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

Last reviewed: 09/01/2023

Use the tuning parameters on this page to manually add ITV and STV channels to any satellite receiver in the UK and Ireland tuned to the Astra 28.2°E satellite. (Any 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.

Select one of the categories below to retrieve tuning data:

ITV / STV / UTV HD channels

🔒Channels marked with the padlock icon are encrypted and available through Sky UK. All others are free-to-air for all viewers to receive. ITVBe and CITV are not available in HD on satellite. These can be found in the standard definition section.

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):

  • ITV 2 HD (20710)
  • ITV Wales HD (20730)
  • ITV HD Granada (20740)
  • ITV HD Tyne Tees (20750)
  • ITV HD West Country W (20760)
  • ITV HD West Country E (20770)

Astra 2E, Transponder 64

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 11068
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 23000 (23.0 Mbaud)
FEC: 3/4

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • STV HD West – Glasgow (20800)
  • UTV HD (20810)
  • ITV HD Yorkshire East (20820)
  • ITV HD Anglia East (20840)
  • ITV HD Border England (20850)
  • ITV 4 HD (20825)

Astra 2E, Transponder 66

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 11097
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate: 23000 (23.0 Mbaud)
FEC: 3/4

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV HD Meridian Thames Valley (21010)
  • ITV HD Meridian South (21015)
  • ITV HD Yorkshire West (21040)
  • ITV 3 HD (21050)
  • ITV HD Anglia West (21070)
  • ITV HD Central East (21080)

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):

  • ITV HD Central West (5109)
  • STV HD North – Aberdeen 🔒Sky* (4068)

*Free-to-view with the appropriate Sky viewing card.

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):

  • ITV HD Meridian East (7502) 
  • STV HD North – Tayside 🔒Sky* (5167) 

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):

  • ITV HD London (5106)
  • STV HD East – Edinburgh  🔒Sky* (4070) 

*Free-to-view with the appropriate Sky viewing card.

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ITV / STV / UTV standard definition channels

Some ITV regional services no longer broadcast in standard definition (SD), however SD is still relevant for the free-to-air reception of the ITV family of channels:  ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITVBe and CITV. Transponder 44 is no longer used for ITV SD channels.

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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):

  • ITV Border Scotland (10121)
  • ITV London (10122)
  • UTV (10132)
  • ITV Granada (10142)
  • ITV+1 Central West (10145)
  • ITV Wales (10147)
  • ITV Meridian East (10150)
  • ITV+1 London (10155)
  • CITV (10161)
  • ITV3 (10163)
  • ITV4 (10164)
  • ITV 2+1 (10165)

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Astra 2E, Transponder 54

Use these parameters:

Frequency: 10906
Polarisation: Vertical
Mode: DVB-S QPSK
Symbol Rate: 22000 (22.0 Mbaud)
FEC: 5/6

For these channels/regions (service ID):

  • ITV Channel Islands (10200)
  • ITV2 (10202)
  • STV North – Aberdeen (10210)
  • STV West – Glasgow (10220)
  • STV East – Edinburgh (10221)
  • STV North – Tayside (10225)
  • ITVBe (10233)
  • ITV+1 Meridian East (10235)
  • ITV4+1 (10245)
  • ITV Central West (10250)
  • ITV+1 Granada (10255)
  • ITV 3+1  (10261)

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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