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Manually adding ITV, STV, UTV to Sky, Freesat and other free-to-air satellite receivers

Use the tuning parameters on this page to manually add ITV and STV channels to any HD satellite receiver in the UK and Ireland tuned to the Astra 28.2°E satellite. (Any HD system set up for Sky or Freesat is suitable).

How to use this information: Select a category below. Use the different parameters listed in the shaded boxes, such as “frequency” and “symbol rate” to tune your receiver. Multiple ITV/STV services are broadcast together on the same frequency. Listings are in frequency order. Symbol rates may appear differently on some receivers. For example “23000” becomes “23.0 Mbaud” on some receivers.

Last updated: 09/09/2024 | Reason: STV HD frequency change; STV North HD goes free-to-air.

Select one of the categories below to retrieve tuning data:

ITV / STV / UTV HD channels

🔓 STV channels marked with the padlock icon are encrypted and available through Sky UK. All others are free-to-air for all viewers to receive.

Astra 2E, Transponder 63

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 11053
Polarisation: Horizontal
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 23000 (23.0 Mbaud)
FEC: 3/4

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV2 HD (20710)
  • ITV1 HD Channel Television (20720)
  • ITV1 Wales HD (20730)
  • ITV1 HD Granada (20740)
  • ITV1 HD Tyne Tees (20750)
  • ITV1 HD West Country W (20760)
  • ITV1 HD West Country E (20770)

Astra 2E, Transponder 64 and 114

Dual illumination – services moving to transponder 114.

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 11068 (tp64) moving to 11386 (tp114)
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 23000 (23.0 Mbaud) on tp 64, changing to 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) on tp114
FEC: 3/4 (tp64), changing to 2/3 on tp114

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • STV HD West – Glasgow (20800)
  • UTV HD (20810)
  • ITV1 HD Yorkshire East (20820)
  • ITV1 HD Anglia East (20840)
  • ITV1 HD Border England (20850)
  • ITV4 HD (20825)
  • ITVBe HD (20835)

Astra 2F, Transponder 111

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 11344
Polarisation: Horizontal 
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud) 
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV1 HD Meridian Thames Valley (21010)
  • ITV1 HD Meridian South (21015)
  • ITV1 HD Yorkshire West (21040)
  • ITV3 HD (21050)
  • ITV1 HD Border Scotland (21060)
  • ITV1 HD Anglia West (21070)
  • ITV1 HD Central East (21080)

Astra 2E, Transponder 21

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 12110
Polarisation: Horizontal
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud)
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • STV HD North – Dundee / Tayside (6167) 🔓

Astra 2E, Transponder 24

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 12168
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud)
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV1 HD Central West (5109)
  • STV HD North – Aberdeen (5168)

Astra 2E, Transponder 27

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 12227
Polarisation: Horizontal
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud)
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV1 HD Meridian East (7502)

Astra 2E, Transponder 34

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 12363
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud)
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV1 HD London (5106)

Astra 2E, Transponder 29

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 12266
Polarisation: Horizontal
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 27500 (27.5 Mbaud)
FEC: 2/3

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • STV HD East – Edinburgh (6170) 🔓

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ITV / STV / UTV standard definition channels

Broadcasts in standard definition (SD) are coming to an end, which means only certain ITV and STV channels are available in SD. These are listed below.

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Astra 2E, Transponder 53

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 10891
Polarisation: Horizontal
Mode: DVB-S QPSK
Symbol Rate: 22000 (22.0 Mbaud)
FEC: 5/6

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV1 Central West (10120)
  • ITV1 London (10122)
  • STV North – Aberdeen (10130)
  • STV East – Edinburgh (10131)
  • ITV1 Granada (10142)
  • ITV1+1 Central West (10145)
  • ITV1+1 Meridian East (10146)
  • ITV1+1 Granada (10148)
  • ITV1 Meridian East (10150)
  • ITV2 (10152)
  • ITV1+1 London (10155)
  • ITV3+1 (10158)
  • ITV2+1 (10165)
  • ITV4+1 (10166)

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STV+1 and UTV+1: Timeshifts of STV and UTV are not available on satellite. UTV+1 was removed on 13th April 2021.

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