DVB UK
The information on this page relates to DVB in the UK (United Kingdom)
Freeview
This uses an aerial (antenna) and requires the use of a tuner which provides DVB-T and/or DVB-T2 support.
Depending on the tuner type (PCI-e, USB, network) the default timeouts in Capture Card settings may need to be increased, the following settings work well for a range of devices and system loads and avoids "try increasing value if channels are missing".
Capture Card Tuning timeout (ms) should be set to 10000.
Capture Card Signal timeout (ms) should be set to 7000.
Satellite
This uses a satellite dish aligned to Astra 28E2 and requires the use of a tuner which provides DVB-S and/or DVB-S2 support. When scanning for channels set Frequency to 10773000, Modulation System to DVB-S2 and change Symbol Rate to 23000000, all other values should be at default. If however tuning fails you can also set Polarity to Horizontal, Modulation to 8PSK and FEC to 3/4.
From MythTV Version 31, a new feature allows channel numbering according to Freesat/Sky rules, previously the channel number was set to serviceid. To use this feature you need to know the Region and Bouquet values for the regional channels (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 etc) which are setup in Video Source, see following tables.
Tip: When setting Region ID and Bouquet ID in the Video Source, when you have selected the item, you can press the Enter key and type in the required number, this is quicker than using the right arrow key to increase the value especially for large values, for example, 4101.
Assuming the Region ID and Bouquet ID have been set to other than default of 0 (zero) when doing a channel scan the selection of "Logical Channel Numbers required" affects the channels which will be added.
- When checked only channels with a Logical Channel Number will be added.
- When unchecked (the default) channels with Logical Channel Numbers will be added together with other channels being added with channel number set to serviceid. This allows, for example, Freesat channels to be correctly numbered, with other Free To Air channels being added using serviceid as the channel number.
Freesat (Astra 28E2)
| Area | Region | Bouquet HD | Bouquet SD |
| Channel Islands/Channel Islands | 41 | 272 | 256 |
| E Midlands/Central E | 13 | 272 | 256 |
| E Midlands/Central E | 15 | 272 | 256 |
| E Midlands/Central W | 14 | 272 | 256 |
| E Midlands/Yorkshire E | 16 | 272 | 256 |
| East (E)/Anglia E | 19 | 272 | 256 |
| East (E)/Anglia S | 17 | 272 | 256 |
| East (E)/London | 18 | 272 | 256 |
| East (W)/Anglia W | 2 | 272 | 256 |
| East (W)/Anglia W | 4 | 272 | 256 |
| East (W)/Central S | 3 | 272 | 256 |
| EYrks&Lin/Yorkshire E | 9 | 272 | 256 |
| Isle of Man | 43 | 272 | 256 |
| London/London | 1 | 272 | 256 |
| N West/Border Eng | 8 | 272 | 256 |
| N West/Granada | 7 | 272 | 256 |
| N West/Granada | 39 | 272 | 256 |
| NE & C/BorderEng | 34 | 272 | 256 |
| NE & C/Tyne Tees N | 35 | 272 | 256 |
| NE & C/Tyne Tees S | 36 | 272 | 256 |
| Northern Ireland | 90 | 259 | 275 |
| Oxford/Central S | 37 | 272 | 256 |
| Oxford/London | 38 | 272 | 256 |
| S East/London | 27 | 272 | 256 |
| S East/Meridian E | 26 | 272 | 256 |
| S East/Meridian S | 24 | 272 | 256 |
| S East/Meridian SE | 25 | 272 | 256 |
| S West/W Country | 33 | 272 | 256 |
| Scotland/Border | 62 | 273 | 257 |
| Scotland/Edinburgh | 64 | 273 | 257 |
| Scotland/Glasgow | 63 | 273 | 257 |
| Scotland/Grampian | 60 | 273 | 257 |
| Scotland/Grampian | 61 | 273 | 257 |
| South/London | 31 | 272 | 256 |
| South/Meridian N | 32 | 272 | 256 |
| South/Meridian S | 28 | 272 | 256 |
| South/Meridian SE | 29 | 272 | 256 |
| South/W Country | 30 | 272 | 256 |
| W Mids/Central SW | 6 | 272 | 256 |
| W Mids/Central W | 5 | 272 | 256 |
| Wales | 80 | 274 | 258 |
| West/Central S | 21 | 272 | 256 |
| West/Meridian N | 22 | 272 | 256 |
| West/Meridian N | 23 | 272 | 256 |
| West/West | 20 | 272 | 256 |
| Yorkshire/Tyne Tees S | 12 | 272 | 256 |
| Yorkshire/Yorkshire E | 42 | 272 | 256 |
| Yorkshire/Yorkshire W | 10 | 272 | 256 |
| Yorkshire/Yorkshire W | 11 | 272 | 256 |
| Yorkshire/Yorkshire W | 40 | 272 | 256 |
| Freesat Regional Channel Mapping |
| Region 1 BBC One Lon/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg. 1 |
| Region 2 BBC One E W/ITV Anglia E/C4 South & East/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 3 BBC One E W/ITV Centr. S/C4 Midlands/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 4 BBC One E W/ITV Anglia E/C4 South & East/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 5 BBC One W Mids/ITV Centr. W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 6 BBC One W Mids/ITV Centr. W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 7 BBC One N West/ITV Granada/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 8 BBC One N West/ITV Border/C4 Scotland/C5 Reg.4 |
| Region 9 BBC One Yrks&Lin/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 10 BBC One Yorks/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 11 BBC One Yorks/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 12 BBC One Yorks/ITV Tyne Tees/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 13 BBC One E Mids/ITV Centr. E/C4 Midlands/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 14 BBC One E Mids/ITV Centr. W/C4 Midlands/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 15 BBC One E Mids/ITV Centr. E/C4 Midlands/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 16 BBC One E Mids/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 17 BBC One East E/ITV Anglia E/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 18 BBC One East E/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 19 BBC One East E/ITV Anglia E/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 20 BBC One West/ITV Westcountry W/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 21 BBC One West/ITV Westcountry W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 22 BBC One West/ITV Merid. S/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 23 BBC One West/ITV Merid. S/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 24 BBC One S East/ITV Merid. S/C4 South & East/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 25 BBC One S East/ITV Merid. South E/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 26 BBC One S East/ITV Merid. South E/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 27 BBC One S East/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 28 BBC One South/ITV Merid. South/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 29 BBC One South/ITV Merid. South E/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 30 BBC One South/ITV Westcountry South W/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 31 BBC One South/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 32 BBC One South/ITV Merid. South/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 33 BBC One S West/ITV Westcountry South W/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 34 BBC One NE & C/ITV Border/C4 Scotland/C5 Reg.4 |
| Region 35 BBC One NE & C/ITV Tyne Tees/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 36 BBC One NE & C/ITV Tyne Tees/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 37 BBC One Oxford/ITV Centr. South/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 38 BBC One Oxford/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 39 BBC One N West/ITV Granada/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 40 BBC One Yorks/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 41 BBC One CI/Channel TV/C4 South & E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 42 BBC One Yorks/ITV Yorks W/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 43 BBC One N West/ITV Granada/C4 Scotland/C5 Reg.2 |
Sky (Astra 28E2)
Note: Radio channels for Sky will be allocated channel numbers in the 3000 range.
| Area | Region | Bouquet HD | Bouquet SD |
| Atherstone | 19 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Border England | 12 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Border Scotland | 36 | 4102 | 4098 |
| Brighton | 65 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Central Midlands | 3 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Channel Isles | 34 | 4104 | 4100 |
| Dundee | 39 | 4102 | 4098 |
| East Midlands | 20 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Essex | 2 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Gloucester | 24 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Grampian | 35 | 4102 | 4098 |
| Granada | 7 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Henley On Thames | 70 | 4103 | 4099 |
| HTV Wales | 43 | 4103 | 4099 |
| HTV West | 4 | 4101 | 4097 |
| HTV West / Thames Valley | 63 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Humber | 29 | 4101 | 4097 |
| London | 1 | 4101 | 4097 |
| London / Essex | 18 | 4101 | 4097 |
| London / Thames Valley | 66 | 4103 | 4099 |
| London Kent | 64 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Meridian East | 11 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Meridian North | 68 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Meridian South | 5 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Meridian South East | 10 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Merseyside | 45 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Norfolk | 21 | 4101 | 4097 |
| North East Midlands | 62 | 4103 | 4099 |
| North West Yorkshire | 8 | 4101 | 4097 |
| North Yorkshire | 26 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 4104 | 4100 |
| Oxford | 71 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Republic of Ireland | 50 | 4104 | 4100 |
| Ridge Hill | 41 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Scarborough | 61 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Scotland East | 38 | 4102 | 4098 |
| Scotland West | 37 | 4102 | 4098 |
| Sheffield | 60 | 4103 | 4099 |
| South Lakeland | 28 | 4101 | 4097 |
| South Yorkshire | 72 | 4103 | 4099 |
| Tees | 69 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Thames Valley | 9 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Tring | 27 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Tyne | 13 | 4101 | 4097 |
| West Anglia | 25 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Wales | 32 | 4104 | 4100 |
| West Dorset | 67 | 4103 | 4099 |
| West Country | 6 | 4101 | 4097 |
| Sky Regional Channel Mapping |
| Region 1 BBC London/ITV Lon/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 2 BBC East(E)/ITV Anglia E/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 3 BBC West Mids/ITV Central W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 4 BBC West/ITV Westctr. West/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 5 BBC South/ITV Meridian S/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 6 BBC S West/ITV Westctr. S West/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 7 BBC N West/ITV Granada/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 8 BBC Yorks/ITV Yorks West/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 9 BBC South/ITV Mer N/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 10 BBC S East/ITV Mer SE/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 11 BBC S East/ITV Mer SE/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 12 BBC NE & Cumbria/ITV Border/C4 Scotland/C5 Reg.4 |
| Region 13 BBC NE & Cumbria/ITV Tyne Tees/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 18 BBC East(E)/ITV London/C4 Lon/C5 Reg.1 |
| Region 19 BBC East Mids/ITV Central W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 20 BBC East Mids/ITV Central E/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 21 BBC East(E)/ITV Anglia E/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 24 BBC West/ITV Westcrt.W/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 25 BBC East(W)/ITV Anglia W/C4 South&E/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 26 BBC Yorks/ITV Tyne Tees/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
| Region 27 BBC East(W)/ITV Central S/C4 Mids/C5 Reg.2 |
| Region 28 BBC N West/ITV Border/C4 Scotland/C5 Reg.4 |
| Region 29 BBC Yorks&Li/ITV Yorks E/C4 North/C5 Reg.3 |
References
Freesat/Sky Region and Bouquet data from satellite-calculations.com:
