All tests can be found using Symbol Rate 27.5 and FEC of 2/3 unless otherwise stated.

Ones to watch: 11.546H tmz1 – coloured bars and tone, 11.681V o8o – Globecast Gir London test card


10.832H 22.0 5/6

ITV1 London – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 Central – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 HTV Wales – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 HTV West – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 W Country – regional ITV1 programming
1-6 – no listings available
1-7 – no listings available
1-8 – no listings available
1-9 – no listings available
G49 - regional ITV1 programming


10.891H 22.0 5/6

ITV1 Anglia – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 Border – – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 BorderSco ITV1 Granada – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 Meridian – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 Tyne Tees – regional ITV1 programming
ITV1 Yorkshire – regional ITV1 programming
2-8 – no listings available
2-9 – no listings available
G53 – regional ITV1 programming


10.906V 22.0 5/6

G54 – William Road Test Card with tone
3-9 – no listings available
ITV Channel Is - regional ITV1 programming
Grampian TV - regional ITV1 programming
Scottish TV - regional ITV1 programming
UTV - regional ITV1 programming
3-8 – no listings available


11.488V

850-4.3 – Showing Open Access
850-4.1 – ‘Technical fault with this channel’


11.508H

atr5014d – no listings available
atr508d – Showing attheraces – no EPG info


11.546H

Rapture TV (formerly EPG#232) – showing coloured bars test card
tmz1 – showing coloured bars test card


11.565V

Test1 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 6pm
Test 2 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 7pm
Test 3 – Showing E4


11.623H

ttn - no listings available
Moto – Service station audio channel (non-EPG)
Little Chef – Service station audio channel (non-EPG)
McColls – In-store audio channel (non-EPG)


11.681V

o8o – showing Globecast Gir London test card with tone
THE DREAM – radio station


11.720H

BBC TES 2 – no listings available
BBC TES 3 – showing CBBC/CHOICE BBCi fault (CBBC EPG#621)


11.778V

(blank) - no listings available


11.798H

ETV3 – audio channel playing BBC Radio 1 (EPG#851)


11.895V

Mti – showing MTV
(blank) - showing MTV


11.934V

IFA1 – no listings available


11.954H

ire – Shows last channel viewed, EPG data for I-Race.


11.973V

PR - Inactive audio channel


12.051V

Cni – Showing Cartoon Network
5606 – CNN Radio news bulletins on the hour. Silence at all other times.
2o5 – no listings available


12.110H

SkySpts1 test – encrypted channel
Spts Uefa – encrypted channel


12.148H

F1 Digital + - no listings available
F1 Digital + - blank channel
fost – no listings available


12.188H

PNEW – showing Paramount Comedy channel

12.207V

SNE – Showing Sky News (EPG#501)

12.266H

Retail Info – no listings available
Retail Info – no listings available
SkyVenue – no listings available


12.304H

6pt3t – encrypted channel
5pi3oa – encrypted channel
rpimby – encrypted channel
Sky Travel Active Dummy - ‘Technical fault with this channel’
Sky Travel Test# - no listings available


12.324V

snr3 – Sky News Radio inaccessible by public
PPST - no listings available. Presumed to be Premiership Plus Season Ticket interactive app.
The Villan – Local football radio station (EPG listing in certain postcodes)
Big Blue – Local football radio station (EPG listing in certain postcodes)
The Saint – Local football radio station (EPG listing in certain postcodes)
Rampage – Local football radio station (EPG listing in certain postcodes)
Costcutter – In-store audio channel (non-EPG)


12.343H

Faml1 – foreign radio station, no EPG data
Faml2 – English-speaking religious radio station, (Family Radio EPG#909) no EPG data


12.363V

Nick Test – Showing Nickelodeon (EPG#604)

12.480V

ISM Sports 1 v5 - encrypted
ISM Test1 v5 - encrypted
ISM Sky One v5 - encrypted
ISM Sky News v5 - encrypted
ISM Movies v5 - encrypted
ISM Sky One >280 – no listings available
SC2 - no listings available
Sky Travel Test – no listings available
8N2 - no listings available
8N1 - no listings available
DCT (test txpd) – no listings available
Prem+ test – no listings available
Sky Travel Active Dummy – encrypted channel
SkyBet – no listings available


12.607H 3/4 FEC

CT1 - normally encrypted TV channel (but CT-TEXT analogue teletext viewable)
CT2 - normally encrypted TV channel (but EXPRES analogue teletext viewable)
Stanice O – Appears to be music video channel, intermittent sound and changeable PID
Prima TV - encrypted (but PRIMA TV analogue teletext viewable)
CRo Regina 2 - Active audio channel
CRo6/CRo7 - Active audio channel
Proglas - Active audio channel
CRo1 - Active audio channel
CRo2 - Active audio channel
CRo3 - Active audio channel
EurosportCZ - inactive audio channel


12.643H 3/4 FEC

Please note that digital satellite users with a standard Sky set-up (i.e. a regular minidish) may not be able to receive a signal on this frequency if they live in Northern parts of the UK.

STV1 – Blue screen
STV2 – Blue screen
Sro1 - Active audio channel
Sro2 - Active audio channel
Sro3 - Active audio channel
FUN-R. - inactive audio channel
OKEY - inactive audio channel
TWIST - inactive audio channel
MARKIZA – Blue screen – shows Markiza name on Now/Next banner.
Stanice O – Blue screen - shows Markiza name on Now/Next banner




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