Now the BBC has pretty much completed its SD to HD upgrade of its regional channels, today Sky tidied up the “BBC regions” section of the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

All the BBC regions are made available on the Sky EPG, up in the 900´s

Todays change

tidies up the numbering, and removes gaps left by the closure of two BBC micro regions.

Obviously, your local BBC 1 region that you are allocated on Sky channels 101 will be missing from “BBC regions” section.

The changes happened automatically earlier today.

It also affects the BBC Red Button Channels, that used to be on Sky channel 981.

Old New Channel
954 951 BBC One London HD
955 952 BBC One North East & Cumbria HD
958 953 BBC One North West HD
956 954 BBC One Yorkshire HD
957 955 BBC One East Yorks & Lincs HD
959 956 BBC One West Midlands HD
960 957 BBC One East Midlands HD
961 958 BBC One East HD
963 959 BBC One South East HD
966 960 BBC One West HD
964 961 BBC One South HD
967 962 BBC One South West HD
968 963 BBC One Channel Islands HD
951 964 BBC One Scotland HD
952 965 BBC One Wales HD
953 966 BBC One Northern Ireland HD
970 967 BBC Two HD (England/Scotland) for viewers in Northern Ireland and Wales
980 968 BBC Two Wales HD for viewers in England, Scotland and NI
970 969 BBC Two Northern Ireland HD for viewers in England, Scotland and Wales
981 970 BBC Red Button 1 HD
982 971 BBC Red Button 1 SD

BBC Satellite Frequencies on the Astra 2 Satellites