmitter area: ITV Central (East micro region) (SID 20701) [E Mids]
21 Tacolneston transmitter area: ITV 1 Anglia (East micro region) (SID 10090) [East E]
25 Sandy Heath transmitter area: ITV 1 Anglia (West micro region) (SID 12110) [East W]
29 Belmont transmitter area: Yorkshire (East micro region) (SID 12120) [Yrfks&Lin]
33 NORTHERN IRELAND transmitter area: UTV (SID 10230) [NI]
34 Fremont Point (Channel Islands) transmitter area: Channel TV (SID 10200) [CI]
35 GRAMPIAN (as was) transmitter area: STV North (Aberdeen micro region) (SID 10210) [Scotland]
36 Caldbeck Scotland and Selkirk transmitter area (ITV Border): (SID 10120) (was Border Scotland) [Scotland]
37 Black Hill, Darvel, Rosneath and Torosay transmitter areas: STV West (Glasgow micro region) (SID 10220) [Scotland]
38 Craigkelly transmitter area: STV East (Edinburgh micro region) (SID 10221) [Scotland]
39 Angus transmitter area: STV Tayside (Dundee micro region) (SID 10225) [Scotland]
41 Ridge Hill transmitter area: (ITV Central SW) (SID 12140) [W Mids]
43 WALES transmitter area: ITV Wales (SID 10020) [Wales]
50 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (TV3 – SID 9605)
61 Olivers Mount transmitter area: same as 8 (SID 10160) [Yorks]
64 Bluebell Hill and Tunbridge Wells transmitter area: (SID 10060) [S East]
65 Whitehawk Hill transmitter area: (SID 10140) [S East]
68 Midhurst transmitter area: (SID 10150) [South]
69 Bilsdale transmitter area: (SID 10130) (was Tyne Tees S) [NE&C]
71 Oxford transmitter area: ITV 1 Central (South micro region) (SID 20700) [Oxford]
18 OVERLAP of Crystal Palace and Sudbury transmitter area (SID 10060) [East E]
19 OVERLAP of Sutton Coldfield and Waltham/Nottingham transmitter area (SID 10100) [E Mids]
24 OVERLAP of Ridge Hill and Mendip transmitter area same as 04
26 OVERLAP of Emley Moor and Bilsdale transmitter area (SID 10130) (was Tyne Tees S) [Yorks]
27 OVERLAP of Oxford and Sandy Heath transmitter area (SID 20700) [East W]
28 OVERLAP of Winter Hill and Caldbeck transmitter area (SID 10120) [N West]
45 OVERLAP of Winter Hill and WALES transmitter area same as 07
60 TRI-OVERLAP Belmont Waltham/Nottingham and Emley Moor transmitter area (SID 12120) [Yorks]
62 OVERLAP of Belmont and Waltham/Nottingham transmitter area (SID 12120) [E Mids]
63 OVERLAP of Oxford and Mendip transmitter area (SID 12101) [West]
66 OVERLAP of Midhurst and Hannington transmitter area (SID 10060) [South]
67 OVERLAP of Rowridge and ALL of WestCountry transmitter area (SID 10040) [South]
70 OVERLAP of Oxford and Hannington transmitter area (SID 10060) [Oxford]
72 OVERLAP of Belmont and Emley Moor transmitter area (SID 10160) [Yorks]

ITV HD: (178 - 103 for HD swap)
ITV London (SID 21000) in Region 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
ITV Granada (SID 21010) in Region 7, 8, 12, 13, 26, 18, 29, 36, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72
ITV Meridian SE (SID 21020) in Region 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 21, 25, 63, 65, 68,
ITV Central West (SID 21030) in Region 3, 4, 6, 19, 20, 24, 27, 41, 43, 67, 71
STV West (Glasgow version) (SID 12130) in Region 35, 37, 38, 39 (HD swap in Region 37)
UTV (SID 20780) in Region 33 (HD swap applies)

Channel 4 London ( SID 9211) is on 104 in Regions 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
Channel 4 South & East (SID 9212) is on 104 in Regions 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 21, 25, 34, 63, 65, 67, 68, 71 and 117 in Region 43
Channel 4 Midlands (SID 9213) is on 104 in Regions 3, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, 41
Channel 4 North (SID 9214) is on 104 in Regions 7, 8, 13, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69
Channel 4 Northern Ireland (SID 9215) is on 104 in Region 33
Channel 4 Scotland (SID 9216) is on 104 in Regions 12, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Channel 4 Ireland (SID 12035) is on 135 in Region 50
(Channel 4 HD is London (SID 21200 - NO HD SWAP)

Channel 5 Region 1 (London) (SiD 7700) on 105 in Regions 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
Channel 5 Region 2 (South Central) (SID 7701) in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 34, 41, 43, 63, 65, 67, 68, 71 (HD swap applies for Sky subscribers - SID 3945)
Channel 5 Region 3 (North) (SID 7702) in Regions 7, 8, 13, 26, 29, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72
Channel 5 Region 4 (Scotland) (SID 7703) in Regions 12, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Channel 5 Region 5 (Northern Ireland) (SID 7704) in Region 33

ITV+1 is mapped as follows:
London+1 (10155) in 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
Anglia E+1 (10055) in 2, 21, 25
Central W+1 (10145) in 3, 19, 20, 27, 41, 71
Westcountry W+1 (in 4, 24
Meridian SE+1 (10101) in 5, 9, 10, 11, 63, 65, 68
Westcountry SW+1 (10125) in 6, 67
Granada+1 (10255) in 7, 12, 28, 36, 45
Yorkshire W+1 (12165) in 8, 29, 60, 61, 72
Tyne Tees+1 (20735) in 13, 26, 69
Wales+1 (20715) in 43

SAORSAT

STATUS at 21 October 2013

Eutelsat KA SAT 9 East: 20185 L SR 25000 FEC 2/3 QPSK:

TV:

5101/5201 (5201): RTÉ ONE (MPEG4/SD)
5102/5202 (5202): RTÉ TWO (MPEG4/HD)
5103/5203 (5203): RTÉ NEWS NOW (MPEG4/SD)
5104/5204 (5204): TG 4 (MPEG4/SD)
5105/5205 (5205): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5106/5206 (5206): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5017/5207 (5207): RTÉ Jr (MPEG4/SD)
5018/5208 (5208): RTÉ ONE+1 (MPEG4/SD)

Radio services:

5226 (5226): RTÉ Radio 1
5227 (5227): RTÉ 2FM
5228 (5228): RTÉ Lyric FM
5229 (5229): RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta
5230 (5230): RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
5231 (5231): RTÉ Pulse
5232 (5232): RTÉ 2XM
5234 (5234): RTÉ Gold
5235 (5235): RTÉ Jr Radio/RTÉ Chill


COMING SOON
All information is given in good faith, but things change fast in the world of satellite TV and many of these channels may never appear.[/b]


November 2014

• 24th - Made in Cardiff (Cardiff and surrounding areas) - 134

December 2014

• 1st - Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle-upon0-Tyne and surrounding areas) - 117


Autumn/winter 2014

• Lifestyle genre abolished and merged into entertainment genre
• Between 1 October 2014 and 11 February 2015 - Made in Leeds (Leeds and surrounding areas) - 117
• Between 15 October 2014 and 3 December 2014 - Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle and surrounding areas) - 117
• By 7 January 2015 - STV Edinburgh (Edinburgh and surrounding areas) - 117

2014 - date to be confirmed

• Reality tv channel from Red Bull
• Zee Veria Living
• RTE One HD in Ireland & Northern Ireland (161 (HD swap, Northern Ireland) and 101 (HD swap, Ireland)
• Channel from AMC

2015

• 5 January - UTV Ireland (RoI)
• Autumn - BBC One +1 HD & SD launch & replace BBC Three HD & SD, subject to BBC Trust approval.
• By 2016 - S4C HD launches

No timescale

• Al Jazeera English HD - licensed for launch on satellite
• RTÉ Ireland (UK)
• BBC One HD English regions and BBC Two HD nations (UK)


Local TV

Services Launched

23 Nov 2013 - Estuary TV (Grimsby)
24 March 2014 - Mustard TV (Norwich)
31 March 2014 - London Live (London) (Sky 117 – 12.610V 22.0 5/6)
27 May 2014 - Notts TV (Nottingham)
2 June 2014 - STV Glasgow (Glasgow) (Sky 117 – 12.670V 22.0 5/6)
28 August 2014 – Latest TV (Brighton)
23 September 2014 – Sheffield Live! TV (Sheffield)
29 September 2014 – NvTv (Belfast)
8 October 2014 – Made In Bristol (Bristol) (Sky 117 from 24 Nov)


Licences Granted (Launch Date Confirmed*)

15 October 2014 – Made in Cardiff (Cardiff) (Sky 134 from 24 November 2014)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29128205
22 October 2014 – That’s Solent (Southampton)
5 November 2014 – That’s Oxford (Oxford)
5 November 2014 - Made in Leeds (Leeds) (Sky 117)
12 November 2014 - Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle) (Sky 117)

* – Southampton and Oxford launch dates to be formally confirmed by the licensee but effectively must launch on those dates pursuant to the terms of the licences granted.

Licences Granted (Launch Windows* - Launch date TBC)

3 Nov to 5 Nov 2014 - City 8 (Birmingham) IN ADMINISTRATION (8 August)
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/busi...rators-7585712
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...remy-hunt-bust

* - Launch Window is the period between the commencement date of the licence granted and the must launch by date (two years from the date of the original licence award)

Licences Awarded (Must Launch Dates)

7 January 2015 - STV Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
4 February 2015 - YourTV Manchester (Manchester)
18 February 2015 - Bay TV Liverpool (Liverpool)
25 February 2015 - YourTV Preston & Blackpool (Preston)
21 October 2015 - Cambridge Presents (Cambridge)
21 October 2015 - Yorkshire Coast TV (Scarborough)
10 November 2015 - Made In Teesside (Middlesbrough)
11 November 2015 - The York Channel (York)
13 January 2016 - Bay TV Swansea (Swansea)
13 January 2016 - Bay TV Clwyd (Mold)
2 June 2016 - That's Surrey (Guildford)
2 June 2016 - That's Reading (Reading)
2 June 2016 - That's Salisbury (Salisbury)
7 July 2016 - That's Hampshire (Basingstoke)
7 July 2016 - KMTV (Maidstone)

Applications Invited (Closing Date 23 October 2014)

Aberdeen, Ayr, Carlisle, Dundee, Forth Valley, Inverness, Stoke on Trent

Invitation to Express Interest (by 29 August 2014)

Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Stratford upon Avon

Licences Advertised but not awarded

No applicants - Barnstaple, Gloucester, Limavady, Londonderry, Plymouth
Rejected - Bangor
Other - Luton (following consultation licence area to be merged with Bedford)

[Highlight] TV NEWSIE BITS[/highlight]

1. STV launches Tayside micro region on satellite - September 2014. Now only one ITV region is now unavailable on satellite – ITV Border Scotland.

2. The 2nd MUX on Saorview launched on 16 December 2013 bringing RTÉ ONE HD and some test cards for future HD, SD and radio services. There are also two test cards on the 9ºE Saorsat service as well. What these will eventually become is not yet known, but they are believed to be place holders for TG 4 HD (expected to launch in 2014), possibly TV 3 HD as well and further SD channels.

3. Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) abandons plans to launch four DTT commercial multiplexes on Saorview in the Republic.

4 UTV announce plans to launch a Republic of Ireland version of their channel in January 2015.


[Highlight] RADIO NEWS[/highlight]

1. Details about Phase 4 of BBC National DAB network – to be completed by end of 2015

2. Ofcom have now advertised the “Digital 2” national DAB licence and more

3. MuxCo have announced their latest roll-out of DAB Digital Radio multiplexes. Somerset and North Wales are expected during this year, and Lincknshire in 2015.

4. BBC Radio 5 Live to undergo major schedule changes from October 2014


[Highlight] USEFUL LINKS[/highlight]

Channel lists

Channel lists for all digital platforms in UK

Wild Pete

Satellite

King of Sat

LyngSat

Contact SKY

FREESAT

Ten things about ASTRA 2E

Never miss a show on Sky. (Reg; Requ’d)

UK/Irish Satellite TV (i.e. Sky) but not programming on ASTRA/SES

UK/Irish Satellite TV (i.e. Sky) but not programming on the €utelsat system

Codes for Sky remotes

Free TV

a516digital.com

Site exclusively for Free TV - UK Free.TV

UK Digital Terrestrial Television Transmitter Frequency and Site Data from UK Free.TV

Get Free Digital TV

Ofcom licensing

Local TV on Freeview - Ofcom maps

Freeview changes to clear the way for 4G broadband in 2013, updated

Map of regional TV for your area

Radio

Future DAB Transmitters.

RAJAR listening figures - updated 24/10/2013.

Checkout if your BBC Radio service is affected by Transmitter Maintenance etc
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