Test and non-EPG channel roundup

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

10.818V 22.0 Symbol Rate 5/6 FEC

NLC Test 1 – showing Icelandic promos for new satellite service
NLC Test 2 – showing Icelandic promos for new satellite service

11.488V

850-3 – ‘Technical fault on this channel’
Chart Shop TV – off-shoot of Chart Show TV offering even more shopping as yet without EPG placing
850-4.2 – Channel programming line-up for Open Access including ‘Knitting TV’
850-4.3 – as 850-4.2
Open Access – Channel programming line-up, with EPG info
850-4.1 – ‘Technical fault with this channel’
850-2 – Black screen, no EPG
850-7 – Black screen, no EPG
850-7.1 – Black screen, no EPG


11.508H

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


11.546H

OA1 – showing old movies, with audio
Rapture TV (formerly EPG#232)
srtt - 4-screen Disney channels with audio
OA2 – audio from OA1 channel


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


11.623H

sias – coloured bars and tone
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)


11.681V

gbm+ - Showing gobarkingmad (EPG#414)
THE DREAM – radio station


11.720H

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


11.739V

lgpo – Showing NTL London SW test card

11.778V

(blank) - no listings available
9311 - no listings available

11.798H

6468 – BBC test audio channel
ETV3 – audio channel playing BBC Radio 1 (EPG#851)


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 – VISiTV test card with tone and EPG info. Launching as I-Race soon.


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.


12.110H

SkySpts1 test – encrypted channel
Spts Uefa – encrypted channel


12.148H

fost – F1 Digital + Season Ticket (EPG#434)


12.207V

SNE – Showing Sky News (EPG# 501)

12.266H

Retail Info – no listings available
SkyVenue – no listings available


12.304H

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

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 – 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
Sky Travel Active Dummy – encrypted channel
SkyBet – encrypted 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 – 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




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.