Itv be and other channels lost....Black screen

teflon

Good morning, I appear to have lost some channels over the last few weeks on FTA. Namely itv be and 5star and some others.

Has the frequency changed for these? Can I retune?

TIA.

swoofer

There is a STICKY at the top of this forum and it gives all the new frequencies. Whether you can retune is another matter as you don not say what make and model of receiver and some of the channels no longer transmit in SD.

If you are unsure post back and you will get sorted.

teflon

Thanks for that. I have a zgemma so all should be fine. I'll take a look at the sticky. Didn't see it earlier.

swoofer

Good, look at post 1925 in the zgemma h7s thread and you wont get caught out again.

dxhound2005

Just to note that 5Star and all the other channels in the Channel 5 family changed frequency in September 2023 to what is on the sticky now. Before that they were on 10964 H. If 5Star has only gone missing in the last few weeks, that would not be the issue. And all the other channels on 11305 H would be gone as well?

harryd2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121765668#Comment_121765668

Could you post a link to the thread?

I could only find this which I'm not sure is the right thread/post.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057971250/zgemma-h7s-guide/p39

Thx

HD

swoofer

Its 1909 my error. explains how to get lost channels back.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057971250/zgemma-h7s-guide/p39

micks_address

its such a dose how they move.. on my elderly aunts ariva box they gone and she wondering why.. hard to explain to her.. and not a chance of retuning them over the phone.. hopefully will get to visit soon to retune for her.. why do they actually move? is it a cost play?

harryd2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122837490#Comment_122837490

Thanks. Is there any way to auto-track channels that move, or is manual update the only way?

I've the same problem as micks_address - have a few boxes with relatives and have had to manually re-tune a good bit recently.

Ger Roe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122838246#Comment_122838246

I have the same problem, three boxes myself and others with elderly relatives. It used to be a minor inconvenience going around and tuning them back in once in a while, but it is becoming far more frequent recently.

It is the price we pay for not paying a price (subscription) for a service provider to manage it for us. 😁

andy1249

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122838556#Comment_122838556

Its a phase out of DVB-S which is now obsolete.

Everything must be be moved to DVB-S2 , so it seems like there are multiple moves every couple of weeks.

Easiest way to manage it is with ABM and Webif , just a question of moving channels to your favourites from the ABM bouquets which should catch all the moves.

Should be nearly done by now , almost every channel in my favourites has moved over the last couple of months.

Over the last couple of weeks it has been the channel 4 group of stations that moved , this week it seems its the ITV channels.

swoofer

" Is there any way to auto-track channels that move, or is manual update the only way?" YES but the answer depends on the box one uses. If you use an enigma2 box like a ZGEMMAH7S or Gigablue, or Octagon or Vu+ etc you can set up a piece of software in the box called " automatic bouquets maker" ABM and that will run late at night and update all the channels.

For other boxes like ARIVA I don't know if they possess such a facility.

I would say the big moves are almost over and peace at last.

harryd2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122839578#Comment_122839578

Thanks. I have a h7s w ABM running nightly. I have to move channels have the webif every few weeks for the last few months. Hopefully most channels have moved to DVBS2 now. Some of my relatives live a few hrs from me so hard to update each time.

dxhound2005

There are just three channels left on 10714 H. When they move to 10936 V, that could be the last of the current changes? Clicking on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in red on the RXTV page, will bring up the current manual tuning details.

"The manual tuning pages are particularly popular by readers in the Republic of Ireland, where it’s more common to find generic free-to-air satellite receivers requiring manual tuning. You’ll also find the ITV page of interest if you want to store an alternative ITV region on your Sky or Freesat receiver."

https://www.lyngsat.com/muxes/Astra-2E_UK_10714-H.html

https://www.lyngsat.com/muxes/Astra-2E_UK_10936-V.html

https://rxtvinfo.com/satellite-updates/

Channel 4 switching to DVB-S2

17/10/2024 – Channel 4’s offshoot SD channels are switching to DVB-S2. Unlike the BBC and ITV, Channel 4’s HD offshoots are paywalled, so Channel 4 needs to retain a free-to-air copy of the SD channels. Channel 4’s main channel, which is available free-to-air in HD will drop the last remaining SD simulcast. As part of the change, channels including E4, Film4 and More4 are moving to 10936V in the coming weeks, with a period of dual illumination until the old copies are turned off.

harryd2

Anyone know if it's possible to share a favourites bouquet? For example nightly download from a specified location.

That way we could avoid having to do these updates each time a channel moves.