Over 12 channels will be moving to new slots on the channel list this Wednesday, 9th October as Sky takes steps to fill gaps in its satellite TV guide.
- PBS America, Discovery History, Court TV and Rewind TV among the channels that are moving.
- BBC Scotland HD will be moving for viewers outside of Scotland.
- The changes are expected to complete during the morning of the 9th October 2024
Sky is filling in empty slots on its satellite channel list on Wednesday 9th October 2024, tidying up the bottom half of its entertainment and factual section.
The automatic channel update will affect Sky Q and Sky+HD users in the UK and Ireland. It will not affect Sky Glass/Sky Stream users.
Since Sky’s last major channel update in May 2018, when the majority of channels were affected by change, the number of entertainment and factual channels has steadily declined.
The closure of channels including TruTV, VH1, AMC, YourTV, Lifetime and VH1 in the last six years has resulted in numerous gaps forming. The adjustments to channel number will complete during the morning of Wednesday 9th October. After the changes, the entertainment section ends on channel 183.
Meanwhile, for UK viewers outside of Scotland, BBC Scotland HD moves to channel 180. The channel is a popular destination for live coverage and highlights of Scottish football.
Sky has in recent years completed similar shuffle-ups in the music, sport, children’s, international and radio sections of its TV guide. Freesat completed its own channel tidy-up on 1st October.
▶ Overview: Sky satellite channel changes – Wednesday 9th October 2024
- The following channel changes affect all Sky satellite viewers in the UK unless limited to a geographical area and specified below.
- Viewers in the Republic of Ireland will see changes if the channel that’s moving is also carried on Sky’s Ireland satellite TV service. That’s TV 2, 3 and Rewind TV are not available in ROI.
| Old number | New number | Channel Name |
|---|---|---|
| 174 | 173 | PBS America |
| 177 | 174 | Discovery History |
| 178 | 175 | Animal Planet (NI/ROI) |
| 179 | 176 | Court TV |
| 181 | 177 | Channel 7 |
| 182 | 178 | Travelxp |
| 186 | 179 | Ayozat TV |
| 187 | 180 | BBC Scotland HD (England/Wales/NI) |
| 188 | 181 | That’s TV 2 |
| 190 | 182 | Rewind TV |
| 191 | 183 | That’s TV 3 |
| 277 | 274 | Discovery History+1 |
| 278 | 275 | Animal Planet+1 (NI/ROI) |
By: Marc Thornham | Image: Sky