Talking Pictures TV : Lost reception on satellite?
Talking Pictures TV has changed satellite frequencies.
After several phone calls from people who have lost reception of Talking Pictures TV channel on satellite I thought this information may be useful.
Talking Pictures TV channel has changed frequencies on the UK TV Astra 2 satellites.
If using a Sky or Freesat receiver, then these will have automatically updated to the new frequency for Talking Pictures TV channel.
(Talking Pictures TV is on Freesat Channel 306, Talking Pictures TV is on Sky Channel 328)
If you are using any other type of satellite receiver, like a free to air receiver, or a tv with built in satellite receiver, then if you want to continue to watch Talking Pictures TV channel, then you will have to perform a channel scan to locate Talking Pictures TV channel on its new frequency.
Talking Pictures TV channel new satellite frequency is
Transponder number: 112
Satellite: ASTRA 2F
Frequency 11.344GHz,
Polarisation Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Msys/s
Modulation Scheme: DVB-S QPSK
FEC: 5/6
the new transponder used for tptv is focused on the uk with minimal coverage of spain, i think northern spain ok but in andalucia there is no longer reception of tptv, that’s tv, etc.
TPTV is on the same UK beam as BBC ITV C4 Fives, UKTV, Discoverysd, and TNTSports.
So reception will be as per those channels. So if you get those channels you will get TPTV etc
Where I am (Valencia / Costa Blanca) all OK on a 125x135cm dish.
The further south you go the larger the required dish.
The further north towards Barcelona, the larger the required dish.