April 2008

Channel 4 now Free-To-Air (no longer just on Sky!)

Just recently Channel 4 has started broadcasting as a proper Free-To-Air channel (i.e. unencrypted) from the Astra 28.2° satellite cluster. For those of you who want all the info on the Astra stuff, go to the link in the sidebar.

What this means is that you no longer need a Sky box with a card to receive C4 in France - any satellite decoder can get it. Five is due to go the same way too.

So, if you know how to tune your box in the details you need for C4 are:
Astra 2D, transponder 42, frequency 10729, vertical polarity, SR 22000, FEC 5/6. It comes up as "8350'.

If you need to know more about things like this, don't hesitate to get in touch. Happy tuning!