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SkyText is a commerical-break funded text service.

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Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

Freeview multiplex: SkyText is on multiplex COM5 in england flagEngland scotland flagScotland northernireland flagNorthern Ireland wales flagWales .


This channel carries a subtitles service for the deaf, hard of hearing and quiet environments.


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ian phillips
Tuesday 5 June 2007 12:12PM
I would like to know the cost of placing adverts on a site for holiday accommodation.per page
Erling Moi
Monday 20 July 2009 11:00AM

The last week I`ve not been able to read the football news on Sky´s text, pages 200 -309.

When will these pages return ?

P.S. I miss those pages very much!




Briantist
Monday 20 July 2009 5:52PM
Erling Moi: Which system and channel are you trying to use?
jill kitchker
Monday 24 January 2011 9:03PM
re tuned my mums tv on jan 11th now when she goes to sky text channel 108 it says have moved to a different frequency please re scan - no matter how mant times we re scan it wont work
Fred
Friday 4 February 2011 4:11PM
Re: jill kitchker 24 January
I too have the same problem. I use Freeview. My system has worked well but in the past week I've tried to 'turn-on' teletext on Sky channels 11 and 44. I get a message to say that I should switch to channel 108 to get teletext on Sky. When channel 108 appears it tells me that Channel 108 has changed frequency and I should re-scan. I do this and I still get the same results ... no text on Sky channels
Fred
Saturday 5 February 2011 4:23PM
Thanks Briantist, I've tried this previously though on your advice I've tried it again.
I am still unable to get any Sky text.
When I go to Channel 108 It tells me that frequencies have been changed and I need to re-scan.
Are you able to verify that Channel 108 gives you text on your reciever?
Thanks
Fred
Briantist
Saturday 5 February 2011 5:37PM

Fred: Yes, look



Press RED


Fred
Sunday 6 February 2011 9:20AM
Thanks again for your response.
I guess I'll just have to keep trying. Is it possible that it's a problem at the transmitter(Mendip)? Signal stength at my address? .... although I appear to get everything else satisfactorily.
Briantist
Sunday 6 February 2011 9:22AM
Fred: Is everything else on Multiplex COM6(ARQB) OK for you, such as Yesterday, Film4, 4Music and so on?
Fred
Monday 7 February 2011 2:14PM
Yes, fine. I receive all of these channels satisfactorily
Briantist
Monday 7 February 2011 2:21PM
Fred: That certainly is very strange. Do the other text services work, like the BBC Red Button?
Fred
Monday 7 February 2011 2:39PM
Yes, I don't appear to have any other problems.
I did, up until about two weeks ago, get Text on Sky channels 11, 82. When this service 'ceased' I got the message to tune to Channel 108 which I did where I get a message that Channel 108 frequency has changed and I should re-scan.
I've tried this several times but still get the same message.
Fred
Monday 7 February 2011 2:41PM
P.S. I have two set-up's in my home. One with a built in tuner and another with separate digi-box. The same 'fault' is on both installations.
Fred
Monday 7 February 2011 3:19PM
Yes .... and I've just done it again with the same result. No Sky text ... just a message that I need to re-scan.
Briantist
Monday 7 February 2011 3:22PM
Fred: I'm at a bit of a loss for things to try now.
Fred
Monday 7 February 2011 3:40PM
Yes! so am I
Thanks for your offerings.
I'll try to resolve it via others sources. It intriques me!

Fred
KJ
Friday 15 April 2011 11:36AM
has anyone else lost 108 sky text since digital swith over in the sandy heath area
Mick
Sunday 17 April 2011 7:00PM
I am having the same problem as Fred with Sky text from Mendip.
Text is not available on any Sky channels, just an on screen notice to go to Channel 108.
I have two different TVs on seperate aerials.
Channel 108 is not recognised after re-tune by either of them.
I have contacted Digital UK who couldn't help, can you suggest anyone who can?
Mick
Monday 18 April 2011 9:15AM
I regularly re-tune the TVs to see if there is any change.
I wonder if there is a contact number for Sky so that I can speak to them directly.
Briantist
Monday 18 April 2011 2:10PM
Mick: Have you done the EXACT procedure listed, doing "a retune" will not work.

Please see Broadcaster complaints details | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for contact details.
PM
Friday 29 April 2011 9:43AM
For Sandy Heath:

Due to the technical changes that happen at switchover, viewers of the Sandy Heath transmitter will lose the Sky Text channel 108 until the re-tune event which happens on 23 November 2011.

help.digitaluk.co.uk link icon Error page (SG52BS)
kj
Friday 6 May 2011 11:50AM
I haven't had access to the internet since i posted my enquiry,thank you all so much
Peter Nothard
Sunday 28 October 2012 10:10AM
I assume that Sky Teletext is dictated and then transcribed via Keyboard. some of this is entered "literally"
eg.Mrs X said left quotation marks I am pleased Right Quotation marks. Should show as:
Mrs X said "I am pleased"
Briantist
Tuesday 11 December 2012 5:47PM
Peter Nothard: I expect you are asking about the subtitles?

The subtitles are done for the BBC channels by Red Bee media, and I know they are done by having two people speak what they hear into a computer dictation system.

The outputs are used combined to provide the on-screen subtitles.

Sky presumably use a similar system.
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