How to tune in extra BBC Channels

Charles Slane

As the BBC is due to go free-to-air on the 10th (fingers-crossed), I thought it might be useful to have a handy thread for those newbies who will wish to add the free channels, but don't know how.

To add the BBC channels to your "Other Channels" option, do the following.

With your digibox turned on, press the "Services" button (near the top of the remote).

Select number 4 (System Setup), and then 4 again ("Add Channels").

In the appropriate fields enter the following (you move through the fields using the up and down arrow keys).


In the Frequency field enter: 10.773,

The next three fields are toggle fields, i.e. using the left and right arrows will change the value.

Toggle Polarisation to : H
Toggle Symbol Rate to: 22000
Toggle FEC to : 5/6

Then select the last button - Find Channels.

After a few seconds the channels should appear. The channels on this frequency should be - BBC One England, BBC Two England, BBC News 24, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC Three, BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Radio Cymru.

Use the Yellow button to place a tick beside each one and press "Select". These channels will now be stored.

You can view them by pressing the "Services" button, then 6 ("Other Channels"), use the arrow keys to move to the channel you want and press "Select".


To view the channels below, repeat the procedure using the details provided.


10788 V SR 22000 FEC 5/6

BBC One West Midlands, BBC One North West, BBC One East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, BBC One Yorkshire & North Midlands, BBC One East Midlands, BBC One East England.


10803 H SR 22000 FEC 5/6

BBC One Wales, BBC Two Wales, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC Radio Five Live, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2*, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 FM*, BBC Radio 4 LW, BBC Radio Scotland FM, BBC Radio Wales FM, BBC Radio Ulster FM, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service Europe, BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra, BBC World Service Extra, BBC 1Xtra, BBC 6 Music, BBC 7, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal.


10818 V SR 22000 FEC 5/6

BBC One West England, BBC One South East, BBC One South England, BBC One South West, BBC One North East & Cumbria, BBC One Oxford.


10847 V SR 22000 FEC 5/6

BBC One Cambridge, BBC One Channel Islands, BBC Parliament.


12441 V SR 27500 FEC 2/3
BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 FM

(On the 6th August, due to complaints from Europe, the BBC moved R2 and R4FM to a wide beam so it can be receieved by ex-pats)



****As rightly suggested by Sceptre, I'd just like to make people aware that sometimes when too many channels are stored in "Other Channels" they can mysteriously all disappear ! This seems to be a bug in Sky's software that they've never bothered to fix. Different people seem to recommend different numbers of Other Channels to store, but I've never had a problem with anything up to 30. If they are deleted, don't panic - you just have to go through the hassle of storing them again.


Happy viewing !!!

(Mod edit: added new BBC Radio 2 and 4 FM freq and New BBC Parliament freq.)

Charles Slane

By the way Damo, maybe you could take the stickie off the "BBC FTA tests" thread, and make this a stickie instead.

I'd imagine people would find it handy to have the tuning info at the start of a thread.

Thanks.

shinzon

been looking for those frequencies for awhile now, all stored and ready for tomorrow, lets hope the BBC and sky keep there promises

Regards

Shin

sceptre

Nice instruction set Charles. Kudos.

Might be worth tagging on a warning to the botom of the post about the danger of adding too many channels to the Other Channels (someone will add all of them)

Charles Slane

Still encrypted.

rcunning03

In the Frequency field enter: 10.773,

ive tried all that still cant get channels

Charles Slane

Try it again now.

They're all available.

Wohoo !!!

Tony

Hi Charles, great piece, can I rob it and use it on my site, with credit of course?

Thanks

Originally posted by Charles Slane
As the BBC is due to go free-to-air on the 10th (fingers-crossed), I thought it might be useful to have a handy thread for those newbies who will wish to add the free channels, but don't know how.


Happy viewing !!!

icdg

Originally posted by Charles Slane
By the way Damo, maybe you could take the stickie off the "BBC FTA tests" thread, and make this a stickie instead.

I'd imagine people would find it handy to have the tuning info at the start of a thread.

Thanks.

It is done!

jez

Here's a link from the BBC Website with a few pictures which could go along with the great information provided by Charles.

Can't wait to get home at this stage!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/dsat_add_channels.shtml

Charles Slane

Originally posted by Tony
Hi Charles, great piece, can I rob it and use it on my site, with credit of course?

Thanks

Of course !! Share the information !! That's what it's all about here really, isn't it ?

Tony

Originally posted by jez
Here's a link from the BBC Website with a few pictures which could go along with the great information provided by Charles.

Can't wait to get home at this stage!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/dsat_add_channels.shtml

Great link thanks

rcunning03

From the 29th July, all* BBC national and regional variations will be available in the Sky EPG (a full list of channel numbers will be available on this site from the 29th)

will that include roi sky epg but if not if i removed my card would that bring it up on fta epg

Ray

rcunning03

sorry bout this can anyone tell me how to tune in bbc parliment

watty

12129 V
SR 27500
FEC 2/3

FTA on this transponder:

BBC Parliament .. Also carries CSPAN and other non-Parliament programs
S4C Digidol ... Good for rugby!
S4C2 - The Information Channel (Tue-Thu 10-19)
You TV (Thu 19-Tue 10 & Wed 19-10)
Goldshield Vitality
Create & Craft

rcunning03

thanks

eirman

The added channels are stored in the order you press the yellow button. Go through all the fequencies and select all the BBC1s
Then do the same for the BBC2s then add the others (3+4 etc)

This will keep all your channels nicely grouped together

captainpat

I followed the instructions to tune the first bloc of channels. All the tick marks were displayed on the channels. Then I went to Services button, and opened Other Channels. There were none. ( I deleted all previous, unviewable, "Other Channel" listings on the second or third try.)

It seems that my new BBC channels are not being stored. Is there something I should do after ticking the channels? I just followed the Sticky instructions and went to Services.

I have not added a channel before, so am not sure of the procedure apart from the instructions given.

Please help, someone.

OK, I'm sorted! I followed Tony's link with the screenshots, and found I was missing a couple of "Select" presses. I had my TV set to "Cinema" display, which drops a bit of picture at top and bottom, so missed the "Now press Select" part.

Leaving this here as someone else might do the same! :-)

Tony

Actually somebody else found that link.

Originally posted by captainpat
I
OK, I'm sorted! I followed Tony's link with the screenshots, and found I was missing a couple of "Select" presses. I had my TV set to "Cinema" display, which drops a bit of picture at top and bottom, so missed the "Now press Select" part.

Leaving this here as someone else might do the same! :-)

carbsy

Anyone else having problems viewing BBC 3 & 4? They are just showing up as a blank screen like before they went FTA.

carb.

parasite

well neither of them start till 7 or 8 in the evening

Mossy Monk

BBC3 and BBC4 don't start until 7pm

carbsy

/me slaps himself, doh!

mooman_00

Can channel 4 and itv be got on fta?

ShaneOC

No. ITV and Channel4 are not available FTA.

There are rumours that ITV will become FTA next year when their encryption contract runs out with Sky.

Nobody knows about Channel 4.

mooman_00

ok cheers S O'C

Cloud

Am I right in saying that when you take out your card, the BBCs appear but with all the other pay channels as well?

ShaneOC

Originally posted by Cloud
Am I right in saying that when you take out your card, the BBCs appear but with all the other pay channels as well?

If you put your card in upsidedown yes that will happen.

paddyponchero

Hi,

I just got a satellite package in Cork with an Emme Esse 2200 FTA receiver. http://www.emmeesse.it/ENG/e_ricsatD2.htm

I get a stong signal with excellent quality for the BBC transponder but when I do a transponder and network search I get no channels. I seem to be able to pick up all the other FTA channels. Any ideas?

A friend told me that BBC were in the process of changing transponders but that may be second-hand smoke.

One further thing anyone know where to get a good cheap PCI DVB card.

Thanks

PAddy

Cloud

Originally posted by ShaneOC
If you put your card in upsidedown yes that will happen.

With no card, what do you get?

ShaneOC

Originally posted by Cloud
With no card, what do you get?

The box "remembers" the last card that was inserted so you get the regular Irish EPG.

Greenman

I get a stong signal with excellent quality for the BBC transponder but when I do a transponder and network search I get no channels. I seem to be able to pick up all the other FTA channels. Any ideas?

Are you sure you are on the right satellite??

A friend told me that BBC were in the process of changing transponders but that may be second-hand smoke

Try here for an up to date list.

One further thing anyone know where to get a good cheap PCI DVB card.

Ask Watty

watty

Some satellite receivers ignore "encrypted" channels. Allegedly most BBC still are flagged on non-Sky as "encrypted". Mine is OK.

Usually there is a menu optoion to "Consider encrypted" or "ingnore encryption flag" etc.

Quite a few channels are marked clear that arn't and vice versa on other satellites.

This *might be* why they don't appear. You do have 22000 for SR?

paddyponchero

Hi,

I was setting the dish using the box's default transponder for Astra 28E - unfortunately it's also a valid transponder for Astra 19E. Went to Easons and had a loook at the What Sat mag and realised that 99% of the channels I was getting were from Asta 19E. I change the transponder turned the dish a few degrees and bingo all is well. - Totally silly really

Thanks for the help and links

Paddy

watty

Yes the amount of German would be a bit of a give-away though.

Glad you sorted!

tporter

The BBC usually get their facts right-but has anybody noticed this comment on their digital reception page? Any comments on the statement that their digital services are available in the RofI through the Sky package?

Reception of BBC services in the Republic of Ireland

Viewers in the Republic of Ireland who have the necessary satellite dish and set-top box or integrated digital television receiver can receive the BBC’s digital satellite broadcasts as part of the multi-channel package offered by BSkyB.

Viewers who do not subscribe to BSkyB’s service will have to manually tune or re-tune their digital satellite reception equipment in order to receive the BBC channels. The BBC does not offer viewers outside the UK assistance with such tuning or re-tuning.

For information on how to receive the channels through BSkyB’s service, call BSkyB’s sales department on 0818 719 841.

DMC

Na, they've covered their ass on this one.

What they are saying in effect is, yes, you can watch the BBC channels in the Republic, but you need to set them up in "other channels" menu, but as its Sky's system, we're not going to tell you.

Well, we can! and its all on the first post on the first page of this thread. I never noticed that on the site, good one. Thats the official BBC reception line, and I like it! Thanks tporter!

The_Bullman

How many extra channels can you tune in with a standard set top box?

DMC

In "other channels", upto 50.

But beware, for some reason, if you have more than 40 in there, it can occasionally blank itself, and clear all the stored other channels, meaning, you'll have to put them in again.

Ozzie

now that bbc is free for the last few months, just wondering is it still the same, ie, if I cancel my sub will I still get bbc 1,2,3, etc... also are the sky channels still coming up blocked even on a cancelled sub? v. annoying!

thanks

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by Ozzie
now that bbc is free for the last few months, just wondering is it still the same, ie, if I cancel my sub will I still get bbc 1,2,3, etc... also are the sky channels still coming up blocked even on a cancelled sub? v. annoying!

thanks

you will still get BBC

blocked on a cancelled sub?? surely there would be no Sky channels on one anyway except for Sky News

ShaneOC

I think he may mean do the sky channels appear on the EPG?

Ozzie,

The answer is yes, all of the channels appear on a cancelled sub. The best thing to do if you cancel your sub is to take out your viewing card and then re-insert it upsidedown. This will get you the FTA EPG which basically the full UK EPG with BBC1 and 2 at the top. You will also get BBC3 and 4 on 115 and 116, BBC News 24 on 507 and CBBC and CBeebies up in the 600's.

Also all of the BBC1 and BBC2 regions are available from 941 to 963.

Ozzie

That'll do nicely!

Thanks

Greenman

This shows all you get without a card http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm
PS Radio Five Live is FTA not FTV:)

Greenman

This is a good visual ADD Channels link http://www.vowles-home.demon.co.uk/Sat/SkyITV.htm especially if you have a FTV card.

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.ukfree.tv/textonly.php

rcunning03

i know this might of been answered elsewhere but how do i go about getting a freeview card

DMC

A Free2View card is cover extensivly in this thread

HTH,

DMC.

johnd

I've noticed CH4 and ITV 1 & 2 are listed on BBC's freeview site ... www.freeview.co.uk

I've got a freeview box (not sky box) which requires no cards to view the BBC free channels. I assume I still cannot get CH4 and ITV1 and ITV2 on freeview via satellite ?

Thanks
John

John R

You assume correctly.

madboggar

Can this way be done with Channel 4 if so does anyone have the information to add Channel 4 and ITV and UTV if possible to my digibox

Regards

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