• News
    • Broadcasting
    • Cable
    • Digital Life
    • HD switchover
    • Online
    • Satellite
    • Terrestrial
  • Channels
    • through a TV aerial (Freeview/Saorview)
    • through a satellite dish
      • Freesat channel list UK
      • Sky channel list (UK EPG)
    • through cable (Virgin Media UK)
    • with YouView
      • BT TV Channel List
      • TalkTalk TV Channel List
  • TV Platforms
    • Freeview and Freeview Play
    • Freesat
    • Sky
    • Virgin Media
    • YouView
  • Logs and data
    • BBC local radio via Freeview
    • Freeview Updates
    • Freeview regional retune days
    • UHF channels and centre frequencies
  • Guides
    • How to manually retune your Sky box
    • What is HbbTV?
Twitter
RXTV infoRXTV info
  • News
    • Broadcasting
    • Cable
    • Digital Life
    • HD switchover
    • Online
    • Satellite
    • Terrestrial
  • Channels
    • through a TV aerial (Freeview/Saorview)
    • through a satellite dish
      • Freesat channel list UK
      • Sky channel list (UK EPG)
    • through cable (Virgin Media UK)
    • with YouView
      • BT TV Channel List
      • TalkTalk TV Channel List
  • TV Platforms
    • Freeview and Freeview Play
    • Freesat
    • Sky
    • Virgin Media
    • YouView
  • Logs and data
    • BBC local radio via Freeview
    • Freeview Updates
    • Freeview regional retune days
    • UHF channels and centre frequencies
  • Guides
    • How to manually retune your Sky box
    • What is HbbTV?
Twitter
RXTV infoRXTV info
Home»BBC»BBC Alba HD launches on Sky and Freesat
BBC

BBC Alba HD launches on Sky and Freesat

7 February 2023

Gaelic language channel, also known for its coverage of Scottish football, is now available in high definition on Sky and Freesat.

BBC Alba is has been upgraded to HD as part of a wider BBC scheme to migrate satellite viewers to HD versions of all BBC channels.

The station is operated in partnership with MG Alba and has been on-air since 2008. It currently broadcasts for at least seven hours per day, with extra hours at the weekend.


BBC Alba HD on Sky and Freesat

  • Sky satellite channel 117 (Scotland) 169 (Rest of UK)
  • Freesat channel 109

BBC Alba HD first became available on Sky Glass before launching on Virgin Media last year. In Scotland, BBC Alba is also available through BT TV’s Internet Mode in HD.

The BBC is yet to upgrade the iPlayer stream of BBC Alba to HD. And for Freeview viewers, the channel will remain available in standard definition (SD) only, due to a current lack of capacity for new Freeview HD channels.

BBC Alba HD is not carried on Sky’s satellite channel list in the Republic of Ireland. However it can be manually added through manual tuning.

BBC Satellite manual tuning information


Marc Thornham

Share:
featured Freesat news Sky
Previous ArticleParamount+ available on Three mobile plans
Next Article 2023 FA Cup 5th round games on TV

Related articles

How the BBC News channel changes from 3rd April

24 March 2023

Sky shuffles shopping channels

24 March 2023

Robot Wars in HD as MECH+ launches on Samsung TV Plus

23 March 2023
Latest
  • How the BBC News channel changes from 3rd April
  • Sky shuffles shopping channels
  • Robot Wars in HD as MECH+ launches on Samsung TV Plus
  • Premier League on Apple TV+ ?
  • That’s 70s goes live on Sky channel 366

RXTV info: Covering the reception and distribution of UK terrestrial TV (Freeview), cable, satellite and connected TV services for users and installers.

Freeview changes

22nd March 2023

  • Channel 101 | BBC One HD is regionalised in Channel Islands, East Midlands, East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, London, West Midlands and Yorkshire TV regions. A retune may be required, depending on device.
  • Channel 285 | Al Jazeera English launches as a streaming channel.
  • Channel 286 | Al Jazeera Arabic launches as a streaming channel.

Other Freeview channel updates…

Saorview: Irish DTT  | How to manually tune your Sky box | Sky Glass channel list |  UHF channels and centre frequencies

 

Satellite
  • Astra 2E (28.5°E): DAZN PPV HD test transmissions. Frequency: 11385, H (SR 29500, FEC 8/9, DVB-S2 8PSK) SID: 53730. Encrypted.
  • Astra 2E (28.5°E): BBC Two NI HD New frequency: 10773 H (SR 23000, FEC 3/4, DVB-S2 8PSK) SID: 6312 (UK) 6332 (ROI).
  • Sky: That’s TV UK moves to channel 171

 

Other platforms

Virgin Media Ireland: AMC added to channel 123

Virgin Media UK: Sky Sports F1 UHD now on 533

Apple TV: ITVX live streams now available on Apple TV version of the app.

 

Twitter
  • About
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Statement
© 2023 RXTV Info AIS

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.