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Receiving Irish TV channels thru Sky HD Box in UK

  • 26-04-2009 03:53PM
    #1
    rickyl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I am advised by Sky that I can use the 'other channels' option on my Sky HD box to receive Irish Channels. However to set it up I need their polarity & frequency. Can anyone advise? Thanks.


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  • #2
    zagmund
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭zagmund


    The Irish channels aren't available over satellite at all, so I'm afraid the people from Sky weren't correct. Well, the TV channels anyway - I presume you're asking about TV rather than radio. I'm not even sure the radio channels are carried on satellite.

    The only way to get the Irish channels is to be in Ireland and pick it up with an arial.

    z


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    zagmund wrote: »
    The Irish channels aren't available over satellite at all, so I'm afraid the people from Sky weren't correct. Well, the TV channels anyway - I presume you're asking about TV rather than radio. I'm not even sure the radio channels are carried on satellite.

    The only way to get the Irish channels is to be in Ireland and pick it up with an arial.

    z


    ?

    There all available via sat, they are Encrypted so can only be picked up if you have a SKY Ireland sub.

    Even then the sky box would need to be connected to Irish phone line.


  • #4
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭ethernet


    If you have an Irish viewing card, the Irish terrestrial channels should be at EPG positions 101-104.

    Otherwise, with a UK viewing card, you won't be able to watch these channels (transponder 10744, horizontal polarisation) but can still use their respective teletext services.

    As had been said, the radio stations are not encrypted on Astra 2/Eurobird.


  • #5
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭ethernet


    cisk wrote: »
    Even then the sky box would need to be connected to Irish phone line.
    This would be the case only with a multi-room subscription to avoid paying for multiple full subscriptions.


  • #6
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    zagmund wrote: »
    The Irish channels aren't available over satellite at all, so I'm afraid the people from Sky weren't correct. Well, the TV channels anyway - I presume you're asking about TV rather than radio. I'm not even sure the radio channels are carried on satellite.

    The only way to get the Irish channels is to be in Ireland and pick it up with an arial.

    z

    Is it 2001 again?


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  • #7
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Irish Radio Channels RTE 1 & 2 Newstalk etc are available in the UK through the Sky Box. No need to set them up on other channels either


  • #8
    rickyl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭rickyl


    So why is it that my relatives in Dublin can get all the UK channels on their Sky box? Seems a bit silly!


  • #9
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Because the UK channels chose to go FTA. It has nothing to do with Sky. RTÉ cannot afford to go FTA on satellite.


  • #10
    zagmund
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭zagmund


    Oooops, sorry about that. Beer filter may have been applied at time of posting. I stand corrected . . . RTE is available over the satellite. I'm not sure what I was thinking of when I answered the post.

    z


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