Frequently Asked Questions

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ITV 1+1 ,2+1,3 +1 11344 V 27500

ITV4 +1 10891 H 22000

ITV 1 HD 11386 H 27500

ITV 2 HD 11386 H 27500

ITV3 HD 11344 H 27500

ITV 4 HD 11386 V 27500

UTV HD 11386 V 27500

ITV Be 11386 V 27500

Quest HD 12382 H 29500

Film 4 +1 10714 H 22000

Channel 4 +1 10714 H 22000

FRANCE 24 HD 11426 V 29500

Together 12148 H 27500

Sky Arts 12148 H 27500

Sky News 11934 V 27500

Sky News Ireland 12090 V 29500

E4 Extra, More4 & More4+1 10714 H 22000

E4+1 4Seven 10936 V 22000

Blaze 11082 H 23000

Challenge 12090 V 29500

Food Network 12382 H 29500

Really 12382 H 29500

Bloomberg 11.671 H 23000

GB News 11.671 H 23000

Quest Red 11038 V 23000

D Max 11038 V 23000

HGTV Ireland 11038 V 23000

Rewind TV 11082 H 23000

Talking Pictures, That’s TV, That’s 60s 11343 V 27500

Euronews 11224 H 27500

Sky Mix 12168 V 27500

CNN HD 11671 H 23000

Aljazeera English HD 11508 V 23000

BBC One Northern Ireland HD 10847 V 23000

BBC Three HD 10847 V 23000 (after 7PM)

BBC Four HD 10818 V 23000 (after 7PM)

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD 10773 H 23000

BBC Parliament HD 10773 H 23000

BBC One North East and Cumbria HD 10773 H 23000

BBC One North West HD 10773 H 23000

BBC Red Button HD 10788 V 23000

BBC Scotland HD 10788 V 23000

BBC One Channel Islands HD 10788 V 23000

BBC One West HD 10788 V 23000

BBC One South West HD 10788 V 23000

BBC One London HD 10818 V 23000

CBeebies HD 10818 V 23000

BBC Two Wales HD 10818 V 23000

BBC One East HD 10818 V 23000

BBC One East Midlands HD 10818 V 23000

BBC Two HD 10847 V 23000

CBBC HD 10847 V 23000

BBC One South East HD 10847 V 23000

BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire HD 10847 V 23000

BBC News HD 11024 H 23000

BBC One Wales HD 11024 H 23000

BBC One Scotland HD 11024 H 23000

BBC One West Midlands HD 11024 H 23000

BBC Alba HD 11024 H 23000

5 Select 11306 H 27500

5 Star 11306 H 27500

Channel 5 HD 11306 H 27500

Channel 5+1 11306 H 27500

CITV 10891 H 22000

Talk TV 11426 V 29500

W and W+1 12129 V 27500

Talking Pictures 11582 H 22000

CNBC HD 12168 V 27500

PBS America 11344 V 27500

Dave, Dave Ja Vu and Yesterday+1 12129 V 27500

CNBC 12285 V 27500

Amiko and Edision combo receivers
These instructions may vary slightly on different boxes, but the transponder scan principle remains the same for all boxes.

On the Combo remote control, press menu then arrow right and select “Installation” on the next page select “satellite installation” .
Satellite should already show as “Astra 2”. Arrow down to TP Index then press Ok and select the frequency you wish to scan using the information above. Press the green button for “TP Scan” . Set “Scan Mode” to Free.
Arrow down to “Ok to Search” and prees OK.

If the exact TP (transponder) information does not appear in the drop-down list then press the yellow button on the remote for TP edit . You can then press the green button to enter the frequency symbol rate and polarity to create a new TP entry using the information above. Press red for TP scan when the level and quality readings are yellow and green.

You may also change the symbol rate of an existing transponder by using TP edit, press yellow when on the satellite installation page.

The newly scanned channels will appear at the end of the channel list and you can now edit them into any position you like by pressing “Menu”, “Service” and “Organizing Service” on the Amiko remote.

Ariva Combo receivers
On the Ariva combo receivers you can add any new transponders by pressing Menu, then move left or right using the arrows beside the OK button until you select “TP list” then press OK.

Press the green button to “Add” and enter the frequency, symbol rate, and polarity as per the details for the channel you want above. For example Movies for men has a frequency of 11344 with polarity H and symbol rate of 27500. You may see a message saying “TP already exists” in which case you can just select yes to go to the existing transponder.

Press the blue button to search. A new menu should appear, set FTA only to “Yes” to avoid tuning in pay TV channels. Leave network search at no. Press ok and you should see the channels appearing and then “Search End”. Press ok and these channels should now appear at the end of you channel list or alphabetically if you have your channel list set that way.
You can then use the edit function by selecting Tv Channel list under “Edit Channel” in the menu to delete the original channel and replace it with the new channel you have just tuned in.

The BBC have recently stopped broadcasting in standard definition (SD) but all the BBC channels are now available in High Definition (HD)
You may be able to re tune your existing box (we can also do this for you as part of a service call in our service area) or if your box does not have HD you can replace it with a new combo box which is pre tuned by us so you just plug it in. We can call to you within our service area to replace your box if you wish. We can also deliver the box to you using An Post 1 to 2 day service.
You can see our most popular combo box here.

Free to air satellite TV also known as Freesat and Saorview is a way to view over 130 of the most watched TV channels from Irelandand the UK for €0 per month, you simply pay a one off fee for a set top box and installation if you need this.

Saorview is the name for RTE’s digital service and we can supply a system that allows you to watch both Saorview and UK free channels on one box with one remote.

To see more details of of our Free TV system please Please click here

We can install the Freesat/Saorview channels system in Dublin and some surrounding areas, please see map below which you can click on for a closer look.

Don’t live within our service area? The DIY system we sell also work anywhere in Ireland.

Order before 1pm for same day despatch

We use the very reliable An Post standard 1 to 2 day service.

Flat delivery throughout ROI for €5.96.

If you order a product including installation the team will bring everything needed so no need to wait in for a delivery.

Yes, you can simply replace your sky box with a Free To air box to get U.K. free TV channels. If you do not already have an RTE aerial you can receive Saorview Irish channels using the small aerial supplied in the kit linked below. If you have been using a Sky Q box you must also change the LNB on the dish to a standard LNB
Changing from Sky kit (click here)

For example for Northern Ireland you could use BT7 1EB for London you could use SW1A 1AA

Yes, it is possible but you must add a multi-output LNB to your existing dish (you may already have one) and run a separate cable to the second box. The new quad (four) output LNB’s are available in our dishes and LNB section. Click Here