GB News Channel Skyq

[123steve]

Whats happened to channel 512(GBNews)? It seems to have gone SD.

I have just had new Skyq box installed and every HD channel is working perfectly, except 512.

Has anything changed with their broadcasts? anyone else have this problem?

[TimmyBGood]

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@123steve wrote:

Has anything changed with their broadcasts? 

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There was a change late last year which makes a slight dish misalignment more likely to cause signal loss in the UK

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/gb-news-sat-switch-improves-european-reception/ 

[123steve]

Oh Well. No great loss.

I just wondered if it was the new box that's just been installed. As wasn't an issue with the old one.

Thanks for the info.

[Daniel0210 · Accepted solution]

@123steve 

For your information GB News is one of the weaker channels broadcasting in the UK, along with CNN & Bloomberg (and possibly Al Jazeera). They use a different a European wide beam rather than the normal UK/ROI transponder. 

These channels will likely be one of the first to be affected if your satellite dish is slightly out of alignment which won't be visible to the naked eye so you could see if you can watch those. 

[123steve]

I have checked and they are all as before. It really is only channel 512.

[Julie0905]

GB News is not available today, does anyone know why?

[GD1]

@Julie0905   I have merged your post to this existing thread that is discussing the same issue.

[oj01]

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@Julie0905 wrote:

GB News is not available today, does anyone know why?

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Working fine here, in the middle of a thunderstorm too. 

[Stellak]

Clearly, sky have blocked GB News, which is absolutely utterly despicable

[nigea99]

GB News has not been blocked and is still available

As the Post now marked as an Answer GB News uses a transponder that is weaker in the UK so any slight mis-alignement wil cause the channel to either pixelate or even for some show as not availble

[Padam_Padam]

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@Stellak wrote:

Clearly, sky have blocked GB News, which is absolutely utterly despicable

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Completely untrue. Though if it were, I'd have a lot more respect for Sky.

[GD1]

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@Stellak wrote:

Clearly, sky have blocked GB News, which is absolutely utterly despicable

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Clearly they haven't, as already mentioned within this thread it's likely your dish is slightly misaligned.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Stellak wrote:

Clearly, sky have blocked GB News, which is absolutely utterly despicable

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And simply isn't happening.

The last 'block' was when RT was removed from broadcast across Europe: such things do tend to get noticed and attract wide media attention.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60584092 

It's worth noting that the transponder change which weakened UK signal was absolutely the choice of the GB News owners to favour (ironically) their audience in mainland Europe .

[Skywalk]

GB news is difficult  to get and as far  as Al Jazeera its accessible   .  What is the problem please 

[nigea99]

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@Skywalk wrote:

GB news is difficult  to get and as far  as Al Jazeera its accessible   .  What is the problem please 

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@Skywalk 

We suggest you get the dish alignement checked - please see the post marked as an answer for the reason