A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Below is a list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Note that for some people in some areas of Spain, channels on the Astra 2F UK beam may be unavailable, as your satellite dish may be too small to receive these frequencies.

As a general rule of thumb, if you can receive Channel Five, then you should be able to receive those other channels on Astra 2Fs UK beam.

If you are struggling to receive those channels on the Astra 2F UK beam, then it may be possible to search for the channels on their "Final" frequencies, as some of the channels are actually operating on their final frequencies.

On a Sky box, you simply go to the "Add Channels" menu option, and then add the channels to your Sky boxes "Other Channels" list, accessed via the Services Menu.

Hopefully by the 10th October, all channels will be on their final frequencies, and the Sky Guide and the Freesat Guide channel lists are all correctly "mapped" to the new frequencies.

UK / Sky / Freesat channels move to temporary frequencies ready for a swap between satellites

UK / Sky / Freesat channels move to temporary frequencies ready for a swap between satellites

As we mentioned a few days ago ( http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/09/some-uk-tv-frequency-changes-over-the-next-few-weeks/ ) some channels on Sky and Freesat will be moving frequencies.

This is because some of the frequencies the channels are currently transmitted from are being moved from the Eutelsat 28A satellite to Astra, as frequencies in question have been reallocated from Eutelsat to Astra. The changes affect services that have previously broadcast via the Eutelsat 28A satellite using a frequency band that rival SES (Astra) now claims as its own to use from the 4th October 2013.

The matter continues to be fought in the courts, but a recent ruling in Germany resulted in Eutelsat being told to stop broadcasting services in the contested frequency band by 4th October.

Consequently, services are now being transferred from Eutelsat to SES Astra's fleet of satellites.

These changes should be unnoticed for Sky and Freesat users, but some users with "generic" free to air receivers may have to perform a rescan should they lose a channel.

The changes will mean that viewers with generic free-to-air satellite receivers will need to retune twice in the coming fortnight to continue receiving all available services, and to regain access to any missing channels, but viewers with Sky and Freesat should see little disruption to their service, with both satellite TV operators working hard to ensure that their Electronic Programme Guides automatically redirect receivers to whichever frequencies are currently in use.

Frequency change	Channels included on the affected transponder (not a full list)
11.508 H to 10.921 H	TCM Sky Living+1 Sky Two Ireland
11.527 V to 10.979 V	BT Sport 1 (SD) BT Sport 2 (SD) ESPN (HD) S4C
11.546 H to 11.171 H	Zee TV Zing Lamre Pavershoes
11.565 V to 12.305 H	Sky Box Office Challenge Challenge + 1
11.585 H to 11.156 V	BT Sport 1 HD BT Sport 2 HD ESPN HD
11.603 V to 12.187 H	Sky Box Office Fox News National Geographic History At the Races
11.623 H to 12.402 V	RT Watch CNBC Europe
11.662 H to 12.129 V	BET U.K. BET U.K. +1
11.681 V to 12.422 H	Al Jazeera English Movies4Men Men & Movies
12.523 V to 11.082 H	Heart TV Capital TV Clubland TV Planet Pop Rocks & Co Gems TV
12.560 V to 11.112 H	Travel Channel Horse and Country QVC Beauty TV Warehouse
12.560 H to 11.973 V	Alibi
12.607 V to 11.141 H	The Active Channel
12.607 H to 11.953 H	eNCA
12.643 H to 12.441 V	CCTV News EuroNews UMP Movies

380 Premier League matches on Satellite TV - another operator

380 Premier League matches on Satellite TV - another operator gains the broadcast rights to all matches.


Portuguese operator TV Sport TV launches an English Premier League TV Sport Channel, devoted entirely to the Premier League, the leading English Football Championship.

Operating 24h/day and seven days a week, this channel aims to distribute a total of 380 English Premier League matches and highlights of the competition. It will be available at no additional cost to subscribers of the current HD channel Sport TV.

Many of these games will be shown LIVE, and in HD. Not all 3pm saturday kick offs will be available LIVE but they will be available on a delayed basis.

At the moment English Sport TV is available to customers of Portuguese MEO Satellite Operator. It is available on the Hispasat satellites at 30 West, the same group used by Spanish satewllite operator Digital+.

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