Trouble receiving some FreeSat channels

cooperguy · 08-04-2020 09:54PM #1

So I have hooked up my dish to my Sony Android TV with built in digital tuners (KD-49xe9005) and run a scan to pick up channels. My dish seems to be pointed in the right direction as its picking up a number of unencrypted channels such as Euronews and CNN and a bunch of encrypted channels like the Sky channels and BT sport.

For some reason I am not seeing a single one of the standard UK Freesat channels (BBC, ITV, C4 etc.). They arent turning up in any form. What could I be doing wrong? By any chance has the TV decided I am in Ireland and region locked me out of the channels? I also cant for the life of me find a way of manually tuning individual channels in, but shouldn't they turn up on a scan anyway?

Any help appreciated as Im starting to get frustrated!

Apogee · 08-04-2020 10:09PM

Are you sure your dish is aligned to the right satellite position? Apart from CNN/Euronews, are you seeing any foreign language channels?

mikeecho · 08-04-2020 10:15PM

Sounds like your pointed at the wrong position.

I've a Sony TV, and I gave up on the fta sat TV .

I ended up connecting a freesat box.
It's annoying how often channels change freq, and the hastle of returning and resorting.

cooperguy · 08-04-2020 10:23PM

Apogee wrote: »

Are you sure your dish is aligned to the right satellite position? Apart from CNN/Euronews, are you seeing any foreign language channels?

Im seeing a bunch of shopping channels, music channels and encrypted adult channels. Not a huge amount of foreign language.

dxhound2005 · 08-04-2020 10:43PM

Is it a Sky dish? If so, read the Can only get limited Satellite Channels thread down the page.

Winston Spencer · 08-04-2020 10:49PM

Did the dish receive all channels before you got the TV. Have you selected the correct satellite option on the installation menu?

dulpit · 09-04-2020 07:00AM

Sounds like a former sky q issue... If you had sky q then the lnb on the dish (the yoke that sticks out on arm with leads coming out of it) is a different type, and most channels won't be received. You'll have to replace that.

cooperguy · 09-04-2020 11:26AM

Winston Spencer wrote: »

Did the dish receive all channels before you got the TV. Have you selected the correct satellite option on the installation menu?

I hadnt used it to try get freesat channels up until now. The dish was on the house when I moved in. We used it to get Sky (before sky Q, a few years ago)

dulpit wrote: »

Sounds like a former sky q issue... If you had sky q then the lnb on the dish (the yoke that sticks out on arm with leads coming out of it) is a different type, and most channels won't be received. You'll have to replace that.

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Is it a Sky dish? If so, read the Can only get limited Satellite Channels thread down the page.

Thanks for pointing me to that. I dont think this dish was ever used with Sky Q. There are two wires coming from the dish. I plugged the secondary wire into the receiver and ran a full scan. It found some different channels - For example France 24, but still no sign of the BBCs

Have I read that other thread correctly, if it is a Sky Q LNB then 1 of the 2 receivers should pick up BBC as they pick up opposite polarizations?

Thanks again for the help

khumbu · 10-04-2020 10:35AM

PM sent with link to channel list file for Sony Android TV.

Trouble receiving some FreeSat channels

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