Originally Posted by Star Attraction:
“BBC Channels (broadcaster code B)
B1 = BBC1
B2 = BBC2
B3 = BBC3
B4 = BBC4
B5 = CBBC Channel
B6 = CBeebies
B7 = BBC News 24
B8 = BBC Parliament
BR1 = BBC Radio 1
BR1X = 1Xtra BBC
BR2 = BBC Radio 2
BR3 = BBC Radio 3
BR4 = BBC Radio 4
BR5 = BBC Radio 5 Live
BR5X = BBC 5 Live Sports Extra
BR6 = BBC 6 Music
BR7 = BBC 7 (as in radio)
BR8 = BBC Asian Network
BR9 = BBC World Service
ITV Channels (broadcaster code I)
I1 = ITV1
I2 = ITV2
I3 = ITV3
I4 = ITV4
I5 = CITV
Channel 4 Television Channels (broadcaster code 4)
4C = Channel 4 (but generally shorened to C4)
4M = More 4
4E = E4
4F = Film4
Channel 5 Broadcasting Channels (broadcaster code 5)
51 = Five (code pronounced five one)
5U = Five US
5L = Five Life
Sky Channels (broadcaster code S)
S1 = Sky One (Sky 106)
S2 = Sky Two (Sky 107)
S3 = Sky Three (Sky 108)
S1H = Sky One HD (Sky 197)
ST1 = Sky Travel (Sky 253)
ST1+1 = Sky Travel+1 (Sky 254)
ST2 = Sky Travel Extra (Sky 255)
SA = Artsworld (Sky Arts) (Sky 267)
SAH = Artsworld HD (Sky 268)
SM1 = Sky Movies 1 (Sky 301)
SM2 = Sky Movies 2 (Sky 302)
SM3 = Sky Movies 3 (Sky 303)
SM4 = Sky Movies 4 (Sky 304)
SM5 = Sky Movies 5 (Sky 305)
SM6 = Sky Movies 6 (Sky 306)
SM7 = Sky Movies 7 (Sky 307)
SM8 = Sky Movies 8 (Sky 308)
SM9 = Sky Movies 9 (Sky 309)
SM10 = Sky Movies 10 (Sky 310)
SM9H = Sky Movies 9 HD (Sky 311)
SM10H = Sky Movies 10 HD (Sky 312)
SC1 = Sky Cinema 1 (Sky 313)
SC2 = Sky Cinema 2 (Sky 314)
SS1 = Sky Sports 1 (Sky 401)
SS2 = Sky Sports 2 (Sky 402)
SS3 = Sky Sports 3 (Sky 403)
SSX = Sky Sports Xtra (Sky 404)
SSN = Sky Sports News (Sky 405)
SSH1 = Sky Sports HD 1 (Sky 408)
SSH2 = Sky Sports HD 2 (Sky 409)
SN = Sky News (Sky 501)
SB (followed by the number) = Sky Box Office (Sky 700 to 755)
SBH1 = Sky Box Office HD 1 (Sky 756)
SBH2 = Sky Box Office HD 2 (Sky 757)
SV = Sky Vegas (Sky 845)
SP = Sky Poker (Sky 846)
SW = Sky Welcome (Sky 998)
UKTV Channels (broadcaster code U)
UB = UKTV Bright Ideas
UDo = UKTV Documentary
UDr = UKTV Drama
UF = UKTV Food
UG1 = UKTV Gold
UG2 = UKTV G2 (appropriate since this was formerly called UK Gold 2)
UH = UKTV History
UP = UKTV People
US = UKTV Style
USG = UKTV Style Gardens (now called UKTV Gardens)
Discovery Channels (broadcaster code D)
D1 = Discovery Channel (Sky 520, Top-Up 27)
D2 = Discovery Real Time (Sky 250, Top-Up 28)
D2X = Discovery Real Time Extra (Sky 252)
DA = (Discovery) Animal Planet (Sky 535)
DC = Discovery Civilisation (Sky 522)
DH = Discovery Home and Health (Sky 264)
DHD = Discovery HD (Sky 525)
DK = Discovery Kids (Sky 615)
DS = Discovery Science (Sky 523)
DT = Discovery Travel and Living (Sky 283)
DW = Discovery Wings (Sky 524)
MTV Channels (broadcaster code M)
M1 = MTV (Sky 340)
M2 = MTV2 (Sky 345)
MB = MTV Base (Sky 343)
MD = MTV Dance (Sky 344)
MF = MTV Flux (Sky 346)
MH = MTV Hits (Sky 342)
MT = TMF (Sky 348, Freeview 21)
Turner Channels (broadcaster code T)
T1 = TCM (Sky 319)
T2 = TCM 2 (Sky 320)
Aren't there more Turner channels than this? Please tell me.
God TV Channels (broadcaster code G)
G1 = GOD Channel (Sky 760)
G2 = GOD UK (Sky 761)
Television X Channels (broadcaster code X)
X1 = Television X (Sky 903, DTT 97)
X2 = Television X2 (Sky 904, not on DTT)
X3 = Television X3 (Sky 905, not on DTT)
X4 = Television X4 (Sky 917, not on DTT)
Zee Channels (broadcaster code Z)
Z1 = Zee TV (Sky 788)
ZM = Zee Music (Sky 789)
ZC = Zee Cinema (Sky 790)
ZG = Zee Gujarati (Sky 816)”
Anyone fancy updating this wonderful list and code system with recently added channels?