10-07-2011, 12:43
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where's Channel 5 gone ?
As per my moving house thread i have had to take a Sky tv subscription and am gobsmacked that Sky are not allowed to Broardcast Channel 5 ,they are not even allowed to show the name in the tv listing ,Why is this ? i thought Sky owned most of Ch 5
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10-07-2011, 13:54
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
I'm not sure I follow, ch5 is on 105 5hd is on 171 on my sky box - they are also in my sky epg just the same as all my other channels.
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10-07-2011, 13:56
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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Originally Posted by martyh
As per my moving house thread i have had to take a Sky tv subscription and am gobsmacked that Sky are not allowed to Broardcast Channel 5 ,they are not even allowed to show the name in the tv listing ,Why is this ? i thought Sky owned most of Ch 5
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That seems very strange and certainly should be rectified by CS, there is no reason why it would even be blocked in Northern Ireland never mind Newcastle. Another news company owns Channel 5 though, not BSkyB or News Corp.
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10-07-2011, 14:53
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
It can be viewed (legally if you have a TV Licience) here free
http://www.tvcatchup.com/watch.html?c=5
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10-07-2011, 17:06
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
I'm not sure I follow, ch5 is on 105 5hd is on 171 on my sky box - they are also in my sky epg just the same as all my other channels.
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nope ,no listing in the epg for any ch five ,no fiver ,no five us ,there is no ch 171 the epg goes from ch 170-172 .All other channels are listed even the sports ones i haven't subscribed to .I will be onto cs asap if it does not rectify itself when the viewing cards come hopefully tomorrow.Strange that the engineer warned us that sky cannot show any ch 5 programs ,it seems he was talking rubbish (i found it hard to believe at the time)
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10-07-2011, 17:14
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
Do u have a sky sub or are u using a sky box as a freesat from sky when you type 105 what comes up on screen
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10-07-2011, 17:21
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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Do u have a sky sub or are u using a sky box as a freesat from sky when you type 105 what comes up on screen
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I have a sky sub for all channels minus the sports ...105 says "channel unavailable" the epg jumps from 104-106.I always thought that ch 5 was a terrestrial channel like ch 4,bbc1,itv
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10-07-2011, 17:27
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
Ok i sounds like the card not been fully set up. Unplug ur sky box from mains take card out give wipe replace card and turn box back on it should then come up with searching for channels hopefully is should reset ur epg data failing that do a force down load on the box. Power off hold backup on box power back on wait for all light to cone on the box Release backup
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10-07-2011, 17:37
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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Originally Posted by iain_herts
Ok i sounds like the card not been fully set up. Unplug ur sky box from mains take card out give wipe replace card and turn box back on it should then come up with searching for channels hopefully is should reset ur epg data failing that do a force down load on the box. Power off hold backup on box power back on wait for all light to cone on the box Release backup
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cheers iain ,i'll wait and see what happens tomorrow when the cards arrive
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10-07-2011, 17:42
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
oh so u dont have the cards that explains it channel 5 on sky need the sky cards to work so no sky card no channel 5 so there is no fault will work 100% when you have the carrds
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10-07-2011, 18:08
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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oh so u dont have the cards that explains it channel 5 on sky need the sky cards to work so no sky card no channel 5 so there is no fault will work 100% when you have the carrds
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Ok ,that explains what the engineer was on about as well ,he said we would not be able to get ch 5 ,he didn't say "untill the cards come"  .I'm so used to VM having ch5 on their free channels i assumed that sky would be the same ,the engineer did say that sky where not allowed to broardcast any ch 5 ,he meant as a free channel,thanks that's cleared it up
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10-07-2011, 18:17
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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Originally Posted by martyh
Ok ,that explains what the engineer was on about as well ,he said we would not be able to get ch 5 ,he didn't say "untill the cards come" .I'm so used to VM having ch5 on their free channels i assumed that sky would be the same ,the engineer did say that sky where not allowed to broardcast any ch 5 ,he meant as a free channel,thanks that's cleared it up |
It is free to view, but not free to air, hence the need for a card.
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10-07-2011, 23:47
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13-07-2011, 12:32
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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cheers iain ,i'll wait and see what happens tomorrow when the cards arrive
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lol Hilarious,
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13-07-2011, 19:30
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Re: where's Channel 5 gone ?
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lol Hilarious,
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errr why ?
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