More ITV SD Channel changes coming soon?
With ITV closing down standard definition (SD) versions of ITVBe, ITV3 and ITV4, in favour of their high definition (HD) versions, it appears that ITV will be doing some more house keeping on its satellite frequencies, and potentially meaning that reception of some of its ITV1 HD regions becomes easier.
Currently (16 Jan 2024), ITV is using two frequencies for its SD channels, as shown in the table below:
Today it appears that ITV have started to prepare for some channel shuffling on these frequencies.
Central West, Meridian SE+1, Granada+1, ITV2 and ITV3+1, which currently transmit from 10906, appear to have been duplicated on 10891.
This could mean that frequency 10906 is being cleared of SD channels.
And paves the way for this frequency to be converted to carry HD channels.
This could mean that the three ITV1 HD regions currently transmitted on frequencies operated by Sky, ITV1HD London, ITV 1 Meridian East and ITV 1 Central West, could be moving to the ITV operated 10906 frequency.
This would be ideal for viewers in fringe reception areas, like the Costa Blanca and Valencia area of Spain, as 10906 is a lot more generous in signal levels than the signal levels for their “borrowed” Sky frequencies.
Viewers of Sky, Sky HD, Sky+HD, and Freesat set top boxes should not have to do anything, as their receiver should automatically update with any new frequency settings.
USers of other makes of satellite receivers, or using a TV with built in satellite receiver, will have to perform a channel rescan to pick these SD channels up on their new frequencies (when they go live!)
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