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    BBC News Olympic TV

    Hey Guys,

    Those of you interested, and forgive me if someone has already posted this, but I saw that there are just a few olympic channels that the BBC have launchedjust for the games, if you check (on Sky not sure about virgin) channel 450 onwards you have 25 channels dedicated to the games so I guess it will cover all sports, but I thought you guys who really will want to see some of the lesser events they will be shown on there in full.

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    474 onwards for the 25 HD channels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nibb View Post
    474 onwards for the 25 HD channels.
    oh ok mine is showing that 474 onwards are the non HD channels

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    Theres a link here showing what channel number it is for Sky, Freesat and Virgin.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/info/...channels.shtml

    BBC Olympics 48 Channel Line-Up

    Channel Satellite Freq (MHz) Polarity Symbol rate Mod scheme Mod FEC Sky EPG No. Freesat EPG No. Virgin Media EPG No.
    BBC Olympics 1 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 450 151 574
    BBC Olympics 2 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 451 152 575
    BBC Olympics 3 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 452 153 576
    BBC Olympics 4 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 453 154 577
    BBC Olympics 5 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 454 155 578
    BBC Olympics 6 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 455 156 579
    BBC Olympics 7 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 456 157 580
    BBC Olympics 8 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 457 158 581
    BBC Olympics 9 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 458 159 582
    BBC Olympics 10 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 459 160 583
    BBC Olympics 11 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 460 161 584
    BBC Olympics 12 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 461 162 585
    BBC Olympics 13 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 462 163 586
    BBC Olympics 14 SD Eurobird 1 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 463 164 587
    BBC Olympics 15 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 464 165 588
    BBC Olympics 16 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 465 166 589
    BBC Olympics 17 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 466 167 590
    BBC Olympics 18 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 467 168 591
    BBC Olympics 19 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 468 169 592
    BBC Olympics 20 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 469 170 593
    BBC Olympics 21 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 470 171 594
    BBC Olympics 22 SD Eurobird 1 11469 Horizontal 27.5 DVB-S QPSK 2/3 471 172 595
    BBC Olympics 23 SD Astra 2D 10921 Horizontal 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 472 173 596
    BBC Olympics 24 SD Astra 2D 10876 Vertical 22.0 DVB-S QPSK 5/6 473 174 597
    BBC Olympics 1 HD Astra 2A 11914 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 474* 151 550
    BBC Olympics 2 HD Astra 2A 12129 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 475* 152 551
    BBC Olympics 3 HD Astra 2B 12304 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 476* 153 552
    BBC Olympics 4 HD Astra 2B 12402 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 477* 154 553
    BBC Olympics 5 HD Astra 2A 12422 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 478* 155 554
    BBC Olympics 6 HD Astra 2B 12441 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 479* 156 555
    BBC Olympics 7 HD Astra 2A 11914 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 480* 157 556
    BBC Olympics 8 HD Astra 2A 12129 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 481* 158 557
    BBC Olympics 9 HD Astra 2B 12304 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 482* 159 558
    BBC Olympics 10 HD Astra 2B 12402 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 483* 160 559
    BBC Olympics 11 HD Astra 2A 12422 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 484* 161 560
    BBC Olympics 12 HD Astra 2B 12441 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 485* 162 561
    BBC Olympics 13 HD Astra 2B 12441 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 486* 163 562
    BBC Olympics 14 HD Astra 2A 12442 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 487* 164 563
    BBC Olympics 15 HD Astra 2B 12402 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 488* 165 564
    BBC Olympics 16 HD Astra 2B 12304 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 489* 166 565
    BBC Olympics 17 HD Astra 2A 12129 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 490* 167 566
    BBC Olympics 18 HD Astra 2A 11914 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 491* 168 567
    BBC Olympics 19 HD Astra 2B 12441 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 492* 169 568
    BBC Olympics 20 HD Astra 2A 12422 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 493* 170 569
    BBC Olympics 21 HD Astra 2B 12402 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 494* 171 570
    BBC Olympics 22 HD Astra 2B 12304 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 495* 172 571
    BBC Olympics 23 HD Astra 2A 12129 Vertical 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 496* 173 572
    BBC Olympics 24 HD Astra 2A 11914 Horizontal 29.5 DVB-S2 QPSK 3/4 497* 174 573

    * Viewers who subscribe to Sky HD will see the BBC Olympics HD channels swapped in their EPG to appear from channel 450, the SD channels will follow from 474 Freesat boxes will only display 24 channels, if you have an HD capable device this will be the BBC Olympics HD channels, if you have an SD device this will be the SD channels.

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    I did a retune on my MythTV setup last week and spotted these.
    They showed the womens football yesterday.
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    Unfortunately it will still encroach on plenty of other channels. . . .enough already!
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    Quote Originally Posted by blaggard View Post
    Unfortunately it will still encroach on plenty of other channels. . . .enough already!
    Miserable fucker

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    just rescanned my freesat hd and got 24 hd channels. Ideal
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    I rescanned my freeview HD, and got one new channel.... lol

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    Also spotted them all on http://www.tvcatchup.com/channels.html

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