UPC's Dublin Analogue Frequencies

mackersdublin

Correct as of 01/12/2012

CH 05 RTE Two
CH 06 TV3
CH 07 RTE One
CH 09 UTV
CH 10 TG4
CH 11 BBC One NI
CH 12 BBC Two NI
CC 11 Sky1
CC 13 Setanta Ireland
CC 15 3e
CC 16 Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 MTV
CC 18 Sky News
CC 34 Sky Living
CH 21 E4
CH 30 Channel 4
CH 34 Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky1, 3e, Sky Living and E4

E4 and Discovery Channel are in Widescreen

Mods, feel free to make this a Sticky

Mountjoy Mugger

Do you mean analogue channels rather then analogue frequencies?

Infoanon

mackersdublin wrote: »

Correct as of 01/12/2012

CH 05 RTE Two - 176 Mhz
CH 06 TV3 - 184 Mhz
CH 07 RTE One - 192 Mhz
CH 09 UTV - 200 Mhz
CH 10 TG4 - 208 Mhz
CH 11 BBC One NI - 216 Mhz
CH 12 BBC Two NI - 224 Mhz
CC 11 Sky1 - 232 Mhz
CC 13 Setanta Ireland - 248 Mhz
CC 15 3e - 256 Mhz
CC 16 Nickelodeon/Comedy Central - 264 Mhz
CC 17 MTV - 272 Mhz
CC 18 Sky News - 280 Mhz
CC 34 Sky Living - 408 Mhz
CH 21 E4 - 471 Mhz (and in older cabled areas 64 Mhz)
CH 30 Channel 4 - 543 Mhz (and in older cabled areas 56 Mhz )
CH 34 Discovery Channel - 575 Mhz (and in older cabled areas 48 Mhz)

Frequencies as above

Capt'n Midnight

Only the Irish channels look like they still have Teletext

If you are using an old SKY box for free to air then you can set reminders on the EPG of when to switch over, series link is handy. Note - the i button only works in TV Guide for the encrypted channels.

Infoanon wrote: »

CC 11 Sky1 - 232 Mhz
CC 16 Nickelodeon/Comedy Central - 264 Mhz
CC 17 MTV - 272 Mhz
CC 34 Sky Living - 408 Mhz
CH 34 Discovery Channel - 575 Mhz (and in older cabled areas 48 Mhz)

You can get a card to decode some of the Setanta programs. You need a sky box to activate it. It requires a power down to swap over the card each time you use it. (or you can add ITV/C4/C5 manually to other channels) An activated card will also work in some non-Sky boxes, but you'll loose the EPG.

Mountjoy Mugger

Thread has nothing whatsoever to do with Sky or Sky boxes.

Capt'n Midnight

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Thread has nothing whatsoever to do with Sky or Sky boxes.

The picture quality of the Analogue channels leaves a lot to be desired. And who knows if they are going to pull the plug at some stage in the future ?


Getting saorview receiver and free to air satellite will complement these channels. If the FTA box is a SKY box then you can use the EPG to remind you when to switch over to the analogue channels. - You can also daisy chain a saorview box off the sky box so anything set on it's timer takes over.


It's good to know the options. It's good to be able to see some of those channels in HD.
It's nice to know that if UPC pull the plug then much of what I think is worth watching on those channels can been accessed on other FTA satellite channels if you don't mind waiting for the latest series.

lucernarian

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The picture quality of the Analogue channels leaves a lot to be desired. And who knows if they are going to pull the plug at some stage in the future ?


Getting saorview receiver and free to air satellite will complement these channels. If the FTA box is a SKY box then you can use the EPG to remind you when to switch over to the analogue channels. - You can also daisy chain a saorview box off the sky box so anything set on it's timer takes over.


It's good to know the options. It's good to be able to see some of those channels in HD.
It's nice to know that if UPC pull the plug then much of what I think is worth watching on those channels can been accessed on other FTA satellite channels if you don't mind waiting for the latest series.

I'm not a mod but at least admit you're going completely off topic and that discussing the merits of Free to Air satellite is for a different forum, let alone thread.

icdg

Okay there's a lot of off topic discussion and some back-seat modding to boot on this thread. Lets get back on topic please.

mackersdublin

Correct as of 01/03/2013

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTE Two
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTE One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 13 / 248 MHz - Setanta Ireland
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e*
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living*
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4**
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel**

* NICAM sound available on all channels except 3e and Sky Living

** E4 and Discovery Channel are in Widescreen

bonkers

I can only get bad versions of e4 discovery sky news MTV and living. Doing an analogue channel scan on sharp hdtv. Any advice

coylemj

bonkers wrote: »

I can only get bad versions of e4 discovery sky news MTV and living. Doing an analogue channel scan on sharp hdtv. Any advice

Have you set the country on the setup menus to 'Ireland'?

mackersdublin

Correct as of Monday 02/09/2013

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTE Two
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTE One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 13 / 248 MHz - Setanta Ireland
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except 3e and Sky Living

UTV, Setanta Ireland, Comedy Central, Sky News, E4 and Discovery Channel are in Widescreen

Commander Shepard

I have UPC bb is there any way I can get these channels free?

Capt'n Midnight

Commander Shepard wrote: »

I have UPC bb is there any way I can get these channels free?

For most parts of Dublin just hook up the TV and tune away with the analog tuner.

Like I said earlier most are available on saorview ( Tesco might still have some TV Star boxes for a tenner) or FTA satellite. And you can stream Channel 4 too on BB

They are still there but don't expect them to be there forever though as they are likely to be phased out eventually.

Saorview from Kippure is on channel 54,58
But Three Rock is on 30,33 - so might possibly interfere with Channel 4 / Discovery if you have a long cable run or try to connect both aerials at the same time .

mackersdublin

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTE Two
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTE One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 13 / 248 MHz - Setanta Ireland
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky Living

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9

The McAttack

Hi I am in naas and after a an analogue tune I have 16 channels discovery is not one of them I am having trouble manually tuning any advice in terms of band and tv system it's given me options for different bands and tv systems

icdg

PAL-I always and VHF usually. But analogue line up differed from area to area and ex-Chorus areas would have a different line up to ex-NTL areas.

Mike1961

I bought a new 32" tv for my father.. to watch the world cup in his bedroom (replacing his old banger of a telly. Signal is analogue. All 16 stations tuned in ok but ... rte2 has NO SOUND. Any ideas? Do I need a signal booster?

Infoanon

Mike1961 wrote: »

I bought a new 32" tv for my father.. to watch the world cup in his bedroom (replacing his old banger of a telly. Signal is analogue. All 16 stations tuned in ok but ... rte2 has NO SOUND. Any ideas? Do I need a signal booster?

Try Manually tuning in RTE 2 - use to have this problem when auto tuned.

Mike1961

Infoanon wrote: »

Try Manually tuning in RTE 2 - use to have this problem when auto tuned.

I tried the manual tuning and fine tuning options but no luck.

Capt'n Midnight

if all else fails the get a saorview box, mainly for the HD picture.

try tuning RTE2 in on a different channel, some TV's allow you to adjust the sound level per channel

or try tuning in with a video recorder

coylemj

or tell your Dad to watch the World Cup matches on BBC and UTV

Mike1961

Thanks for all the comments (even the 'watch BBC' one ).

It was my fault - I had three options when scanning in the channels (DK, BG, I). I hadn't a clue, left it as the default (DK) and scanned away - getting all the channels and just RTE2 having no sound.

On googling it I found that I should have scanned using the 'I' setting (appropriate for western Europe apparently), did a manual channel scan using the RTE2 frequency and the 'I' option and hey presto... picture and sound.

Mike1961

And now for my next question ...

The parents have a digital UPC box downstairs but they only have a connection point upstairs (no box) .. the cable from the upstairs connection point runs directly into the back of the TV and so appears the 16 analog channels with a fairly poor picture (when compared to the digital picture).

Could I purchase a digital box and run the cable thru the digibox to the TV .. and get the digital picture? Would I get the same 16 channels or ??

The Cush

Mike1961 wrote: »

It was my fault - I had three options when scanning in the channels (DK, BG, I). I hadn't a clue, left it as the default (DK) and scanned away - getting all the channels and just RTE2 having no sound.

On googling it I found that I should have scanned using the 'I' setting (appropriate for western Europe apparently), did a manual channel scan using the RTE2 frequency and the 'I' option and hey presto... picture and sound.

That did occur to me but unusual that it only affected 1 channel after a full scan so that's why I ruled it out. In analogue terrestrial days this would happen with Walker/Silvercrest (Lidl) family of TVs even though Ireland was selected during setup - PAL I (Ireland/UK/Hong Kong/South Africa/Macau).

The Cush

Mike1961 wrote: »

Could I purchase a digital box and run the cable thru the digibox to the TV .. and get the digital picture? Would I get the same 16 channels or ??

The digital channels on UPC are encrypted and only available with a UPC supplied box and multiroom sub.

Antenna

Mike1961 wrote: »

On googling it I found that I should have scanned using the 'I' setting (appropriate for western Europe apparently),.

Well for most of mainland western Europe it would be BG (except France who have had a very different analogue TV system compared to the minor difference between PAL-I and PAL-BG)

The Cush lists the correct countries for PAL-I

The Cush wrote: »

this would happen with Walker/Silvercrest (Lidl) family of TVs even though Ireland was selected during setup -

mind boggling that this problem happened after country Ireland had been selected on the TV, its a very basic thing that the designers should have got right

mackersdublin

Frequencies with Activation Code 131

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ2
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 13 / 248 MHz - Setanta Ireland
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky Living

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9


Frequencies with Activation Code 121

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TG4
CH 07 / 192 MHz - BBC Two NI
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - E4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - TV3
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky News
CC 13 / 248 MHz - MTV
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Sky1
CC 25 / *** MHz - RTÉ2
CC 26 / *** MHz - Channel 4

NICAM sound available on all channels

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9 except 3e

Setanta Ireland, Nickelodeon/Comedy Central, Sky Living and Discovery Channel are not available

teileann

Thanks for advice re lack of sound on Network 2which I sorted after reading this thread. It worked by trying manual scan and putting in I setting. However, I started messing with the tuning again in order to try an eliminate slight "hiccup" when clicking between rte 1 and 2. Now, I have lost all the radio channels which I had before. Am totally confused now. I think I tuned in using digital/analogue. I have stations on 1 to 17. Before my "messing" I was able to get the radio stations when I clicked the button to go lower than 1. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

mackersdublin

August 2016


Frequencies with Activation Code 131

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ2
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky Living

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9


Frequencies with Activation Code 121

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TG4
CH 07 / 192 MHz - BBC Two NI
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - E4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - TV3
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky News
CC 13 / 248 MHz - MTV
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Sky1
CC 25 / 336 MHz - RTÉ2
CC 26 / 344 MHz - Channel 4

NICAM sound available on all channels

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9 except 3e

Nickelodeon/Comedy Central, Sky Living and Discovery Channel are not available

7upfree

mackersdublin wrote: »

August 2016


Frequencies with Activation Code 131

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ2
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky Living

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9


Frequencies with Activation Code 121

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TG4
CH 07 / 192 MHz - BBC Two NI
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - E4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - TV3
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky News
CC 13 / 248 MHz - MTV
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Sky1
CC 25 / 336 MHz - RTÉ2
CC 26 / 344 MHz - Channel 4

NICAM sound available on all channels

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9 except 3e

Nickelodeon/Comedy Central, Sky Living and Discovery Channel are not available

Analogue channels don't need an activation code.........

icdg

131 is the old NTL Dublin region, afaik. What does 121 cover?

L1011

7upfree wrote: »

Analogue channels don't need an activation code.........

It mentioned because they have different available packages.

mackersdublin

7upfree wrote: »

Analogue channels don't need an activation code.........

Sorry, the majority of Dublin has an activation code of 131 when setting up a digital box

But in areas like Malahide and Swords (ex Chorus) the code is 121 and has different frequencies and channels available on the analogue service

Here's the full list of VM codes http://support.virginmedia.ie/app/answers/detail/a_id/256

Delta2113

Talking about activation codes in this thread is completely off topic.

rubadub

mackersdublin wrote: »

August 2016


Frequencies with Activation Code 131

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ2
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

I have these channels in Dublin, Aertel teletext seems to be gone now, not been on for a few days. Most other teletexts went years ago.

-and yes, it is still around and people still do use it!

The Cush

rubadub wrote: »

I have these channels in Dublin, Aertel teletext seems to be gone now, not been on for a few days. Most other teletexts went years ago.

-and yes, it is still around and people still do use it!

There was this thread a little while ago - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=103006122. No source cited for the information.
Also this behind the Times paywall - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/writing-may-be-on-the-wall-for-rtes-aertel-9c6vfmhrz, (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/8981/raidi%C3%B3--teilif%C3%ADs-%C3%A9ireann)

steo2k9

Does anybody notice the Nickelodeon / Comedy Central channel making buzzing and static sounds occasionally that keep cutting out the dialogue? It seems to stop happening when you set the channel to mono but every time you change the channel it reverts back to nicam stereo and starts making the noises again. I also noticed my newer LG tv I have doesn't do it even on nicam stereo but the walker tv in my sittingroom does it unless it's on mono as do a few of my relatives tv's. Just wondering is this happening in all areas I'm in Clondalkin. I also find it weird that my newer LG doesn't do it and why mono also doesnt. It's only analogue doing it and it doesn't happen on digital horizon.

rubadub

steo2k9 wrote: »

Does anybody notice the Nickelodeon / Comedy Central channel making buzzing and static sounds occasionally that keep cutting out the dialogue?.

Mine has done this for a few years, don't think it ever happens on comedy though, think it is E4 and/or 3E, possibly sky 1. I have not tried the mono audio trick but will. Somedays its unwatchable its so bad, other days it never happens. It cuts out for maybe 1 second, and I have noticed the screen saying "NICAM" as it registers it coming on, the noise can be horrible if you have some movie with low volume so you have it turned up loud. Also on some films if it cuts out a second of dialogue you are missing vital bits, so extremely annoying (i.e. if its an important thriller is annoying, if its some mindless adam sandler film its not so bad!).

I am watching on a ~15 year old BEKO tv, it happened on another beko of the same age. In another room I have it coming into a Liteon dvd recorder which acts as a tuner to a plasma, I don't think it has ever been an issue there.

I wondered it it was due to others watching the same thing, I remember as a kid you would get bad reception if everybody on the road was likely watching the same thing, or people in the same house. Also it is happening in a room which would be more remote than in the room with no problem -i.e. the signal is having to go down more cabling so could be weaker. I do think weak signal is an issue as I remember it being really bad a few times and fiddling with the cables and it got better, and not just a one off coincidence.

Capt'n Midnight

rubadub wrote: »

I have noticed the screen saying "NICAM" as it registers it coming on, the noise can be horrible if you have some movie with low volume so you have it turned up loud

It's amazing the way they could shoehorn new stuff into the Analogue TV signal without breaking it for those with old receivers.

NICAM digital Stereo wasn't there originally, nor was teletext nor colour.
NICAM was a way to get 16 bit sound from 12 bits, without using any fancy data compression or computery stuff.

It sounds like your signal levels are low or noisy as it's falling back from the digital stereo to the old analog FM sound signal. Check your cables, splitters etc. , try switching from stereo to mono on the TV as a diagnostics step.

steo2k9

In my area it's happening on comedy Central and Nick. It's definitely not happening on my LG 43UH650V in my room. Maybe it's the reception in my room or something but the channels look clear downstairs yet that one channel keeps doing it. It works absolutely perfect in mono and seems to make the noise more often on dark scenes and also at the end of a program on Nick orange some reason the white screen with orange writing saying nickelodeon does it nearly every time if it's on stereo. Kind of weird but it's definitely not happening in my room unless it depends on the tvs tuner type.

dbagman

is there any real solution for this? Happens on e4 for me and its so bad the station sometimes becomes unwatchable. I thought it was my tv so am thankful reading others are having the same problem.

steo2k9

dbagman wrote: »

is there any real solution for this? Happens on e4 for me and its so bad the station sometimes becomes unwatchable. I thought it was my tv so am thankful reading others are having the same problem.

The only thing you can really do for now is set your tv to mono every time you put the channel on that's doing it. E4 is doing it now again in my area pretty badly.

rubadub

Aertel is back on RTE1 & 2. Only found out when I clicked the wrong button.

I am no longer getting the sound flicking between mono/nicam either.

L1011

rubadub wrote: »

Aertel is back on RTE1 & 2. Only found out when I clicked the wrong button.

I am no longer getting the sound flicking between mono/nicam either.

The 300 magazine seems to be missing and some of the magazines are now so small the page 1/2 rotation is happening hilariously fast (page 705 for one)

rubadub

L1011 wrote: »

The 300 magazine seems to be missing

it works on RTE1 for me, not on RTE2. I thought it was not available on RTE2 in the past anyway, and think the homepage used to say "RTE1 only" or something -maybe it was another page.

The first page on RTE2 does say "entertainment 300" and it does not work for me.

L1011 wrote: »

the magazines are now so small the page 1/2 rotation is happening hilariously fast (page 705 for one)

That is the only page I saw fast rotation on. I wish they were all that fast as I usually pause them and can be waiting ages for it to go around again.