Final montage from iconic UK TV channel The BOX prior to closedown Please Subscribe to the channel, its free to subscribe In a move that marks the end of an era for music television in the UK, Channel 4 has … Continue reading →
Channel 4 are set to close all but one of their Channel 4 SD regional versions. With C4HD being the default on Sky HD and Freesat HD boxes on channel number 104, there is little need for all 6 C4 … Continue reading →
There are a few changes to satellite TV channels today: SkyPremiere+1 has been removed – no point keeping a +1 SD channel, when people prefer to watch in HD. Movies24 has moved from Sky channel number 325 to Sky channel … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
The Six Nations Rugby Championship sees teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales play off over five weekends. The 2022 Six Nations Rugby Championship starts with Ireland v Wales in Dublin on Saturday 5th February 2022. Later that … Continue reading →
UK TV Problems in the UK in 2021 In recent weeks, the UK has been hit by a number of situations that has caused all sorts of TV reception issues on most platforms (satellite, terrestrial, cable). Most viewers will be … Continue reading →
Sky UK will be changing the channel numbers on their Sky Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), of a few SKy channels in the coming weeks. These changes are part of the usual Sky channel number house keeping process, where gaps int … Continue reading →
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 →