Freesat delivers the best quality entertainment with over 80 fantastic
channels including favourites like BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV2 and ITV3.
There’s sport, drama, natural history and more in breath-taking
high-definition (HD) with fantastic sound quality.
BBC and ITV, the two main public service broadcasters in the UK, have
made their services available digitally through two platforms, digital
terrestrial (Freeview via the TV aerial) and digital satellite (Sky
Digital).
On digital terrestrial, the channels have always been available free of
charge with appropriate equipment.
However, this service is currently only available to 73% of the
population. After digital switch-off, this will increase to 98.5% for
the public service channels and 90% for the full Freeview service. In
order to provide fuller coverage and a larger number of channels, the
digital satellite alternative has been launched.
What
equipment will i need to watch Freesat?
There are two types of FreeSat receiver currently
announced — Standard Definition (SD) -only receivers and High
Definition (HD) receivers. You will also require a satellite dish
positioned to receive the Astra 2/Eurobird1 group of satellites
copositioned at 28° East, this is the same satellite which Sky
are currently using.
If you currently have a Sky dish, this can also be used for
Freesat, you could have both services from the same dish by using
a Twin (Dual output) or Quad (4 output) LNB.
Two main types of receiver
available after 6th May 2008
Freesat PVR (For recording purposes)
No Freesat recorders (PVRs) have yet been formally announced,
though Humax have announced their intention to release one around
August 2008.
To watch HD channels such as BBC HD, ITV1 HD and Channel 4 HD, you
will also need an HD-ready TV as well as the HD Freesat receiver.
TV Channel Listings
Radio Listings
101
BBC One (Regional variations)
102
BBC Two (Regional variations)
103
ITV1 (regional variations)
104
Channel 4
105
Reserved for Five
106
BBC Three
107
BBC Four
108
BBC HD
113
ITV2
114
ITV2+1
115
ITV3
116
ITV3+1
117
ITV4
120
S4C Digidol
122
Reserved for E4 (Presently encypted & under
contract with Sky)
124
More4 (Presently encypted & under contract
with Sky)
135
Zone Romantica
138
Zone Thriller
200
BBC News
201
BBC Parliament
202
S4C2
203
Al Jazeera English
204
Euronews
300
FilmFour
302
True Movies
303
True Movies 2
304
Movies4Men
306
Movies4Men2
402
Wedding TV
411
O’seasproperty
450
Men and Motors
500
Chart Show TV
501
The Vault
502
Scuzz
503
Bubble Hits
504
B4U Music
600
CBBC Channel
601
CBeebies
602
CITV
603
POP
604
POPGirl
605
Tiny POP
650
Teachers TV
800
800 QVC
801
801 price-drop tv
802
802 bid tv
803
803 Pitch TV
810
810 JML Lifestyle
951- ?
BBC One & BBC Two Regional Variations
700
BBC Radio 1
701
BBC 1Xtra
702
BBC Radio 2
703
BBC Radio 3
704
BBC Radio 4 FM
705
BBC Redio 4 LW
706
BBC Radio Five Live
707
BBC Five Live Sport
708
BBC 6 Music
709
BBC 7
710
BBC Asian Network
711
BBC World Service (English language European version)
712
BBC R Scotland
713
BBC RnGaidheal
714
BBC R Wales
715
BBC R Cymru
716
BBC R Ulster
718
BBC London 94.9
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