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SKY Free Channels: ITV/UTV/BBC + Regionals

January 17, 2006 (43 Responses)

SKY SatelliteFOR THOSE SKY USERS OUT THERE who are pissed off (especially in Ireland) because the ITV/UTV channels are not available by default - here is some very useful information to help you tune in those channels on your box. Just following the instructions below and you will have all the ITV/UTV/BBC and all regional varients available in the ‘other channels’ section of your SKY system. My thanks to Shrek for sending this info on.

  1. Press the Services button on your remote control.
  2. Press the 4 button twice.
  3. Fill in the settings below and follow the on-screen instructions:-


The UTV/ITV channels are as follows:-
10758 V 22 5/6
10832 H 22 5/6
10891 H 22 5/6
10906 V 22 5/6

The BBC channels are as follows:-
10733 H 22 5/6
10803 H 22 5/6
10847 V 22 5/6

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43 Responses to “SKY Free Channels: ITV/UTV/BBC + Regionals”

  1. Amanda on June 4th, 2006 6:42 pm

    thanks so much for the freq 4 utv etc i’ve got riid of my sky package cos the channels kept changing now i can watch what i want and not what sky decide 2 stick on at a moments notice

  2. Michael Egan on July 3rd, 2006 11:21 pm

    Can someone please tell me how to get Channel 4. I’ve tried the the variants posted on the website with no luck.

    Thanks,

    Michael.

  3. Scott Milne on August 17th, 2006 7:53 pm

    I have been trying to get UTV and Channel 4 on my Sky box here in ROI with no luck any ideas??

  4. Coyote on August 17th, 2006 9:52 pm

    UTV is no problem (see above) but the C4 remains elusive. The closest I’ve come is E4, but that’s just not the same.

  5. snoopy on August 18th, 2006 10:48 pm

    Coyote….. I’m very depressed and diapointed that you banned me from the werelist site…. But i forgive you I shall support the werelist site when I’m older and perhaps go to europe for a while….. maybe I’ll bye you a few drinks….. Well……… *Sigh* just literally sighed…. Anyways tell me where you guys howl and I shall go no matter through the name of my words and Jesuses words if I shall die I shall go to the howl whether in spirit or corpse, werewolf or whatever, I shall come… Who knows maybe I shall haunt the howl LOL just to hange around you guys…. Well…. Talk to you later…. Peace Out……

  6. Coyote on August 19th, 2006 4:13 pm

    snoopy - wtf are you talking about? What werelist site? Are you by any chance confusing me (and Howl @ The Moon!) with someone/something else?

  7. criostoir on August 20th, 2006 7:52 pm

    Thanks 4 the info…brilliant…hard 2 find & sky apparently contractually cannot help even though they advertise UTV available in thier literature. I would say that is false advertising!

  8. debarra on August 25th, 2006 8:52 pm

    just wanted to say thanks for the above info!

  9. Tony on September 5th, 2006 5:15 pm

    The above information seems very helpful,so I must be doing something wrong.I can follow the instructions and find the channels to the point where it seems to have stored them,then I just cannot find them.Have I to do something with the remore control or with the Digibox?
    Tnx in advance,
    Tony.

  10. Coyote on September 6th, 2006 1:23 am

    Tony, I don’t know what to say other than the instructions above worked fine for me (and others who commented too!). Once stored the channels should show up in the ‘other channels’ category… is this where you are looking for them?

  11. Tony on September 7th, 2006 9:05 pm

    Thanks Coyote,
    Your answer was exactly what i was looking for,.I looked under Other Channels like you said and saw what I had stored .I hadn’t dreamt of it,I hadn’t a clue what to do next.So thanks,sincerely.
    One more question,does C4 come up in the same way? And in order to view channels ,what’s the most convenient way of switching from the normal list of stations to Other channels.
    Tnx again,
    Tony.

  12. Coyote on September 10th, 2006 5:59 pm

    I don’t think C4 is available in the same way, but E4 should show on the main list of default channels. As for switching between the categories of channels I just use the main menu and select ‘Other Channels’. I’ve never found a decent way to integrate the ‘additional’ channels with favourites or standard selection methods. It’s crappy, but at least you can view the new channels with some manual intervention.
    One other limitation to be aware of. Sky + doesn’t allow you to ‘schedule’ recordings on the additional channels. You can record on them, but only if you are watching the channel at the start of the programme in question and then hit ‘record’ - which is a pain in the ass compared to normal channels where you can schedule the recording for up to 1 week in advance.

    Hope this helps.

  13. kepler on September 11th, 2006 9:45 am

    The Channel 4 Film channel FilmFour has recently changed from being a pay channel to being free, along with its one hour offset FilmFour+1. I don’t know whether it was available on Sky before now, but I can get it on my Astra2 receiver.

    Kepler

  14. john brennan on September 13th, 2006 12:41 pm

    Tony … I have followed your instructions and tuned in utv/itv … I recognise that I cannot get Channel 4 … but … How do I get BBC 3 & … BBC 4 … ? … Hope you can help, thanks

    John

  15. ony on September 14th, 2006 10:09 pm

    I think you need a UK card,I think the Irish ones don’t get those channels

  16. Coyote on September 14th, 2006 11:13 pm

    You could always check out the following Irish discussion board for additional info. They are quite helpful and very useful for Sky Digital related queries for Irish or UK areas.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=55

    Hope it helps.

  17. Pete Lynch on September 15th, 2006 9:43 pm

    Hi, in ROI you can tune in BBC3 & BBC4 as follows:

    10773
    H
    22.0
    5/6 for BBC 3 & 4,

    Pete the plumber

  18. Luddite on October 17th, 2006 11:26 pm

    Hey, Pete the plumber - spot on. I was using the BBC channel info above and getting “no signal”. It says 10733 - dunno if that has any effect anywhere but 10773 got the BBCs up on my system and yeah it took me ages to find the damned channels after; so thanks Coyote - “Other Channels” in the services menu for all you other luddites.

    SO: 10773………..NOT: 10733

    Thanks all,

    Luddite

  19. Andy_C_ on December 12th, 2006 2:27 pm

    Hi Folks,

    Thanks for all the info!

    I can follow all the instructions, find the channels, store them… but when I got to ‘other channels’ it doesn’t list any channels and displays a message saying how to Add Channels. So, it seems they’re not storing for me. Any ideas?

    I live in South East Ireland.

    Thanks!

    Andy

  20. Coyote on December 12th, 2006 3:47 pm

    Andy C,

    I’m Dublin based and I setup these channels with no issues, so I’m not sure why it’s not storing for you. You could always try a complete reset of the sky system and then try again.

    Also - I’ve noticied that Channel 4 is now provided free on the EPN so it might just be a matter of time before UTV comes on stream properly.

  21. Andrew on June 3rd, 2007 10:04 am

    Thanx. More helpful than Sky and THEY’RE getting my dollars!

  22. James on September 5th, 2007 8:24 pm

    Hi There, I have got a UK receiver( freeview card ) and living in Ireland, is it possible to get the Irish channels.
    Thanks,
    James

  23. hadmad on September 6th, 2007 12:59 pm

    im in dublin enter above f and still no bbc3r4 all outer ch ok

  24. Mick on September 29th, 2007 1:13 pm

    Thanks it worked i got rid of my sky subscription and this has really helped thanks!

  25. John on September 29th, 2007 1:33 pm

    Thanks for the info on tuning ITV, it saved me from having to live in the pub to watch the rugby.

  26. jammin on October 5th, 2007 10:21 pm

    @James

    You need an ROI or NI card in order to view the Irish channels.

  27. inishfun on October 6th, 2007 12:41 pm

    thanks hav my sky tuned 2 all channels

  28. Ian Callan on October 30th, 2007 8:27 pm

    I have added all the BBC’s and ITV’s and they are stored in the “Other Channels” menu. How do I add them to my favourites?

  29. jammin on October 30th, 2007 9:15 pm

    @Ian Callan

    “I have added all the BBC’s and ITV’s and they are stored in the “Other Channels” menu. How do I add them to my favourites?”

    You can’t.

  30. inishfun on October 31st, 2007 8:41 am

    im proberly bein greedy now but is ther any way 2 tune my sky box 2 pick up the foreign channels tat show premership matchs live

  31. jammin on October 31st, 2007 10:12 am

    @inishfun

    Not possible.

  32. ciaran on December 4th, 2007 11:39 pm

    THANKS VERY MUCH 4 THE HELP IN GETTING BBC3 NOW I CAN ENJOY MY TV AGAIN THANK U VERY MUCH

  33. angie on February 23rd, 2008 9:18 pm

    set up all channels no probs but could you please tell me how to find ITV 3? thanks v much

  34. steve mc on March 9th, 2008 11:34 pm

    is it possible to get channel 5

  35. benifa on March 10th, 2008 8:34 am

    it is not possible to get channel 5 without a UK subscription.

  36. ninja on March 24th, 2008 9:29 pm

    you can watch online guys for free just stream to ur tv

  37. inishfun on March 25th, 2008 6:40 pm

    wot is online guys

  38. bekbee on March 30th, 2008 5:23 pm

    Hi,
    I have followed all the above for bbc3, its stored but nothing comes on when I go to it. Its just blue screen. Any ideas?

  39. Tom on March 31st, 2008 7:52 pm

    Hi bekbee,

    BBC3 as with BBC4 doesn’t start until 1900. Before that it’s one of the kids channels Cbeebies or CBBC. I noticed your message was posted at 5:23 pm so it might be that?

  40. bekbee on April 2nd, 2008 9:18 am

    Thanks a million! Doh!*slaps head* Yeah you are right of course.

  41. Alex on May 11th, 2008 5:47 pm

    Great info guys & gals but any chance someone knows wot happend to BBC news 24? I did have it but over nite i lost it now just get the “There is a technical fault with this channel please try later” banner and had this problem for a couple of weeks.
    I am on the south coast of Ireland if it makes any diffrence.

  42. Alex on May 11th, 2008 6:22 pm

    No dont bother just found a site with SOOOOOOOOOO much info oh yeah baby check it out!!! http://www.flysat.com/tv-uk.php
    Frequency(GHz) 11.954
    Polarisation H
    Symbol Rate (Mbaud) 27.5
    FEC 2/3

  43. Coyote on May 11th, 2008 7:34 pm

    That’s a good link there Alex. Thanks!

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