This morning saw a few more frequency changes for some ITV channels on UK TV Astra 2 satellites. It appears that these changes are in readiness for moving all the ITV SD channels to a single frequency. This would, in … Continue reading →
BBC Satback Update : Intelsat 901 now at 27.5W The replacement for the Intelsat 907 satellite, that carries the BBC Satback service, Intelsat 901 has now arrived at 27.5 west, thanks to the MEV that was attached to Intelsat 901 … Continue reading →
German channels going HD only in 2021 A number of German channels broadcast on Astra 1 at 19 east will be closing down their standard definition (SD) channels and will only be available in high definition (HD) only. This will … Continue reading →
Temporary Loss of UK satellite TV signals in the morning? Dont worry, it is just the biannual solar outage time It is that time of year again when the Sun / Solar Outage can affect the power of satellite signals … Continue reading →
Some Sky Cinema channel frequency and beam changes Over the last few days some Sky channels have changed frequencies. They have also moved from the European beam to the UK beam. This has meant some viewers of these channels in … Continue reading →
Intelsat 907 / 901 update at 27.5 West For more information on the service provided by I907 at 27.t west, please see here : https://www.satandpcguy.com/intelsat-bbc-satback/ We know that the Intelsat 907 satellite used at 27.5 west is low on fuel, … Continue reading →
Biss Key on Intelsat 907 at 27.5°West for the “Satback” service Arqiva, who operate the UK Freeview service on behalf of the UK broadcasters, are leasing a transponder on the Intelsat 907 satellite located at 27.5 degrees West. In a … Continue reading →
Hardly a week goes by when someone asks myself, or in Facebook groups, if they can receive UK Freeview in Spain, or if they can use a Freeview box with a satellite dish to watch UK TV in Spain. This … Continue reading →
A few UK TV channel closures happening in the near future… Sewing Quarter – closed 30th December. VH-1 UK – closes 7th January 2020. 5Spike – to be replaced by Paramount Network 7th January 2020. Box Upfront – due to … Continue reading →
5Spike, the channel operated by Channel 5 owners Viacom, will close down on the 7th January 2020. Its content will be split across Viacoms other channels, mainly the Paramount Network channel.
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