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Discussion topic: Not getting channel 5

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This message was authored by: Jimbo1916

Not getting channel 5

Hi, not getting channel 5 on my sky Q box, turned off and on, done a reset, still nothing. Any ides? Thanks

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This message was authored by: GD1

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@Jimbo1916  Any on screen messages when you try to go to 105?

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Re: Not getting channel 5

The channel is currently affected by a problem with your satelite signal. For help press ?

This message was authored by: Daniel0210

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@Jimbo1916 
If you have a ”No satellite signal” message, check that the connections from the Sky dish going into the back of your Sky Q box are still finger tight. Otherwise it’s very likely either;
▫️a dish misalignment,
▫️a failing LNB (on the arm of the dish),
▫️water getting into the cabling,
▫️it is currently raining very heavily
so check the troubleshooting on this link
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-tv-no-satellite-signal-sky-q
It may then give you the opportunity to arrange an engineer. If it doesn’t you’ll need to contact Sky to book an engineer appointment.

If you are connected to a communal dish you need to liaise directly with your building management company or landlord who will have their approved engineers to contact direct.

Additionally:

🔹 a misalignment is not necessarily something that will be visible to the naked eye and could only affect one or two channels (amongst the first to be affected may be TNT or GB News),

🔹 a Sky Q box requires a periodic 'Keep alive' signal that is delivered via the satellite so if that isn’t received the box will close down until the satellite signal is restored.


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