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Test and non-EPG channel roundup
Published Wednesday, Sep 25 2002, 22:30 BST | By Steven Smith
All tests can be found using Symbol Rate 27.5 and FEC of 2/3 unless otherwise stated.
11.508H
atr5014d – Showing attheraces, no EPG info
atr508d – Showing attheraces – no EPG info
11.546H
OA1 – showing coloured bars Facility Line test card, EPG info, with tone
Rapture TV (formerly EPG#232)
srtt - 4-screen Disney channels with audio
OA2 - audio channel with tone
11.565V
50560 – no listings available
Test1 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 6pm
Test 2 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 7pm
Test 3 – Showing E4
11.585H
Inspiration – formerly EPG listed, now no listings available
850-1 – Test card with tone, Red Hot TV EPG info, encrypts at 10pm
11.623H
sadl - 'Technical fault with this channel'
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)
11.661H
adtv - Abu Dhabi TV – Arabic channel as yet without EPG listing or info
11.681V
gbm+ - Showing gobarkingmad (EPG#414)
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
9311 - no listings available
11.856V
4410 – Test channel for TV5 – showing Sky logo with audio, TV5 EPG Now/Next info
11.895V
Mti – showing MTV
(blank) - showing MTV
11.934V
IFA1 – no listings available
Retail Info – newly updated electrical store Sky preview channel
11.954H
ire – Full video testing. (www.irace.co.uk) now with tone
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.
7103 – further schedule information is not available
12.148H
fost – F1 Digital + Season Ticket (EPG#434)
12.266
Retail Info – no listings available
SkyVenue – no listings available
12.304H
SkyMovMax1, SkyMovPrem1, SkySports1, SkyOne replace the previous tests labelled 1 to 4 on this frequency.
5 – no listings available.
STT – 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
(blank) – showing JML Direct shopping channel with EPG info
yiar – Showing black screen with Oxtel ident
Faml1 – foreign radio station, no EPG data
Faml2 – English-speaking religious radio station, (Family Radio EPG#909) no EPG data.
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 – encrypted channel
8N2 - no listings available
8N1 - no listings available
DCT (test txpd) – showing Sky programme promos – The Simpsons, Premiership Plus, Sky Movies, etc.
Prem+ test – Encrypted video channel
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 – Now launched as video music channel
Prima TV - encrypted (but PRIMA TV analogue teletext viewable)
TestTV - Blank screen
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.
TV4 - Colour bars with Markiza S1 ident bar and tone
STV2 - Test card with Bratislava ident, with speech audio
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 – Encrypted TV channel
Digital Spy welcomes updates from its visitors. If you have information regarding a test or non-EPG channel which is not currently included in this update, please email Steven Smith at ssmith@digitalspy.co.uk.
11.508H
atr5014d – Showing attheraces, no EPG info
atr508d – Showing attheraces – no EPG info
11.546H
OA1 – showing coloured bars Facility Line test card, EPG info, with tone
Rapture TV (formerly EPG#232)
srtt - 4-screen Disney channels with audio
OA2 - audio channel with tone
11.565V
50560 – no listings available
Test1 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 6pm
Test 2 – FilmFour preview, encrypts after 7pm
Test 3 – Showing E4
11.585H
Inspiration – formerly EPG listed, now no listings available
850-1 – Test card with tone, Red Hot TV EPG info, encrypts at 10pm
11.623H
sadl - 'Technical fault with this channel'
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)
11.661H
adtv - Abu Dhabi TV – Arabic channel as yet without EPG listing or info
11.681V
gbm+ - Showing gobarkingmad (EPG#414)
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
9311 - no listings available
11.856V
4410 – Test channel for TV5 – showing Sky logo with audio, TV5 EPG Now/Next info
11.895V
Mti – showing MTV
(blank) - showing MTV
11.934V
IFA1 – no listings available
Retail Info – newly updated electrical store Sky preview channel
11.954H
ire – Full video testing. (www.irace.co.uk) now with tone
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.
7103 – further schedule information is not available
12.148H
fost – F1 Digital + Season Ticket (EPG#434)
12.266
Retail Info – no listings available
SkyVenue – no listings available
12.304H
SkyMovMax1, SkyMovPrem1, SkySports1, SkyOne replace the previous tests labelled 1 to 4 on this frequency.
5 – no listings available.
STT – 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
(blank) – showing JML Direct shopping channel with EPG info
yiar – Showing black screen with Oxtel ident
Faml1 – foreign radio station, no EPG data
Faml2 – English-speaking religious radio station, (Family Radio EPG#909) no EPG data.
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 – encrypted channel
8N2 - no listings available
8N1 - no listings available
DCT (test txpd) – showing Sky programme promos – The Simpsons, Premiership Plus, Sky Movies, etc.
Prem+ test – Encrypted video channel
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 – Now launched as video music channel
Prima TV - encrypted (but PRIMA TV analogue teletext viewable)
TestTV - Blank screen
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.
TV4 - Colour bars with Markiza S1 ident bar and tone
STV2 - Test card with Bratislava ident, with speech audio
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 – Encrypted TV channel
Digital Spy welcomes updates from its visitors. If you have information regarding a test or non-EPG channel which is not currently included in this update, please email Steven Smith at ssmith@digitalspy.co.uk.
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