Sky Digital TV Channels
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Sky Digital - UK Satellite TV Comprehensive Channel List
Sky digital television is the United Kingdom's premier satellite television broadcaster.
The following table lists the UK (Sky) Television satellite channels which are broadcast from the co-located satellites at orbital position 28.2E / 28.5E, namely the - Astra satellites at 28.2 east and Eurobird at 28.5 east. All the channels can be viewed with a digibox and valid subscription, some of the channels can be viewed with a standard DVB satellite receiver. (see the colour codes below). The EPG and numbers are colour coded.
The list is broken down into the subscription packages as defined by Sky and additionally colour coded to give you further information on whether the channel is free to air or free to view.
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Key to the Table
* Free To Air (FTA) : Don't require a Sky Digibox, and can be received with a normal compatible digital satellite receiver, HD broadcasts require a HD digital satellite receiver.
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* Free To View (FTV) : Are scrambled, require a digibox and card, but not a subscription.
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* Subscription Channels (Sky) : Are scrambled, require a digibox and card plus a subscription.
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* Subscription Channels (add on) : As above but billed separately need valid subscription, billing may be added to sky subscription or 3rd party depending on
content provider. (example Setanta Sports)
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* Adult Channels (Those in the Sky EPG)
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* HD High Definition Channels see dedicated HD table
- not colour coded = need updated
If you are only looking for TV guide information then we suggest you go to Sky's website.
Know about Sky, want something else? Refer to the satellite TV reception for alternative English channels worth viewing : foreign channels and other satellites.
* Please note these tables are for guidance only, full channel line ups numbering and encoding are all subject to change - such changes, can often be made without notice and may not be reflected accurately on this site. We will however endeavour to keep this list updated as much as possible, and invite you to inform us of any inaccuracy or omissions. The EPG lineup will be updated as soon as time permits.
Don't want to fork out for sky or looking for a different receiver to use?
Closest alternative is the freesat box currently limited in the channel lineup but potentially very promising.
More information at the bottom of this page.
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| Radio Channels (all currently FTA - last update May 2008) |
| 0101 BBC R1 0102 BBC R2 0103 BBC R3 0104 BBC R4 FM 0105 BBC R5 Live 0106 Classic FM 0107 Virgin Radio 0108 talkSPORT 0109 Capital 0110 Planet Rock 0111 XFM 0112 Fun Radio 0113 The Jazz 0114 Choice FM 0115 BBC World Sv. 0116 BBC R Scot. 0117 BBC R Wales 0118 BBC R Ulster 0119 BBC Asian Nt. 0120 BBC 6 Music 0121 Gold 0122 WRN Europe 0123 Premier 0124 Heart 0125 UCB Europe 0128 smooth fm 0129 Solar Radio 0130 Panjab Radio 0131 BBC Radio 7 0132 Prime Time 0133 Sunrise Radio 0134 UCB Bible 0135 UCB Talk |
0136 UCB Insp 0137 1Xtra BBC 0138 TWR 0139 BBC R n Gael 0141 Raaj Radio 0142 RTE Europe 0143 BBC R4 LW 0144 BBC 5L SportX 0145 Club Asia 0146 Real Radio 0147 EWTN 0150 Sukh Sagar 0151 Asian Gold 0154 BBC R Cymru 0156 CC Radio 0158 Gaydar Radio 0159 Family Radio 0160 RTE Radio 1 0161 Arrow-Rock 0162 Core 0163 Apple FM 0164 RTE 2FM 0165 RTE Lyric fm 0166 RTE RnaG 0168 Akash Radio 0169 Desi Radio 0170 The Hits 0171 Galaxy 0172 Smash Hits |
0173 Kismat Radio 0176 Amrit Bani 0177 LBC 97.3 0178 Kiss 0179 Heat 0180 Magic 0181 Q 0182 MOJO 0183 Kerrang 0184 Radio 0185 Spectrum 1 0186 Liberty 0187 Punjabi Radio 0188 Insight Radio 0189 Classic Gold 0190 Big L 1395 0194 Colourful 0195 RTI Radio 0199 Caroline 0200 Virigin Extreme 0201 Virgin Rock 0202 Virgin 105.8 0203 Ignition 0205 Dutch Int Service 0206 Record Brazil 0207 Rainbow 0209 Yorkshire R 0210 News Talk 0211 BFBS Radio 0212 Hot Digital |
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HD Channels (High Definition channels launched on May 12th 2006) The Sky HD digibox is the flagship of Sky's service, with more channels planned, the following are rumoured to be coming soon. |
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Channel 4 HD | Collection of Channel 4 shows and US series | No subscription. Sky card needed |
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BBC HD | Selection of BBC content | No subscription. No card needed |
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Sky One HD | Sky One shows including Lost, 24 and House | Subscription channel |
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FX HD | US TV shows from Fox | Subscription channel |
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Bio HD | Biography channel | Subscription channel |
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SCI FI HD | Sci-Fi channel | Subscription channel |
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E4 HD | Entertainment channel from Channel 4 | Subscription channel |
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Sky Arts 1 HD | Arts channel | Subscription channel |
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Sky Arts 2 HD | Arts channel | Subscription channel |
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Luxe TV HD | Dedicated to luxury - Homes, Leisure, Beauty, etc | No subscription. No card needed |
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Sky Real Lives HD | Real life and human interest content | Subscription channel |
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Sky Premier HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Screen 1 HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Screen 2 HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Comedy HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Action HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Family HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Drama HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky SciFi/Horror HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Modern Greats HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Indie HD | Requires subscription to Movies package | Subscription channel |
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MGM HD | Re-mastered MGM Films. Free with Movies package, or £5 | Subscription channel |
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MTVN HD | Content from MTV and Nickelodeon | Subscription channel |
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Sky Sports HD 1 | Requires subscription to Sports package | Subscription channel |
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Sky Sports HD 2 | Requires subscription to Sports package | Subscription channel |
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Eurosport HD | Sports channel | Subscription channel |
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Sky Sports HD 3 | Requires subscription to Sports package | Subscription channel |
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ESPN HD | Requires subscription to ESPN | Subscription channel |
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Rush HD | Sports channel | Subscription channel |
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Discovery HD | Science, technology and lifestyle | Subscription channel |
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National Geographic HD | Natural history and wildlife | Subscription channel |
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Nat Geo Wild HD | Natural history and wildlife | Subscription channel |
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History Channel HD | History | Subscription channel |
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Crime HD | Crime | Subscription channel |
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Disney Cine HD | Disney Movie Channel | Pay per view |
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Sky Box Office Hd1 | Pay per view movie channel | Pay per view |
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Sky Box Office Hd1 | Pay per view movie channel | Pay per view |
Sky Digital Typical EPG Lineup - including channel numbers. Unless indicated as FTA or FTV these channels are subscription channels and require a valid subscription to view, channel line ups are subject to change at the operators discretion. Last updated May 2008. The categories are for guidance only and may not reflect those channels in a particular subscription package. You will notice that the satellite free to view and free to air channel line ups differ from Freeview terrestrial, for example on the Satellite platform UK History, The Hits, Sky
Sports News and others are actually included in the subscription packages for which you'll need a viewing card. With channel 4 FTA and channel 5 predicted to become FTV soon, the implication for Dreambox / Linux box users is fairly good, potentially with a dreambox or other linux box and an ROI card the package lineup will be beyond that of the UK cards. If you need a linux box we have these on sale within our site, note: these boxes are for enthusiasts we dont provide any support for the firmware, nor do we provide guidance on sharing, there can be limitations in functionality when using these boxes and a technical understanding is required to change the default firmware. ** CH4 is also FTA (add channels Freq 10729 Vertical 22000 5/6 - Channel ID shows as 8350 but no EPG) FTV variant adds EPG in a sky box, automatic in a freesat box |
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Official freesat boxes from £49.99 |
If you want the Subscription and or FTV and FTA Channels - you are restricted to sky boxes
The closest viable alternative is hobby / enthusiast and CI boxes.
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CI DVB-S Receiver Digiboxes from £60 |
LINUX Digiboxes from £120 |
The lists are colour coded - FTV, FTA Channels, A typical EPG lineup, and HD Channels. Included within the lists is the PPV and Adult channels available. Line up was checked against a standard digibox using freesat card, ROI card, and NO card. Channels marked UK.xxx or IR.xxx are the changes which appear in EPG after card insertion.In a FTA receiver all green coloured channels are available. In a sky box card the variations ROI variations ares noted. Any inaccuracy spotted would be gratefully noted and ammended.
Recommended Equipment
If you only want the FTA Channels
Choose a sky box (recommended) or FTA Receiver (if you want to use a multisat option).
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Sky Digiboxes from £50 upwards (used/new) |
FTA Digiboxes from £45 |
