Sky Card
What is going to happen with my Sky Card If you have a Free-to-View, or 'Solus' card (You have never paid monthly fee to Sky, or any other broadcaster) This card is very likely to be pale blue with the words “Sky Digital” printed on it, and will cease working when Sky switch them off in mid to end of August. Ultimately SKY will decide the day they will switch off the cards, this is not within the control of the BBC. IF YOUR CARD IS PALE BLUE (1st Generation and obtained before Feb 2003, with the words 'SKY Digital' branded onto it) You will still get the BBC channels that are “Free-to-Air”, and the correct regional (or national) version of BBC ONE at 101, and BBC TWO at 102, until September. The box will then default to BBC ONE London at 101, and BBC TWO England at 102, independent of where you live in the UK. Your local BBC regional output will be available in the 900 numbers of the EPG. However without your viewing card you will lose ITV, Channel Four, and Channel Five, unless you start subscribing to a pay-TV package or revert to watching these channels using a normal TV aerial. We are unable to answer questions on non-BBC services. IF YOUR CARD IS DARK BLUE (2nd Generation with a picture of a yellow house on it, and was received since February 2003) You will get access to all the FREE-TO-AIR channels, & the FREE-to-VIEW CHANNELS.. You will get your correct regional (or national) version of BBC ONE and BBC TWO, plus your localised ITV region, at channels 101, 102 and 103 respectively. Additionally, if you live in England, a local version of BBC ONE will appear at channel 101 when these variants launch at the end of July. If you live in Wales you will get S4C at Channel 104, instead of Channel Four. However you can still access Channel Four on channel 184. You will be able to get all the other regional & national variants of BBC ONE & TWO in the 900 numbers on the EPG from the end of July, regardless of where you live. We understand from Sky that your card will continue to work for between three and five years. We are unable to answer questions on non-BBC services.
What is going to happen with my Sky Card If you have a Free-to-View, or 'Solus' card (You have never paid monthly fee to Sky, or any other broadcaster) This card is very likely to be pale blue with the words “Sky Digital” printed on it, and will cease working when Sky switch them off in mid to end of August. Ultimately SKY will decide the day they will switch off the cards, this is not within the control of the BBC. IF YOUR CARD IS PALE BLUE (1st Generation and obtained before Feb 2003, with the words 'SKY Digital' branded onto it) You will still get the BBC channels that are “Free-to-Air”, and the correct regional (or national) version of BBC ONE at 101, and BBC TWO at 102, until September. The box will then default to BBC ONE London at 101, and BBC TWO England at 102, independent of where you live in the UK. Your local BBC regional output will be available in the 900 numbers of the EPG. However without your viewing card you will lose ITV, Channel Four, and Channel Five, unless you start subscribing to a pay-TV package or revert to watching these channels using a normal TV aerial. We are unable to answer questions on non-BBC services. IF YOUR CARD IS DARK BLUE (2nd Generation with a picture of a yellow house on it, and was received since February 2003) You will get access to all the FREE-TO-AIR channels, & the FREE-to-VIEW CHANNELS.. You will get your correct regional (or national) version of BBC ONE and BBC TWO, plus your localised ITV region, at channels 101, 102 and 103 respectively. Additionally, if you live in England, a local version of BBC ONE will appear at channel 101 when these variants launch at the end of July. If you live in Wales you will get S4C at Channel 104, instead of Channel Four. However you can still access Channel Four on channel 184. You will be able to get all the other regional & national variants of BBC ONE & TWO in the 900 numbers on the EPG from the end of July, regardless of where you live. We understand from Sky that your card will continue to work for between three and five years. We are unable to answer questions on non-BBC services.