The BBC has confirmed the closure of 11 standard definition channels broadcast on satellite in the UK from the 28 degrees East satellite neighbourhood.
The change took place in the early hours of Monday 8 January with the affected channels replaced by a ‘channel closed’ message. The caption will remain on-screen until late March when the channels will be removed from the EPG.
Channels affected are BBC One SD; BBC Two SD; BBC Three SD; BBC Four SD; CBBC SD; CBeebies SD; BBC News SD; BBC Scotland SD; BBC ALBA SD; BBC Parliament SD and Red Button 1 SD.
The BBC is maintaining a support network for viewers impacted by the change, and there is dedicated advice for Sky and Freesat viewers.
Sky is offering an upgrade for users of the Sky+ box – Sky Q viewers will have been automatically upgraded – a help scheme is also available for certain Freesat viewers.
Terrestrial Freeview/DTT and cable viewers are unaffected by the change.
