Sky Q undergoes massive TV guide shake-up with over 30 channel changes coming in HOURS – and it includes BBC stations

SKY has unveiled a massive overhaul to its channel list with more than 30 set to move tomorrow.

The huge shift includes a number of BBC stations, as well as favourites like talkSPORT and Capital FM.

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In recent years, a number of big brands have opted to leave TV services and stick to traditional radio plus digital listening - such as Magic and Absolute Radio at the end of 2023.

To fill gaps from these departures, Sky has decided to re-arrange the channel numbers for a big chunk of the radio stations it offers on satellite.

This affects all Sky Q and Sky+HD boxes.

Most only shuffle a few digits but it's good to take note to ensure you know where to find your favourites.

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The changes are due to take place on Tuesday (May 27).

It marks the first major change to radio stations available through Sky since 2022.

See the full list below:

• talkSPORT - current number 0108. New number 0107
• Capital FM - current number 0109. New number 0108
• Heart - current number 0111. New number 0109
• Heart 80s - current number 0112. New number 0110
• Radio X - current number 0113. New number 0111
• Capital XTRA - current number 0114. New number 0112
• BBC WS - current number 0115. New number 0113
• BBC R Scot. - current number 0116. New number 0114
• BBC R Wales - current number 0117. New number 0115
• BBC R Ulster - current number 0118. New number 0116
• BBC Asian - current number 0119. New number 0117
• BBC 6 Music - current number 0120. New number 0118
• Gold Radio - current number 0121. New number 0119
• WRN Europe - current number 0122. New number 0120
• LBC - current number 0123. New number 0121
• Smooth - current number 0124. New number 0122
• BBC R4 Ex - current number 0126. New number 0123
• BBC R1X - current number 0127. New number 0124
• BBC R n Gael - current number 0129. New number 0126
• BBC R5SX - current number 0131. New number 0127
• Heart Dance - current number 0132. New number 0128
• BBC Rlondon/Foyle/Cymru - current number 0135. New number 0129
• BBC R Cymru / BBC R Cymru2 - current number 0136. New number 0130
• RTE Radio 1 - current number 0137. New number 0131
• RTE 2FM - current number 0138. New number 0132
• RTE Lyric fm - current number 0139. New number 0133
• RTE R na G - current number 0140. New number 0134
• EWTN - current number 0147. New number 0135
• BFBS Radio - current number 0149. New number 0136
• Virgin Radio - current number 0150. New number 0137
• Heart 90s - current number 0152. New number 0138
• BBC Cymru 2 (Except Wales&ROI) - current number 0153. New number 0139
• BBC Foyle (Except NI&ROI) - current number 0154. New number 0140
• LBC News - current number 0155. New number 0141

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The revamped line-up should update on boxes automatically.

Sky Glass and Sky Stream viewers are unaffected as their TV guides doesn't offer radio stations, they're only available via apps.

TRY THESE SKY TRICKS!

Got Sky Q? There are some handy tricks worth knowing about...

Find your lost TV remote

If you can't find your Sky Q remote, don't panic.

Just press the Sky Q logo on the front of your TV box.

It's actually a button that will trigger your TV remote's built-in ringer.

You'll get 30 seconds of beeping to find where you've dropped it. Hint: it's probably under the sofa cushion.

Search movies by quotes

You might have already used voice search for controlling TV playback – but your remote's microphone has another clever trick.

It turns out that you can say movie quotes into the remote and Sky will find the film for you.

This is handy if you can't remember the name of a top movie or show.

Here's a list of movie quotes to try on Sky.

Save lost recordings

Have you ever deleted something you'd recorded on Sky, only to regret it later?

Or maybe someone in your family removed something without telling you – sparking a massive row.

Don't panic: you can get them back.

Just go to Recordings > Manage > Deleted and then simply hit Undelete on the item that you want to resurrect.

If you do that, it'll return to your Recordings section as good as new.

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